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May 18, 2012
New Featherface LP Conjures Some Actual Magic
It's been more than two years since Houston's Featherface has released a new record, though that doesn't mean that they were short on actively contributing to the local scene. Since the release of their last EP It Comes Electric, they've performed many shows and have been steadily growing in popu ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Readers Poll: The Most Underrated Rock Albums Of The '90s
For this week's readers poll, I asked our Facebook and Twitter chums their choices for the most underrated and unsung albums of the '90s. We all agree on things like Nevermind, Harvest Moon, Mezzanine, The Soft Bulletin, Odelay and OK Computer, but what about albums that fall through the cracks of ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
The Warning: The 10 Heaviest Albums Before Black Sabbath
Forty-two years ago today, on Friday the 13th, the gates of hell opened up and belched forth Black Sabbath. Upon its release, the Birmingham band's eponymous debut album instantly became the heaviest, scariest, most evil record of all time, and it still ranks right up there. Calling this record "in ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Lord Lordy, Look Who's Forty: The Best Albums Of 1972
Last week I told you about the best debut albums of 1992, making a lot of us feel old in the process. Hell, I was only nine when those came out and I felt feeble making the list. This week we look at the best albums of 1972, now four decades in the hole, but no less fulfilling and influential. Wha ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
GET LIT - Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography
In the '70s and '80s, during stints with Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and solo/duo efforts, Glenn Hughes proved a triple threat musically as a singer, songwriter, and bassist. Plus, he had fucking rock star hair. The problem was, he also did three times the amount of drugs -- cocaine in par ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Dax Riggs
In the '70s and '80s, during stints with Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and solo/duo efforts, Glenn Hughes proved a triple threat musically as a singer, songwriter, and bassist. Plus, he had fucking rock star hair. The problem was, he also did three times the amount of drugs -- cocaine in par ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
No Surprises: Rock Hall Set To Induct Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys
Photo By Marco TorresGuns N' Roses are Rock Hall bound, but which version of GNR will show up? This morning (well, it leaked last night) the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland announced their 2012 class of inductees. Included on the list are Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Bo ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs Rush...Again
Photo by Jeff BalkeA couple years ago, I was sitting on the back porch at the Continental Club talking music with a fairly well known music writer who seemed to believe that anything with a big hook or the slightest inkling of musicianship beyond the garage band aesthetic was utter garbage. I ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
5 Bands Your Musician Friends Love...But You Don't
austinpost.comYep. Robert Plant "copped everything" from this guy.In a 2005 interview with Esquire, Johnny Depp discusses the unwavering authenticity of Hunter S. Thompson, and likens his late friend to another great, often-troubled mind, saying: "...like Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elev ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Peter Frampton's Bassist "Comes Alive" Again
Stanley SheldonClassic Rock Corner was emailing recently with Andy Sharp (aka "Buffalo Speedway"), guitarist for the Austin-based Thin Lizzy tribute band Think Lizzy. He told us a story about talking music with his actual physician -- also a guitar nut -- who asked Sharp if he'd ever heard a ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
30 Seconds With Retox
We let the members of Retox scream at us as we huddled in a quivering ball for 30 seconds, and here's what we learned... Rocks Off: What is the worst song in the world? Retox: "When the Boat Comes In" by Skrewdriver. No explanation needed. RO: What is the best lyric in the world? Retox: N/A (A ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
G N' R, The Cure & Chili Peppers Could Be Hall Of Famers Next Year
Oh, this will be a fun induction ceremony...This morning, The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland announced the list of nominees for its Class of 2012: The Small Faces & The Faces, Freddie King, The Cure, Guns 'N Roses, Heart, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Spinners, War, Joan Jett and the Bl ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Deep Purple Rises, Repeatedly, From Its Own Hard-Rock Ashes
Deep Purple Phoenix Rising Eagle Vision, $14.98 DVD, $19.98 DVD/CD, 142 mins. Deep Purple has been through so many different lineups that fans and hard-rock historians often measure then in "marks," abbreviated "Mk." While Purple's Mk II incarnation is the one casual fans remember most and h ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Top 10 Texas Movie Soundtracks
This weekend, as the rest of the world catches Harry Potter mania for (perhaps) the final time, Houston gets a serious dose of Urban Cowboy nostalgia. Theater Under the Stars' production of the Tony-nominated 2003 musical - which The New York Times called "a conclusive demonstration that it's ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Ghosts of SXSWs Past: Justice, Glasvegas, Monotonix...
