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Beck (Musician)

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    RIP Adam Yauch: Beastie Boys' MCA Dead At 47

    Well, damn. Adam Yauch, the gravel-voiced third of Noo Yawk '80s and '90s rap-rock superstars the Beastie Boys, has died at age 47, Rolling Stone reports. The exact circumstances of his death were unknown at press time, but Yauch had been battling cancer since being diagnosed with a tumor in his sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Bartender Chat: Brant Miller of Royal Oak

    This week, I stopped into Royal Oak to chat with Brant, a.k.a. "The Marshall." Inspired by some Civil War documentaries he had been watching a few weeks ago, Brant cultivated a mustache and chops, adorned his vest with a badge, and got behind the bar. He said that as the night wore on, folks started ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    The Ghost of Cliff Burton Rattles its Chains on Debut Album

    Editor's Note: The Ghost of Cliff Burton's Jef With One F is a regular contributor for Rocks Off and the Houston Press. When the oddball experimentalists in the Black Math Experiment went on hiatus four years ago, Houston lost a strange and unique musical voice that's been missed by many. Thankfu ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2012

    Cass McCombs

    Editor's Note: The Ghost of Cliff Burton's Jef With One F is a regular contributor for Rocks Off and the Houston Press. When the oddball experimentalists in the Black Math Experiment went on hiatus four years ago, Houston lost a strange and unique musical voice that's been missed by many. Thankfu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Hank3 & 7 Other Country Bloodlines

    ​Free of the constricting trappings of his former label Curb Records, Hank Williams III is wasting no time getting new product to his fans. "They didn't care for my thinking," says the artist, performing these days as Hank3. This week he officially busted loose from the clutches of Curb, rele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Arctic Monkeys & The Rock N' Pop Class Of 2006

    Arctic Monkeys, Version 2011​This past decade, 2006 was one of the better years in music, with a ton of debuts, great albums and catchy singles. It was also the year this member of Rocks Off started putting his musical critiques into a computer, joining the great circus known as the music indu ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2010

    No Shame

    Dr. Dog shrugs off faint praise.

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Top 10 Celebrity Music-Video Cameos

    ​Ratt, "Round and Round" Thursday night, Ratt hits up Warehouse Live with what passes for their original line-up. At their peak, the band was a gritty and decadent alternative to bands like Poison, skewing closer to Motley Crue in terms of excess and drug abuse. ​The band managed to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Nostalgic in Houston: The Foods of Our Youth

    cybertoadYou can still get the fish at Luby's...​Twenty-five years ago I was a wee elementary school lass who liked to watch Goonies, play Legos, and eat raw gelatin off my finger at swim meets. Life was easy back then - We got our sloppy joes from the cafeteria lunch lady and our Frito pies a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    What Can Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne And Other Stars Claim On Their Taxes?

    Photo illustrations by John Seaborn Gray​ Got your taxes done? No? You poor dumb bastard. They won't let you just not do them, you know that, right? Unpleasant as it is, finding out you owe still more money after having paid a sales tax all year, it's nothing compared to what the government will d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Inquiring Minds: The World Of Ghost Mountain

    ​Tomorrow night at Walter's On Washington, three Houston bands throw down their first gigs of 2010. For Roky Moon & Bolt they have a new album in the offing and the future seems pretty clear cut. They are riding into this new year with quite an amount of steam behind them from most all the mus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    He Said She Said: Songs from the Year We Were Born That We Still Listen To

    Yes, we are older than MTV. Shut up.​The thing that struck She Said most when researching this list of songs that came out the year we were born (May 1980) was just how much of this music we regularly listen to now. 1980 marked the end of disco, the middle of New Wave and punk, and a damn good tim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Aftermath: Our Ten Favorite Performances at Fun Fun Fun Fest

    Photos by Marc Brubaker/ Click here for slideshows from Day 1 and Day 2Times New Viking​ If there's anything that Aftermath truly loves about music (outside of watching talented people create outstanding art), it's the innate propensity the medium possesses to bring people together. There is somet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    This Week in Deliciousness

    The veggie sandwich at Bowl, which is disappointingly served on a Plate.​Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're such food dorks, every time one of us gets sunburned the rest of us giggle about the Maillard reaction.To start the week off, J.C. Reid handed o ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 29, 2009

