Subject: John Mayer

• That's a Lot of Levi's

  June 18, 2007

• Drenched In Blog: Kanye vs. Fiddy vs. Black Lips

  September 11, 2007

• Drenched in Blog I: John Mayer Topless

  February 5, 2008

• Ted Nugent Reloads, and Lots of Gun Songs

  May 30, 2008

• Weekend Music: Tony Joe White, Candlebox, John Mayer, Bobby Blue Bland, Flowers to Hide and More

  August 2, 2008

• Tom Petty Week, Part 2: John Mayer Covers "Free Fallin'"

  August 26, 2008

• Rock and Roll Dream Team

  Forget the office-football draft, dude. Here's a far cooler way to waste your time and your employer's money.

  August 26, 2004

• Ten Other Instances of "Sloppy Seconds"

  Sean Avery of the NHL's Dallas Stars was suspended for an indefinite period by the NHL on Tuesday for comments he made in Calgary on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he made a comment about several players dating his "sloppy seconds." And I know most of you in Houston would rather talk high school football than hockey, so you probably wouldn't know that Avery's "sloppy seconds" include Kim Bauer and Stacy's Mom, who's got it going on. And that got me to thinking. Lots of athletes date beautiful

  December 4, 2008

• Artist of the Week: Small Sounds

  Each Wednesday, Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to introducingliston@gmail.com. It seems contradictory, but sometimes you've got to listen to a band a bunch before you realize that they, in fact, are not crappy. And a lot of times, once you've made your way through the "These Guys Are Wack" phase, you b

  January 7, 2009

• Brett Dennen

  July 31, 2008

• The Mighty Orq: To the Bone

  April 24, 2008

• Hilary York

  This singer-songwriter could be Austin’s next radio sweetheart

  February 28, 2008

• Alicia Keys: As I Am

  December 13, 2007

• Nothing Happening Here: Protest Music, Then and Now

  October 18, 2007

• Houston Music Map

  Queen Norah reigns, Josh Groban pains, and lots of Natalie Maines

  June 5, 2003

• Curl Up with Teddy

  April 6, 2006

• On the Marc

  June 8, 2006

• What's in Your Favorite Singer's Backseat?

  John Popper, Chingo Bling and John Mayer

  March 29, 2007

• Song Title Scrabble

  Mixed-up monikers

  March 1, 2007

• Musical Food Groups

  If singers were cheese, what kind of cheese would they be?

  February 22, 2007

• Rogue Waves

  A new report cuts through the static on the radio industry

  January 11, 2007

• Buddy Guy

  Saturday, December 3, at Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-225-8551.

  December 1, 2005

• Souchin' into Bethlehem

  Greg Wood's latest health scare costs him a few pounds of flesh and almost takes his arm

  January 20, 2005

• Hedberg and the Angry Lynch

  The PC and the un-PC make nice at the Verizon

  September 30, 2004

• Beautiful Music

  The young and the younger flock to John Mayer and Maroon 5

  July 22, 2004

• Cruel Summer

  Are we hearing the death rattle of the sheds?

  July 8, 2004

• Screaming Fidelities

  This fan has her own Dashboard Confessional to give

  June 10, 2004

• Boobs Versus Prudes

  Only Prince can walk the tightrope between sensuality and artistry

  February 26, 2004

• H-Town Goes Cowtown

  It's rodeo time in the city

  February 26, 2004

• Lost Trailers

  Friday, February 20

  February 19, 2004

• Computer Error

  When it comes to local facts, don't rely on Allmusic.com

  November 27, 2003

• Change Is Good

  Howie Day has filled out his sound, and so far he's still filling clubs

  October 30, 2003

• Made With Love

  Rosanne Cash is the friend who will say, or sing, what you can't

  April 10, 2003

• John Mayer

  Room for Squares (Sony)

  August 22, 2002

• Michael Jackson Funeral Coverage Coming Tomorrow

  Somehow the folks at West Coast Sound, Rocks Off's sister music blog over at L.A. Weekly, have scored the hottest ticket in show business in years: a ticket to Michael Jackson's funeral Tuesday at Los Angeles' Staples Center. So far Stevie Wonder, Jackson's old Motown boss Berry Gordy, Brooke Shields, Usher, Kobe Bryant, John Mayer, Mariah Carey and many more are scheduled to appear. Weekly music editor Randall Roberts promises to Twitter from the ceremony "when it's not considered vulgar to do

