Shahryar Rizvi

Category: Music

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • “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

  • My Internship with Dallas Observer

    I started my internship with Dallas Observer last week. I had to delay due to the Dubai trip. I’m settled in now.  I will write for the Dallas Observer music blog DC9 At Night. My first story is up today — Over The Weekend: Fair to Midland’s Wreck Benefit at Curtain Club I’ll link to […]

  • Textures performance in India

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WffE6cd1QKo&hl=en_US&fs=1&]

  • New MIA Single: Space Odyssey

    http://www.twitvid.com/player/B54ED Space is hip this year. I’m a bit apprehensive that the hip artists who appropriate space themes this year haven’t read books in the space opera canon and appreciate rich media about the cosmos. I’m afraid Hipsters may play it out and drop it like they have done to zombies and steampunk.

  • Best of the decade in list

    Music Jesu — Silver Jesu — Conquerer http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf Old Year – Jesu Deltron 3030 Textures — Polars VNV Nation — Judgement http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf The Farthest Star – VNV Nation Lustmord — The Place Where The Black Stars Hang http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf Aldebaran Of The Hyades – Lust… Isis — Panopticon http://www.lala.com/external/flash/PlaylistWidget.swf Panopticon – Isis Isis — In The […]

  • Best of 2009 In List

    A lot of good stuff is being released in December, so the list will change between now and the new year. Albums The Prodigy — Invaders Must Die Isis — Wavering Radiant Brother Ali — Us The Empire Shall Fall — Awaken http://www.lala.com/external/flash/PlaylistWidget.swf Awaken – The Empire Shall Fall Massive Attack — Splitting the Atom […]

  • Between The Buried And Me — The Great Misdirect

    http://www.lala.com/external/flash/PlaylistWidget.swf The Great Misdirect – Between …