    Malt Shop Burger at Cheeburger Cheeburger

    The veggie sandwich at Bowl, which is disappointingly served on a Plate.​Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're such food dorks, every time one of us gets sunburned the rest of us giggle about the Maillard reaction.To start the week off, J.C. Reid handed o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2008

    Photos: Rounding out Saturday

    The veggie sandwich at Bowl, which is disappointingly served on a Plate.​Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're such food dorks, every time one of us gets sunburned the rest of us giggle about the Maillard reaction.To start the week off, J.C. Reid handed o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2008

    SXSW: Carbon/Silicon, Ting Tings, Santogold, MGMT, The Cribs, White Rabbits, Supersuckers and Robyn

    The veggie sandwich at Bowl, which is disappointingly served on a Plate.​Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're such food dorks, every time one of us gets sunburned the rest of us giggle about the Maillard reaction.To start the week off, J.C. Reid handed o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2007

    Confessions of a Classic Rock Whore, or One Man’s Journey

    The veggie sandwich at Bowl, which is disappointingly served on a Plate.​Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're such food dorks, every time one of us gets sunburned the rest of us giggle about the Maillard reaction.To start the week off, J.C. Reid handed o ... More >>

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Houston Rock Scene Woes, Continued

    A tri-ologue with three scene vets about selling out, not being true to yourself and rocking too hard

  • Film

    September 15, 2005

    Death Warmed Over

    Romance is alive -- and dead -- in Just Like Heaven

  • Culture

    September 1, 2005

    Setting the Stage

    August is over, and a new theater season is upon us

  • Music

    August 18, 2005

    The Kids Are All Right

    Classic rock lives on in the hands of youngsters the Redwalls

  • Music

    January 13, 2005

    Local Rotation

    Classic rock lives on in the hands of youngsters the Redwalls

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    Classics Rock

    Which Greek god is your favorite musician?

  • Music

    April 15, 2004

    Sevendust and Ima Robot

    Saturday, April 17

  • Music

    March 4, 2004

    Blues Lucifers

    San Antonio's Boxcar Satan rumbles in from the west with its punk-roots noise

  • Music

    February 26, 2004

    Stayin' Alive

    The hopes of a dying genre chill in Linkin Park

  • Music

    February 19, 2004

    Night of the Living Dead

    The Zombies erupt out of the psychedelia graveyard

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Burying the Past

    A farewell slap to a Chronicle columnist

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    Dark Riders

    The good, the bad and the ugly rock-star performance contracts

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    A South By Southwest How-To

    Let's do like the Texans and punk Dallas

  • Music

    December 14, 2000

    The Empire Strikes Back

    The once-proud Rap-A-Lot rediscovers its fury with four new releases

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    Blues Power

    Now matter how slickly you package him, R.L. Burnside still exudes raw intensity

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Important Imports

    The U.K.'s Travis is big in Europe really

  • Film

    July 27, 2000

    Look Who's Losin' It

    Amy Heckerling is clueless with her latest teen flick

  • Calendar

    May 18, 2000

    Symphony for Orchestra and Bullhorn

    Composer Eve Beglarian

  • Music

    February 17, 2000

    Fill 'Er Up

    Ten-gallon hats and ten-gallon gas tanks come to mind when BR5-49 plays

  • Music

    September 16, 1999

    Rotation

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    February 4, 1999

    Rotation

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    Rotation

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    October 8, 1998

    Rotation

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    September 10, 1998

    Human Machine

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    July 2, 1998

    Rotation

    New Releases Reviewed

  • Music

    January 29, 1998

    Pillow Talk

    Cornershop's East/West diplomacy is as soothing as it is sophisticated

  • Music

    November 28, 1996

    Matter of Importance

    Cornershop's East/West diplomacy is as soothing as it is sophisticated

  • Music

    July 6, 1995

    Rotation

    Cornershop's East/West diplomacy is as soothing as it is sophisticated

  • Music

    June 15, 1995

    Rotation

    Cornershop's East/West diplomacy is as soothing as it is sophisticated

  • Music

    February 16, 1995

    Live Shots

    Cornershop's East/West diplomacy is as soothing as it is sophisticated

  • Music

    December 15, 1994

    Bill-bored

    At least Tom Jones left the mesh shirt at home

  • Music

    July 7, 1994

    Squashed Toad's

    Crumbling walls and old bills lead to another club's passing

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