Nathan Poppe: An early highlight to the year Updated: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 | Leave a comment It’s still early in the year, but there’s already one Okie release that has my attention. And it’s only two songs. During the first week of January, Shawnee-native Samantha Crain sneaked “A Simple Jungle” into the world. I picked up the two-track vinyl a few weeks early at a show in late 2011.... Read More

Ke$ha is just a normal pop star Updated: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 | Leave a comment Mack Hawkins isn’t afraid of a challenge. A couple of weeks ago, the Okie audio engineer was holding his own inside a $30 million recording studio in Nashville. His mission was to help record and produce tracks for an upcoming Flaming Lips collaborative album featuring Oklahoma City’s quintessential freak... Read More