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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  Lady Gaga: Born This Way... As A Meme

  published Jan 28, 2011

  Thursday, Lady Gaga created an Internet tizzy by merely releasing the lyrics to the first single and title track from her new album, Born This Way. It was as if she was released a perfume that smelled... More >>

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  Razzies Trash Jennifer Aniston and Various Vampires

  published Jan 27, 2011

  Sure the Oscars celebrated Natalie Portman, the Coen Brothers, and Banksy earlier this week with their predictable noms, but the real fun fatty meat is with the Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzies. The... More >>

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  Things You Should Know Before You Start A Band

  published Jan 26, 2011

  A few weeks back we asked our round table what advice they would give other bands in town. Their answers ranged from solidly DIY nuggets from April Brem Patrick to smart business ethos from Andrew Kar... More >>

• The Future Of Hollywood: Remakes, Reboots, Sequels, & Biopics

  published Jan 26, 2011

  Hollywood either hates us, or they really know what dipshits like, because by looking at the schedule of films coming for the next four years, most every huge studio tent-pole project is a sequel, a r... More >>

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  Oscar Picks: What Will Win / What Should Win

  published Jan 25, 2011

  This year's Oscar nominees were announced this morning, with The King's Speech taking 12 nominations, and True Grit grabbing 10. The Social Network and Inception followed with eight noms a piece, in a... More >>

• Sick Of It All

  published January 27, 2011

  For a time in the mid-'90s, Sick Of It All was a more than worthy emissary for hardcore culture on MTV. We remember seeing their videos on Beavis... More >>

• Artopia

  published January 27, 2011

  It's that time of year again, when the Houston Press honors the best art mavens in town with our "MasterMinds" issue. Every year at Winter... More >>

• Upcoming: Chris Cornell, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Etc.

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Air Waves, Football, Etc: Sun., Feb. 13. Fitzgerald's. Avant: Sun., Feb. 13. House of Blues. Listenlisten, Bear Crossing, Binary Marketing Show: Sat., March 19. Super Happy Fun Land. Black Lips, Vi... More >>

• Neil Diamond's Top Six Pop-Culture Moments

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Happy Birthday to the undisputed "Jewish Elvis," Mr. Neil Diamond, who can make a grown man weep with a few bars of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," swiveling his hips and swaying his hair while wieldin... More >>

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  Saturday Night: NOFX At House Of Blues

  published Jan 24, 2011

  NOFX House of Blues January 22, 2011 See lots of pics of NOFX and friends in our slideshow. NOFX has been the Fisher-Price My First Real Punk Band of the past 25 years, with Green Day sadly coming i... More >>

• Jack LaLanne: Ten Video Tips to Change Your Life from the Late Fitness Guru

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Jack LaLanne at 95 Years Old He invented the jumping jack, the scourge of fat kids everywhere; he could sell you a juicer like no one's business; and he was the father of the modern health and fitne... More >>

• Who's Too Old To Rock & Rollr

  published Jan 21, 2011

  It's entirely possible that the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney will each go on tour this year. With ages ranging from 63 to 69 among the four remaining core Stones, the band is obviously the oldest... More >>

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  Sam Cooke, Still Bringing It On Home

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Tomorrow, January 22, would have been R&B singer Sam Cooke's 80th birthday. No doubt he would be celebrating with a massive, star-drenched party with plenty of music and fanfare, and Beyonce Knowles s... More >>

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  Photobombs Through the Ages

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Photobombing might have reached its peak at the Golden Globes when Michael Douglas PB'd his way into a picture with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angelina Jolie. The phenomenon has become popular... More >>

• Thursday And Other Musical Days Of The Week

  published Jan 20, 2011

  Today is Thursday, and Thursday is playing tonight at Warehouse Live. The few times Craig's Hlist has said this to co-workers and friends in passing, at least the ones who don't live with their heads ... More >>

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  Your Meme of the Week: The Horror Of Mouth Eyes

  published Jan 19, 2011

  Your meme for this week is something called Mouth Eyes, which freaks me the hell out, and it should do the same for you. It's not new, but I just figured since some of you could be eating it would be... More >>

• 20 Musician Biopics Currently In Development Hell

  published Jan 19, 2011

  News came down last week that Sacha Baron Cohen will be stepping into the rhinestones and glitter as Queen icon Freddie Mercury. It's been a long time coming for Cohen, the Borat and Bruno star who is... More >>

• Balaclavas, Moccs, Fat Tony Place In Pazz & Jop Poll

  published Jan 19, 2011

  Music writers all know that once they get their Village Voice Pazz & Jop ballot in their e-mail inbox, that it's time to tally their loves from the last year. It's sort of like the leaves changing or ... More >>

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  Last Night: Ozzy Osbourne At Toyota Center

  published Jan 19, 2011

  Ozzy Osbourne Toyota Center January 18, 2011 See pics from last night's show, featuring Ozzy and opener Slash, in our slideshow. For metal fans like Aftermath, Ozzy Osbourne's now 42-year-long caree... More >>

• NOFX

  published January 20, 2011

  NOFX has been in business going on almost 30 years now, since lead singer/bassist Mike "Fat Mike" Burkett and guitarist Eric Melvin founded the... More >>

• Thursday

  published January 20, 2011

  To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their 2001 breakthrough Full Collapse, Thursday will be playing that seminal release in full on every... More >>

• Ozzy & Sabbath Songs We'd Like To Hear Tonight (But Won't)

  published Jan 18, 2011

  It's the curse of being a fan. You want to hear all your favorite songs, but you know that the artist only has so much time onstage, and what with trying to shill a new album nobody has heard and play... More >>

• Upcoming: Blue Oyster Cult, Foals, Ice Cube, Etc.

  published Jan 18, 2011

  10 Years, Digital Summer, A Cry Farewell: Mon., Feb. 28. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Al Staehely: Fri., Feb. 11. Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe. Blue Oyster Cult, Marshall Tucker Band: Fri., March 18. Arena T... More >>

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  The Best Pop-Culture Porn Parodies Today (NSFW)

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Of all the porn parodies we as a smut-loving nation could have asked for, we end up getting a hardcore version of The Simpsons, complete with body paint, blue hair, and Homer and Marge doing things on... More >>

• Ozzy, Yes. Might These Rockers Have Neanderthal DNAr

  published Jan 17, 2011

  Last year, Ozzy Osbourne became the first in what is sure to be a long line of musicians and artists to have their genome mapped by scientists. The firm that did the analysis, Knome of Cambridge, Mass... More >>