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Eric Idle

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    May 16, 2012

    Top 7 Promotional Music Gimmicks -- Both Used & Unused

    One of the most interesting things in the music business is how managers and record companies promote and market their artists. Sometimes they do a great job, and other times they fail. When they do fail, their like that hickey you got three weeks ago -- still there. But, like a hickey, people even ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 8, 2012

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Dinner with Friends, Proposals, Seussical the Musical, Whatever Happened to the Villa Real?

    One of the most interesting things in the music business is how managers and record companies promote and market their artists. Sometimes they do a great job, and other times they fail. When they do fail, their like that hickey you got three weeks ago -- still there. But, like a hickey, people even ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    Spamalot

    One of the most interesting things in the music business is how managers and record companies promote and market their artists. Sometimes they do a great job, and other times they fail. When they do fail, their like that hickey you got three weeks ago -- still there. But, like a hickey, people even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2012

    5 Franchises You Didn't Know Had Video Game Adaptations

    To be clear, turning franchises into video games is a scam to get people to buy them as presents. "Oh, you liked Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Here's the game they made about it. Happy Christmas." That sort of thing. For the most part the game designers are on a rushed deadline, and they generally resen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    5 Movies That Wouldn't Exist Without George Harrison

    After giving the deluxe documentary treatment to Bob Dylan (No Direction Home) and the Rolling Stones (Shine a Light), Martin Scorsese now trains his camera on George Harrison for George Harrison: Living In the Material World, his two-part film about the "Quiet Beatle" that airs at 8 p.m. tonight an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Past Blasted: Alcopop And The Geto Boys' St. Ides Ad

    The usual moral outrage is greeting the recent unveiling of Blast, Colt 45's entry into the "alcopop" market heretofore dominated by Four Loko. At a mere 12 percent alcohol by volume, the fruit-infused brews are twice as strong as Colt 45, which already kicks like a mule. As Eric Idle would enth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Colt 45's Blast and The Geto Boys' St. Ides Ad

    Cue the moral outrage. Colt 45 is entering the "alcopop" market with its answer to Four Loko, Blast. At a mere 12 percent alcohol by volume, the fruit-infused brews are twice as strong as Colt 45, which already kicks like a mule. As Eric Idle would enthuse in another context, "eight bottles of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Top 10 Beatles Parodies And Mashups To Date

    ​The Beatles' entire catalogue is finally on iTunes and racking up the sales, and we're sure everyone involved at Apple, both the software company and the record label, are happy with the results. The Beatles are cracking the Top 40 again in the United States, and "Hey Jude" is currently the N ... More >>

  • Music

    September 30, 2010

    Clint Black

    ​The Beatles' entire catalogue is finally on iTunes and racking up the sales, and we're sure everyone involved at Apple, both the software company and the record label, are happy with the results. The Beatles are cracking the Top 40 again in the United States, and "Hey Jude" is currently the N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Southwest's Newest Destination: The Gulf Oil Spill

    Photos by John Nova LomaxAre we having wacky fun yet?​Since the late '70s, even without having an airport worth mentioning, the Florida Panhandle has managed to boom to the point of unrecognizability. The blinding white sand of the beaches and the heartbreakingly clear deep blue seawater were ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    He Said She Said: Our 10 Favorite Fictional Bands

    ​ It's a sad state of affairs when a parody band ends up being funnier/better/more entertaining that the original (we're lookin' at you, The Beatles). She Said started thinking of this list last week after making one in a million lifetime references to the fake band Blues Hammer from the movie Gho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2008

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    The River Oaks Theatre features medieval mayhem at midnight

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    Tonight and Friday: Eric Idle with the Houston Symphony

    The River Oaks Theatre features medieval mayhem at midnight

  • Music

    July 17, 2008

    Eric Idle, with the Houston Symphony

    The River Oaks Theatre features medieval mayhem at midnight

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2008

    Lame Stunt: Clay Aiken in Spamalot

    The River Oaks Theatre features medieval mayhem at midnight

  • Home Entertainment

    December 6, 2007
  • Blogs

    June 15, 2007

    Sir Lancelot Waves Goodbye, and His Private Parts

    The River Oaks Theatre features medieval mayhem at midnight

  • Culture

    June 7, 2007

    Spamalot

    Spamalot's hilarious high jinks ransack the Hobby Center

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2004

    The Passion of Brian

    Move over, Mel, it's the second coming of Monty Python

  • Music

    January 22, 2004

    Love Bites

    Mosquitos meld the Big Apple and Brazil

  • Film

    June 12, 2003

    Fuddy Buddy

    Hollywood Homicide tries to mock cop partner flicks, but the joke's on it

  • Film

    September 6, 2001

    Not Dead Yet

    A tarted-up Holy Grail lives to fight (rabbits) another day

  • Film

    June 1, 1995

    Bedtime for Boo Boy

    A tarted-up Holy Grail lives to fight (rabbits) another day

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