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    April 27, 2012

    Joseph Adams: Some Thoughts on Our Interview with the Dude Behind SaveWhitePeople.com

    If there's one thing Hair Balls can't get enough of, it's racists, which is why we were thrilled to hear this week from a Houston contributor to a site called SaveWhitePeople. The writer (known on the site as Erich) wanted to know if we'd like to interview the NYC-based site's founder, Joseph Adams. ... More >>

  • Film

    January 19, 2012

    Some Nouns, Some Verbs and 9/11

    Bald eagles will weep for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

  • Culture

    December 8, 2011

    Poster Boy

    Rock art legend Uncle Charlie will not be denied.

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    13 Bands You're Better Off NOT Searching On Google Images

    ​ ESPECIALLY with SafeSearch off. You're just going to have to take our word for this one, because Rocks Off is more than happy to fall on that grenade for you - you're more than welcome to tell your boss you really were searching for that Circle Jerks album cover, but come on, we both know what's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Watch Uncle Charlie Silk-Screen A Poster; Listen To Some Prime Dresden 45

    ​Houston is blessed with an abundance of poster artists: Carlos Hernandez, Dan Castillo, Jason McElweenie, Eli Sebastian Brumbaugh, Summerfest 2010 artist Shane Hillman and, of course, "Uncle" Charlie Hardwick, just to name a few. (If we left you out, please email us some samples of your ... More >>

  • Music

    November 5, 2009

    Vision Quest

    Uncle Charlie is the best concert-poster artist in Houston — and he's legally blind.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Enjoy This Fine Selection of Uncle Charlie Posters - and Buy One Saturday

    All artwork by Uncle Charlie​ In our alter ego as a print journalist, this week Rocks Off sits down with Uncle Charlie, whose vibrant posters have been adorning Houston concert halls and living-room walls (like ours, for example) since the Vatican and Unicorn days when Charlie did gig flyers for h ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    Shacking Up

    A brief oral history of legendary Houston garage-punks Sugar Shack.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Tonight: Elvis Perkins in Dearland at Walter's on Washington

    All too often, the "folk singer/songwriter" label is a warning shot, promising pseudo protest music, self-indulgent hippie strumming, mid-tempo banality, coffee shops in Boulder, sometimes all four at once. Elvis Perkins is not that kind of singer/songwriter. For Perkins, the label is merely a desc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    Over the Weekend: Steel Lounge Underground, Absinthe Lounge, Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark, Astros and MTV Movie Awards

    All too often, the "folk singer/songwriter" label is a warning shot, promising pseudo protest music, self-indulgent hippie strumming, mid-tempo banality, coffee shops in Boulder, sometimes all four at once. Elvis Perkins is not that kind of singer/songwriter. For Perkins, the label is merely a desc ... More >>

  • Music

    March 2, 2006

    Van Gogh with a Resonator

    Remembering Chris Whitley, the universal bluesman

  • Culture

    January 5, 2006

    Mindless Mayhem

    Pardon us, but Pardon My English should've stayed in retirement

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    The Face of Rock and Roll

    A new coffee table book spotlights a vital, neglected art genre and gives a few Houston poster artists their due

  • Music

    July 8, 2004

    Playbill

    A new coffee table book spotlights a vital, neglected art genre and gives a few Houston poster artists their due

  • Music

    July 20, 2000

    Leary of Home

    The forgotten treasure found at King's X

  • News

    March 13, 1997

    Letters

    The forgotten treasure found at King's X

  • Calendar

    September 19, 1996

    Press Picks

    The forgotten treasure found at King's X

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    Letters

    The forgotten treasure found at King's X

  • Calendar

    April 13, 1995

    Press Picks

    The forgotten treasure found at King's X

  • News

    December 22, 1994

    Pastor to the Port

    In the changing world of the Houston Ship Channel, one thing remains constant: Father Rivers Patout.

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