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May 23, 2012
30 Seconds with Vertigo Blue
Using the magic typing box we hurled 1's and 0's through the ether towards local electronica master Mike Naus, better known as Vertigo Blue, to see what we could learn from him in 30 seconds. Rocks Off: What is the worst song in the world? Mike Naus: I can't think of one because from my perspecti ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Hey Pookie: Top 5 Cheesy Love Songs
We recently started getting fan mail in addition to the more... creatively worded correspondence that we've always gotten in response to our articles. The accolades are worth almost as much as the paycheck, but we wanted to take this opportunity to pass on that praise to one of our favorite people. ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2011
Static Jacks: Floating Approximately 3ft Off the Ground for No Reason
It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. Originally this week's What's in a Name column was to be a breakdown of the Radio Dept.'s name. Oh it would've been glorious, but they wen ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Father Figures: 100 Famous Musicians' Paternal Professions
If you're a Texan of a certain age, this week you've probably spent some time mourning the death of Jerry Haynes, the children's TV host better known as Mr. Peppermint. Haynes' show on WFAA-TV in Dallas, Peppermint Place, ran from the '60s to the '90s and was widely syndicated across the state, incl ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
The 20 Best Tribute Albums Of All Time
Hootie covered Zeppelin!? '90s U So Crazy!This year alone has seen a multitude of tribute albums, from two Buddy Holly lovefests to the upcoming ZZ Top tribute set from a very motley crew of artists, including Nickelback, Daughtry, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (yum), and Wyclef Jean. Let t ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
The Carpettes: Unsung UK Punks Back For The First Time
Punk bands like The Clash have been lauded by critics and fans spanning across the globe, while other superb acts like The Carpettes have remained stuck between the cracks of history. This is almost tragic, since their blend of fine-etched, unblemished pop-tinged punk was just as riveting as ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
Shot In The Dark: How The Whole Mess Started
Mark C. AustinKings of Leon at Verizon Wireless Theater, October 2008Just a couple of days now before Rocks Off - the person and the blog - proudly presents Shot In the Dark: Houston Press Concert Photography, our first-ever exhibit of live pics we've collected in about three and a half years ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Top 10 Led Zeppelin Songs Not Constantly On The Radio
Of Led Zeppelin's nine stellar (OK, Presence was just all right) studio albums, it's hard to pick the five best. There are no dogs in the bunch, and unlike the Duran Duran Top 5 we did last week, it's harder and more heart-wrenching to limit them to just five. We can chop up the Durannies lik ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Odd Pairs: Ten Upcoming Nights of Music Bring Wild Variations
Photo by groovehouseTry to guess who's playing the same night as Toadies.Diversity is a big deal in H-Town. In fact, our cultural diversity creates such a wide variety of musical styles, it is hard to figure out just what kind of music town we are. In places like Memphis, Nashville, Seattle a ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Idol Beat: Detroit, Shlock City
In spite of Idol Beat's absence last week (I was undergoing treatment for nose hemorrhoids), Fox's karaoke juggernaut steamrollered on, topping the ratings once again for Wednesday and Thursday night. Last week's casualty, MySpace's Karen Rodriguez, wasn't much of a surprise. I mean, the bili ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
SXSW: The Best Things Come In Small Packages
Brittanie SheyThe VandellesIf we'd been playing SXSW bingo yesterday, Rocks Off would have scored multiple squares for animal hats and "more badges than clothing." We spied a guy in a Borat swimsuit (sooo 2007, brah) and had the pleasure/pain of riding our bike behind Leslie Cochran wannabe w ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
The Ultimate Musical Space Shuttle Crew
The first man to ever leave the Earth and venture into space was a Russian cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin, who, if he hadn't died at the young age of 34 in a plane crash he would be 77 years old today. Garagrin was launched into space on April 12, 1961, and orbited once around the planet in 108 ... More >>
Film
March 3, 2011
Porn-ing in America
A Reagan-era bacchanalia succumbs to soggy nostalgia.
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March 3, 2011
Charlie Sheen: A Playlist Full Of Winning
Photo illustration by Monica Fuentes and Chris Gray"Heeeeeeeeeeere's Charlie!!"The social media Hiroshima and Nagasaki that is the past two weeks of Charlie Sheen's life has led us to join the party by making our own playlist of Sheen songs. As if enough hasn't been written about this gonzo ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Upcoming: Bob Seger, Duran Duran, The Low Anthem, Etc.
