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2012 Stories by Jef With One F

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  Juan of the Dead: Viva la Deadvolution!

  published Apr 05, 2012

  Director Alejandro Brugues (Personal Belongings) dreamed about making a horror comedy with zombies. Surely at this point most of you are saying, "Oh who cares!r" and we'll be the first to admit that t... More >>

• MEGAFORCE Turns "The Greeks" Into A Childhood Bloodbath

  published Apr 05, 2012

  I don't know much about the London band Is Tropical beyond that they were founded in 2009. Even their members' names are kept secret, and they appear in press photos masked. Nonetheless, they're respo... More >>

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  4 Most Insufferable Dick Moves of Reed Richards

  published Apr 05, 2012

  Reed Richards is supposed to be the smartest man in all of the Marvel universe, and like most highly intelligent people he's an egotistical jerk. We're not even talking about the fact that he actually... More >>

• The Last Tip of My Hat

  published January 19, 2012

  Rodeo time is upon us, and everyone in Houston is getting into the spirit, even the National Museum of Funeral History. For the next two months,... More >>

• A Crucifixion Playlist By A Satanist. Hey! That Rhymed!

  published Apr 03, 2012

  Everyone who isn't going to burn in a lake of fire after they die, and even some of us, know that Jesus Christ was crucified on Good Friday only to respawn three days later on Easter. At that point, h... More >>

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  Sarah Tressler: 5 Strippers Who Did Just Fine (NSFW)

  published Apr 03, 2012

  This reporter is utterly baffled by scandal around Sarah Tressler, the Houston Chronicle society journalist that was reported by Houston Press as working as a stripper in the evenings and then bloggin... More >>

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  Folk Family Revival Song Featured On Tonight's Justified

  published Apr 03, 2012

  Houston's Folk Family Revival remains one of the best acts in the city. The three Lankford Brothers and their buddy Caleb Pace released an unimaginably perfect Americana album last year with Unfoldin... More >>

• 5 Songs For International Children's Literature Day

  published Apr 02, 2012

  Founded in 1967 and meant to coincide with the April 2 birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, the legendary Danish author of classic children's tales like The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and the Ugly Du... More >>

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  Mass Effect 3 to Get New Ending, and 5 More Games That Also Should

  published Apr 02, 2012

  Mass Effect 3 has been the subject of near-universal scorn over its ending. We won't go into spoilers here, but we will say that for a series based on the power of choices and the repercussions of tho... More >>

• Electric Touch: Their Sinister Plot Exposed

  published Mar 30, 2012

  It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. Posters extolling the virtues of Austin's Ele... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2012: Johnathan Felton

  published Mar 30, 2012

  What He Does: Johnathan Felton specializes in sketches, paintings and drawings, mostly stunning nudes using loosely defined scribbles. His images are dreamlike, monochromatic studies of the human form... More >>

• A Little Night Music

  published March 22, 2012

  The Houston Symphony will be showcasing a trio of gentle works in A Little Night Music. The program's title comes from a loose translation... More >>

• Best Comics in March: Crushing on Valerie and What to Do in London When You're Dead

  published Mar 29, 2012

  Once a month the amazing staff at 8th Dimension Comics selects a pile of the best new releases for us to peruse and judge. Archie #631 Confession time, we've always had a little crush on Valerie fr... More >>

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  The Dedicated Gamers Guide to Portal's Long Fall Boots

  published Mar 29, 2012

  In the video game series Portal, our protagonist Chell has three weapons at her disposal. She obviously has her wits and her portal gun, but she also needs to make sure that she's well taken care of i... More >>

• 30 Seconds With My Education's Scott Telles

  published Mar 29, 2012

  Austin's My Education falls somewhere between the instrumental interludes of Rasputina and Pink Floyd. It's like New Age music for highly disturbed people. Fresh off their SXSW showcase, we basked in ... More >>

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  Top 10 Harlan Ellison Short Stories

  published Mar 28, 2012

  The total amount of insanity in a person is directly proportionate to the number of Harlan Ellison works that they have read. The master of all speculative fiction, Ellison has published hundreds of m... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2012: Nicoletta Maranos

  published Mar 28, 2012

  What She Does: Sharp-eyed readers might recognize Nicoletta Maranos from previous coverage on Comicpalooza and the Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds concerts. If you did, you're well ahead of this reporte... More >>

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  Bang Bangz "Photograph" The Dark Streets Of Houston

  published Mar 28, 2012

  Tax the Wolf offshoot Bang Bangz is currently our favorite Houston band, based on their debut, self-titled EP, which is full of a magical, minimalistic electronic brilliance and buoyed on the angelic ... More >>

• Greek Week: 300

  published March 22, 2012

  There are some films that should only be seen on the big screen – among them, all of director Zack Snyder’s. He brings fantastic feats... More >>

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  5 Ways to Keep Your Vampire Novel from Sucking

  published Mar 27, 2012

  Let's say you've written a vampire novel, and just hypothetically we'll say it's called Last Rites and your name is Kevin R. Given. Vampires are still riding high on a giant wave of popularity, and th... More >>

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  Keep It Up: 5 Songs For Viagra

  published Mar 27, 2012

  It was on this day in 1998 that your email inbox was changed forever when the FDA OK-ed the use of Viagra for use in treating erectile dysfunction, the first pill in the United States approved to do s... More >>

• Islands: Bone Jangles In "Hallways"

  published Mar 26, 2012

  Islands is a band that's been through a lot over the course of the career, with many change-ups in style and personnel. Through it all, Nick Thorburn has managed to slowly build up the act in an innov... More >>

• Anne Rice: The Wolf Gift

  published March 15, 2012

  There’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is author Anne Rice is in town. The bad news is she won’t be... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2012: Carol Simmons

  published Mar 23, 2012

  What She Does: Carol Simmons is known for her work as a hair stylist. She's handled the tresses of hundreds of models at various events, including fashion shows showcasing Azreal's Accomplice lines. S... More >>

• 30 Seconds With The Clouds Are Ghosts

  published Mar 23, 2012

  Clouds are Ghosts put out one the greatest EPs we've ever heard in the form of Harbinger. Seriously, with all its shining brilliance, it's been on a constant loop in our house over the last three days... More >>