Email Author Jef With One F

2013 Stories by Jef With One F

• The Rocks Off 100: Brian Davis, Punk Drummer, Horror Composer

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're i... More >>

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  Doctor Who: The Strange Legacy of The First Doctor and William Hartnell

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Doctor Who turns 50 years old on November 23 of this year, and a massive television special is both in preparation and being kept extremely under wraps. The rumor right now is the Steven Moffat has fi... More >>

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  Top 10 Songs Inspired By Final Fantasy

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Final Fantasy is one of my personal religions. No really, I wrote an article about it and everything. Like all good religions, the classic series of role-playing video games has inspired musicians to... More >>

• What The Hell is Under Joker's Serving Trayr

  published Feb 12, 2013

  Right now the comic world is dangling on the edge of a tremendous cliff as we await the conclusion to Batman: Death of the Family. The Joker is back in Gotham and has discovered religion to boot. He h... More >>

• 4 Dead Video Game Systems That Are Still Getting New Games

  published Feb 12, 2013

  I recently lamented the loss of the Playstation 2. Or as I call it, the Final Fantasy XII machine. All kidding aside, I really did love the system, which is still the top selling console in the world ... More >>

• Happy Inventors Day! 5 Musical Inventors to Celebrate

  published Feb 11, 2013

  On this day in 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed February 11 to be National Inventor's Day, and commanded the observation of same by all of us less awesome citizens. The day was chosen because ... More >>

• Reviews for the Lazy Gamer: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

  published Feb 07, 2013

  Game: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Platform: PS3/PS Vita Publisher/Developer: Sanzaru Games/Sony Computer Entertainment Genre: Platform/Stealth Describe This Game in Three Words: Steals Your Hear... More >>

• The Rocks Off 100: Sean Ozz, Wizard of The Abyss

  published Feb 07, 2013

  Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're i... More >>

• Final Video Game Atlas Entry: Narshe

  published Feb 06, 2013

  Houston Press has thoroughly enjoyed bringing you our regular guidebook to video game worlds, but your humble traveler is reporting from his final destination. Thanks for reading, and for more video g... More >>

• Inspector Owl and the Bloody World of Underground Hungry Hungry Hippo Bouts

  published Feb 06, 2013

  It's been awhile since my main dealer of great indie-rock music videos, Mick Cullen of Subterranean Radio, managed to connect. Either his wares were not quite to my taste, or they were and the bands n... More >>

• The Rocks Off 100: Alyssa Rubich, Angel of Instability

  published Feb 05, 2013

  Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're i... More >>

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  10 Most Bizarre Valentine's Gifts on Etsy

  published Feb 05, 2013

  Valentine's Day is pretty tame in the House With One F. Just a card, stuffed animal, chocolates, wine, and maybe a small present. But some people like to go above and beyond on the day, and for that E... More >>

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  Top 10 Goth(ish) Songs By Non-Goth Artists

  published Feb 05, 2013

  I am an egalitarian goth myself. I like to include all manners of acts under the banner as long as I feel their music in some way is in lockstep with gothic themes. That why I'll happily declare Johnn... More >>

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  The Buyer's Guide to Geek Parodies of Goodnight Moon

  published Feb 04, 2013

  Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon has captivated and led children into slumber for more than half a century. It's a great book, but for the modern geek there are plenty of other options than the st... More >>

• Aimee Bobruk Is "Two of a Kind" All By Herself

  published Feb 01, 2013

  Austin's singer-songwriter darling Aimee Bobruk will be in town at Anderson Fair this weekend, and to herald her arrival, she recently recorded a fantastic music video for her tune "Two of a Kind." It... More >>

• Best Comics of January Part 2: The Joker Tops Caligula

  published Feb 01, 2013

  Once a month the amazing staff at 8th Dimension Comics selects a pile of the best new releases for us to peruse and judge. Caligula: Heart of Rome #2 At the expense of sounding like a killjoy, a lo... More >>

• 100 Creatives 2013: Kristin Warren, Actress and Choreographer

  published Feb 01, 2013

  What She Does: Kristin Warren is a professional actress and choreographer with a host of credits both regional and national under her belt, but she is also the associate artistic director of the Wildf... More >>

• 30 Seconds With IAmDynamite

  published Jan 31, 2013

  Chris Martin and Chris Phillips as IAmDynamite is one of the great modern duo-bands that manages to make two guys sound like an army, easily putting them up there with acts like Chromeo and our own Mo... More >>

• Best Comics of January Part 1: The Red Skull With Professor X Mind-Powers... We're So @#$%-ed!

  published Jan 31, 2013

  Once a month the amazing staff at 8th Dimension Comics selects a pile of the best new releases for us to peruse and judge. Chew #31 Tony Chu is an FDA agent who has the ability to get psychic impre... More >>

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  5 Photos That Prove Doctor Who Is Real

  published Jan 31, 2013

  If you ever want to have a real good time, hide on a rooftop somewhere and blast the sound of the TARDIS landing from a set of powerful speakers. I promise you that you will see at least a couple of p... More >>

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  Top 5 Albums Lost to Us Because of Thieving Dicks

  published Jan 30, 2013

  Songs are like babies. Some of them drop into the world with barely a push, while others require yanking out with a wicked set of tongs after a long labor. Generally the latter is more common than the... More >>

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  I Tried to Explain CDs to My Three-Year-Old Daughter

  published Jan 30, 2013

  I was strapping my daughter into her carseat when she said, "Daddy, I want my favorite book." She was pointing at the floorboards in the back, where a stratified layer of various toys, books and ran... More >>

• The Rocks Off 100: Frank Zweback, Funkmaster General

  published Jan 29, 2013

  Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're i... More >>

• Reviews for the Lazy Gamer: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

  published Jan 28, 2013

  Game: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Platform: PS3 Publisher/Developer: Level-5 and Studio Ghibli/Namco Bandai Genre: RPG Describe This Game in Three Words: It's Almost Perfect. Plot Sy... More >>

• 4 "One Picture Every Day" Videos That Will Change You Forever

  published Jan 25, 2013

  The ability of average people to make a video that can instantly be seen by almost anyone all of the world is simply mindblowing. One day you're singing into a camera and uploading it and the next you... More >>