Bahamas

Assault on Wall Street

Uwe Boll's solution to the crash? Bloodshed.

Don't Call Blackberry Smoke Outlaws, But They'll Get Out of Hand

If you haven't smelled Blackberry Smoke in a while, they might have been at sea. The Atlanta Southern rock/outlaw country (whatever) band has been on so many cruises it's a little surprising the quintet's long hair isn't braided and beaded. When Rocks Off caught up with lead singer/guitarist Charli ... More >>

ShipRocked: A Storm From Five Finger Death Punch, and the Weather

A few weeks ago, Rocks Off's Kevin Ramer shoved off on the 2012 edition of ShipRocked, which bills itself as "the ultimate rock music cruise vacation." These are his reports. Thursday, November 29, the passengers of ShipRocked woke up to a pleasant view of the beautiful Bahamas capital city of Nass ... More >>

ShipRocked: KoRn Fights Seasickness but Fans Rage On

A few weeks ago, Rocks Off's Kevin Ramer shoved off on the 2012 edition of ShipRocked, which bills itself as "the ultimate rock music cruise vacation." These are his reports. After a long first night of partying and concerts, Shiprockers woke up in the southernmost part of the United States: Key We ... More >>

Food Truck Friday Spotlight: Kay's Kitchen

Our third Food Truck Friday event is today! From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the House of Dereon (2204 Crawford) we'll be featuring four of Houston's finest food trucks -- Koagie Hots, Flaming Patties, Kay's Kitchen and Zeapod Cakery -- along with free beverages from our friends at Saint Arnold. And all th ... More >>

Lita Ford: Still Living Like A Runaway

In the '80s, Lita Ford was one of the most prominent female voices in hard rock. With hits such as "Kiss Me Deadly" (which was named the 76th "Greatest Hard Rock Song Of All-Time" by VH1), "Back To The Cave," and "Close My Eyes Forever," she was on a winning tear. Plus she still had (and has) oodl ... More >>

Fantasy Land

A green amusement park was supposed to bring prosperity to New Caney, but so far, only a few have profited. And it still exists only on paper.

Terrell Owens' Downward Spiral (w/ VIDEO of his workout)

Finding fitness, if not a job​"I definitely feel there are some teams out there that are interested." -- Terrell Owens after his workout on Tuesday "Just because they weren't there doesn't mean they weren't interested. I can guarantee that all 32 teams were interested." -- Owens' agent Drew ... More >>

Idol Beat: American Idiots

Spoiler alert: the smug one wins.​Thanks to Shea Serrano for taking the bullet yesterday. After what felt like eons, the 10th season of American Idol lurched to its inevitable anticlimax last night. It was as especially torturous affair, stretching well over two hours and mixing performances ... More >>

Pop Rocks: Like You Didn't See That Nicolas Cage Thing Coming

This is still better than he looked in The Wicker Man.​Nicolas Cage was arrested in New Orleans last Friday for domestic abuse, disturbing the peace, and public drunkenness (or as we call it in my house, The Wife's Undergrad Spring Break Trifecta). Let me repeat that: Cage was arrested in New ... More >>

MasterMinds 2011

Foodways Texas is among our three winning arts groups.

Johnny Romano Skate Jam: World's Largest Skatebording Charity Event

Photos by Taylor Turner​Every year Southside Skate Park brings together fans and amateur and professional skateboarders from all over the country to raise money for a good cause. South Shore Distribution hosted the 14th Annual Johnny Romano Skate Jam at Southside Skate Park Saturday, November ... More >>

Texas Represents In The Most Important Bikini Contest To Take Place In The Bahamas Over The Weekend

Photos by Son LamTexas showing why it's a world-class state​Son Lam, who photographs lots of stuff for us, was in the Bahamas over the weekend. (We, on the other hand, weren't.) While there he ran across the finals of the Swimsuit USA International Model Search, and his journalistic instincts ... More >>

