Category: Music
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My interview with Sheikh The Disease of Citizen Vex & Filmgob
A few weeks ago. I and my friend Pady interviewed one of our favorite artists from the short-lived Taqwacore music scene.
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Interview with singer Katie Stelmanis of Austra
As the founder of the Canadian synth-pop band Austra, Katie Stelmanis has toured with few breaks since 2011. “When I’m home, I scramble to do all the normal things people do, go the doctor, get my hair cut” Katie said from her Tornoto apartment a day before starting her current North American tour. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODyWKkDBb4U&w=560&h=315] Katie […]
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Interview with CHVRCHES’ Iain Cook
This is a crosspost from my byline copy featured on DC9 at Night. The first time Iain Cook came to the States for South by Southwest with his band Chvrches, he was surprised by their first American audience’s reception. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyqemIbjcfg] “In America, people are more about dancing and singing along to our music, even […]
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Preview: Kelly Clarkson for Dallas Observer
This last week, my preview for Kelly Clarkson’s Friday March 1st concert appeared on Dallas Observers’s print edition. (No link appears yet, I will upload the scanned page when available) Previously, I wrote one of my “The Problem With…” columns about Clarkson’s single “Mr. Know It All”. Ever since I wrote that, I’ve falsely boasted […]
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Playlist – My favorite songs of 2012
2012 was a great year for live and studio-re music. This year saw great music from young, web-addled upstarts and seasoned rockers. I had to opportunity to attend concerts from countless genres and write on a few of them as a freelancer. For brevity, I’ll include five of my favorite songs of this year. At […]
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Tomahawk’s Duane Denison: “Maybe We Can Make High-Tech Inuit Music” – Dallas – Music – DC9 At Night
Tomahawk’s Duane Denison: “Maybe We Can Make High-Tech Inuit Music” – Dallas – Music – DC9 At Night.
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Bat for Lashes covers Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’
It’s shameful to admit, but I am infatuated by both Natasha Khan, the half-Desi British musician known as Bat for Lashes, and Barbadian pop star Rihanna. Bat For Lashes recent cover of Rihanna’s song “We Found Love” is an interesting development. It’ll be harder to choose between the two as they both offer different music styles to […]
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Six Korean Pop Artists To Watch After “Gangnam Style” – Dallas – Music – DC9 At Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_lSP8Vc3o Last week, I wrote an article for Dallas Observer about Korean pop . The genre rose in popularity through the world in the last few years. PSY’s video for the song “Gangnam Style” increased Korean pop’s global profile and started discussions about the genre and the video’s satire of class in South Korean society. At first, […]
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Katy Perrys Part of Me? More Like Part of Meh. – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
For my July 4th vacation, I stayed in the area and saw two movies about larger-than-life figures. I can go on forever comparing Katy Perry and Spider-Man as American myths; Audiences can relate to both and both throw white stuff around, be it whipped cream or web compound. Katy Perrys Part of Me? More Like […]