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Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Lionel Richie Vs. Chuck Norris: Who Would Win?

    So far the musical comeback of the year has been Lionel Richie, hands down. Last week the Alabama-born crooner's new album in three years, Tuskegee, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with sales of almost 200,000 copies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, if about 185,000 copies of Madonna's MD ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Upcoming: Beirut, Carl Cox, Hayes Carll, Three Six Mafia, Etc.

    ​Alexis Marceaux & the Samurai, Elaine Greer, Day Sailor:  Thu., Oct. 27. Rudyard's. DJ Ali Shaheed, Kashmere Reunion Stage Band: Sat., Oct. 22. House of Blues. Babyface: Sat., Nov. 5. Arena Theatre. Beausoleil: Tue., Nov. 8. McGonigel's Mucky Duck. Beirut: Mon., Oct. 31. Warehouse Live. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Beanz N Kornbread Cook Up Good Weather Muzik

    Marco Torres​When Rocks Off ran into the production duo Beanz N Kornbread at SXSW back in March, we were advised to stay tuned for a big project set to drop sometime this summer. Well the summer is here, and that project is the impressive Good Weather Muzik. We caught up with the team to inqui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    The 10 Most Horrible Music-Biz Bosses

    ​The movie Horrible Bosses comes out today, and while the heinous supervisors in question all work in areas unrelated to entertainment, this shouldn't be taken to mean the music industry is free of bad managers and executives. Rocks Off knows if anything, the music biz has had more than its fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Idol Beat: Fail To The King, Baby

    Coming to a county fair near you...​I'm going to hate tonight. For unlike these other liars on Idol who - to a one - claimed to have grown up in a Motown household, I really did grow up on Carole King. I have great fondness for Tapestry, which was in regular rotation when I was a kid, and have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Wu-Tang Clan's Best Pop-Culture References

    ​Rocks Off can't rightfully remember the last time the whole Wu-Tang Clan was ever in Houston, if they ever have been. For some reason, we keep wanting to think they came once with Rage Against The Machine around 1997. In 2007, they came to Dallas on the Rock The Bells summer tour with Nas, Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Upcoming: Babyface, Disturbed, Loverboy, Nile OK Go, Pentagram, Etc.

    ​Andrew Karnavas: Fri., July 16. McGonigel's Mucky Duck. Babyface: Fri., Aug. 13. Arena Theatre. Bob Log III: Sun., July 11. Rudyard's. Cornbreadd, Fat Tony, B L A C K I E: Fri., May 28. Dean's Credit Clothing. Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, HaleStorm, Hellyeah: Sun., Sept. 12. Cynthia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Game Time: What If Gordon Hayward's Shot Goes In?

    As sports fans, I think we probably let single events define players and coaches more than we should. In this era where we want to evaluate things quickly and neatly, it's always easier (and oftentimes, lazier) to just let one play on a big stage define somebody. It's clear, it's concise, it's also ... More >>

  • Music

    October 1, 2009

    Fall In

    As sports fans, I think we probably let single events define players and coaches more than we should. In this era where we want to evaluate things quickly and neatly, it's always easier (and oftentimes, lazier) to just let one play on a big stage define somebody. It's clear, it's concise, it's also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Distant Early Warning: Avant, Brad Paisley, Fear, King Sunny Ade, Ra Ra Riot and More

    Avant, Mateo:  Thu., Aug. 13. House of Blues. Babyface, Frankie Beverly & Maze: Sat., Nov. 7. Reliant Arena. Brad Paisley: Fri., Sept. 11. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Candlebox, Earshot: Mon., July 6. House of Blues. Celtic Thunder: Tue., Nov. 17. Verizon Wireless Theater. Datarock: T ... More >>

  • Music

    January 15, 2009

    Something Fierce: There Are No Answers

    Avant, Mateo:  Thu., Aug. 13. House of Blues. Babyface, Frankie Beverly & Maze: Sat., Nov. 7. Reliant Arena. Brad Paisley: Fri., Sept. 11. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Candlebox, Earshot: Mon., July 6. House of Blues. Celtic Thunder: Tue., Nov. 17. Verizon Wireless Theater. Datarock: T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Local Rotation: Something Fierce's There Are No Answers

    Something Fierce There Are No Answers www.somethingfiercemusic.com Open letter to the Warped Tour: If you don't include Something Fierce on your 2009 80-something band docket, you deserve to have Andy Macdonald or Kyle Loza do one of their extreme-sports stunts right into your figurat ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2006

    Silk

    Always and Forever

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    ¡Viva la Revolución!

    A rogues' gallery of rock and rollers reflects upon the USA's big day

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Keith Sweat, with K-Ci and Jojo and Elvis White

    Friday, September 9, at Reliant Arena, One Reliant Park, 832-667-1400.

  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    Filling the Blue-Eyed-Soul Hole

    Justin Timberlake leads the charge of new melanin-challenged soul brothers

  • Music

    October 10, 2002

    Clipse

    Lord Willin' (Star Trak/Arista)

  • Music

    May 9, 2002

    Pink

    Tuesday, May 14

  • Music

    March 1, 2001

    Bowing to Pop

    A Muslim by choice, Jawad couldn't deny the will of his music

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    Turn The Beat Around

    Long before DJ Screw, Darryl Scott was Houston's mixmaster, spinning records that eventually spun him into the ground. A reformed Scott has a new rap these days - the word of God.

  • Film

    January 11, 2001

    Road Outrageous

    The Coens take Homer on a Southern-fried odyssey in O Brother

  • Film

    June 18, 1998

    Bedroom Banter

    Hav Plenty offers light humor, African-American style

  • Music

    June 11, 1998

    Busy Body

    Hav Plenty offers light humor, African-American style

  • Music

    April 23, 1998

    Rotation

    Hav Plenty offers light humor, African-American style

  • Music

    January 22, 1998

    Rotation

    Hav Plenty offers light humor, African-American style

  • Music

    December 4, 1997

    Rotation

    Hav Plenty offers light humor, African-American style

  • Music

    October 30, 1997

    Spit and Polish

    Hav Plenty offers light humor, African-American style

  • Music

    October 23, 1997

    Unchecked Egos

    Hav Plenty offers light humor, African-American style

  • Music

    October 23, 1997

    Rap Gets Puffy

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    October 9, 1997

    Rotation

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    September 4, 1997

    Out of the Swamp

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    July 31, 1997

    Sound Check

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    June 19, 1997

    Rotation

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    April 24, 1997

    Corrosive Talent

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    February 27, 1997

    Sound Check

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    Rotation

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

  • Music

    November 14, 1996

    Rotation

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop

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