A lot has changed since DJ Skribble first stepped behind a pair of turntables. Born Scott Ialacci, the Long Island DJ first made a name for himself in the early 1990s as a member of New York rap group the Young Black Teenagers. After two albums garnered only mediocre success, the group split, but Skribble […]
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Three metro music stores celebrate second annual Record Store Day
Independently owned record stores throughout the metro will join hundreds of others across the country and around the world in celebrating the second annual Record Store Day on Saturday. Through in-store concerts, discounted merchandise and free promotional goodies, these local shops are commemorating a unique culture that still exists in smaller, hands-on music stores. PROMOTION […]
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U2 tickets to be available early to site subscribers
Oklahoma fans eager to be the earliest ticket holders for U2’s fall concert in Norman will have to shell out for a subscription to the band’s official Web site. Although tickets for the Oct. 17 concert at the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium go on sale April 17, pre-sale tickets will be […]
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Rosanne Cash will present state native into Hall of Fame
Rosanne Cash will present Oklahoma native Wanda Jackson at Saturday’s 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio. Museum spokesman Margaret Thresher confirmed Friday that Cash will introduce Jackson at the 8 p.m. ceremony. Cash is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the daughter of country legend Johnny Cash. Her 1985 hit, “I […]
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Traffic management method on high-speed Internet networks could reach Oklahoma
Cox Communications, Oklahoma’s largest Internet service provider, has caught the attention of net-neutrality activists with a new system that prioritizes its customers’ Internet use. In late January, Cox announced it would be testing a new method of traffic management on its high-speed networks in Kansas and Arkansas. AVERAGE USER UP-FRONT PEER-TO-PEER DOWNLOADS Starting in February, […]
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UCO hosts conference highlighting press
The University of Central Oklahoma Mass Communication Department presents “The Press in Crisis”Reinventing America’s News Business,” a media conference and panel discussion, Wednesday and Thursday at the Nigh University Center on the UCO Campus, 100 N. University in Edmond. The conference brings together media professionals and journalists from across the state to discuss the future […]
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy reworks Cab Calloway’s biggest hits
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy caught its big break in 1996 when “You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)” and “Go Daddy-O” were featured in the hit indie comedy “Swingers.” STAPLE SONG CALLOWAY’S CATALOG The movie and the accompanying soundtrack initiated a swing revival during the late 1990s, and helped the band secure […]
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Renowned ‘rock god,’acclaimed guitarist steers his band to Bricktown
At 29 years old, Derek Trucks has been performing onstage more than half his life. He picked up his first guitar at 9 ” a measly $5 buy from a local garage sale. Only two years later, Trucks was sitting in with his uncle’s group The Allman Brothers Band and performing alongside blues legend Buddy […]
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Jesse Hughes makes an Eagles of Death Metal Oklahoma City campaign stop
Jesse Hughes hasn’t always been a rock star. The former journalist was once a Republican activist on Sonny Bono’s 1992 Senate campaign. It’s not exactly the background you’d expect for the lead singer of a band called Eagles of Death Metal. “My original personal life choice was not to be a rock ‘n’ roller,” Hughes […]
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Oklahoma City Museum of Art presents ‘Oscar Tune-Up’
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is providing a unique way to prepare for Hollywood’s biggest night. The museum hosts the seventh annual “Oscar Tune-Up” throughout February in its Noble Theater, 415 Couch. Movie lovers can view some of last year’s most talked-about films, nominated in more than a dozen categories, including best acting, screenwriting, […]