Category: Fun
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Mount & Blade: Theory v. Practice
A few weeks ago, I picked up Mount and Blade:Warband – Napoleonic Wars, developed by Ankara-based Taleworlds and designers of the original mod Mount & Musket. The expansion is a multiplayer mod based in the battlefields of 19th-century Europe. The the most common unit on the field carries inaccurate smoothbore muskets that take up to […]
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Drake – Gexa Energy Pavilion – 5/16/12 – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
Last night, I reviewed Drake’s performance at Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas in a collaboration with editor Audra Schroeder and fellow writer Hunter Hauk. The show had the youngest and most rowdy crowd I’ve encountered, even after Ke$ha last summer. Light drugs and underdeveloped emotional centers are an ugly combination. I was fascinated by the […]
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The Problem With… Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”
See more on Know Your Meme A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed Carly Rae Jepsen’s single “Call Me Maybe”. The single was produced from the same label that hosts Justin Bieber. Carly Rae strikes me as this generation’s Avril Lavigne – this is odd because Jepsen is actually a year older than than Lavigne. […]
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What if Drake wrote another “9am in Dallas” that actually mentions Dallas
On the run up to Drake’s show at Gexa Energy Pavilion on Wednesday May 16, I wrote a post for Dallas Observer about a hypothetical sequel to the Canadian hip-hop star’s 2010 freestyle titled “9am in Dallas”. It’s kind of fun getting into an artists voice and writing lyrics. I’d like to do the same for […]
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John Singer Sergeant opens for Sarah Jaffe on Cinco de Mayo
Last week, I wrote a short post on John Singer Sergeant, opening for Sarah Jaffe with Zhora Saturday May 5th at Granada Theater. I’m surprised I haven’t seen local synth-pop band Zhora live yet. I dug their self-titled demo EP and cling to anything that refers to the film Blade Runner. I’m also sorta digging Sarah Jaffe’s cropped […]
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The Problem With… Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” – DC9 At Night
This week, I take on Justin Bieber’s drowsy single “Boyfriend”. The screencap above suggests the song even put Bieber to sleep. The Problem With… Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.
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Nick Mamatas – Let us put an end to Geek Pride
A subculture is not a counterculture. A consumer culture is not a subculture. We are not all in this together. Your social Laws (Godwin’s, etc.) are as insipid as any aphorism your grandmother might have cross-stitched and put on display two generations ago. What you think is cool is not cool. What you decide is […]
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B.o.B.s “So Good”: Whats Wrong With Treating Your Lady To A Trip To Argentina? – DC9 At Night
This week, I praise B.o.B’s sunny, globe-trotting track “So Good”. B.o.B’s knack is illustrating an evocative picture using lyrics and inviting listeners to join in on it. This occurred a couple years ago with the depressing, plebeian image of making wishes out of aircraft in the track “Airplanes” B.o.B.s “So Good”: Whats Wrong With Treating Your Lady To A Trip […]
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Granada Theater band preview: Sleeper Agent
Band Preview: Sleeper Agent – Granada Theater. This is my first post as Internet Guru Intern at Granada Theater in Dallas. I hope to learn from these guys and build connections to help me reach my goals.
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The-Dream-South Side Music Hall-3/30/12 – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
The-Dream-South Side Music Hall-3/30/12 – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.