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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddess

2012 NFL Draft -- Live Blog

I made an analogy on my radio show this morning on 1560 The Game that the NFL Draft tonight is like Christmas Day for many NFL fans. Air of anticipation, excitement of the unknown, food, it's all there. (My co-host, John Granato, compared it to Hanukkah because it's played out over several days, but ... More >>

SXSW 2012: Our Inner Monologue (Day Two)

If you are here in Austin for SXSW you know that this place has just devolved into free cereal, Doritos, and Red Bull on the streets, which are bathed in lasers from the tops of buildings. Plus there are screaming humans of all ages, races, sizes, and creeds on the streets almost 20 hours a day. Whe ... More >>

Super Market Sushi: Kroger vs. H-E-B

When I think about sushi, I think about my time in the Far East, and I think about something that looks like this: Supermarkets have been trying to capitalize of late upon the massive popularity of sushi. You can't go into a grocery store anymore without seeing a sushi-dedicated kiosk or deli count ... More >>

5 Bizarre, But Awesome, Christian Children's Products

When you grow up in a house devoid of religion you turn out...well, click the author's link and you'll see how you turn out. Some people think you are free of delusions and dogma, others consider you devoid of an important moral core. We couldn't tell you which is true, or both, or neither. In an Am ... More >>

5 Things to Miss About Being a Classic Gamer

This is not a lament for the old days, Okay? We're very grateful for the endlessly forward march of video game progress, and if anyone tries to tell you that the classic era was superior, then beat them in the face with a Jaguar controller until it breaks. The modern world has full-motion capture co ... More >>

SOPA & GoDaddy Explained

Happy Birthday, Nintendo: 6 Awesome Retro Game Covers

​Today is the 122nd anniversary of the founding of Nintendo. Yes, you read that right. Nintendo is older than the automobile, Dracula, and the country of Iraq. In a just world, we would brave an abandoned warehouse haunted by tentacle monsters in order to win a cache of steampunk video-game ha ... More >>

The 15 Worst Astro Baseball Cards

Baaaaaaby Ruth!!!​It's Astros season again, which more than likely means copious losses, manly tears, beer bottles broken over televisions, and the testicular fortitude of a snake-charmer to get through nine innings of a game without the aid of alcohol, narcotics, or a distracting game of Angr ... More >>

Loko Oh No

Testing the new fad drink

Last Night: CocoRosie At Fitzgerald's

Photos by Jody Perry​CocoRosie Fitzgerald's September 28, 2010 A kaleidoscope of musical and visual colors filled up the second floor of Fitzgerald's Tuesday evening as Bianca and Sierra Cassady of CocoRosie performed a nearly two-hour set for an enthusiastic crowd. Still glowing from the new ... More >>

The Eastern Sea: TV-Savvy, Wife-Approved

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 sheaserrano@gmail.com. ​Summerfest, the mega-music fe ... More >>

Aftermath: Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez's Calculated Preteen Pop Shuts Down RodeoHouston's 2010 Go-Round

Photos by Mark C. AustinJustin Bieber​ What kind of blog crew follows a five-day SXSW music binge with a double shot of power-pop built for those born in the second Clinton administration? Why Rocks Off, of course. Think of it as a preemptive inoculation for the two minutes or so of post-SXSW, pre ... More >>

Artist of the Week: Indie-Rock Video-Game Savants Days Drive - Russians Love 'Em!

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. ​ If we may be candid fo ... More >>

Nintendo Goes Old School For The Holidays: A Review

​Ho, Ho, Ho! For this, the most somber of holiday seasons, our dear friends Nintendo have found have their nostalgic side. With their recent release of Super Mario Brothers Wii, and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks -- due out December 3 -- Nintendo has gone back to two originals that helped sta ... More >>

Inquiring Minds: Mexican Global Groovers and World Travelers Plastilina Mosh

​Plastilina Mosh has a new CD out, All U Need Is Mosh, on Nacional Records, and brings its international sound to Houston Thursday for a free concert with Venezuela's Los Amigos Invisibles. That's right, it's free - all it costs is a very worthwhile trip outside the Loop. Rocks Off hasn't picked u ... More >>

Math the Band: Don't Worry

Wii Will, Wii Will Sue You

Yip-Yip

This synthefied duo brings musical chaos to The Mink

Diminished Expo-tations at E3

E3 revelations are hit and miss — unless you really dig chopping wood

Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style

Blast Happy

Castle of Shikigami III tests the bounds of Wii loyalty

Empty Castle

Super Cardio Bros. with Wii Fit

Helping the world forget we once loved Thigh Masters, too

Still Lapping It Up with Mario Kart Wii

Nothing you haven't seen, but still a welcome sight

Undead on Arrival: The House of the Dead 2&3 Return

House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever

The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Fuzzy Fights

Xmas Present & Past

How yesterday's games spawned today's best-sellers

Super Mario Galaxy

A breathtaking journey through space revives Super Mario

The Orange Box

It's five great games for $60 – shoot first and ask questions later

'Roid Rage Returns

Metroid Prime 3 is the best you can get for the Wii

Mario Strikers Charged

Soccer gets a surreal twist in Mario Strikers Charged

Picross

Picross DS illustrates that there’s life after Sudoku

Big Brain Academy

The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool

Cred Sheet

Stuff you need to know to avoid musical ostracism

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii

A Legendary Outing

Twilight Princess is the best Zelda ever.

Cred Sheet

Stuff You Need to Know to Avoid Musical Ostracism

Wii Love It

Nintendo finally gets 1-Up on the competition.

Turning Japanese

Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun

Koopa Loopas

It's Mario in tha mix

Next Big Things

The five biggest attention-getters at E3

The Brain Game

Can Nintendo really make you smarter?

Sonic Bust

Sega's Hedgehog goes back to the grind...yawn

Law and Disorder

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is guilty of being bizarre fun.

Eight-Bit Symphonies

Who was responsible for the best music of the 1980s? Nintendo. Who's finally discovering it? Everyone.

Generation Next

Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war

Great moments courtesy of Ted Poe

The TAAS Buster

For years, Harriet Ball miraculously boosted the test scores of academically at-risk kids in Houston. Finally, educators across the country are taking note.

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