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Roderick Pullum

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Dallas
Covers:  The nightclub industry, music, and culture.
Doesn't Cover: I don't have coverage restrictions. Journalism has always been my primary source of gaining knowledge and new experiences. I welcome and thrive on opportunities that take me out of my comfort zone.
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How Management Company High Standardz Got Bobby Sessions a Deal With Def Jam

How Management Company High Standardz Got Bobby Sessions a Deal With Def Jam

Dallas Observer — When preparation meets opportunity, dreams can become reality. For rapper Bobby Sessions and High Standardz, the management company and record label behind Sessions since he began his solo career, that transformation has begun. In January, social media posts surfaced showing Sessions in a high-rise Manhattan boardroom. There was no indication...
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Lizard Lounge's Owner on Their 25th Anniversary: 'I Knew That DJs Would Become Rock Stars'

Lizard Lounge's Owner on Their 25th Anniversary: 'I Knew That DJs Would Become Rock Stars'

Dallas Observer — On a Friday afternoon in October 1991, 33-year-old Don Nedler was handed the keys to the building located at 2424 Swiss Ave. after paying $12,000 for first and last month's rent. This weekend, the business he built there, Lizard Lounge, will celebrate 25 years as a mecca for Dallas' rave and...
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At a hip-hop class for kids in South Dallas, summer school is cool

At a hip-hop class for kids in South Dallas, summer school is cool

guidelive.com — Roderick Pullum Special Contributor At 11 a.m. on a Tuesday, beats echoed through the art museum wing of the South Dallas Cultural Center (SDCC) in Fair Park. DJ, promoter and hip-hop ambassador Joel Salazar was manning the turntables as "I Ain't No Joke" by Eric B.
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Topic, Dallas' Prodigal Emcee, Talks About Oakland, Working with Flying Lotus and These Things, W...

Topic, Dallas' Prodigal Emcee, Talks About Oakland, Working with Flying Lotus and These Things, W...

Dallas Observer — Hip-hop artist Topic solidified himself as one of the best lyricists and stage performers in Dallas. His transparency about the ups and downs within his personal life and an infectious sense of humor endeared him to fans. Topic has survived several career setbacks, including the highly publicized theft of a...
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Eric B. & Rakim's Reunion Tour After 25 Years Is "a Family Affair"

Eric B. & Rakim's Reunion Tour After 25 Years Is "a Family Affair"

Dallas Observer — When iconic musicians embark upon reunion tours, often it's because they're broke. That's not the case for legendary hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim. Their debut album, Paid In Full, released in 1987, is considered one of the most influential ever made in hip-hop or any genre. Its release began...
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After Growing Pains, Hybrid Punk Band The Black Cassettes Is Poised to Rock 2018

After Growing Pains, Hybrid Punk Band The Black Cassettes Is Poised to Rock 2018

Dallas Observer — The music career of The Black Cassettes is best described as nascent. All three members reached legal drinking age within the last five months, so they're cloaked in enviable youth. They formed three years ago but have yet to record a full body of music or go on an extensive...
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New Art, Music Venue Has Big Plans for Deep Ellum - D Magazine

New Art, Music Venue Has Big Plans for Deep Ellum - D Magazine

D Magazine — The past, present, and future of Deep Ellum are perpetual topics of discussion among Dallasites. This is especially true for those who are deeply entrenched within the local service industry, and the music and art scene. Many residents and those who frequent the historic neighborhood romanticize the past, debate the quality of the present, and lament changes ...
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These Four Dallas Entrepreneurs Made Shark Tank Earn for Them

These Four Dallas Entrepreneurs Made Shark Tank Earn for Them

Dallas Observer — The American dream is becoming harder and harder to achieve, but the ABC reality show Shark Tank is doing its small part to keep it alive, one creative idea at a time. Since its debut in August 2009, over 300 entrepreneurs have obtained financing and partners for their companies through...
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Z-Trip To Bring Sleight-of-Hand Magic to It'll Do's DJ Booth Friday at Scratch Session

Z-Trip To Bring Sleight-of-Hand Magic to It'll Do's DJ Booth Friday at Scratch Session

Dallas Observer — Scratch Session, Banjos to Beats' summer DJ series at It'll Do, is in full swing. The first installment was two weeks ago with DJ Nu-Mark, and legendary mixologist DJ Z-Trip will preside over the turntables Friday night. On a phone call Wednesday afternoon, Z-Trip expressed his excitement to be a...
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A Year After She Saw Her First Comedy Show, Della Temple Is Behind the Mic and Getting Noticed

A Year After She Saw Her First Comedy Show, Della Temple Is Behind the Mic and Getting Noticed

Dallas Observer — Each week on HBO's Crashing, budding comic Pete Holmes stays on the couch of a different, established comic as he struggles to build a career in New York City. This story is a familiar one to Della Temple, who also endured homelessness on the path to a career in comedy...
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We Caught Up With Steve Aoki on His Tour Bus

We Caught Up With Steve Aoki on His Tour Bus

Dallas Observer — Steve Aoki has been an icon in EDM for over two decades, as an artist, a promoter and a label executive. He's also had plenty of critics, who've accused him of being a champagne-spraying, cake-throwing showman first and a DJ second. But what's never been called into question is his...
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Named After a Legend, Rakim Al-Jabbaar Has the Talent To Become One

