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  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Know Your Local Media: Adam Clanton, the Jim Rome-Impersonating Sports Guy from Channel 2

    Each week, we will profile an esteemed member of the local media and ask them five questions, for better or worse. Name: Adam Clanton Employer: KPRC-TV Channel 2 Title: Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter/Producer With so many local sports personalities hailing from up north -- we have more than our fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    6 Musicians Who Messed With Texas

    Today, March 2, is Texas Independence Day, the day a bunch of old white politicians and landowners declared this part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas to be its own sovereign republic in a cabin near Washington-on-the-Brazos. For some inexplicable reason, Rocks Off does not have the day off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Happy Birthday Paul Shaffer: Here Are Five Reasons Why He is Cool

    Back in the 1980's, there was a certain class of musician who considered a slot in the Late Show with David Letterman band as the ultimate gig. Of course, that lineup hasn't changed since 1983, but dare to dream. From the very beginning, there was Paul Shaffer. The quirky Canadian keyboardist and s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    "Tatooine" Discovery: Five Other Times NASA Has Drafted Off Star Wars' Heat

    NASA: If only there was a movie about a two-sun planet....​NASA officials hyped a press conference yesterday about a new discovery via the way they know best: Trot out the Star Wars references. People connected with the movie and SFX gurus Industrial Light & Magic were on the panel to discuss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Sherell Nicole Baldwin, 24, Bayou Body Count No. 88: Pregnant Woman Beaten and Set on Fire

    Sherell Baldwin: had hopes of being America's Next Top Model.​Police have identified the woman who was found beaten and burned to death shortly before midnight June 16. Sherell Nicole Baldwin, 24, was in her third trimester of pregnancy and had come to Houston from her Huntsville home June 15 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Alejandro Smith: TDCJ Prison Guard Was Also Heroin Dealer, Prosecutors Say

    TDCJ: Who's guarding the guards?​A Texas Department of Criminal Justice guard has been arrested and charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Alejandro Smith, 21, worked in Huntsville's Eastham Unit; police got a tip that he was "providing contraband to prisoners," the U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    McKenzie's BBQ Delivers Great Taste at a Great Price

    Jason Bargas​Monday morning found me in Conroe helping out a friend, which meant that I was outside of my comfort zone of Inner Loop luncheries. My web search sorcery pointed me to McKenzie's Barbeque. The McKenzie family birthed the restaurant in Huntsville in 1992, with the Frazier Road lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    You Talkin' to Me? Seven Musical Moments in Martin Scorsese Films

    ​We scoured the Internet, like we do for at least nine hours a day, for an excuse to embed Scorsese clips into one, organized blog post. Lucky for us, we found that timeliness was applicable: the 35th anniversary edition of Taxi Driver is out on Blu-Ray! We'll probably stick to our used copy t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    ACLU: When Facing Death, Lizards Are Treated More Humanely Than Humans

    Does Cleve Foster deserve a death at least as humane as that of a lizard? The ACLU thinks so.​The pets of those on death row would be treated more humanely than their owners, if the animals were sitting in the execution chamber instead of them. According to a report released by the American C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    In The Jailhouse Now: Tom DeLay's Prison Soundtrack

    ​Tom DeLay is, in Lonesome, Onry and Mean's opinion, one of the lowest, vilest, most divisive, scum-sucking snake oil salesmen ever to enter politics. Now DeLay is heading to the pokey to serve time for his money laundering activities (pending his appeal, of course). We don't recall another H ... More >>

  • News

    December 9, 2010

    Montrose Murder

    Paul Broussard's killer, up for parole, may not be model prisoner.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Honky-Tonk Heaven Returns To Houston

    Faith Silva​It may be Wetback Wednesday at some bar in Huntsville, but in H-Town the first Wednesday of every month has become Honky Tonk Wednesday, when the lineup for those interested in gettin' their tonk on is stout as a garlic milkshake. Boot heels will be dragged, belt buckles will be p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Execution Drug In Short Supply; How Will Texas Cope?

    Texas doesn't make rookie mistakes when it comes to the death penalty​The Arizona Republic reports today that a planned execution in Ohio almost had to delay a recent execution because of a shortage of thiopental sodium, the drug used for lethal injections. Arizona, it said, might be unable to do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Toad The Wet Sprocket: Not Bikers' First Choice

    '90s alt-rockers Toad the Wet Sprocket, playing House of Blues tomorrow night, may be an established act now, but back on the heels of their second album, 1990's Pale, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based quartet had to take their lumps just like everyone else who has ever left the practice sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Texas' Serial Killers: Someone's Selling The Dirt From Their Graves On eBay

    See that my grave is kept clean...and sell the dirt!​Digging up someone's grave and stealing whatever's down there isn't legal, but what about the dirt laying over the grave or next to a headstone? Is it against the law to take home a scoop or two? And what if the person is somewhat famous? Should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    TDCJ's Intercept Of Drug-Filled Toolbox Ruins Inmates' Day

    When the pot, meth, Ecstasy and tobacco just won't cut it​When you think about it, anytime you try to get a toolbox delivered to a prison, you're going to raise some suspicion. You'd have to figure the authorities aren't just going to carry it down to Cellblock D and say "Here you go, here's the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Stages Theatre: Playing a Drama Queen in Speech & Debate

