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Homemade dog treats get tails wagging

Julie Rene Tran June 6, 2010

Amid the tall waves of tents shielding ripe summer fruits and vegetables from the blaring sun and crowds of market shoppers sampling baked goods and picking up fresh local produce stands a tiny white...

Kelis release brings dancers to their feet

Mark Lopez June 6, 2010

“We control the dance floor,” Kelis says on the first track of her latest album, Flesh Tone. Known best for her R&B hit “Milkshake,” Kelis seems to have become more ambitious...

Pop goddess Kylie Minogue sends love with ‘Aphrodite’

Jordan Bodkin June 6, 2010

Pop princess Kylie Minogue transcends her already lofty position in tahe pop monarchy to take on the aura of a deity with her 11th studio album, Aphrodite. “I’ve never felt like this...

Post-Katrina New Orleans inspires TV drama series

Gerald Rich June 6, 2010

August 29 will mark the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. With a death toll of almost 2,000 people and a displacement toll of 800,000, the deadliest storm of our generation has not been forgotten. After...

Islands features fresh set of faces born from ashes of The Unicorns

Mark Lopez June 5, 2010

When Canadian indie band The Unicorns broke up, fans were left wondering what went wrong. Was it us? Did their success come too fast? All of these were speculative questions as to why a band would release...

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros avoids cliches with sweetly eclectic sound

Mark Lopez June 5, 2010

“Home, let me come home. Home is whenever I’m with you.” The sweet lyrics and whimsical sounds of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ latest hit “Home” wax...

Austinites stand, paddle their way around town

Addie Anderson June 5, 2010

Amid the rowers and kayakers spotted while cruising past Lady Bird Lake, a growing number of active Austinites can be seen standing on surfboards with paddles. The growth of this atypical water sport...

Fans line up at theaters for ‘Eclipse’ premiere

Leah Wise June 3, 2010

Despite unfavorable weather conditions and endless lines at box offices, Twilight fans of Austin managed to make it to the theater early Tuesday afternoon for the opening night of “The Twilight...

Movie buffs sink fangs into classics

Daily Texan Staff June 3, 2010

Editor’s Note: With hundreds of Americans setting up camp as early as six days before the third installation of the Twilight saga, it’s inarguable that our culture is spellbound by vampires....

Sounds Under Radio’s alt-rockers strive to produce cinematic sound

Neha Aziz June 2, 2010

Local alternative rock band Sounds Under Radio has been making a name for itself since 2007, with two independently released albums under its belt: Cinematica in 2008, and My Communist Heart in 2010....

Music man Taylor Steinberg knows no ‘sour note’

Mary Lingwall June 1, 2010

Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a weekly series that explores the musical tastes of notable Austinites and UT students. Taylor Steinberg is a busy man. Last year, as chair...

Tom Bissell pens a defense of video games as art

Kate Ergenbright June 1, 2010

One thing’s for certain about Tom Bissell: He is passionate about video games. It’s blatantly obvious to anyone who hears him speak on the subject. Bissell — a lifetime gamer, journalist...

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