Cutting the Cord
You might call this easy listening, but the piece of audio I’ve been really enthralled with lately is Mark Hoppus’ new book, Fahrenheit-182: A...
The Replacements
As a grizzled and bitter scene vet still trying to push a few of my own Sisyphean rocks up that old hill of perpetual...
Hoppin’
It’s the year of the rabbit in more ways than one.
First, the debut recording from the Arlington rock outfit Playtime Rabbit came out 15...
Jambaloo and Then Some
During the first week of February, Dallas-based talent-buying agency Spune Productions partnered with the Mullen & Mullen Music Project (a live-music promotion project from...
This Is a Deathwatch
A strange realization: the word “dystopian” no longer feels futuristic. Apocalyptic weather, the unpredictability of artificial intelligence, the convenience of attack drones, erratic driverless...
Emo Country
On Friday, singer-songwriter Dustin Brown will release his latest record, a self-titled 10-track collection of what he half-jokingly referred to in a recent interview...
GWAR Coffee
It’s not uncommon for bands these days to include food items in their merch line or lend their name to a beer brand. Iron...
Showroom Sounds
In all the verbiage about venues closing over the past couple of years, there’s been little mention of third spaces or nontraditional rooms. There...
New Music Roundup
Spring has sprung, and the unpulled pages of my Far Side desk calendar are many. Along with nine weeks of old cartoons to catch...
Card-Carrying Boss
In 2022, my band Goisagi was trying to figure out how to get past the pandemic slump with our music family intact. Taiko drumming...
