Articles Written by:    BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET     

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McKinneyNews.net interview: John Legend

After contributing to the musical efforts of the likes of Kayne West and Lauren Hill and several others, John Legend burst onto the music scene in his own right in 2004 with the release of his debut musical production, Get Lifted, a release that would ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  1 Oct 2009
Related Topics: John Legend,  University of Pennsylvania,  Joe the Plumber

Restaurant review: Cafe Istanbul in Plano

Maybe it was the half dozen eggs Chow Hound ate approximately two hours before he hit the joint. Or maybe the food just wasn’t too terribly good – not bad, mind you, but not too terribly good. Or maybe it’s a brain tumor, a glioblastoma slowly eating ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  20 Sep 2009

Restaurant review: GoGo Burger in Frisco

With its mod orange tables and green chairs – and orange and green-painted walls – the smallish joint had one of those Austin Powers retro vibes going on. Thankfully – or perhaps regrettably – there was no shag carpet. For this week’s installment of ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  14 Sep 2009
Related Topics: McDonald's

Restaurant review: Villa-O in Dallas

Yeah, yeah. Chow Hound has heard it all before: unicorns don’t exist, Santa Claus is nothing more than a mean hoax perpetuated by a morally bankrupt and bored collection of supposed “grown-ups,” brotherly love is in short supply, and finding the ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  5 Sep 2009

Concert review: Heart at WinStar World Casino (August 28)

Twenty or so minutes before the show began in earnest, John Lennon’s “She’s So Heavy,” it’s famous undulating blues groove spewing from the house speakers, anointed the evening, making sure those in attendance knew what they were in for. For those ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  30 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Led Zeppelin (musician),  John Lennon

McKinneyNews.net interviews Jonathan Cain of Journey

He’s probably one of the most successful songwriters you’ve never heard of. Or to put it another way, in a world where money talks, he’s the guy you’ve never heard of who quietly strolls into his bank each week to deposit the mega royalty checks surely ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Steve Perry,  Arnel Pineda

McKinneyNews.net interviews Duncan Sheik

In 1996, the record industry, with the help of what sounded like every radio station in the galaxy, took up the musical cause of a then 27-year-old singer-songwriter from the East Coast, Duncan Sheik. Sheik was hot, his newly released single, "Barely ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  9 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Duncan Sheik,  Backstreet Boys (musician)

Interview: Mike Mickelson of Bearfoot

A fiddle or two, a mandolin, an upright bass, and an acoustic guitar. Throw in a batch of delicate three-part harmony and you’ve got a sophisticated musical outfit on your hands. Friday, Bearfoot, a five member bluegrass band hailing from Alaska, will ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  13 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Dixie Chicks (musician),  Nickel Creek (musician)

McKinney building renovator announces bid for city council

MCKINNEY Longtime downtown building renovator Don Day publically announced his bid for McKinney’s District 1 City Council seat at the City’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday night. The 68-year-old Day, whose term as a member of the ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  25 Sep 2008

McKinney car dealerships differ concerning "add-ons"

After being kicked out of Honda Cars of McKinney (HCOM) for asking questions that apparently weren’t supposed to be asked, I found myself lost, at least for a moment, in a glorious bubble of giddy glee. “If asking tough questions and getting kicked out ...

From BRETT RYDER OF MCKINNEYNEWS.NET, Pegasus News,  21 Aug 2008

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