Subject: Fred Durst

• Joseph Zawinful, R.I.P.

  September 11, 2007

• Jason Friedman’s NFL Picks, Week Eight: Staring Zeus in the Eye, Daring Him to Flinch

  October 26, 2007

• Rotation

  Cat Power -- Bloodhound Gang -- Rollins Band

  April 27, 2000

• Crimson Tide

  Straight from the vein of avant-hardcore, the Blood Brothers gush up a big mess

  January 2, 2003

• Oh, Christ: Original Limp Bizkit Lineup to Reunite

  Because things aren't already bad enough out there right now, the original lineup of crotch-rocking mooks Limp Bizkit annouced today they are reuniting. Here, according to a joint statement by the band's Fred Durst and Wes Borland, is their reasoning: "We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other."  Well, thanks for that, guys. Here's the catch: So far the band is only booked at festivals in Eastern Europe and the for

  February 12, 2009

• Kontroversy

  November 19, 1998

• Why All the Mexican Narco Hate?

  February 5, 2009

• Civil Disobedience at Scout Bar

  A place to feed Clear Lake's passive-aggressive rock needs

  August 28, 2008

• What's the Problem Houston?

  The city's skuzzy alt-rock scene thinks it is dying

  March 13, 2008

• Staind, P.O.D., Taproot

  Sunday, November 27, at Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-225-8551.

  November 24, 2005

• Playbill

  October 14, 2004

• A Thin Line...

  Introducing the most hated men in rock (besides Sting)

  September 23, 2004

• Take This Love and Shove It

  The best X-rated breakup songs

  July 1, 2004

• Playbill

  June 10, 2004

• Stayin' Alive

  The hopes of a dying genre chill in Linkin Park

  February 26, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  November 27, 2003

• Paul Oakenfold

  Friday, October 31

  October 30, 2003

• Big Steps

  Moy Rivas used break dancing to go around the world. Question is, Where does he go next?

  October 23, 2003

• Shred-heads

  Grind transforms formula into freestyle fun

  August 21, 2003

• Invisible Man

  Kenna doesn't care if you see him. He just wants you to hear him.

  July 31, 2003

• Up Close and Personal

  Jamaican dancehall stars bring back the lovers' rock

  July 31, 2003

• Bayou Riddims

  Dubtex furnishes the soundtrack to 21st-century H-town

  February 6, 2003

• Mag Hags

  What's wrong with the state of music journalism -- and how to fix it

  January 2, 2003

• November Pain

  Call 'em Guns N' Poseurs if you like, but Axl Rose can still incite riots with the best of them

  December 12, 2002

• Hot Tunes, Summer in the City

  Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2002

  July 18, 2002

• Fight Club

  When it comes to producing movies, it's a fine art (or Art Linson)

  July 11, 2002

• Popsy

  Thursday, June 27 and Sunday, June 30

  June 27, 2002

• Hell of a Long Day

  24 has been the most talked-about show of the season and for all the wrong reasons

  November 1, 2001

• Coldplay

  Parachutes
  (Parlophone)

  February 22, 2001

• Limp Bizkit

  Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (Interscope)

  November 23, 2000

• Rock This Town

  Alternative dance mecca Numbers gets into the swing of things

  October 12, 2000

• Memorial Day Rockers, Part 2: The Navy

  The U.S. Navy has an equally strange list of famous musician alumni as any other branch: Two musical laughingstocks and a titan of mournful soul were former midshipmen.

  May 25, 2009

• The Eagle Has Landed

  Rocks Off only listens to Houston rock radio in small doses, but when we do it's usually of the classic variety. When our usual diet of AM talk radio veers into the right-wing ditch and becomes annoying instead of amusing, we pretty much shuffle between Country Legends 97.1 or the 93.7 the Arrow. On June 1, Houston's other classic rock station, 107.5 FM (KGLK), turned into an Arrow clone. Previously K-HITS, "the best of the '60s and '70s," it was rechristened the Eagle, "Houston's Classic Hits."

  June 18, 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 are in our twilight years, we will think wistfully back to how we lived as teenagers, how we lived as college students, how freely we loved our first loves... and tearfully, we will remember the peop

  September 17, 2009

• ACL Fest Preview: Five Outdoor Music Festivals That Could Have Gone a Lot Better

  The 2009 Austin City Limits Festival kicks off Friday, and many of you are no doubt devising parking strategies and grappling with various permutations of 'How will I make it from the [a] set at [b] stage in time to catch [x]'s set at the [y] stage?' It's a serious dilemma, as ACL always puts together a solid lineup. Our only advice to you is to blow off Dave Matthews and head to the Ginger Man. But aside from that, you probably have other lingering concerns. Music festivals are notoriously cha

  October 1, 2009

• Kick 'em While They're Down: The Worst Songs Ever Recorded For Charity

  Please take this thing away from me. Please.​ When Rocks Off received an email touting Sting's new MySpace charity video for the Prince of Wales' Rainforest Project, we almost chipped a fingernail hurriedly clicking on the link, which promised oodles of celebrities such as Olivia Newton-John, Richard E. Grant and, of course, Pelé. Naturally, we were hoping for a new godawful charity song to horrify co-workers with; Hlavaty especially can only hiss and crawl under his desk when confronted with

  October 13, 2009

• "MMMBro": Hanson And Other Rock And Roll Bands Of Brothers

  Back in the summer of1997, one couldn't walk out of their house without hearing someone humming, blaring, or damning to Hell that juicy nugget of pop rock that was Hanson's "MMMBop". Depending on your age and gender, you either understood the hooky genius of the song or you were just in love with the boys dreamy locks of hair and gentle Oklahoma-bred smiles. For a moment in time, Isaac, Taylor, and Zac could do no wrong in the eyes of teen girls the world over. Smug folks dismissed "MMMBop" a

  October 30, 2009

• A Few of Music's Biggest Tattoo Enthusiasts - Besides Rocks Off, Of Course

  Don't act so surprised... As we can fatefully attest, rock and roll and tattoos go hand in hand. The first time Rocks Off saw a grizzled punk rocker walk by at Fitzgerald's back in the '90s with two sleeves full of tattoos and a chest full of nautical-themed art, we mentally pointed at him and said "That's what we want", and from that day on we were hooked. Since we started getting tattoos we have seen the world change in regards to how inked people are regarded. They were one or all the follow

  November 5, 2009