Fiona Apple

Idol Chatter

From Britney to U2: The 2007 NFL Preview

The Houston 100: The Master List

You Should’ve Been There: Wild Moccasins and Sabra Laval at Boondocks

All for One?

The boys in the band want you to know Counting Crows is more than its lead singer

Lilith Fair-ness

Sarah McLachlan had a brainchild, and it was a girl

Sound Check

Sarah McLachlan had a brainchild, and it was a girl

Rotation

Sarah McLachlan had a brainchild, and it was a girl

Human Machine

Sarah McLachlan had a brainchild, and it was a girl

Idol Beat: The Top Nine Results

Photos by Michael Becker/ Fox No joy in Megan's world Wednesday night.Karma's a bitch, ain't it? Megan Joy admits that she doesn't care what Simon Cowell thinks of her performances, and then, when the judges have to decide whether or not to save her from elimination, Simon throws that comment ... More >>

Rotation

New Releases Reviewed

Houston's Very Best Songs Ever

...otherwise known as the H-Town 20

Sabra Laval

Even a fire won’t stop this songstress

Rebuilding Fiona

Thankfully, Ms. Apple has decided to remain with us

Regina Spektor

Begin to Hope

Extraordinary Machination

Sure, Fiona Apple is crazy...like a fox!

'Bout Time

Give it up for soul survivor Bettye LaVette

Bunnyface Killahs

A veteran Liverpudlian rock band and a kung-fu-obsessed Staten Island MC have more in common than you think

Lyin' Scion

How deep is this Toyota subsidiary's love of hip-hop?

Kanyemania

Does Late Registration live up to the hype? Musically, yes. Lyrically, no.

Fiona Apple

Extraordinary Machine

Can't Buy a Thrill

Don't Say a Word has the budget, but not the brains, to chill us

Real Life

Migraine Mills. All-consuming paths converge at Katy's megamall

Bayou Beat: Live Nation Goes All In, ZZ Top Tickets Up for Grabs, Meridian Rocks the Sabbath and More

Courtesy of Stephen "Rube" Sager Live Nation has outdone itself on its latest "No Service Fee" Wednesday. All day, $29.99 buys a lawn ticket - one lawn ticket, mind you - parking, all those pesky fees, a hot dog and a soda for any participating show at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Once they ... More >>

Top 5 Animated Album Covers

Animate!​The farther down the Tumblr rabbit hole Rocks Off goes, the more and more we find that it's chockfull of musical amazing. This link gives you a good run down of sites to get you started, with every site leading you to a whole plethora of others that will suit your proverbial fancy. The th ... More >>

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 >>

In Dreams: 15 Songs For Mr. Sandman

Rocks Off Sr. is curious why Rocks Off Jr. chose a picture of Christina Hendricks for an article about dreams.​For some reason, Craig's Hlist has been sleeping way too much lately. Blame the booze, fear of the sun, or just plain lack of giving a rat's ass about the daylight. With sleep comes d ... More >>

Top 5 WTF Music Award Acceptance Speeches

Dana DonovanLittle Joe Washington and a pair of enthusiastic fans at the 2007 HPMA ceremony​As we may have mentioned once or twice, tonight Rocks Off and the Houston Press reveal the winners of this year's 2010 Houston Press Music Awards over at Warehouse Live. It's a free show, with performan ... More >>

Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent Tour

She's singing - and still sassy

Shakira And Music's Eight Other Hottest Bellybuttons

​Shakira shimmies into town tonight at Toyota Center, and frankly, she's pretty much the only artist Rocks Off regrets having to miss while we're in Austin covering ACL. Say what you will about her caterwauling voice and her corny foreign-ness. There's something so playfully goofy about Shakir ... More >>

Ten Rock-Star Crushes We Still Haven't Outgrown

​Artists like Elvis Presley, Madonna, and Mick Jagger undoubtedly helped define the consumate rock star crush. But there have been a handful of worthy others along the way - armed with that certain je ne se quoi - who haven't left our radar. Years later, turns out we're still smitten with thi ... More >>

Top 10 Christmas Movie Soundtracks

​No doubt you have all been chin-deep in Christmas movies since you undid your belt on Thanksgiving evening. Rocks Off made sure to steal a copy of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation from our folks' house before the calendar even hit December. Unlike other blogs, we don't hate all Christm ... More >>

Top Six Artist Vs. Record Label Feuds

​Pink Floyd has finally settled its lengthy dispute with their longtime record label EMI. The band, which signed to the label over 40 years ago, first took EMI to court last spring in an effort to clarify their existing contract. Floyd sought to prevent EMI from "unbundling" their albums by se ... More >>

Idol Beat: Some Girls

​I missed most of last night's introduction because I was still trying to get my head around how they're going to milk tonight's selection show for two freaking hours. American Idol is just another example of domestic ineffeciency: take what should be -- at best -- a thirty minute program and ... More >>

This Is a Man's World

A comedy written by and starring women, Bridesmaids still screwed.