What do Yoda, “CHiPs” and The Dead Milkmen have in common? On the surface, nothing really, unless you’re JP Incorporated, in which case, these are all glimmers of what made you who you are today. MULTIPLE TREKS THEME LOVE Born from the ashes of alt-comedy musical act Pleaseeasaur, JP Inc. is comedian J.P. Hasson. A […]
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J.P. Hasson prepares multimedia main event to headline two-night Norman Halloween show
What do Yoda, “CHiPs” and The Dead Milkmen have in common? On the surface, nothing really, unless you’re JP Incorporated, in which case, these are all glimmers of what made you who you are today. MULTIPLE TREKS THEME LOVE Born from the ashes of alt-comedy musical act Pleaseeasaur, JP Inc. is comedian J.P. Hasson. A […]
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The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd, DJ Jon Mooneyham spin one-night-only dance party to close out parade
If you’re hoping to congregate with 50,000 of Oklahoma’s finest and freakiest, look no further than the Gazette’s third annual Ghouls Gone Wild Halloween Parade. In conjunction with The Flaming Lips’ March of 1,000 Flaming Skeletons, there’s sure to be plenty to terrify and delight. BRIEF STINT RECENT REMIXES New this year is a post-parade […]
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The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd, DJ Jon Mooneyham spin one-night-only dance party to close out parade
If you’re hoping to congregate with 50,000 of Oklahoma’s finest and freakiest, look no further than the Gazette’s third annual Ghouls Gone Wild Halloween Parade. In conjunction with The Flaming Lips’ March of 1,000 Flaming Skeletons, there’s sure to be plenty to terrify and delight. BRIEF STINT RECENT REMIXES New this year is a post-parade […]
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The Get Up Kids revisits signature ’90s sound
“Got your full attention over hours of speculation / We’re not running backwards,” sings Matt Pryor, on the opening track of his band’s 1999 EP, “Red Letter Day.” “Don’t you know that we love reunion shows / This is not a swan song, but it goes / If we had known what we know now […]
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The Get Up Kids revisits signature ’90s sound
“Got your full attention over hours of speculation / We’re not running backwards,” sings Matt Pryor, on the opening track of his band’s 1999 EP, “Red Letter Day.” “Don’t you know that we love reunion shows / This is not a swan song, but it goes / If we had known what we know now […]
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Arming veterans with guitars, local musicians command pilot program
A lifelong musician, Oklahoma City native Butch Johnson knows more than most how deeply music can affect the mind and body. TREATMENT PROGRAM GUITAR LESSONS LIMITED RESOURCES “Music is good for your heart and for your soul,” he said. “It’s the universal language.” Johnson first picked up the guitar at the age of 12, when […]
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Arming veterans with guitars, local musicians command pilot program
A lifelong musician, Oklahoma City native Butch Johnson knows more than most how deeply music can affect the mind and body. TREATMENT PROGRAM GUITAR LESSONS LIMITED RESOURCES “Music is good for your heart and for your soul,” he said. “It’s the universal language.” Johnson first picked up the guitar at the age of 12, when […]
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The Dandy Warhols know working for fans, themselves is best job ever
Rock stardom used to be so linear: Start band. Get signed. Meet girls. Make money. Buy drugs. Crash. Burn. Maintain a mystique, and live legendarily in the hearts and minds of your legions of fans. SUCCESSFUL SLEW MICROMANAGED MONTH-LONG JAUNT Somewhere in the last decade or so, however, a few distractions have curbed that dream. […]
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The Dandy Warhols know working for fans, themselves is best job ever
Rock stardom used to be so linear: Start band. Get signed. Meet girls. Make money. Buy drugs. Crash. Burn. Maintain a mystique, and live legendarily in the hearts and minds of your legions of fans. SUCCESSFUL SLEW MICROMANAGED MONTH-LONG JAUNT Somewhere in the last decade or so, however, a few distractions have curbed that dream. […]