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, Shoots Hoops With Yates

Photos by Paul KnightSecretary of Education Arne Duncan made an appearance at Sam Houston High School.​Arne Duncan, the federal Secretary of Education, had to cut his trip to north Houston's Sam Houston High School a bit short, because there were more pressing matters. Duncan was headed to the Thi ... More >>

iFest Aftermath: A Whirlwind Afternoon With Zydepunks, Some Cha-Chas, Taj Weekes And Dave Alvin's Guilty Women

Jason WolterZydepunks​ There was a moment as Aftermath was walking through the Caribbean Market section of iFest Saturday when we had the most visceral of flashbacks -- stepping off a Carnival cruise boat at the rip old age of 14 in Nassau, Bahamas, and being inundated by tourist-baiting marketeer ... More >>

Sailing Away With Songs Of The Caribbean

​A couple of years ago She Said was in Oslo, Norway, where she saw an exhibit by artist Tacita Dean chronicling the mysterious voyage of Donald Crowhurst. Dean found and photographed the Teignmouth Electron, the boat Crowhurst apparently abandoned, and collected newspaper articles from the circum ... More >>

RIP Gary Kurfirst

Stop Making Sense Music-business legend Gary Kurfirst passed away from undisclosed causes while on vacation in Nassau, the Bahamas, January 13. A venue owner, talent manager, film producer and label founder, Kurfirst opened New York City's Village Theater, later known as the Fillmore East, in 1967 ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry ... More >>

Big Boobs Revisited

Former ambassador Arthur Schechter prevails in his court case, wins more than $3.5 million

Drenched in Blog I: John Mayer Topless

Big Boobs

Attorneys Arthur Schechter and Gary Pitts are in a nasty fight over breast implant cases

Big Boobs: Breast Implant Lawsuits Aren’t Always Pretty

The Halle "Universe"

The MFAH's Latin American Art Department has yet another hit show

Royale Flush

The Bond franchise takes a gamble on a new guy, and comes up aces

One Dead Guinea Pig

A bad reaction to a drug trial sparks an investigation into Houston's Fabre Clinic and its founder

Sushi Pudding

You can bank on the salmon and chili tapioca at the Hotel Icon's Bank Jean-Georges

Wax Fantastic

Electro-phenom DJ Keoki spins by Numbers

All the Way to the Bank

What does it take to get a celebrity chef to put his name on a Houston restaurant?

Ship Wrecked

A Houston firm certified the oil tanker Prestige as good to go. It broke apart in the Atlantic, causing the worst environmental disaster in Spanish history.

Pulling Stunts

Oscar Carles likes crashing cars

Save the Dome

Teaching kids to keep their heads

If You See Them, Say Hello!

Defeated candidates face different lifestyles

The Gord Is My Shepherd

For the Canadian multitudes and the American few, the Tragically Hip offer up secular gospel and quasi-religious concerts

Tales of Rail

Metro's incoming chairman loves to tell stories. Can Houstonians cotton to his next one?

Tough Sailing

Unread evidence and claims of shredding send a cruise suit into the shoals

Access Denied

Once the handicapped come aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines, they may never leave -- no matter how badly they want to

Stay Out of the Kitchen

Catch the fish before it gets to the kitchen

Payback Time

The latest victims of death merchant Davis will recoup their losses - when he's dead

A Dying Race

Houston boasts some of the biggest track legends in the world. Who cares? They do.

News Hostage

Girls to Women

Houston's Destiny's Child scales pop chart, meets fans

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Our intrepid critic goes to the relaxed land of The Sundance Grill and gets some very good food

GOP Lay-Ups

Enron fuels Republican soft money machine

The Party Boys

Politics pulls out the hard "soft" cash, Houston-style

Trading with the Enemy

Houston oil companies maintain their profitable ties to Libya, in roundabout ways

Power Outage

Eastwood crawls over the hill and into the sunset

Static

After him, the deluge

Thank the Lord, Jesus Christ above, this is Bob Lanier's last term as mayor of Houston. Now that he's bankrupt every city service, he's leaving the whole mess to somebody else. But who?

Belly, Going Up

A meeting in Rhode Island helps lead to a new King

Snow Job

Why would the U.S. ship dozens of snowmobiles to the Caribbean?