Subject: Bad Brains

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    August 16, 2007
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    October 1, 2007
  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    Master Blaster

    Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Aftermath: TV on the Radio at House of Blues

    Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

  • Music

    December 1, 1994

    Live Shots

    Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Aftermath: Scott Weiland at Warehouse Live

    Photos by Mark C. Austin There has to be an unspoken rule from now on that solo albums from the lead singers of big rock bands should be studio-only affairs. These are meant to fulfill record-company contracts, and should never be passed off as an extra insight into the artistic machinations of ... More >>

  • Music

    February 15, 1996

    State-of-the-Art Ghouls

    Photos by Mark C. Austin There has to be an unspoken rule from now on that solo albums from the lead singers of big rock bands should be studio-only affairs. These are meant to fulfill record-company contracts, and should never be passed off as an extra insight into the artistic machinations of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    Lil Wayne, Live In Living Color

    After all the hype and air-guitar awards-show appearances, Lil Wayne's much-anticipated debut as a full-on rock performer, "Prom Queen," has finally leaked. This will be above-the-fold news on whatever content-aggregator supplies your RSS fix, but only because for the music business right ... More >>

  • Music

    November 21, 1996

    Songs and Sickness

    After all the hype and air-guitar awards-show appearances, Lil Wayne's much-anticipated debut as a full-on rock performer, "Prom Queen," has finally leaked. This will be above-the-fold news on whatever content-aggregator supplies your RSS fix, but only because for the music business right ... More >>

  • Music

    October 9, 1997

    Getting a Grip

    After all the hype and air-guitar awards-show appearances, Lil Wayne's much-anticipated debut as a full-on rock performer, "Prom Queen," has finally leaked. This will be above-the-fold news on whatever content-aggregator supplies your RSS fix, but only because for the music business right ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 1998

    Conference Kudos and Crud

    After all the hype and air-guitar awards-show appearances, Lil Wayne's much-anticipated debut as a full-on rock performer, "Prom Queen," has finally leaked. This will be above-the-fold news on whatever content-aggregator supplies your RSS fix, but only because for the music business right ... More >>

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    Children of the Korn

    After all the hype and air-guitar awards-show appearances, Lil Wayne's much-anticipated debut as a full-on rock performer, "Prom Queen," has finally leaked. This will be above-the-fold news on whatever content-aggregator supplies your RSS fix, but only because for the music business right ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Tonight: MDC at Walter's on Washington

    Early 80's hardcore punk would have been a tad empty without Austin's Millions Of Dead Cops (or MDC for short). Singer Dave Dictor was one of the first sexually ambigious - as outlined on "America's So Straight," from the band's 1982 debut Millions of Dead Cops - singers among the decidedly mach ... More >>

  • Music

    August 17, 2000

    Dude Raunch

    All-girl quartet Kittie has more balls than the rest of Ozzfest 2000

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    Grand Theft Auto X: The Screwston Chronicles

    All-girl quartet Kittie has more balls than the rest of Ozzfest 2000

  • Music

    February 14, 2008

    Know Your Idols

    All-girl quartet Kittie has more balls than the rest of Ozzfest 2000

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

    All-girl quartet Kittie has more balls than the rest of Ozzfest 2000

  • Music

    July 19, 2007

    Dance Hall Days

    Fitzgerald's Hits the Dirty 30

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    Dub Trio

    Dub Trio performs Thursday, March 8, at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-5483.

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    Party Boy

    Matt Sonzala puts on Houston rap parties all over the world

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    311, with Unwritten Law and Papa Roach

    Friday, September 9, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, 281-363-3300.

  • Music

    June 23, 2005

    Warped Minds

    A day at punk rock's biggest summer tour takes more than just stamina

  • Music

    July 22, 2004

    Music Awards Survey

    A rundown of every act on this year's bill

  • Music

    April 1, 2004

    Family Feud

    Hip-hop turns 25, and the battle lines are drawn

  • Music

    December 11, 2003
  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Coming Through in the Clutch

    Even a wayward washing machine can't drop these sludge-rockers to the canvas

  • Music

    September 27, 2001

    Famous Potatoes

    Idaho's Built to Spill survives the indie-to-major metamorphosis with its street cred intact

  • Music

    June 14, 2001

    Playbill

    Soul Brains (né Bad Brains)

  • Music

    October 19, 2000

    Fringe Dwellers

    Straightfaced's hardcore sound and message practically guarantee it a spot in the underground

  • Music

    March 12, 1998

    Starved for Respect

    The Hunger aren't after your sympathy, but they could use a pat on the back

  • Music

    May 7, 2009

    Dear Sy~3nc3

    The Hunger aren't after your sympathy, but they could use a pat on the back

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Rocks Off's Picks for This Weekend's Fun Fun Fun Festival

    You can think of this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin as the indie, metal, and hip-hop little brother of the more staid Austin City Limits Music Festival. The fourth edition of the two-day event held in Waterloo Park in Austin starts tomorrow afternoon. Per our stated life path, Rocks Off will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Aftermath: Fun Fun Fun Fest In Austin Day 1 - Death, Young Widows, Melt Banana, The Sword, Jesus Lizard

    Photos by Marc Brubaker/ Click here for a slideshowDeath, reborn​This year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin was the exact thing Aftermath needed in the midst of his fall concert schedule, even though the last day was marred by mud and constant rain. But after last month's dillo-dirtied Austin City Lim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Tonight: Houston Filmmaker Raymond Gale's Electric Purgatory at Domy Books

    Electric Purgatory screened almost two years ago at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, but Rocks Off still hasn't seen Houston director Raymond Gayle's film about the plight of the black rocker. We're gonna miss the next screening too - tonight at Domy Books - due to Thanksgiving travel, but we are ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    One to Grow On

    Electric Purgatory screened almost two years ago at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, but Rocks Off still hasn't seen Houston director Raymond Gayle's film about the plight of the black rocker. We're gonna miss the next screening too - tonight at Domy Books - due to Thanksgiving travel, but we are ... More >>

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    February 23, 2010

    Inquiring Minds: Henry Rollins Has A Lot To Say. Surprised?

    ​Since his debut in 1981 as Black Flag's fourth, last and best lead singer, Henry Rollins has been the emissary of intelligent hardcore punk rock and its accompanying ideals. Through his five-year history with the band, from the LPs Damaged to In My Head, he brought an animalistic, poetic spirit t ... More >>

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