Email Author Craig Hlavaty

Awards

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 10, 2011

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards

  "Metallica at Toyota"

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2011 Stories by Craig Hlavaty

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  Merry Christinamas: Hot Chicks with Things That Dudes Like

  published Dec 16, 2011

  This week, the world of "guhhhh" was rocked with a set of pictures featuring noted scotch fan and Mother of All That Is Holy, faux-redhead Christina Hendricks posing, bustily -- it's a word now -- wit... More >>

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  Remember Max Headroomr: Creepy And Stupid Christmas Videos From Holidays Past And Present

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Yeah! It's almost Christmas! With each minute we are all one step closer to the day when we can stop posting lists about things pertaining to the holiday. Seriously, by the second week in December you... More >>

• Lincoln! Batman! A Lot of Zombies!: The Most Anticipated Films of 2012

  published Dec 16, 2011

  2012 promises to be a fun year to go to the movies, with the Christopher Nolan's Batman series closing out, The Avengers teaming up for the first time and Daniel Day-Lewis drinking the South's milksha... More >>

• Where Did Matisyahu's Beard Gor We Found It!

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Rapper Matthew Paul Miller, stage name Matisyahu, made waves this week by tweeting a picture of his face, shorn of the trademark Chassidic beard, along with a message promising "an amazing year filled... More >>

• Santa Killas Are Coming: Our Annual Christmas Card From The Insane Clown Posse

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Out of some of the most proudest moments of my five-year tenure here at the Houston Press - interviewing Rob Halford, talking to an agitated Chuck Berry on a couch backstage after a gig, shaking hands... More >>

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  Hear Ke$ha's Quality, Teary-Eyed Cover Of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice It's Alright"

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Truth be told, if you played Ke$ha's cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" for someone in a car, without referencing who it was by, or her glitter-to-platelet count, they would bow ... More >>

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  Trailer Park: Rock of Ages Set to Glee-ify Hair Metal Nation Summer 2012

  published Dec 13, 2011

  First off, we are into Catherine Zeta-Jones as a hellbent Tipper Gore-type who wants to shut down an evil rock club, in the trailer for next summer's adaptation of the Broadway hit Rock of Ages. Bec... More >>

• Dax Riggs

  published December 15, 2011

  Somehow, Dax Riggs makes it possible to echo Roy Orbison, the Stooges, Julian Cope and Deep Purple at various turns in the same song. The... More >>

• Morgan Page

  published December 15, 2011

  Vermont native Morgan Page is riding the current electronic music resurgence to the mainstream with his brand of lush house featuring female vox... More >>

• Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers

  published December 15, 2011

  "I've got soul, my mama says so," sings Stephen Kellogg on the first track off Gift Horse, the newest album from Kellogg & The Sixers, and... More >>

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  Free-Loading: The Best Free, Legal Movies on YouTube Right Now

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Sure, you could pay Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime for streaming flicks to your various computers and movie machines, but over at YouTube, they are offering free feature-length comedies, dramas, horro... More >>

• Distant Early Warning: Cults, VNV Nation, Childish Gambino, King's X, Village People, Etc.

  published Dec 13, 2011

  30 Foot Fall: Sun., Dec. 25. Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak, Houston. Amplified Heat, Dixie Witch: Sat., Jan. 7. Continental Club, 3700 Main, Houston. Bang Bangz, Hello Chief, New York City Queens: Sa... More >>

• Your Wallet's New Mortal Enemy: Heights Vinyl On White Oak

  published Dec 12, 2011

  The scene was bustling at Heights Vinyl on Saturday, as Houston's newest record store opened it's doors with complementary beer, DJs and bands, and crates of great vinyl to sift through. The store's... More >>

• Friday Night: Scratch Acid At Fitzgerald's

  published Dec 12, 2011

  "Thanks for coming to the reenactment," joked David Yow, frontman of returning noise-punk heroes Scratch Acid on Friday night towards the end of the band's hour-long set at Fitzgerald's. The band play... More >>

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  Trailer Park: Your First Look at Men in Black 3, Featuring Josh Brolin As Rick Perryr

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Will Smith returns to the big screen on May 25, 2012, with the third installment of Men in Black. The film will be Smith's first since 2008's Seven Pounds. MIB3 has been plagued with re-shoots, going ... More >>

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  Black Keys Driving Their El Camino To Houston On April 24

  published Dec 12, 2011

  The Black Keys, who are currently riding a wave of adulation in the wake of this month's brand new release El Camino, are set to hit Houston on April 24. This Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion date will... More >>

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  Updated: Lindsay Lohan's Playboy Shoot Has Leaked

  published Dec 09, 2011

  The moment we have all been waiting for since like, this summer has finally come. Lindsay Lohan's Playboy shoot leaked online this morning, and the Marilyn Monroe-inspired set of stills isn't awful, b... More >>

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  Last Night: My Morning Jacket At Verizon Wireless Theater

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Check out our slideshow of photos from the show. My Morning Jacket, at least to me, are a festival band. It's their natural habitat. Their records are built to be projected across city parks. Out of ... More >>

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  Dear Santa: The Most Sought After Christmas Toys of the Past 50 Years

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Believe it or not, we were all children at one time or another. And we had extreme wants once Christmas came around, some that we put into writing in humble letters to Santa Claus. Bikes, dolls, gam... More >>

• Early Warning: Coldplay Bringing Mylo Xyloto To Houston On June 25

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Coldplay is bringing their Mylo Xyloto tour to Houston next summer on June 25 at the Toyota Center. The band was last in Houston on July 22, 2009 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on the down-slope o... More >>

• Trailer Park: First Look at the New Snooki-Stained Three Stooges Is Harmful to Pregnant Or Nursing Women

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Today the trailer for the Farrelly Brothers' long-gestating Three Stooges feature film dropped online. Dropped is a good word, because it evokes pain, injury and feces. Okay, strike that. Any trailer ... More >>

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  Let's Play "Connect the Freckles": Lindsay Lohan's Playboy Cover Has Been Revealed

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Today gossip sites began posting this picture of Lindsay Lohan's upcoming Playboy cover, the inside of which is reported to feature either all the good stuff, none of the good stuff or only one or two... More >>

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  From Lancaster to Affleck: Pearl Harbor at the Movies

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Today marks 70 years since Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. With each passing year, more survivors of that awful day seven decades ago die and the world loses a piece of living hist... More >>

• No Surprises: Rock Hall Set To Induct Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys

  published Dec 07, 2011

  This morning (well, it leaked last night) the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland announced their 2012 class of inductees. Included on the list are Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys... More >>

• Scratch Acid

  published December 8, 2011

  Before they help headline next year's All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, curated in part by Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, Austin's own Scratch... More >>