Black Label Society, All That Remains, Hail The Villain: Wed., May 11. House of Blues. "St. Patrick's Day Party" with The Blaggards, Come See My Dead Person, Allen Oldies Band: Thu., March 17. Continental Club. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: Sat., April 30. Toyota Center. Bret Michae ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Arcade Fire Tickets On Sale Next Friday
We'll lead off this week's Magnolia City Mixtape with, well, the headline. It's 10 a.m. next Friday (March 4) at livenation.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. In other late-breaking concert news, Bob Seger hits Toyota Center April 30. Tickets for that one go on sale next Saturday. Our soundt ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Bands Named After Movies, Characters & Other Film Stuff
Ever wonder which of your favorite bands are named after movies? So have we. So we went out and did a little bit of research. BANDS NAMED AFTER ACTUAL MOVIES My Bloody Valentine: The seminal shoegaze act took their name from a low-budget 1981 horror movie about a guy who really, really hat ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Ten Videos That Will Creep The Hell Out Of You (NSFW)
"This was the first time we realized we were scared of needles being shoved into our faces..." Craig's Hlist has spent the past 27 years of our life mired in music videos. The family got cable at the exact same time that MTV was hitting its stride, so you could say that our first babysitter ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Saturday Night: Rush At The Woodlands
Photos by GroovehouseRush Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion September 25, 2010 For more images from Saturday's show, see our slideshow here. The veteran Canadian nerd-rockers brought their Time Machine tour to The Woodlands Saturday night, with all that the name implies. The stage theme was a ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
Pop Rocks: Ten Musicians I Want to Have Sex With Less Than Lady Gaga
I understand Lady Gaga's declaration of celibacy last month was something of a big deal, if only because most of us have a hard time believing everyone in the music business isn't vigorously fellating each other on those off days when they're not sacrificing puppies to Clear Channel or auto-tunin ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Album Covers You'll Never, Ever See on Any UK Stamps
The UK's Royal Mail recently unveiled a series of stamps based on classic British album covers, including the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed and The Clash's London Calling. Rumor has it Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here was rejected due to the burning man on the cover, with the Royal Mail electing t ... More >>
Music
November 5, 2009
Comrade Ambassadors
Mumiy Troll, the biggest rock band in Russia, hopes for a belated U.S. breakthrough.
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October 7, 2009
Just When You Thought All the ACL Aftermath Was Over...
Photos by Mark C. AustinKate Pierson of the B-52'sYou could roam, as the B-52s put it during their early afternoon set Sunday on the AMD Stage. But as Mudstock 2009 came to a close (let the debate about the later-in-the-year dates begin) most members of the muddy-stocking clan were losing their l ... More >>
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July 22, 2009
OK, Maybe the Eagle Does Play Some Black People
As we usually do when we get into work, Rocks Off tuned into Dean & Rog on the Eagle and lo and behold, they were talking about our suggestions to improve the station we posted here Tuesday. D&R especially seemed to enjoy the part where we said it wouldn't kill the Eagle to play some more pe ... More >>
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July 21, 2009
Five Ways to Improve 107.5 the Eagle
Paging the Purple One... the Eagle Needs You!For Houston music commentators, picking on the sorry state of the city's commercial airwaves is even more fun than sportswriters must have making fun of the Astros. But on the rare occasion a new format does come along - even if it's hardly "new" - it sti ... More >>
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December 17, 2008
The Top 10 Reissues of 2008
[Note: This is the first in a series of articles that constitute Village Voice Media's year-end music package. The others - pop, indie-rock, dance mixes, Latin, country, alt-country/Americana, metal, rap/hip-hop and special graphics breaking down the year in charts and 2008's worst lyrics - will be ... More >>
Home Entertainment
October 2, 2008
For Those About to Rock... Again
Rock Band 2
Blogs
April 22, 2008
Overnight Express: Simply Red Does Bobby "Blue" Bland
Rock Band 2
Music
March 13, 2008
MySpaced Out: European Discotheque
Goldfrapp inspires a cyber-search for the perfect beat
Music
March 1, 2007
The Gospel According to Gnarls
Cee-Lo breaks down the genius behind St. Elsewhere
Calendar
April 27, 2006
Feeling Beals
Cee-Lo breaks down the genius behind St. Elsewhere
Calendar
April 6, 2006
Jesus Is tha Bomb
Cee-Lo breaks down the genius behind St. Elsewhere
Music
July 21, 2005
Christmas in July
Six dozen of Houston's finest bands for a mere $7
Music
February 24, 2005
Sharp-Dressed Men
So Interpol's natty and into British post-punk. You got a problem with that?
Calendar
February 17, 2005
Femmes Fatales
The fun is freaky -- and free -- with the Ladies of the Night
Music
January 20, 2005
Souchin' into Bethlehem
Greg Wood's latest health scare costs him a few pounds of flesh and almost takes his arm
Music
December 23, 2004
Marrying the Mainstream
White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records
Year End
December 23, 2004
Marrying the Mainstream
White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records
Music
May 6, 2004
Decent Folk
Summer Hymns' summer hymns define the purdy South
Music
April 29, 2004
The Dirty Thirty
The worst songs of all time from Texas
Music
September 18, 2003
Gilding the Lily
Studio tricks ruin what could have been for the Dandy Warhols
Calendar
November 14, 2002
The Mystery of Monsters
Kiss the Dome good-bye at this weekend's Monster Jam
Music
July 11, 2002
So Retro
DJ Mike Snow finds that '80s nights are the Cure for Loverboys and Talking Heads looking for a not so Quiet Riot
Music
May 16, 2002
Garbage
Thursday, May 16
Music
April 26, 2001
Reservation Blues
Indigenous's rock springs from the deepest roots in North America
Music
July 20, 2000
Dress to Be Repressed
Fashion Fascism
Music
April 29, 1999
Et tu, Lenny
Like every other rocker, Lenny Kravitz is headlining his own festival
Music
November 28, 1996
Wild Things
With a stiff dose of vatobilly, the Flamin' Hellcats aim to cure rock and roll of what ails it
Music
September 14, 1995
Rotation
With a stiff dose of vatobilly, the Flamin' Hellcats aim to cure rock and roll of what ails it
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June 1, 1995
Rotation
With a stiff dose of vatobilly, the Flamin' Hellcats aim to cure rock and roll of what ails it
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