  July 6, 2009

• Michael Jackson, You Will Be Honored...And Twittered

  The Most Important Event Ever....Will Be Twittered!!!!Our colleagues at West Coast Sound, the music blog of our sister paper L.A. Weekly, will be in attendance when The Nation Stops at noon tomorrow (Houston time) to give a final send-off to Michael Jackson at Los Angeles' Staples Center. So far Stevie Wonder, Jackson's old Motown boss Berry Gordy, Brooke Shields, Usher, Kobe Bryant, John Mayer, Mariah Carey and many more are scheduled to appear. Weekly music editor Randall Roberts promises to

  July 6, 2009

• A Few Final Thoughts, Tweets on Michael's Memorial

  Courtesy L.A. Weekly Well, Michael Jackson's funeral is over, and according to L.A. Weekly, the crowds in downtown L.A. are filing toward various overpasses to catch a glimpse of Jackson's hearse as the funeral procession winds its way toward the cemetery. Rocks Off doesn't want to use the word "anticlimactic," but the funeral seemed unexpectedly low-key. There were a few over-the-top moments - the Rev. Al Sharpton, Houston congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the children's choir - but mostly it s

  July 7, 2009

• Twitter Ticker: Musicians Love to Overshare

  It's amazing the things that people have to say in 140 characters or less. Some take forever to update their adoring public, about their lives while others tweet like it's about to go out of style. Do they not realize everyone can read these things? And that they are, more or less, setting themselves up for being the punchline in a joke about themselves? Apparently not. Though, for the most part, things have been quiet since Michael Jackson's funeral, the twitter-verse has is always buzzing from

  July 15, 2009

• The Last Roundup: "H-Town's Delight," Fat Tony's New LP, Something Fierce on Tour and More

  Lords of the Loop have definitely out done themselves this time, with a chart explaining all the various cats in the human and animal kingdoms. It's everything you could want to know. IndieHouston features HPMA Best Male Vocals nominee Cornbreadd for his participation in DJ Dave Wrangler's "H-Town's Delight" (above). Remember this guy? Slow Poisoner does an interview with 29-95. Fat Tony releases an album, The Creation of Fat Tony, and weworemasks is all over it.

  July 20, 2009

• He Said She Said: Songs for Getting It On, Part 2

  [Ed. Note: Here's Web Editor Katharine Shilcutt's top 10 picks for baby-makin' music. Now it's the boys' turn.] 1. Ryan Adams, "Come Pick Me Up": This has to work, because it shows vulnerability and warmth. It tells her you are the kind of guy who will be the one to get out of bed to get the Wet Ones or the dry towel. 2. Sam Cooke "Cupid": Chicks dig smooth-ass vocals, and it's got that deep sense of longing and just the right hint of dementia that comes with true love. Seriously, the song is a

  July 24, 2009

• John Mayer Is Full of Crap

  ​Something about John Mayer just gets under Rocks Off's skin. We'll admit there was a time he made us believe our body was a wonderland, and yes, we've even wanted to "run through the halls of our high school and scream at the top of our lungs." But no more. The quiet little guitar player we once thought Mayer was is no more, and in his place is a narcissistic lothario. The latest incident of immense ridicule came - big surprise - via Twitter. "Listening to the hits channel on Sirius. I will

  July 30, 2009

• Jimi Hendrix Covers: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (P.S. John Mayer Still Sucks)

  This week marks the 39th anniversary of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, which is famous for a couple of reasons. First, it was such a financial disaster it put the kibosh on any further Wight fesivals for the next 32 years. Second, and more importantly, it marked the penultimate performance of one James Marshall Hendrix. Hendrix's career barely spanned four years, but his influence continues to this day. This has led to a more or less constant stream of wannabe fret jockeys whose greatest lega