Craig HlavatyThis year marks the fourth year Craig's Hlist has covered SXSW in Austin for the Houston Press, from the days when we had to shoot all of our own shows, had neither Facebook nor Twitter, and slogged through the day mostly drunk. It's a far cry from now, when we are glued to our p ... More >>
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October 20, 2010
Start Wearing Purple: No Bullies Allowed
Bullies suck. Growing up, Craig's Hlist watched a lot of kids in school getting the brunt of the, quote-unquote, "cooler" people giving them hell for being big, gay, handicapped or just smart. They would start fights, make up songs or stories about them, or find ways to embarrass them in fr ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Dax Riggs Says Goodnight To The World, Hello To Houston
myspace.com/daxriggsTonight Dax Riggs debuts his brand-new LP, Say Goodnight to the World, for Houston ears at Walter's On Washington. The record is his first full-length release since 2007's We Sing of Only Blood or Love and more than worthy follow-up, tempering Love's death rattles with sof ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Dax Riggs
myspace.com/daxriggsTonight Dax Riggs debuts his brand-new LP, Say Goodnight to the World, for Houston ears at Walter's On Washington. The record is his first full-length release since 2007's We Sing of Only Blood or Love and more than worthy follow-up, tempering Love's death rattles with sof ... More >>
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January 25, 2010
Afermath: The Sword Puts Some Thin Lizzy Boogie In Its Mystical Metal
Photos by Marc Brubaker / Click here for a slideshowWhile Aftermath was watching The Sword at Warehouse Live Sunday night, our mind went forward, H.I. McDunnough-style, into our own future. We imagined ourselves waking up on some less-than-velvet morning 20 years hence, cracking open a cold ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Back to the Future: The Musical Lineage of the Sword
Craig HlavatyThe Sword at Free Press Summerfest 2009This Sunday night, Austin's The Sword pulls into Warehouse Live to lay waste to our city's collective eardrums. The band was in town last August for Summerfest and was shit-hot, coming right off of an opening slot for Metallica over in Europe. T ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
2009 Concert Rewind: SXSW 09 Revisited, Broken Arm and Everything Else
Balaclavas: "On the way to see Houston's own Balaclavas at the Independent to debut new stuff off the soon-to-be released Roman Holiday, I abruptly hit a curb with my bicycle. Luckily my elbow took one for the team. Well, it ended up getting fractured and I have all kinds of internal business go ... More >>
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December 7, 2009
Aftermath: KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Strutting Like Dinosaurs In Houston Rock City
Photos by Jay Lee KISS is a depleting natural and cultural resource. One day there will be no KISS left, and all the world will have is four garish black and silver suits sitting in some futuristic Smithsonian display. We have had KISS on this Earth for almost 40 years, and many people have never ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
KISS Off
The makeup-clad rockers may be hilarious, but they're hardly metal.
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November 30, 2009
Eyeballin': Deep Purple: History, Hits and Highlights 1968-76
[Ed. Note: Throughout the holiday season, Rocks Off will be bringing you our picks for recent DVDs, CDs and other musical wares that might be just the ticket to help fill out that pesky shopping list. Enjoy.] Though they never achieved the popularity of Zeppelin or Sabbath, and are still not in t ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
All Good Again
Important things to know about Atlanta mystery men Goodie Mob.
