Email Author Shea Serrano

Awards

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

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

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2008 Stories by Shea Serrano

• Devin the Dude: Landing Gear

  published November 20, 2008

  Devin the Dude, Houston's sleepy-eyed hip-hop savant, seems to exist in a perpetual state of mania. For the breadth of his decade-long career,... More >>

• Five Spot: "Thriller" Goes Global

  published Nov 17, 2008

  [Ed. note: Five Spot got bumped by the Latin Grammys Friday, so better late than never...] Welcome back to Five Spot. Every week, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it... More >>

• Turning the Screw: Chamillionaire, Immortal Technique, 50 Cent, Damon Dash, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, Raekwon, South Park Mexican and More

  published Nov 17, 2008

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• Turning the Screw: DZA, Trae, Al Sharpton, Common, Beyonce, Akon, Mos Def, Vanilla Ice and a Whole Lotta Obama

  published Nov 10, 2008

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• Five Spot: Baracking Your Balls Off

  published Nov 07, 2008

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Word to yo... More >>

• Artist of the Week: Kyle Hubbard

  published Nov 05, 2008

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist ... More >>

• Bronx Cheer

  published November 6, 2008

  With regard to masculinity, a beard is the penultimate facial accessory. Less ­hipster-clichéd than a mustache, more intentional than a... More >>

• Z-Ro: Crack

  published November 6, 2008

  By and large, humans are communal creatures; Z-Ro, however, is not fortunate enough to be a "by and large" type of guy, and his awareness of... More >>

• Turning the Screw: H.I.S.D., Trae, Lupe Fiasco, Prodigy, Soulja Boy, Roy Jones Jr., Ice Cube and More

  published Nov 03, 2008

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• Five Spot: Jackson Five Reuniting; Certainly This Will Not End Badly

  published Oct 31, 2008

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. The beacon... More >>

• Artist of the Week: Wild Moccasins

  published Oct 29, 2008

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist ... More >>

• The R&B timeline in reverse via Cotton Exchange and The Real Sammie

  published October 30, 2008

  There is never an appropriate time to play Nick Cannon's five-year-old single "Gigolo." It's a corny, brainless, flute-laden mash-up of a song... More >>

• Turning the Screw: Bun B and Q-Tip Team Up, Jennifer Hudson, Ludacris, T-Pain, G-Unit, MF Doom, Cypress Hill and More

  published Oct 27, 2008

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• Five Spot: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' Ta Fuck Wit... Still

  published Oct 24, 2008

  Welcome back to The Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. So, ea... More >>

• Artist of the Week: Prince AJ

  published Oct 23, 2008

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. [Ed. note: due to MP3 ... More >>

• River Oaks Racketeering at Capone's

  published October 23, 2008

  At Moodafaruka's regular Wednesday night show at Capone's (4304 Westheimer), Highland Village's eight-month-old bar and oven, three things... More >>

• Turning the Screw: Lil Wayne, Hip-Hop and the Election, Wu-Tang Clan, Danity Kane, The Kanye

  published Oct 20, 2008

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• Five Spot: Eminem Releasing New Album, Still White

  published Oct 17, 2008

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Eminem rel... More >>

• Artist of the Week: Without a Face

  published Oct 15, 2008

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist ... More >>

• Turning the Screw: D. Rose, Rap City, Beastie Boys, Marilyn Manson, Paris, Lil Kim, Ice Cube and More

  published Oct 13, 2008

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week "... More >>

• Five Spot: John McCain Don't Need No Stinking Foo Fighters

  published Oct 10, 2008

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Those stod... More >>

• Artist of the Week: Twan Von Hovi

  published Oct 08, 2008

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist ... More >>

• New North Heights Hipster Hang: Big Star Bar

  published October 9, 2008

  Why is it that whenever someone is driving around an unfamiliar area looking for an unfamiliar building, they turn the radio down? We don't... More >>

• Smells Like Teen Spirit

  published October 9, 2008

  The Gloryhounds are onstage right now at a Surfside bar and, truth be told, they're not great. Matter of fact, they fall firmly into the "middling... More >>

• Cory Mo: Still Payin' Due'z Vol. III

  published October 9, 2008

  The litmus test for a Cory Mo album is the amount of "...nice" moments it contains. Put simply, a "...nice" moment occurs when something... More >>