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Somebody (I think it's Jeff Liles) has created this very random Dallas Music History page on Myspace. It's got a fun-to-watch news report video from the Sex Pistols' gig at Longhorn Ballroom. And it's just got this stream-of-consciousness kind of list of names of anybody and everybody who's ever been associated with the Dallas music scene. It's a true genre-buster, too: The list includes current and dearly-departed musicians from jazz pianist Big Al Dupree to Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.

Dallas' very own Grammy-winning production team, Play-N-Skillz, will host their All Star Weekend for the second year in a row, highlighted by the duo's performance at the K104 Summer Jam on Saturday at Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie. The guys have a song on featured artist Lil Wayne's platinum-in-a-week Tha Carter III, "Got Money" featuring T-Pain (of course it does). They're also working their own single, "One Mo' Gin (Play that Song Mr. DJ)."

They guys have also joined with local community organization Juventud American to coach a soccer team during a community game on Sunday. A "special celebrity friend" will coach the other side.

The weekend guest list reads like a who's who in rap: Lil Wayne, Slim Thug, Mannie Fresh, Bun B, Krayzie Bone and Talib Kweli. One of my favorite groups, Big Red Rooster, is on that list, too. And Mavs player Josh Howard is on the list, too.

Old 97's bassist Murry Hammond unveils his first solo CD nationally Aug. 18 on his own record label. I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way was recorded in 2007 in San Diego with producer Mark Neill. It supposedly boasts a rootsy sound owing heavily to the legendary works of the Carter Family, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams. And yet, you'll hear the moody spirit of, say, Brian Eno, too. The disc employs only acoustic instruments and even sports "cowboy poetry-style spoken word." Sounds like O Brother, Where Art Thou? meets the arty West.

Photo: Murry Hammond at Granada Theater in 2004 (Jason Janik/Special to DMN).

OK, folks, I didn't make this up: According to her busy, busy Nashville publicist, teen country singing and songwriting sensation Taylor Swift is now the only female act in the 44-year history of Billboard magazine's country singles chart to amass five Top 10 hits from a debut album. The 18-year-old wonderkind does the trick with "Should've Said No" from her 3-million-certified self-titled CD.

Now I wonder, how much research went into coming up with this hyper record?

Photo: Ms. Swift is flaming hot! (Melinda Norris)