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January 17, 2012Don't even bother.We had some friends over Saturday night, those with children brought theirs, because when you're my age and you want to interact with your age cohort, it's easier to just throw all the rugrats into a room filled with toys and books and let them Battle Royale it out rather th ... More >>
Music
May 5, 2011Dive-bar gem Three Sheets lies hidden in Westchase.
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November 23, 2010Give it or I'll punch you in the jugularWhen you are in a battle for your life, you often resort to scratching and clawing, screaming and yelling. When you are in a fight for a plasma television on Black Friday, well, you'll probably do the same thing.
Welcome to Black Friday, America's cele ... More >>
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November 23, 2010Photo by Groovehouse. Photo illustrations by Monica Fuentes and Brittanie SheyYao Ming, contemplating his retirement and the existential quandries of life.Like manna from the Meme Gods, we give you Sad Yao. This picture, taken during last night's fourth-straight Rockets loss, conveys all the ... More >>
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July 5, 2010The good stuff won't be free for much longer.My backyard flooded, I went half-blind on fireworks, and I am exponentially losing my agility. This was the week in TV Land:
• As if to taunt my very desires, Hulu announced last week that it's launching Hulu Plus, a paid version of the site th ... More >>
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February 18, 2010If were weren't already comfortably ensconced in a house, with no particular need for a roommate other than the stray cat that comes begging for food every day, we'd have already fired off an e-mail to Chris Smink, the author of what might be the greatest Craigslist roommate posting ever, for ... More >>
Music
December 10, 2009Newest River Oaks nightspot Red Room Lounge is as posh as its surroundings.
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December 3, 2009​The geniuses that first let you rock 'n' roll with guitar legends in Guitar Hero decided to bring out a new instrument for gamers to party on. This time, Activision brought out the turntables for their newest title, DJ Hero. Available for the Playstations 2 & 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii, DJ ... More >>
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October 7, 2009Photos by Mark C. AustinKate Pierson of the B-52's​You could roam, as the B-52s put it during their early afternoon set Sunday on the AMD Stage. But as Mudstock 2009 came to a close (let the debate about the later-in-the-year dates begin) most members of the muddy-stocking clan were losing their l ... More >>
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October 5, 2009Photos by Mark C. AustinDavid GarzaSo, what happens to freshly laid grass in a public park after a day full of rain and thousands of people walking back and forth across it at the same time? Well, as anyone who was present for Day Three of Austin City Limits Festival 2009 (ACL) could tell you ... More >>
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October 4, 2009Photo by Mark C. AustinWas it something we said or did? Aftermath openly gushed about how great the weather was on Friday and how it seemed that maybe, just maybe, we were going to finally attend an Austin City Limits (ACL) that didn't consist of heat and dust. Well, it seems that the powers ... More >>
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October 4, 2009Armed with our sort-of handy cellphone we were able to Tweet from ground level at the festival, with sometimes hilarious and vulgar results. Mostly the latter, because we are foul people. Over time, our Twitter updates devolved into angry rants, as you will see below.@hprocksoff sez:Oh god they real ... More >>
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October 3, 2009​We've just received notice this morning that Danish pop-rock duo The Raveonettes couldn't get out of Copenhagen and had to cancel their appearance, and we mean they literally couldn't get out. The American Embassy in Copenhagen is apparently swamped this week and was unable to help the band get t ... More >>
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October 2, 2009Craig Hlavaty​Waking us up out of our Sixth Street-induced coma were The Knux from Los Angeles, by way of Nawlins on the Xbox 360 stage. The hip-hop trio were decked out in leather and spat out grimy Wu-Tang style rhymes with intermittent old-school Cure riffs thrown in for sick measure. Our favor ... More >>
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October 2, 2009Photo by Mark C. AustinSchool of Seven BellsBefore we start discussing the great music we heard yesterday, we would like to take time to thank the Gods Of Rock for blessing Day One of the Austin City Limits Festival (ACL) 2009 with an amazing afternoon and evening of weather. Anyone who has ... More >>
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September 15, 2009Amanda MertenSchool of Seven Bells​For the next three weeks, Rocks Off will be bringing you two or three short previews a day of artists playing the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park October 2-4. That's right, ACL is 17 days away - where is this year going? (Same place as all the ot ... More >>
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August 20, 2009
Chicks, man. Can't live with them, can't play music that objectifies them while in the car on the first date. What's up with that? You play one song with the queen mother c-word in it and she leaves the car before we get our complimentary paper crowns.
We compiled a list of songs guaranteed to offe ... More >>
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July 23, 2009Three decades after a metal classic, Judas Priest keeps "Livin' After Midnight."
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February 3, 2009I don't know whether to be impressed or disgusted. That's because I'm not sure if all the restaurateurs have been on their best behavior, or if the Health Department has just been sitting around playing GTA4 on the Xbox 360s they got for Christmas, because there were no health code violations whatso ... More >>
Culture
December 25, 2008I don't know whether to be impressed or disgusted. That's because I'm not sure if all the restaurateurs have been on their best behavior, or if the Health Department has just been sitting around playing GTA4 on the Xbox 360s they got for Christmas, because there were no health code violations whatso ... More >>
Home Entertainment
July 24, 2008E3 revelations are hit and miss — unless you really dig chopping wood
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July 17, 2008Forget that shiny new shooter. A new Space Invaders is all the extreme you need
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March 27, 2008Who said first-person games need a second person?
Music
January 31, 2008Meet the newest kind of bar band
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December 27, 2007A look back at gaming's greatest hits
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December 20, 2007How yesterday's games spawned today's best-sellers
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October 25, 2007It's five great games for $60 – shoot first and ask questions later
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October 11, 2007Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?
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July 26, 2007Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?
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July 25, 2007Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?
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June 7, 2007A promising glimpse of the next Halo.
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May 24, 2007Spider-Man 3 spins a web of mediocrity.
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April 26, 2007PSP players, tonight you game in hell
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December 28, 2006It's just the only standout in an otherwise shameful launch.
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December 7, 2006PlayStation 3 has potential -- but for the moment, little else
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November 23, 2006Don't fret. Guitar Hero II kills the opening act
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November 23, 2006Camping out at Best Buy with gamers -- and entrepreneurs
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October 5, 2006Saints Row shamelessly apes Grand Theft Auto.
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September 7, 2006Dead Rising's zombies will eat your brain -- and your free time
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July 6, 2006Like the real thing, Table Tennis shouldn't be played alone
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May 25, 2006The five biggest attention-getters at E3
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March 23, 2006Sega's Hedgehog goes back to the grind...yawn
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March 16, 2006Fight Night Round 3 comes out a winner, despite taking punches
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March 2, 2006The Xbox Live Arcade is a high-tech twist on the old-fashioned coin-op
Music
January 26, 2006Who was responsible for the best music of the 1980s? Nintendo. Who's finally discovering it? Everyone.
Resolutions
January 19, 2006We have a lot to forgive – and forget – about 2005; here's hoping local celebs do better next year
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December 29, 2005Home Entertainment
December 15, 2005Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war
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December 8, 2005Perfect Dark Zero isn't a bull's-eye, but it hits the target
