Shahryar Rizvi

Tag: writing

  • The Wind Rises: Art and Carnage

    I was excited to learn that The Wind Rises, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, and possibly his last director credit, tries to deal with aviation in his signature animated grandeur. His fantastic and optimistic portrayal of flight, as seen in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Porco Rosso is probably the reason I gaze […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • DC9 at Nights Favorite Summer Songs – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night

    On Monday, I and my colleages at Dallas Observer wrote about our favorite summer songs. My choice was between Nelly Furtado’s  “Promiscuous” and Sean Paul’s “Temperature” . Both singles were released for the summer of 2006, and I associate both with parties that year and parties since. “Promiscuous” won out, having conceived one generation and helping another […]

  • In Defense Of … Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night

    This week, I reviewed my favorite diva Rihanna for my column. This review came in the coatails of a bar fight by popular singers Drake and Chris Brown over her affections.  Rihanna was apparently in a bar across the street of the altercation and heard about the fight through text messages. She’s staying quiet about the matter, […]

  • The Problem With… “Payphone” by Maroon 5, featuring Wiz Khalifa

    A few weeks ago, I reviewed the single Payphone by Maroon 5. the first impression from the title was “who uses payphones anymore”. The Problem With… “Payphone” by Maroon 5, featuring Wiz Khalifa – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.