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  • Music

    May 24, 2012

    Greg Laswell Needs a Landline

    Rising singer-songwriter not as dark, but still wounded on new album.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Jukeboxes

    Along with pickled pig's feet and a steady supply of Slim Jims, a good jukebox is a prime element for any great bar. But, like dinosaurs, jukeboxes are a vanishing breed. Unlike digital jukes, iPods or DJs, jukeboxes require love, care and maintenance, as well as -- among the truly great ones -- som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Friday Night: Mountain Goats at Fitzgerald's

    Let us be clear from the very beginning -- this member of the Rocks Off Aftermath team isn't the most storied fan of The Mountain Goats. Though we'd heard of the legendary John Darnielle before, out first actual exposure to his music was in 2007 with Heretic Pride, and we were so struck by the power ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    JuiceheaD: The New Breed of Punk

    ​We never knew how much we needed our daily dose of punk rock until Fungus became a victim of the XM/Sirius merger...in favor for a station that played AC/DC 24/7 if we remember correctly. That was the cue to say goodbye to satellite radio, but it didn't really do anything to fill the oi-shape ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    O'Death: Our Hope for a New Goth Sound

    ​A little while back, Rocks Off's editor hauled Gothtopia into his office and demanded that we lay out the 7 Ages of Goth, which we did to universal criticism. Some of that criticism had to do with the murky way we entered the modern era, in which we basically stated that goth as a musical mov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    O'Death: "Bugs" Challenges Nick Cave For Most Disturbing Video

    ​And loses, but keep in mind that Nick Cave, whose latest incarnation Grinderman is responsible for "Heathen Child", has never really said for certain whether or not he is in fact a demon toying with our souls until he consumes them. So no, O'Death doesn't beat the creepiest man in rock and ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Devil Killing Moth: Butterflies With An Attitude

    It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. ​It has been a sad bastard and kill 'em all kind of week on Rocks Off's iPod. A little Blitzen Trapper's "Black River Killer" here. Some Ni ... More >>

  • Film

    November 18, 2010

    The End Is Near

    In Harry Potter finale the kids are not alright

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    True Blood: Season 3 Ends With A Touch Of "Evil"

    Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He's lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood - which happens to be set in the Louisiana swamps, not terribly far from Houston. ​Season 3, Episode 12: "Evil" It's weird, y'know? When Ala ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    The 11 Best Internet-Only Radio Stations

    ​Should Rice University's pending sale of KTRU to the University of Houston for use as a classical sister station to KUHF go through, Houston would lose one of its oldest sources of independent, over-the-air music programming. Having sat in KTRU's studio many times as a local artist telling th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    True Blood: "Hitting The Ground" With Gordon Gano & PJ Harvey

    Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He's lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood - which happens to be set in the Louisiana swamps, not terribly far from Houston. Season 3, Episode 7: "Hitting the Ground" ​When things ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Road Trip, Anyone? If You Want To See Nouvelle Vague, You'll Have To

    ​ One more sign that Houston don't count for jack: Nouvelle Vague is playing Dallas (Feb. 12) and Austin (13th), but no Houston date. Hmmm...where have I heard this story before? NV have been wildly popular in Europe since their eponymous 2004 debut. We first stumbled upon them when we heard t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    The Music of True Blood, Episode 1.7: Getting Crispy With Johnny Cash's "The Fourth Man In the Fire"

    Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He's lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood - which happens to be set in the Louisiana swamps, not terribly far from Houston. With Season 2 just completed, Rocks Off is now working our way backw ... More >>

  • Film

    November 26, 2009

    Middle-of-the-Road

    Neither horrific nor disasterrrific, Cormac McCarthy adap takes the path of least resistance.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Houston Music Fight Club: Chris Wise vs. Cody Swann, Chris Ryan vs. Frank Beard, Washington Avenue vs. Westheimer