Named After a Legend, Rakim Al-Jabbaar Has the Talent To Become One

Dallas Observer — Duncanville native Rakim Al-Jabbaar is the son of Big Al from the seminal rap crew Nemesis, one of the first hip-hop acts from Dallas to gain national fame in the late '80s and early '90s. His namesake is Rakim of the legendary rap duo Eric B. & Rakim. History has...
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Lady L Entertainment Is Taking Texas Nightlife Production Up a Notch

Lady L Entertainment Is Taking Texas Nightlife Production Up a Notch

Dallas Observer — EDM is a visual experience as much as it is an aural one. Dallas' Lights All Night, which has grown to be one of the largest music festivals in the state, features giant LED boards, complex lighting systems and a troupe of ethereal performers hired to enchant the crowd of...
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Dallas From Above - D Magazine

Dallas From Above - D Magazine

D Magazine — The photographer known as High Vis has harnessed the scenery of downtown Dallas and the influence of Instagram to spearhead a unique street photography movement. In less than 3 years, he's amassed a following of over 21,000 accounts via his personal profile and the popular DTX Street photography collective he founded.
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Jessie Frye and Timecop1983's New Single, 'Faded Memory,' Merges Ambient Electronica and '80s New...

Jessie Frye and Timecop1983's New Single, 'Faded Memory,' Merges Ambient Electronica and '80s New...

Dallas Observer — Singer-songwriter Jessie Frye continues to cultivate the synthwave pop side of her diverse skill set. On Friday, she released the video for her latest single, "Faded Memory," produced by Timecop1983. "Faded Memory" is akin to one of Frye's most successful singles, "Honey." In many ways, the songs are two sides...
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DJ Sarah Battle Opens Up About Horrific Car Accident

DJ Sarah Battle Opens Up About Horrific Car Accident

Dallas Observer — Now that 2018 is halfway over, people begin to assess the goals they set and changes they vowed to make at the beginning of the year. This self-evaluation breeds hope for some and doubt for others. Sarah Bowdle, who performs under the name DJ Sarah Battle was simply happy to...
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Bad Girls Club Has Philanthropic Dancers, But Not Everyone Wants Their Money

Bad Girls Club Has Philanthropic Dancers, But Not Everyone Wants Their Money

Dallas Observer — A group of burlesque performers have come together in the name of camaraderie and community service. Mary Lynn Mayhem founded Bad Girls Club DFW in 2017, and it officially launched in January. The members aim to use their positions within the burlesque community to pursue philanthropic endeavors. Mayhem's idea to start...
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How ASAP Is Making His Mark Outside the DJ Booth - D Magazine

How ASAP Is Making His Mark Outside the DJ Booth - D Magazine

D Magazine — Marlon Deandre Maiden has compiled an impressive resume, most notably with his four years as the resident DJ on BET's former flagship show 106 & Park. Maiden, better known to the masses as DJ ASAP, derived his moniker from the phrase "Always Serve A Purpose," which has provided him with a constant reminder of his "true ...
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On His Own Dime, Preston Pannek Is Decorating Deep Ellum With Awesome Pop Culture References

On His Own Dime, Preston Pannek Is Decorating Deep Ellum With Awesome Pop Culture References

Dallas Observer — A Dallas couple is showing its love for Deep Ellum through their free artwork. Painter and Lash Loft owner Preston Pannek and his girlfriend Adrienne Casey have started the 10 Mural Project through their company, House of Pannek. "We are starting off by donating 10 free murals to Deep Ellum...
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Malik Abdul-Rahmaan Is Taking a Page From Anthony Bourdain for His Field Research Albums

Malik Abdul-Rahmaan Is Taking a Page From Anthony Bourdain for His Field Research Albums

Dallas Observer — Hip-hop producer Malik Abdul-Rahmaan is a staunch believer in the power of music to transcend cultural barriers. He's trying to harness that power with Field Research, a series of albums that will see their first release in early 2017 via the Brooklyn-based Indi-label Paxico Records. Field Research is the musical...
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Dallas Rapper Bobby Sessions Signs with Def Jam

Dallas Rapper Bobby Sessions Signs with Def Jam

Dallas Observer — Dallas hip-hop artist Bobby Sessions announced today that he has signed with Def Jam. The announcement comes almost three years to the day since Sessions quit his day job to pursue music full time. In a 2015 interview with the Observer, Sessions said that he only had $50 in his...
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All/Everything Begins Expansion Beyond Dallas With First Party in NYC

All/Everything Begins Expansion Beyond Dallas With First Party in NYC

Dallas Observer — In the perpetual hot today/cold tomorrow world of the nightlife industry, party themes are a common way to carve out a niche. But few have been able to garner the cult-like following of the All/Everything Sunday night series at RBC, which launched in February. If you don't believe the hype,...
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Beat Assembly Wants to Help Producers Hone Their Skills - No Battles Required

Beat Assembly Wants to Help Producers Hone Their Skills - No Battles Required

Dallas Observer — Beat Assembly is a night of show-and-prove for local producers. Every month, Crown & Harp on Greenville Avenue plays host to a meeting of musical minds. It's one half party, the other half a workshop of original instrumentals. Producer battles aren't anything new, but hip-hop...
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Tattoo Artist Clint Cummings Is Dead at 36. | Central Track

Tattoo Artist Clint Cummings Is Dead at 36. | Central Track

centraltrack.com — Celebrity Dallas tattoo artist Clint Cummings passed away late Friday night after a year-long battle with colorectal cancer. The artist, who got his first tattoo machine at age 15, gained national notoriety as a contestant on the tattoo reality show Ink Master and later on Tattoo Nightmares Miami.
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