    Photo by Bruce BennettAshtyn Sonner, Michael McClure and Garret Storms​What Ashtyn Sonner likes about playing drama queen Diwata in Speech & Debate now playing to all-round good reviews at Stages Repertory Theatre is that it "nice to see someone dealing with the issues we're actually dealing w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Houston Music Fight Club: Roky Moon vs. Joe Mathlete, Asli vs. Zahira, Hippie Mike vs. Little Joe

    ​Last week Rocks Off was mindlessly trolling the Interweb when we stumbled upon a site solely dedicated to animal fights. No, not the awful kind that say, Michael Vick would have been found at a couple of years ago. This site, Wild Animal Fight Club, trafficks in speculative death matches like kom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    After 22 Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment, Two More Days To Freedom

    A man convicted of rape in 1987, based largely on questionable HPD crime lab data, and sentenced to life in prison is expected to be released on bond Thursday, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Recent DNA test results show "discrepancies between the new tests and evidence p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Michael Berry, Houston's Least-Likely Howard Stern Wanna-Be

    Anyone fortunate to be listening to "The Michael Berry" on KTRH 740 AM this past Friday night got to hear about an hour's worth of girl talk. No, Berry didn't change formats and start expressing his feminine side underneath his good ol' boy former city council member tandoori-chomping image. What we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    The Prison Experience Just Isn't The Same Without Cigarettes, Lawmaker Says

    After sticking another inmate with a shiv in the showers, there’s nothing better than a tepid cup of apple wine and a smoke. Unfortunately, TDCJ banned all tobacco products in 1994, making it that much more difficult for a prisoner to relax after a hard day of rec-yard baseball or gang rape. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Embrace The Inflatable Ads, Houston

    After sticking another inmate with a shiv in the showers, there’s nothing better than a tepid cup of apple wine and a smoke. Unfortunately, TDCJ banned all tobacco products in 1994, making it that much more difficult for a prisoner to relax after a hard day of rec-yard baseball or gang rape. ... More >>

  • Music

    October 23, 2008

    Mick Jagger meets Gilley's

    Some Girls Ride Bulls

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008
  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    Lingering Long on Love Street

    Some Girls Ride Bulls

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    River People

    Folks around Lake Livingston are what they are

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2007

    OU Fans Pretty Pissed

    Folks around Lake Livingston are what they are

  • News

    April 26, 2007

    Houston Chronicle, Virginia Tech massacre, HISD, George Michael

    The Chron's blog obsession leaves taste behind

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2007

    A View to the Rooms

    The Chron's blog obsession leaves taste behind

  • Dining

    August 25, 2005

    Texas Burger Binge

    Our food critic reports on the state of the Texas burger -- and recommends 18 you need to try immediately

  • Music

    November 18, 2004

    Elephant Dance

    Cuttin' a rug with the Dubya bunch at Wild West

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2004

    Mucho Mayo

    Cinco de Mayo festivities abound around town

  • Music

    March 25, 2004

    Slaid Cleaves

    Saturday, March 27

  • Calendar

    February 27, 2003

    Takin' It to the Street

    A Scottish mystery novelist steps out of the drawing room

  • Music

    October 3, 2002

    A South By Southwest How-To

    Let's do like the Texans and punk Dallas

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    A Lucky Joe

    Plus: Smouldering Inside, Flunking English, Museum Stakes

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    Rejected

    Thousands of inmates rely annually on a capricious parole board for their freedom. Most, like George Dismukes, return to their cells without ever knowing why they were denied.

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Does Not Compute

    Complaints question the tactics of educational computer marketers

  • News

    October 12, 2000

    Job Insecurity

    For 13 hours, guard Jeanette Bledsoe wondered if she would see one more murder inside prison walls -- her own. Now she wants to make sure TDCJ protects those who protect us from society's rejects.

  • Dining

    August 24, 2000

    The Art of Smoke

    Technology has changed the nature of barbecue. But deep in the heart of Texas, a few true artists still cling to the old ways. We go in search of greater Houston's greatest pits.

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Shaka's Last Supper

    He wouldn't eat it, so they did!

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    Letters

    He wouldn't eat it, so they did!

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    Media Row on Death Row

    Will proposed media rules stifle coverage of convicts facing execution?

  • Music

    May 6, 1999

    Dumb or Dumber?

    Space cadets of Man or Astro-man? go to great depths to maintain a gimmick

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Critical Diagnosis

    If you think your HMO is bad, check out what Texas has created for its prison inmates

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    What Really Happened To Rodeny Hulin?

    Since his death, teenage inmate Rodney Hulin has become a national symbol of why it's wrong to send juveniles to adult prisons. His true story, though, paints a different kind of troubling picture.

  • News

    June 29, 1995

    Letters

    Since his death, teenage inmate Rodney Hulin has become a national symbol of why it's wrong to send juveniles to adult prisons. His true story, though, paints a different kind of troubling picture.

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    Cook Gets Two Beards

    Since his death, teenage inmate Rodney Hulin has become a national symbol of why it's wrong to send juveniles to adult prisons. His true story, though, paints a different kind of troubling picture.

  • News

    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

  • Calendar

    February 17, 1994

    Press Picks

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

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