Shahryar Rizvi’s blog
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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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Shahryar’s Free Comic Book Day picks
This year, Free Comic Book Day is on Saturday, May 4th. This promotional day was created to capture a wave of interest alongside newly-released superhero movies. This year’s touchstone is the film Iron Man 3. This is an opportunity to engage new readers in the rich world of comic books. This year will offer 52 […]
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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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My report on MLG Fall Championship Dallas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjRRbQz2OaA Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the electronic game sports event the Major League Gaming Fall Championship in Dallas. My journalism sense tingled as I brought a recorder the second day and interviewed friends and random people about the grouth of electronic gaming. My report is at the link below for my game blog Game Jerno. […]
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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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new miniblog: Game Jerno
I started a new miniblog on tumbr called Game Jerno. I created this blog to bring my unique advocacy perspective to gaming a little at a time.
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Oak Creek shooter connected to white supremacy. Possible connection to Fort Bragg extremism in the 90s
This morning, authorities identified Wade Michael Page as the shooter who attacked a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, WI, killing seven people before morning services. The shooter may have confused Sikhs with Muslims or targeted people of color regardless of faith. More facts are coming to light about Page. We know that the shooter was involved in […]
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