    ​So this past week, Houston Music Fight Club began getting solicitations from various local musicians to be matched against other strummers and pickers around town in their cage matches. Rocks Off looks around. We see a lot of new faces. This means a lot of you have (happily for us) been breaking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Metallica, Run-DMC, Jeff Beck, Wanda Jackson

    Yesterday marked a tremendous day for rappers and thrashers across the world: Metallica and Run-DMC were announced as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's newest inductees, along with Jeff Beck, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Bobby Womack, two members of Elvis Presley's backing band ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    RIP Ron Asheton

    The Stooges, "No Fun" Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton, whose MC5-inspired gutter blues effectively laid the foundation for punk rock guitar, was found dead this morning in his Ann Arbor, Michigan, home, the Ann Arbor News reported. Asheton's personal assistant contacted Ann Arbor police after not he ... More >>

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    May 22, 2008
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    April 29, 2008
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    April 2, 2008
  • Culture

    January 10, 2008

    "Nan Goldin: Stories Retold"

    Work reflects the horrors, pleasures and ravages of time

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Music Deaths

    The Greil Marcus Rock Death Meter returns

  • Music

    October 25, 2007

    Lee Hazlewood: Stranger in This Land

    The renaissance cowboy cut a wide swath through the West, and inspired a generation of songwriters

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    Tuesday's Gone

    An unexpected adventure starts at Late Nite Pie

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2007

    Retro Active: 1987, Here We Come

    An unexpected adventure starts at Late Nite Pie

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

    An unexpected adventure starts at Late Nite Pie

  • Music

    November 9, 2006

    Born to Bruise

    Jolie Holland takes it to the river

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Buddy Guy

    Can't Quit the Blues

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Drugged and Disorderly

    The Hold Steady keeps it cinematic

  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Guitar-Shredding on the High Seas

    Built to Spill and the Decemberists offer alternate takes on alt-rock

  • Music

    February 17, 2005

    Blood, Flesh and Gore

    Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney of the Blood Brothers are mighty pleased to ensanguine you

  • Music

    December 2, 2004

    Rotation

    Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney of the Blood Brothers are mighty pleased to ensanguine you

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    Classics Rock

    Which Greek god is your favorite musician?

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    Blackbird Fly

    Jolie Holland returns to her old hometown with the Tom Waits seal of approval

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    Playbill

    Jolie Holland returns to her old hometown with the Tom Waits seal of approval

  • Film

    May 20, 2004

    Nice Pussy

    A killer cat steals a wonderful movie

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Coming Through in the Clutch

    Even a wayward washing machine can't drop these sludge-rockers to the canvas

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Failure Is Not an Option

    The Apollo program was almost the end of the Dirty Three

  • Music

    October 10, 2002

    Songbird Silenced

    Pioneering singer/songwriter and native Houstonian Mickey Newbury passes away

  • Music

    February 14, 2002

    Book 'Em

    Among musicians, everyone wants to become an author

  • Music

    June 7, 2001

    Thunder from Down Under

    Powderfinger has conquered the Fatal Shore. Is America next?

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    Rotation

    Powderfinger has conquered the Fatal Shore. Is America next?

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Made to Suffer

    Powderfinger has conquered the Fatal Shore. Is America next?

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Dirty But Honest

    Powderfinger has conquered the Fatal Shore. Is America next?

  • Music

    April 30, 1998

    Rotation

    Powderfinger has conquered the Fatal Shore. Is America next?

  • Music

    July 17, 1997

    Rotation

    Powderfinger has conquered the Fatal Shore. Is America next?

  • Music

    April 11, 1996

    Highway 10 Revisited

    San Antonio's True Infidelslook east for inspiration

  • Music

    July 27, 1995

    Sound Check

    San Antonio's True Infidelslook east for inspiration

  • Music

    December 9, 1993

    Hiatt Regency

    Spend a few stolen moments in the grand hotel of songwriters -- a perfectly good performer lives there too. Plus: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

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