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The Ides of May: How Politics Plays a Role in Fort Worth's Mayoral Race This Year With the race to succeed Mayor Betsy Price in a full sprint to the finish — polls close May 1 — the campaign trail has a new obstacle: politics. Peoples, Zadeh, Parker photos by Olaf Growald In another time and place in Fort Worth history, City Councilman Jim Bradshaw counseled his colleague on the local government board, Woodie Woods, Fort Worth’s political plumber and one of the town’s more noted political philosophers, as he plotted a run for mayor in the late 1970s.  As it was recounte...

Record Store Day 2021: The Full List of Releases Unveiled Share April 8, 2021 Record Store Day has officially revealed the full list of releases for its 2021 edition. Due to the pandemic, the event will be divided into two ‘RSD Drops’, which will be taking place on June 12 and July 17. Over 250 record stores in the UK and thousands around the world will be participating in RSD 2021. Notable highlights from the 538 exclusive records on offer include: Lady Gaga’s  Chromatica on exclusive yellow vinyl, the first-ever vinyl run of Prince’s 1998 album  The Truth, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib...

Randy Hill Dies Randy Lynn Hill, 63, of Lexington, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021.   Randy was born June 5, 1957, in Ada, Oklahoma, the younger of two sons born to Quinn Thomas Hill and Mary Katherine (Little) Hill.  He was raised in Konawa and attended school there, graduating with Tiger Class of 1975.  Randy then attended school at East Central University in Ada, graduating in 1979, majoring in Human Resources. Randy began his career as a Probation and Parole Officer in 1987, leading to a long and distinguished career with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.  For...

Chick Corea interview: "Music can bring us together" Friday, February 12, 2021 As a tribute to Chick Corea, who has died at the age of 79, we are republishing the interview he gave to Jazzwise in May 2017. Chick spoke to Stuart Nicholson about his beginnings with Cab Calloway to his stint in Miles Davis’ ‘Lost Quintet’ and how music continues to unite rather than divide through its universal power and appeal Chick Corea (photo: Aaron Meekcoms, courtesy Chick Corea Productions) Thank you for visiting Jazzwise.co.uk To get full, unrestricted access ...

Opinion Two guys start a D-FW mask factory but can’t catch a break. Forget made in Texas. China always wins They named their mask the 1836 to show their patriotism, but they’re going down like the fighters in the Alamo. United States Mask Co. founders David Baillargeon (left) and John Bielamowicz at their factory in Fort Worth, Texas. They built the face mask factory from scratch, got certified and now all they need are customers.(Lawrence Jenkins / Special Contributor) Anybody know someone who needs 200,000 N95 face masks? I know two guys who can hook you up, like tomorrow. Anyone intere...