Shahryar Rizvi

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  • This Week in Dallas Music History:Toadies in 1994

    My latest This Week In Dallas Music History is up. I’ll admit, I only knew about the Toadies through their hit single “Possum Kingdom” playing on the radio. I didn’t even remember the band or song name, only the awkward lyrics: Do you wanna die?! Do you wanna die?! I promise you I will treat […]

  • links for 2010-02-28

    Texas Tea Party Candidate Profited From Federal Government Subsidies, Sweetheart Municipal Contracts – By Yasha Levine and Mark Ames – The eXiled (tags: politics texas dallas)

  • The Problem With…”We Are The World 25″ And More

    My second “The Problem With…” piece is up. This week, I took on We Are The World 25 For Haiti. A great chunk of my political content for the post got cut. I understand why the editor chose to cut all that stuff –DC9 At Night is an entertainment blog, not a political soapbox– so I’m […]

  • links for 2010-02-26

    Ex-UNT president Bataille: Resignation 'was not of my doing' | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | News: Education (tags: college dallas education journalism politics social)

  • Jucifer Concert Review

    Last Night: Jucifer, Vaste Burai, One Wolf and STEW! at Rubber Gloves I’ve seen a few extreme metals shows in my time, and this one is the best of them all. Everyone should see at least one extreme metal act in their youth. And remember hearing protection, you will need it.

  • links for 2010-02-23

    5 Reasons The Founding Fathers Were Kind Of Dicks (tags: history comedy economics economy politics social) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice Of Pakistan : NPR (tags: media music desi)

  • This week In Dallas Music History: A weekly article series on Dallas Observer Stories

    My latest post for the Observer is up: This week In Dallas Music History: Walker, Texas Ranger Finds A Killer On Baboon’s Tail, Kinda. My first cut included a paragraph on how I assumed this episode was a Walker version of a reliable police show trope, the Quincy Punk. In this trope, our noble protagonist immerses […]

  • “The Problem With…”: A weekly article series on pop music

    My first in a pop humor article series for DC9 At Night is up here.  After I wrote it, I discovered a parody music video of Tik Tok, the target of my ire, from a few British kids. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4npUdfEmbQ&w=425&h=344] Sincerely Shahr¥ar

  • links for 2010-02-19

    Skype Fights to Be Heard on Mobile Phones – NYTimes.com (tags: technology internet)

  • links for 2010-02-18

    What If Sarah Palin Were Black? | | AlterNet Question: Do white people lower their heads in collective shame when they listen to Sarah Palin? Is there a moment where white folks shake their heads in mass and say to themselves, "Lord, I wish she weren't white?" (tags: social) Bob Cesca: Happy Anniversary, Recovery Act […]

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