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  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    25 Famous Bands' Less Famous Previous Names

    ​As promised, here are the answers to Rocks Off's "Original Band Name" quiz from Tuesday. John St. Lee, if you'd care to email us, we'll see what we can do about getting you a prize. Do you like Devo? 1. Chicago: At about 25 or 6 to 4, the Windy City jazz-rockers realized The Big Thing sucked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Bye-Bye, Flagship Hotel: Did Anyone Ever Stay In It?

    Flagship Hotel: On its last legs​For 45 years, the Flagship Hotel has been a part of Galveston's seascape, out there on a pier bravely facing whatever weather the Gulf decided to throw at it.But not for long. The hotel, which had long fallen on hard times, was heavily damaged by the 2008 storm and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Brew Blog: Deschutes Brewery

    ​Many excellent West Coast and Pacific Northwest brewers have long shown the good sense to ship their wares to Texas, and Deschutes Brewery has now joined the party in a real way, too. The Bend, Oregon brewery has inked a deal with Ben E. Keith Beverages to expand its local reach. Of course ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Bobby Heugel's Weekly Cocktail: The Last Word

    ​Murray Stenson is arguably America's greatest bartender. The man is a legend not only in Seattle, where he mans the bar at Zig Zag Café, but across the country. While the classic cocktail movement has gained in popularity and attention over the past few years, Murray has been making classic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Breaking Down The Twilight: Eclipse Trailer

    The first trailer for Eclipse, the third film in Stephanie Meyer's asexual vampire series, "dropped" this morning. At first glance, there doesn't appear to be much we haven't already seen in the Twilight movies: a pale, brooding Edward (Robert Pattinson)...an earnest, shirtless Jacob (Taylor Lautner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Jause, the Second Breakfast

    ​I had some cracklins from Don's Meat Market in Scott, Louisiana and a glass of Independence Pale Ale for jause this morning. The second breakfast, known as "jause" in Austria or zweites frühstück in Germany, is a fine old tradition that I have adopted at my house. Sausage or cold cuts, serv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    What's In a Name? Thrashers Owl Witch Explain the Messed-Up Mythology Behind Their Moniker

    It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off, we're trying hard to decode Houston's oddest monikers in order to find a little meaning. ​ The best way to listen to thrash metal is to turn it up to full volume and then place your hands over your ear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Stuck On You: Farmville Fanatic Arrested In String Of Bizarre Summertime Adhesive Attacks

    ​One of the more bizarre Houston-area crimes of the past year has apparently been solved.Back in July, Pasadena police were seeking a man described as an "older teenager" who they believed attacked random women in retail outlets. His assaults took a peculiar form: he would squirt a tube of what w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    For World Toilet Day, the Most Creative Lyrical Uses of the S-Word

    According to an email Rocks Off received from none other than the World Toilet Organization, today is World Toilet Day. We're told it's an "internationally recognized" occasion for drawing attention to the plight of the 2.5 billion people on the planet who lack proper facilities. To this end (heh), ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Chef Chat: John Signorelli of The Remington

    ​Colorado-bred John Signorelli is executive sous chef at the Remington Restaurant (1919 Briar Oaks Lane), located inside the five-diamond Hotel St. Regis on the West Loop. The Remington was rated one of the top 100 hotel restaurants in America in a 2006 Zagat survey, based on food quality, dé ... More >>

  • Music

    October 1, 2009

    The Shredder Returns

    One show, one sentence

  • Culture

    June 25, 2009

    Meta-Colonialism

    Inside the CAMH, the works of "No Zoning" lose their power.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Happy Birthday, "Louie Louie"

    Forty-six years ago today, a group of teenagers gathered in a Portland, Oregon, studio to record a ridiculously simple anthem that would go on to become one of the most influential - and most misunderstood - songs in rock history. The group was the Kingsmen - none of whom was over age 17 - and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Smiths Reunion Rumored at Morrissey's Jones Hall Show

    Strangeways, here they come: Rocks Off has learned that former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has requested passes for his ex-bandmate Morrissey's sold-out April 11 show at Jones Hall, leading to speculation that the two will perform onstage together for the first time since the influential Manch ... More >>

  • Film

    February 19, 2009
  • Dining

    February 12, 2009
  • Blogs

    September 20, 2008

    John Royal's NFL Power Rankings

    Lady with the Little Dog

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008
  • Blogs

    April 13, 2008
  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    “Harvest in Solstice”

    The Give Up Guy goes au-natural

  • Film

    March 20, 2008

    Married Life Is Far from Heaven

    Obviously inspired by Todd Haynes, this competent '50s domestic drama doesn't quite compare

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Weekend Music: Ka-Nives Out

    Obviously inspired by Todd Haynes, this competent '50s domestic drama doesn't quite compare

  • Film

    January 24, 2008

    Untraceable is Massively Dumb

    Following the lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this movie

  • Music

    October 25, 2007

    Paula Maya

    Following the lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this movie

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2007

    Retro Active: 1987, Here We Come

    Following the lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this movie

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2007

    Rashard Lewis Won’t Be Singing That Ozzy Tune Anytime Soon

    Following the lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this movie

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2007

    Tunnel Mole on Speed

    Following the lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this movie

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2007

    The Texans and Suns Still Have Hope (But Not Much)

    Following the lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this movie

  • Film

    March 22, 2007

    The Last Mimzy

    Movie mogul taps into his inner child

  • Film

    February 1, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    Sympathy for the Devil

    Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    Make the Cut: We Have a Winner!

    Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

  • Music

    November 9, 2006

    The Melvins

    The Melvins perform Wednesday, November 15, at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-5483.

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2006

    Glaude Be with You

    The Melvins perform Wednesday, November 15, at Warehouse Live, 813 St. Emanuel, 713-225-5483.

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Psst, Didya Hear?

    Get the dirt on the Gossip

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    Nedelle, with Fred Thomas

    Wednesday, April 27, at the Proletariat, 903 Richmond, 713-523-1199.

  • Music

    June 10, 2004

    Playbill

    Wednesday, April 27, at the Proletariat, 903 Richmond, 713-523-1199.

  • Dining

    March 25, 2004

    Sex, Death and Oysters

    Beneath the muddy waters of Galveston Bay lies one of the greatest seafood treasure troves on earth

  • Music

    July 10, 2003

    Reckless Kelly

    Saturday, July 12

  • Music

    June 19, 2003

    A Prickly Pair of Problems

    Cactus Music and Video battles to keep its marquee and to get the Eagles on its shelves

  • Music

    January 2, 2003

    Crimson Tide

    Straight from the vein of avant-hardcore, the Blood Brothers gush up a big mess

  • Film

    October 17, 2002

    Tapeheads

    Gore Verbinski and Naomi Watts throw their hats into The Ring

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    Walla Confusion

    Death Cab for Cutie sees itself as just a guitar band. You might not agree.

  • Music

    December 21, 2000

    Moore Is More

    The former Austin guitar-slinger wants people to know he has more than SRV licks at his disposal

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    Calling All Scabs

    Hearst looks to Houston for strikebreakers

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Made to Suffer

    Hearst looks to Houston for strikebreakers

  • Dining

    April 2, 1998

    Dish

    Hearst looks to Houston for strikebreakers

  • Dining

    July 25, 1996

    Deli Dream

    The food at Zinnante's Delicatessen is the stuff memories are made of

  • Dining

    March 14, 1996

    Meat the Moose

    Bill Sadler's latest enterprise smokes its way to success

  • Dining

    June 9, 1994

    Pub Flubs Grub

    The drinking beats the dining at the new Village Brewery

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