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September 17, 2009
Ten Cover Songs So Bad They'll Shrivel Your Soul
Two nights ago, while carelessly patrolling the back alleys of the internet, Rocks Off stumbled across Hilary Duff's execrable cover of The Who's "My Generation". Well, what did you think, YouTube commenters? You sure you're not being too harsh? Yeah... ours too. Someday, when we ... More >>
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August 7, 2009
For Method Man, Five Musical Shootings
Should be an interesting scene at House of Blues this evening, where Method Man, not exactly the shy type, might get a little more attention than he bargained for. Rumor has it some time between sound check and the tall, fragrant rapper's headlining set with Redman, he'll be served with papers in ... More >>
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June 24, 2009
Lost Tuneage: Nazareth
Who Dat? Formed at the end of 1968 out of the ashes of a group called the Shadettes, Nazareth - taking its name from the first line of the Band's "The Weight" - included Dan McCafferty (vocals), Manny Charlton (guitar), Pete Agnew (bass) and Darrell Sweet (drums). As the group was from provincial D ... More >>
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May 11, 2009
Lost Tuneage: Uriah Heep
www.uriah-heep.com Who 'Dat? The English-bred Uriah Heep sprung from the axis of Mick Box (guitar) and David Byron (vocals). The pair had worked together in both the Stalkers and Spice before hooking up with manager/molder Gerry Bron. A big Vanilla Fudge fan, Box wanted the band to have a prominent ... More >>
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March 31, 2009
Classic Rock Corner: Ian Gillan's Deeper Shade of Purple
www.gillan.comThough best known as the talented tonsils behind British hard-rock legends Deep Purple, Ian Gillan has also found the chance to log in some serious studio and road time both fronting his own bands and as a solo artist. Gillan's new CD, One Eye to Morocco (Eagle Records) finds th ... More >>
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March 26, 2009
Aftermath: SXSW
www.gillan.comThough best known as the talented tonsils behind British hard-rock legends Deep Purple, Ian Gillan has also found the chance to log in some serious studio and road time both fronting his own bands and as a solo artist. Gillan's new CD, One Eye to Morocco (Eagle Records) finds th ... More >>
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March 21, 2009
SXSW: Kurt Vile and Keys N Krates at the Music Gym
Photos by Craig HlavatyKurt VileWe once again crossed the big ol' road to hit up the Music Gym to see Kurt Vile and Keys N Krates. Since we hit town, we have found the most satisfaction out of this venue, with it's relaxed and wholly chaotic feel. During regular hours it's a rehearsal space for band ... More >>
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January 22, 2009
Dollyrockers, Hellbound Hoedown
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December 26, 2008
Retro Active: The Ian Gillan-Fronted Black Sabbath
Ian Gillan on his brief stint in Black Sabbath Last week, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, claiming that one of the promotion behemoth's subsidiaries, Signatures, sold a bunch of Sabbath merch after a licensing agreement expired in 2006. Though the idea of Blac ... More >>
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December 16, 2008
Metalocalypse: Baroness and the Southern Metal Renaissance
Baroness, "Wanderlust," 2007 In the same way that Houston rarely inspires photos of snow flurries, people tend not to associate heavy metal with the South. But, if you look hard enough, you'll find a rich history of hard music with roots planted firmly in Southern soil. In the '80s and early '9 ... More >>
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August 19, 2008
Black Sabbath: The Rules of Hell Box Set Reviewed
Baroness, "Wanderlust," 2007 In the same way that Houston rarely inspires photos of snow flurries, people tend not to associate heavy metal with the South. But, if you look hard enough, you'll find a rich history of hard music with roots planted firmly in Southern soil. In the '80s and early '9 ... More >>
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February 29, 2008
MySpaced Out: A MySpace Mixtape
Baroness, "Wanderlust," 2007 In the same way that Houston rarely inspires photos of snow flurries, people tend not to associate heavy metal with the South. But, if you look hard enough, you'll find a rich history of hard music with roots planted firmly in Southern soil. In the '80s and early '9 ... More >>
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January 3, 2008
Get Lit: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Joel McIver
Baroness, "Wanderlust," 2007 In the same way that Houston rarely inspires photos of snow flurries, people tend not to associate heavy metal with the South. But, if you look hard enough, you'll find a rich history of hard music with roots planted firmly in Southern soil. In the '80s and early '9 ... More >>
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November 8, 2007
Monotonix
The Tel Aviv trio performs its raw rock
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October 12, 2007
Paul Rodgers: All Right Now
The Tel Aviv trio performs its raw rock
Music
August 23, 2007
Deep Öyster Dilemma
A heavy-metal coin flip
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August 31, 2006
Unholy Getdown
Stevie Wonder, Prince and Martin Sexton combine in the Mighty Orq's tasty blues-rock stew
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July 14, 2005
Can
Future Days, Soon Over Babaluma, Landed and Unlimited Edition
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August 26, 2004
Playbill
Future Days, Soon Over Babaluma, Landed and Unlimited Edition
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May 13, 2004
Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Classic rock finds a new generation of fans and keeps on keepin' on into the new millennium
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February 12, 2004
Bons Temps, Island-Style
Mardi Gras Galveston holds spectacular charms with hard-rock edge
Music
August 21, 2003
Drop Trio
Big Dipper, Self-Released
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November 15, 2001
Letters, November 15
Fishy Business, Bad Taste, Band Aid
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May 24, 2001
Party On, Dude
The Me Generation hasn't stopped believin' in its own soundtrack
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April 13, 2000
Six Strings Under
Unlike many of his rock guitar god peers, Joe Satriani has yet to flee to audiences overseas
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