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Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee looks forward to bringing rock to out-of-the-way places that need it most.   “Not that Oklahoma City is the middle of nowhere, but as compared to L. A. or Chicago,” Lee said. “It’s more fun to play Salt Lake City because the fans are so excited because they need that […]

Oklahoma rapper Blake O. ” the O is for Overstreet ” isn’t worried about the “white rapper” label.   “I just pretend I’m not a rapper, no matter that I’ll be rapping everywhere I go,” Blake said. “I’m an artist. You gotta joke for it. But then you gotta make sure to take it seriously.” […]

DJ Switch has spun his way out of the club and onto the radio with Friday afternoon’s “Beats for Lunch” program on KVSP-FM 103.5.   Program director for Perry Broadcasting Terry Monday said Switch’s weekly show is an outlet for local unsigned talent and gives airtime to good mixes.   INSTANT STREET CREDTired of the […]

DJ Graham Funke has played parties for Marilyn Manson, Jack Osbourne and porn star Jenna Jameson. But Oklahoma City is no different.   “Honestly I’m gonna give the same level of performance for either party,” he said. “Alcohol has the same effect on everybody else. It goes for whether I am even in Oklahoma or […]

Despite being a tabloid fixture thanks to a short-lived engagement with socialite Nicole Richie, modesty is the name of the game for DJ AM.   “I am not famous,” he said. “I am just a DJ and have not done anything worthy of having that title in my book. It does make me feel self-conscious […]

Studio 360 is Norman’s home for metal: grindcore, death metal, heavy metal, black metal, thrash and anything heavy enough to which one can start a bar brawl.   Originally doubling as a private-party venue and recording studio, Studio 360 became a venue when co-owner Vance Phillips recruited Ryk Weston to promote and book bands heavy […]

Even if it is a tongue-in-cheek Eighties cover band, Syke! is an act to be taken seriously.   “It was like lots of other bands that ever start: It was everybody sitting around and drinking,” said drummer Doyle Dodd.   COVERING BASESThe only influence the band collectively could agree upon was The Cars, but singer […]