Pat Boone

A Stopover in Strait Country

Master Blaster

Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

Sound Check

Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

Bo Knows

Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

Dave's World

Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

Rotation

Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

Rotation

Cody ChesnuTT sees rock and roll, and he wants to repaint it black

Don't Fence Us In

Aztex refuses to be ghettoized in the Tejano market

Going Down to the Center of the Earth

Brendan Fraser falls into deep, deep hole

Vanilla Ice

The rapper turns children's show star -- maybe

James Hand

Friday, May 5, at Blanco's, 3406 West Alabama, 713-439-0072

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Wack's Very Special Holiday Music Guide

The Black Godfather

The wit and wisdom of Andre Williams

Murder in Small Town X

A cheese maker bites it in Actors Theatre's melodrama

Old Dog, New Tricks

King's X's Doug Pinnick chews through his leash with Poundhound

Alice Cooper

The Father of Rock Shock

Makeup Remover

The Eyes of Tammy Faye peeks underneath the persona of the garish televangelist

Heavy, Man

An endless drum solo for... the ten worst concept albums of all time

Ten Cover Songs So Bad They'll Shrivel Your Soul

Two nights ago, while carelessly patrolling the back alleys of the internet, Rocks Off stumbled across Hilary Duff's execrable cover of The Who's "My Generation". Well, what did you think, YouTube commenters? ​ You sure you're not being too harsh? ​ Yeah... ours too. Someday, when we ... More >>

New On DVD: This Is A Radio Clash, From Pirate Satellite

​Out on DVD today is Pirate Radio, staring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy. So, walk right by Woody Harrelson's Defendor, Lauren Holly's The Final Storm and unless you're just a die-hard fan, Robert Englund's Nightmare on Elm Street collection. If you've got kids (or fond childhood memories) ... More >>

R&B Legend Ivory Joe Hunter To Get State Historical Marker

​Rocks Off's predecessor John Nova Lomax, who normally reports on much more sordid goings-on in East Texas, tipped us off to a story in today's Beaumont Enterprise that reports late Texas R&B legend Ivory Joe Hunter will have an official Texas State Historical Marker erected at his gravesite n ... More >>

We Like The Eagles: Rocks Off's Not-So-Secret Shame

graphjam.com​The Eagles swoop into Toyota Center Sunday for what the omnipresent radio spots (if not the band itself) say could be their last tour, and Rocks Off has been thinking about them a lot lately. It started more than a month ago, when C3 announced the Eagles would headline/close this ... More >>

The Worst Hairpieces In Rock & Roll (And We Mean Bad)

Photo manipulations by John Seaborn Gray​Getting older is no fun. Your body starts to hurt for no reason, you lose all your energy, you stop being able to digest certain foods, you realize just about everyone in the world is an asshole (including yourself), you get cranky and curmudgeonly and ... More >>

True Blood: A Bit Of Houston, A Bit Of Magical Murder

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. ​Johnny Bush, ladies and gentlemen. Even your resident goth ... More >>

Tea Party Princess

Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics.