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December 26, 2011
Van Halen Announces 2012 Tour On Twitter, Official Site
Soon. But older. And less hair. Here it is folks, your first stirrings of Van Halen's 2012 tour, long rumored, but now a sweet reality. OK, we won't believe it until we have a tour tee in our hands outside Toyota Center and a sweaty, torn ticket stub in our wallet. Late Sunday night on Twit ... More >>
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December 26, 2011
Chafing 101: Rocks Off's 2011 Music Festival Odyssey
Photos By Craig HlavatyDave Grohl of the Foo Fighters at The Hangout Festival in MayMusic festivals are now a part of our lives, just like deadlines, angry commenters, lack of sleep, and eye fatigue. And eating at our desk. That sucks. But at least we have food and a desk, right? Rocks Off ... More >>
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December 26, 2011
8 Hip Hop Collaborations We'd Like to See in 2012
If we learned anything from hip-hop collaborations in 2011, it's that beef ain't what's hot anymore. Gone are the days where an argument manifests itself into a 40-minute mixtape or a DVD. The shelf life for fresh rap beef is approximately 24 hours. Not even two days ago, Twitter was flooded ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Ask a Rapper: The 10 Best Posts of 2011
The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email sheaserrano@gmail.com. ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Van Halen, the New Walter's and Radiohead: Things We're Looking Forward to in 2012
Photo by Mark C. AustinRadiohead returns and we're stoked. Do people say "stoked" anymore?There was a lot to be thankful for in 2011 in the world of music, but, in some ways, it was also a pretty tough year. We lost some great people and almost lost one of our own. It's a crazy, topsy turvy w ... More >>
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January 2, 2012
Rap Round Table: Which People DO NOT Need To Be Involved In Hip-Hop In 2012?
Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. Photo illustration by John Seaborn GrayThis Week's Panel: Chingo Bling, Chuckway, Mac, Carolyn Rodriguez, D-Risha Not Invited: 2011. God, we ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Baller Blockin: 7 Independent Hood Rap Movies
We have the post-holiday blues today. Part of it is because we ate too much bread pudding and drank four bottles of Andre champagne. The other part is because, for yet another Christmas, we didn't get Baller Blockin in our stocking. By now we thought we'd be curled up in bed, watching hood DV ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Ask A Rapper: Picking Wu-Tang Tracks With DeVille
The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to sheaserrano@gmail. ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
GET LIT - Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography
In the '70s and '80s, during stints with Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and solo/duo efforts, Glenn Hughes proved a triple threat musically as a singer, songwriter, and bassist. Plus, he had fucking rock star hair. The problem was, he also did three times the amount of drugs -- cocaine ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
R&Grunge: Four Grunge Covers We'd Like To See (& One Actual One)
The '80s and '90s will never die as long as young artists continue to keep their influencers alive in song. When news broke earlier this week that D'Angelo of all people have decided to cover Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun", it marked one of the few times that R&B, a genre which now sadly revo ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Is Dave Grohl Rebooting Probot With Hair Metal Kings Ratt? Maybe So...
Dave Grohl and Ratt team upWhen Dave Grohl released his Probot project in February 2004, it opened a whole new world of metal to a new legion of kids whose only exposure to the hard stuff may have been whatever was on MTV or VH1 Classic. Here was Grohl teaming up with crusty scumlords like Le ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Tori, Tool, TLC And The Other Musical Debuts Of 1992
1992 was a pretty heady year for music in general, with the masses gobbling up all the gangsta rap, grunge, and pop-country they could. That year would see the release of not only R.E.M.'s Automatic For The People, Peter Gabriel's Us, Pantera's Vulgar Display Of Power, but also what is arguab ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Flying High Again: Five-ish Guys That Made the Flying V Famous
Photo by Jeff BalkeMy ultra-classy Gibson guitar refrigerator magnets including the V (second from right).There are few instruments more distinctive than the Flying V. It's odd that a guitar this funky looking has been commonly used by a wide range of guitar players from country and blues to ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Gigantour Hitting Houston March 2 With Motorhead And Megadeth
Photo By GroovehouseMegadeth's Dave Mustaine in Houston in March 2010And just like that, my normally non-soiled jeans were not. Yes, March 2 the traveling metal bonanza Gigantour is hitting Houston's Verizon Wireless Theater, with Megadeth, Motorhead, Lacuna Coil, and Volbeat in tow. Are we e ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Jon Black Dreams Up Five Collaborations The World Needs
The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to sheaserrano@gmail. ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
20 Years of Hip-Hop Soul Hits: Happy Birthday, Mary J. Blige
Photo by Marco TorresEvery time we hear a new Mary J. Blige single on the radio, we ask ourselves, "REALLY, MJB? Again? OK, girl." We literally said that in the car last week when we heard her new single "Mr. Wrong." Of course, the proclaimed "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" has never given us reaso ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Ray Price
Photo by Marco TorresEvery time we hear a new Mary J. Blige single on the radio, we ask ourselves, "REALLY, MJB? Again? OK, girl." We literally said that in the car last week when we heard her new single "Mr. Wrong." Of course, the proclaimed "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" has never given us reaso ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Wu-Tang Clan
Photo by Marco TorresEvery time we hear a new Mary J. Blige single on the radio, we ask ourselves, "REALLY, MJB? Again? OK, girl." We literally said that in the car last week when we heard her new single "Mr. Wrong." Of course, the proclaimed "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" has never given us reaso ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
A God-Fearing Boogie Man
Reverend K.M. Williams says the blues aren't the devil's music.
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January 11, 2012
With a Rebel Yell: 10 Rockers Gone Country
Photo by Matthew KeeverAaron Lewis at the Verizon Wireless Theater in 2010.When Staind singer Aaron Lewis rolls into Verizon Wireless Theater tomorrow night, odds are he'll leave his mudshuvel back at the hotel. As modern rock radio turns to the next generation of angst, the former Fred Durs ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Rach Fest! 1 - Rach 3
Photo by Matthew KeeverAaron Lewis at the Verizon Wireless Theater in 2010.When Staind singer Aaron Lewis rolls into Verizon Wireless Theater tomorrow night, odds are he'll leave his mudshuvel back at the hotel. As modern rock radio turns to the next generation of angst, the former Fred Durs ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Last Night: Wu-Tang Clan at House of Blues
Photos by Katya HornerIt's probably not bad advice to say that if you're planning to catch a Wu-Tang show, you better be ready to lose control. Method Man, for one, hates lazybones. His twin requirements for an ideal concert: weed and energy. "The energy that you give to us, we gonna give bac ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Lord Lordy, Look Who's Forty: The Best Albums Of 1972
Last week I told you about the best debut albums of 1992, making a lot of us feel old in the process. Hell, I was only nine when those came out and I felt feeble making the list. This week we look at the best albums of 1972, now four decades in the hole, but no less fulfilling and influenti ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Beats By Dre, Monster Headphones To Split
GizmodoDr. Dre At CES 2008 Premiering Beats By DreWell time to pass the tissue to those of you who love walking through IAH or Hobby with $200 headphones around your head like a fashion statement. In news more likely to occur than Dr. Dre's Detox album, Monster has announced that it will no longe ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Rap Round Table: If You Could Only Listen To One Musician For All Of Time, Who Would It Be?
Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Killa Kyleon, Zavey, kyle Hubbard, Brad Gilmore, Mac, Doughbeezy, A.D.D., Medicine Girl, more. Not Invited: The guy at our sons' ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
The Space City Beat Battle & The Best H-Town Producers Ever
Despite a venue conflict, the championship edition of the Space City Beat Battle will go on Saturday evening at the Mercury Room. If you've never been to one it's almost like watching a ritualistic rite of passage where cocksure arrogance and chest pounding reign supreme. Sample based produce ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
Etta James: A Closer Look Into One Of The Greatest Voices Ever Heard
Etta James, almost universally praised as one of the finest voices of our era, has passed away at 73. Ironically, Ms. James had been discovered and recorded by rhythm and blues pioneer Johnny Otis, who passed away only two days ago. Ms. James, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
New York Woodwind Quintet
Etta James, almost universally praised as one of the finest voices of our era, has passed away at 73. Ironically, Ms. James had been discovered and recorded by rhythm and blues pioneer Johnny Otis, who passed away only two days ago. Ms. James, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Show Me Your GIFs: Great Classic Rock 'N Roll GIFs Galore
It seems to me that musical history is made up of fragments of indelible images, good and bad, that inform each person's experience. Then there are the swatches of tunes that grab you by the heart strings or the throat, making you a fan for life. But it's those moving pictures that you first ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces Houston Date: Includes Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax And More
Photo By Marc BrubakerSlayer's Kerry King making Austin bleed at Fun Fun Fun Fest last NovemberThis morning, the lineup for this summer's mega-metal fest, the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, was released. It includes re-activated act Slipknot, warhorses Slayer, Anthrax on the Jagermei ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Why 50 Cent Should Consider Retirement
InterscopeI was in college when Get Rich or Die Tryin' dropped. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing "In da Club"-- house parties, techno clubs, AA meetings, everywhere. My friends used to sit around and debate 50's feud with Ja Rule. Anyone brave enough to take Ja's side was ridiculed to ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Before We Cared: 10 Bit Players Who Became Superstars
"Whole Lotta Love" it wasn't.On this day in 1965, British songstress Petula Clark reached number one on the charts with "Downtown," a pop classic with an unforgettable hook that has become a mainstay of oldies radio, film soundtracks and TV advertisements in the years since. The song even se ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Last Night: Mutemath at House of Blues
Photos by Barry SigmanLet's get something straight right off the bat: Mutemath is not a Christian band. Sure, the band members are all lifelong Christians, but the New Orleans-based act sued their label, Warner Music Group, in 2006 for breach of contract and negligent representation when th ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
I'm Going To Hell For This One: NOFX's Most Sacrilegious Songs
