Email Author Jef With One F

2012 Stories by Jef With One F

• Low Budget Hell: The Other Side of John Waters

  published Mar 23, 2012

  You'll pardon us for more or less dedicating our lives to talking about legendary director John Waters (Hairspray, Pink Flamingoes) over the last two weeks. It's just, well, him coming here was a big ... More >>

• Imprinting the Divine: Byzantine and Russian Icons from The Menil Collection

  published January 5, 2012

  The Menil Collection has opened up its impressive collection of Eastern Orthodox religious icons for the exhibit Imprinting the Divine:... More >>

• ''Visions of the Saints''

  published January 5, 2012

  A scant nine select prints and drawings of saints from the 16th through the 18th centuries make up “Visions of the Saints,” currently... More >>

• Top 10 Local Covers Of Famous Songs

  published Mar 22, 2012

  A good cover song must reach a perfect balance between innovation and preserving the original's appeal. There have been some really great covers from Houston's music scene, and we wanted to pay tribut... More >>

• Last Night: Apocalypse Town

  published Mar 22, 2012

  You may know Anthony Barilla for his many, many stellar productions with Infernal Bridegroom Productions. In 2007 he left IBP to move to Mitrovica, Kosovo with his wife, and the result of his time the... More >>

• Literary Slap Fight: Gaiman's Death vs. Pratchett's Death

  published Mar 22, 2012

  Hate to be the stereotypical goth, but we do spend a fair amount of time thinking about death. It's how we relax, just sitting in a dark bathroom surrounded by black candles while Joy Division plays o... More >>

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  Morgue City: Pulling Names From A Coffin Box

  published Mar 22, 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. Recently your humble nameologist has been on ... More >>

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  Top 10 Novelizations That Are Actually Worth Reading

  published Mar 22, 2012

  If someone turns a book into a movie, no one bats an eye. It's such an accepted part of the artistic world that of the nine films nominated for best Picture at the last Academy Awards, six of them wer... More >>

• BioShock Infinite Debuts Heavy-Hitters, Plus 5 Other Video Game Mega-Threats

  published Mar 21, 2012

  Things have finally been really moving on the upcoming third game in the critically acclaimed BioShock series of first person shooters. Set years before the original Rapture Saga, Infinite takes pla... More >>

• Happy Birthday Nobuo Uematsu! Top 5 Boss Battle Themes

  published Mar 21, 2012

  The man who was responsible for the soundtrack of our youth, Nobuo Uematsu, turns 53 years old today. In 1985, Uematsu was an amateur musician working in a Tokyo instrument-rental shop in when an emp... More >>

• Mijo: Road House

  published March 8, 2012

  Japanese performance art and the B-film Road House: Leave it to the Boo Town theater troupe to bring them together. Benshi is a form of... More >>

• Multiples of Black

  published March 22, 2012

  In 1982 James Rivera, he of the shrieking voice that can out-Rob Halford the Judas Priest singer himself, founded a Houston heavy-metal band that... More >>

• A Showcase Of Silly Industrial Dancing

  published Mar 20, 2012

  In addition to our job duties as in-house bartender and beard hygienist, we're Houston Press' resident goth music expert, and industrial music falls under our purview because of that. It's sort of lik... More >>

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  4 Supervillains That Must Exist in Gotham

  published Mar 20, 2012

  Batman has the most awesome rogue's gallery in all of comic history. Only Spider-Man even comes close, and most of his enemies are borderline mentally handicapped. Batman has the Joker, Mister Freeze,... More >>

• ''Hate Expo''

  published February 2, 2012

  Ah, Domy Books. It’s where you go to have the boring burned out of your soul. The latest exhibit Domy will be showcasing on its walls is... More >>

• 4 Ways LEGO is Helping to Advance Science

  published Mar 19, 2012

  You know something that would really help people in dealing with each otherr If you could know just by looking at them whether or not they had played with LEGOs as children. If you did, you were a per... More >>

• 4 Things That Suck About Being a Good Dad

  published Mar 19, 2012

  In most areas I prescribe to the idea that pride goes before a fall. Therefore, when it comes to discussing my writing, music, luche libre, etc., I tend towards self-deprecation. It's my little way of... More >>

• Black Marble: "Backwards" Lynchian Nipplefest (NSFW)

  published Mar 19, 2012

  Black Marble is a New York coldwave band with an excellent, minimalist sound that reminds us of the Glove, or possibly the starker moments of Houston's own Bang Bangz. They've teamed with director Tim... More >>

• This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier

  published March 8, 2012

  Here’s some of the best advice we’ve ever heard: “If you go to someone’s house and they don’t have books,... More >>

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  Is Houston Goth Turning Towards Deathrockr

  published Mar 16, 2012

  Traditionally, Houston's contribution to the world of goth music has been primarily electronic-based. During the '90s and early 21st century, bands like Bamboo Crisis, M87 and Asmodeus X helped the ci... More >>

• 30 Seconds With Bri Bagwell

  published Mar 16, 2012

  Up and coming country voice Bri Bagwell took a few moments out of her busy schedule of opening for Miranda Lambert and filming a new video from her song "Whiskey" to answer a few questions. Here's wha... More >>

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  Top 10 Goth Songs From Houston Ever

  published Mar 15, 2012

  The local goth scene in Houston has been around for quite a while. Though it's never been a dominating force in Houston music, its influence has been felt, and some truly remarkable songs have made th... More >>

• Last Night: John Waters

  published Mar 15, 2012

  Warning: This article contains direct quotes from John Waters. Offense is imminent beyond this point. If there is a Hell, then the doorman has the same grin that John Waters had when he walked onto t... More >>

• 5 Songs For International Day Against Police Brutality

  published Mar 15, 2012

  Police brutality is definitely a real thing. Cases range from synchronized actions by oppressive regimes to curtail the populace to isolated incidents of extremely poor decisions making by rage-based ... More >>

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  UPDATED: Princeless: New Comic Gives Modern Girls the Princess They Deserve

  published Mar 15, 2012

  UPDATE: Princeless has been nominated for two Eisner awards, Best Publication for Kids (ages 8-12), and Best Single Issue (Or One-Shot) for issue #3. The results will be announced on July 13 at Comic-... More >>