  August 26, 2009

• Paolo Nutini, Moby, Pink, Lady GaGa and Other Artists Manlier Than John Mayer

  ​We don't always hate John Mayer. No, really. Sometimes dude seems downright likable, like when he's hanging out in the Comedy Cellar in NYC, or releasing self-effacing web videos, or popping up for cavalier, amusing chats with our XM favorites Ron & Fez. Even his Twitter account is worth reading on a regular basis. And who could forget his appearance on Chappelle's Show? We haven't. But then we hear one of Mayer's songs, and our goodwill instantly evaporates. From the simpering nature of

  September 2, 2009

• Five Artists Motel 6 Would Rather Not Give Free Rooms, Including John Mayer

  canada.com​In a move sure to boost occupancy among skinny jeans-wearing hipsters while simultaneously driving regular families away by the family truckster-load, Motel 6 is running a promotion to give free rooms to up-and-coming bands: "Here's how it works: Motel 6 will give free rooms to developing bands on the touring circuit. (The cheapo chain has roughly 1,000 properties in every U.S. state save Hawaii.) In exchange, the bands promise to give shout-outs to the chain on their web sites, and

  September 3, 2009

• It's 4:30 p.m. and Taylor Hicks, Clay Aiken, John Mayer, Nickelback and ICP Still Suck

  Er... no comment. OK, maybe one or two...​In the world of rock writing, there are just some artists' fans that you can't help but fuck with. While you're alternately enamored and disgusted by their chosen obsession, they exert a near religious fanaticism for their fixation of worship, making them all too open for mockery. In the past decade, the increasing omnipresence of the Internet and the advent of American Idol have created a new sub-species of rabid followers who take each barb thrown in

  September 14, 2009

• Black Lightning

  November 5, 2009

• Pop Rocks: I'm Shocked, Shocked To Discover Britney Spears Was Lip-Synching

  ​To think, I almost found myself agreeing with John Mayer.His response to the simmering Britney Spears lip-synching scandal -- mocking those who expressed outrage at the fact Spears was faking it during her concert in Perth, Australia last weekend -- would appear to be dead-on. One could even take this train of thought a step further and opine that getting conned out of $1,300 (for some seats) might be considered getting off lightly for those who continue to refer to whatever it is that Spears

  November 10, 2009

• Distant Early Warning: Better Than Ezra, Cursive, Flogging Molly, Jay-Z, John Mayer, Yo La Tengo, etc.

  ​40 oz. To Freedom (Sublime Tribute): Fri., Jan. 22. Scout Bar Clear Lake. "4th Annual Rudz Thanksgiving Eve" With Born Liars: Wed., Nov. 25. Rudyard's. Bowling For Soup, Smile Smile: Sat., Dec. 5. Scout Bar Clear Lake. "104.1 KRBE Not So Silent Night" With All-American Rejects, Justin Bieber, Cobra Starship, Jay Sean: Fri., Dec. 18. Verizon Wireless Theater. Ben Lerman: Fri., Dec. 18. Notsuoh. Better Than Ezra: Tue., Dec. 29. House of Blues. Born Liars: Thu., Dec. 10. Mango's. The Burden, Sa

  November 10, 2009

• Does Anyone Care About Super Tuesdays Anymore? Besides Us?

  ​Time was that Tuesdays used to be the best day of the week for your average recorded-music consumer. Since Rocks Off was just a wee music nerd, Tuesdays were his favorite days of the week because it was always the universal day for all new releases to hit the stores. It started with begging our parents drive us to Best Buy or Wal-Mart, and soon morphed into illicit school-ditching trips to Soundwaves on Montrose or the old Cactus Music off Shepherd. In these days of album downloads and illega

  November 17, 2009

• He Said She Said: Songs That Remind Us of Our Exes

  ​One thing that struck He Said while we were making this list was the lack of metal and/or punk rock associated with the women in our past. It's kind of odd that someone so dirty and haggard never dated anyone with a Crass patch on her denim jacket or Misfits tramp stamp. By looking at us, you would think that He Said's past would be riddled with second-hand Suicide Girls and angry bakers like Maggie Gyllenhaal's character in Stranger Than Fiction, ladies who carry knives and break bottles ove

  November 19, 2009