Photo By GroovehouseFat Mike of NOFX at the House Of Blues in January 2011Aside from the blood, bruises, beer, and the bands, the one thing you could always count on punk-rock for was to provoke unpopular thought. To make you go against what polite society and your parents had taught you. NOF ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Noise For The Ages: Top Post-Hardcore Guitarists Through the Years
The album that basically made the genre.While it may not often be recognized by "mainstream listening audiences," post-hardcore is not a dead genre. Though its popularity has often waxed and waned throughout the years since its inception in the mid '80s, there are always great upstart bands k ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Hip-Hop, Interrupted: 7 Rappers That Should Be More Active
Photo via GizmodoDr. Dre - the poster child for eternally delayed hip-hop albums, but he's not alone.Hip-hop is a genre full of guys who put out a new album or mixtape seemingly every single month. They just can't stop, even when they're incarcerated in some cases (see: Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
The Adicts
Photo via GizmodoDr. Dre - the poster child for eternally delayed hip-hop albums, but he's not alone.Hip-hop is a genre full of guys who put out a new album or mixtape seemingly every single month. They just can't stop, even when they're incarcerated in some cases (see: Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Fast and Ferocious
Marcus Manchild eyes national acclaim.
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February 1, 2012
Mary Sarah Sings With the Oak Ridge Boys
Mary Sarah is Houston's fastest rising star. At 16 she's already a veteran of the road with big name gigs under her belt like performing the national anthem for the Astros and the Texans, and a recording project that we're not allowed to tell you about yet but can assure you is something that ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Together Always: Country Duets for Valentine's Day
Maybe it's because I'm a Libra, but I believe that everything in life should be as harmonious as possible-love, especially. Duets might be the ultimate musical testament to such a theory. I'm not talking about the resonance that's created when a woman is vacuuming while her man watches televi ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Trinity Jazz Festival
Maybe it's because I'm a Libra, but I believe that everything in life should be as harmonious as possible-love, especially. Duets might be the ultimate musical testament to such a theory. I'm not talking about the resonance that's created when a woman is vacuuming while her man watches televi ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
'90s Soundtrack Battle: Angus & Batman Forever Duke It Out
The movies couldn't be any more different. One is about an obese, kindly high school guy with a heart of gold. The other is about an crime-fighting millionaire orphan inside a cartoonish world full of super-villains, cringe-worthy puns, and Jim Carrey at his muggiest. Obvious Angus is a bette ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Randy Travis' Arrest: Five Other Country-Music Arrests That Sound Like Country Songs
Randy Travis: Life is like a country songRandy Travis' arrest sounded like nothing more than the opening verse to a country song. The singer is drunk, late at night outside a Baptist church, drinking wine out of the bottle. If that doesn't set you up for a redemptive last verse after you've ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Van Halen's A Different Kind Of Truth: A Track-By-Track Breakdown
First off, Van Halen's first album in 14 years, A Different Kind Of Truth is - in the words of my friend Lisa - "better than it should be." And I agree. The guys could have slacked off on this and coasted on their legend - however possibly tarnished in the eyes of fans - but Truth is no cas ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Drum Kit From Hell: With Bill Ward Out, 5 Replacement Drummers For Black Sabbath
Drummer Bill Ward, furthest right, has left the band.Black Sabbath's big reunion plans seem to be cursed. First, guitarist and the only consistent member of the band Tony Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma. Then they had to drop out of playing Coachella due to Iommi's diagnosis. The latest spe ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Machine Head
Drummer Bill Ward, furthest right, has left the band.Black Sabbath's big reunion plans seem to be cursed. First, guitarist and the only consistent member of the band Tony Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma. Then they had to drop out of playing Coachella due to Iommi's diagnosis. The latest spe ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Great Britten
Houston Grand Opera presents a timeless classic in a handsome, moving production.
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February 9, 2012
Smooth: 10 Definitive Neo-Soul Tracks
Nearly 12 years after the release of Voodoo, Michael Eugene Archer, better known for his stage name, D'Angelo, has emerged out of his self-imposed exile. After doing battle with drugs and alcohol for a decade, last week the singer kicked off a European tour entitled The D-Tour, for his first ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
We Tell You Who Will Win Grammys So You Don't Have To Watch Them
SPOILER ALERTThe best thing about the annual Grammy nominations and awards shows is the clamor of anger that rises up when the mere mention of the event even comes up. Immediately people begin calling it a travesty, trotting out all the people who have been snubbed -- Jethro Tull beats Metall ... More >>
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