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James Dean

  • News

    December 25, 2008

    Best Films of 2008

    Looking back at Che, The Dark Knight, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E and many others, and looking ahead to 2009

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2007

    The Houston 100: From Scarface to Robert Earl Keen

    Looking back at Che, The Dark Knight, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E and many others, and looking ahead to 2009

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2007

    The Houston 100: The Master List

    Looking back at Che, The Dark Knight, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E and many others, and looking ahead to 2009

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    Get Lit: Doo Wop: The Music, The Times, The Era, by "Cousin Brucie" Morrow with Rich Maloof

    Looking back at Che, The Dark Knight, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E and many others, and looking ahead to 2009

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2008

    $13 at Prince’s Hamburgers

    Looking back at Che, The Dark Knight, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Wall-E and many others, and looking ahead to 2009

  • Film

    February 16, 1995

    Dead Bang

    Gonzo Western The Quick and the Dead is ludicrously entertaining

  • Film

    April 20, 1995

    Engaging Postures

    Gonzo Western The Quick and the Dead is ludicrously entertaining

  • Calendar

    April 27, 1995

    Press Picks

    Gonzo Western The Quick and the Dead is ludicrously entertaining

  • Calendar

    June 27, 1996

    Press Picks

    Gonzo Western The Quick and the Dead is ludicrously entertaining

  • Music

    August 15, 1996

    Great Dwight Hope

    Mum's the word in the Yoakam camp, but the music speaks for itself

  • Film

    December 19, 1996

    Love and Other Agenda Items

    Mum's the word in the Yoakam camp, but the music speaks for itself

  • News

    February 13, 1997

    Letters

    Mum's the word in the Yoakam camp, but the music speaks for itself

  • Film

    March 20, 1997

    Wasted Youth

    With subUrbia, the director of Slacker becomes one

  • Music

    May 29, 1997

    Sound Check

    With subUrbia, the director of Slacker becomes one

  • Music

    August 14, 1997

    Hats Off

    Dwight Yoakam's the last great country singer -- and he doesn't need a twang to prove it

  • Film

    December 18, 1997

    Meaning and the Movies

    In a new book, film critic David Thomson shows himself at his best -- and worst

  • Music

    April 9, 1998

    Reason to Roam

    At 67, Ramblin' Jack Elliott reclaims -- temporarily -- the urge to wander

  • Music

    July 9, 1998

    Riding the Rap

    A new book chronicles the bloody rise and fall of Death Row Records

  • Film

    December 31, 1998

    Eight for '98

    A new book chronicles the bloody rise and fall of Death Row Records

  • Film

    March 11, 1999

    Lost and Found

    A boy and real depth are both missing in this movie

  • Music

    March 12, 2009
  • Music

    November 20, 2008

    The Collector: The Hoodoo Curse

    Bluesman Robert Johnson's shadow stretches long and large

  • Film

    November 29, 2007

    Like a Complete Unknown

    I'm Not There and the changing face of Bob Dylan on film

  • Home Entertainment

    September 20, 2007

    Feeling Feverish?

    I'm Not There and the changing face of Bob Dylan on film

  • Culture

    July 26, 2007

    Grease and Guys and Dolls

    The company nails it -- again --with two new productions

  • Culture

    August 24, 2000

    The Great Divide

    Paula Vogel's The Mineola Twins splits the family (and politics) in two

  • Best of Houston

    September 28, 2006

    COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE

    How a theater on the verge of insolvency has reversed its fortunes

  • Home Entertainment

    September 22, 2005

    The Houston Press's top DVD picks for the week of September 20

    How a theater on the verge of insolvency has reversed its fortunes

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2005

    Walk on the Wild Side

    Meet Supestar diva Holly Woodlawn at the Houston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

  • Music

    March 17, 2005

    One Tree Hill Tour, with the Wreckers, Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz

    Thursday, March 17, at Numbers, 300 Westheimer, 713-526-6551.

  • Music

    October 28, 2004

    We're Not the World

    Morrissey tells America where it can shove its hamburger

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Road Trip

    Morrissey tells America where it can shove its hamburger

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    This Charming Hombre

    Morrissey's mad love among Mexican-Americans

  • Music

    November 6, 2003
  • Calendar

    October 9, 2003

    Go West

    Manifest your destiny in Marfa

  • Music

    July 17, 2003

    The Evolution Control Committee

    Plagiarythm Nation (Creations/Seeland)

  • Film

    May 2, 2002

    World Wide Web

    Spider-Man does whatever a spider can and much more

  • Culture

    October 12, 2000

    "Look! I Made This!"

    Robert Altman wants your attention, if not your affection

  • Film

    July 22, 1999

    Sweet Desolation

    Desert Blue offers teen comedy with a sting

  • Music

    March 25, 1999

    Rotation

    Desert Blue offers teen comedy with a sting

  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    Abstract Impressionism

    Newest River Oaks nightspot Red Room Lounge is as posh as its surroundings.

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    Commitment Problems

    Readers disagree that involuntary commitment is a bad thing.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Texas Traveler: Day 2 Of Exploring West Texas

    Photos by Brittanie Shey​Ed. Note: Read about Day 1 of our West Texas travels here. Hotel hunting in Del Rio doesn't turn out as I expected. Our guidebook recommends Amistad Lodge, a place built in the 1960s right on the water of Lake Amistad, with porches that face the lake. It's a bit north of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Pamela Des Barres, More Than The World's Most Famous Groupie

    ​Pamela Des Barres is the world's most famous groupie. In 1987 she published her first book, I'm With The Band, a collection of journal entries and stories detailing her life growing up in Los Angeles at the height of the 1960s music revolution, her years as a groupie and her relationships with ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Inside "American Pie," Pop Music's Longest Allegory

    ​Rocks Off has always been a fan of symbolism, hidden meanings and puzzles in general, so besides Raymond Chandler, Stephen King and Larry McMurtry, our favorite form of "lit-rah-chah" is allegorical stuff like George Orwell's Animal Farm, William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Edgar Allan Po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Cage Match: Werewolf Of London Vs. Purple People Eater

    ​Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a while since we had a Cage Match. Our apologies, we couldn't find a band willing to take on Nickelback - really. Be that as it may, get yourselves ready for a special Halloween edition as two of the greatest monsters in song take on each other. You gotta ask ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Eight Songs For James Dean's 80th Birthday

    ​Had he lived, the original angsty hero, James Dean, would have been 80 years old today. Dean died in a violent September 1955 car crash, ending his film career after only three major roles. It only took three movies for the young man to become a brooding, enigmatic legend. Dean died just as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    The Eagles' Real Greatest Hits, 1971-1975

    ​Thirty-five years ago today, the Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), became the very first album to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, at least in the modern period of the RIAA keeping track. No doubt before Frey & Henley hit the scene, Elvis and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    For Friday the 13th: Five of the Unluckiest Texans Ever

    Investors held on too long.​Beginning with LaSalle, the French explorer who survived shipwrecks and cannibal Karankawa Indian attacks only to perish at the hands of his own men near Navasota, some people in Texas have had some pretty damned hard luck. You might lay some or all of the blame at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Top 5 Celebrities Who Tried to Go All NASCAR...and Failed

    Kyle Busch: Qualified to break traffic speeding laws.​If you're going to travel at more than 80 miles an hour over the limit, you should probably be a professional speedster and not a celebrity with run-of-the-mill driving know-how. On Tuesday, Kyle Busch, a championship-winning NASCAR driver ... More >>

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