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The Rocks Off 100: K-Rino, South Park Coalition's Southside Maven

Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there, too. See the entire Rocks Off 100 at this link. Who? K-Rino has been such a longtime fixtu ... More >>

10 Controversial Artists I Want to See on the New Arsenio

Woof woof woof woof woof. Get used to that, 'cause Arsenio is back. Nearly two decades after The Arsenio Hall Show disappeared from TV's late-night landscape following a five-year run, the man himself is being recalled to duty by CBS's syndicated-programming wing. The new Arsenio debuts in the fall ... More >>

Talking to James Moody, Co-Captain of HMS Fun Fun Fun Fest

In Texas, only a few major music festivals cater to the punk and indie subcultures. Houston's own Free Press Summer Fest, Chaos In Tejas, 35 Denton, maybe the free and freaky day parties of SXSW, and Fun Fun Fun Fest, put on by Transmission Entertainment in Austin. REWIND: Fun Fun Fun Fest Releas ... More >>

UPDATED: Memorable Houston Concerts of 1992

UPDATE (2:03 p.m.): Alice In Chains was advertised but dropped out, and was replaced with Australia's Baby Animals. The year 1992 was an important one for me as far as Houston concerts are concerned: It's the first time I went to a concert within the Houston city limits, the "Outside Broadcast" leg ... More >>

4 Reasons Why Old Albums Are Now Outselling New Ones

So here's an interesting fact: according to Nielsen Soundscan, older catalog albums have officially overtaken brand-spanking-new albums in sales for the first time since Soundscan has been keeping track. That's only since 1991, but it's probably safe to say that this is the first time such a thing h ... More >>

We Tell You Who Will Win Grammys So You Don't Have To Watch Them

SPOILER ALERT​The 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 >>

St. Ides & Hip-Hop: Would Today's Rappers Endorse Malt Liquor?

​The early '90s was a time when some of the best hip-hop music ever was being made, and the beverage of choice was malt liquor. Before rappers glorified Cristal, Ciroc and even their own branded alcohol, there were many hip-hop-inspired malt liquor ads. St. Ides in particular enlisted several ... More >>

10 Facts About Slayer's Reign In Blood

​Last week, Slayer's 1986 album Reign In Blood turned 25 years old. We were so wrapped up in doing that dog-ass Pink Floyd facts blog - that we paid dearly for in the comments section - and getting ready for our high school reunion, that we forgot all about this anniversary. We apologize for l ... More >>

Four Artists Who Died Before Playing Houston

theindependent.co.uk​When Amy Winehouse died Saturday, almost everyone noted how the troubled British soul singer had joined the "27 Club," the list of legendary musicians who passed away at that age that also includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, ... More >>

Top 5 Albums: Duran Duran

​It's Duran Duran Day in Houston, everybody. Word has it that fans are already lining up at Warehouse Live for the band's sold-out club show, and you can bet that it will be a hot evening inside the venue until the last strains of "Rio" echo out onto the street after the lights come up. We h ... More >>

NASA's New Comet Recordings: Worth Sampling Or Not?

nasa.govThe Temple 1 comet as seen by NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft​On Valentine's Day, NASA's Stardust was able to get within spitting distance of the comet Temple 1. This was the second visit by our spacecraft after Deep Impact buzzed Temple back in 2005, so it gave scientist their first cha ... More >>

Dancing With the Stars ' Dream Rock-Star Cast

​Fluff reality show Dancing With the Stars is (shockingly) in its 11th season, which wraps up with tonight's finale. While browsing this season's "celebrity" dancers - Bristol Palin, Kurt Warner, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, etc. - we couldn't help but fantasize about out ideal musical ve ... More >>

Homecoming

Gang Starr's DJ Premier still mourns partner Guru.

The Top Five Hurricane Katrina-Related Rap Songs

​New Orleans is home to many rappers, including Lil Wayne and Juvenile. So, when Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast five years ago this weekend, it only felt natural for hip-hop to step up and capture the debacle on wax. It's been five years since the disaster and this Katrina-inspired playlist ... More >>

How Low Can He Go?

Ludacris escorts female MCs into hip-hop's boys-only club, but it's a bit gross.

Can't Forget The Motor City: Our Favorite Motown Jams, Part 2

​ Rocks Off - sorry, He Said; we're still getting used to this whole identity-shift thing - is sure some of our readers think we do nothing except sit around and listen to the Drive-By Truckers all day. To which we say: Have you heard Bettye LaVette's The Scene of the Crime or Booker T's Potato Ho ... More >>

Celebrity Wedding Present

Who has the upper hand in various musician-celebrity marriages?

In Need: Signal to Noise

Houston experimental-music journal needs a hand

The Station Showcases Work "Defending Democracy"

Making Change

X-Clan's Brother J Drops Some Knowledge

Revolution Through Evolution

The Nonstop Hustle of Houston DJ Ceeplus Bad Knives

Grinderman

I'm Just a Juggalo

Getting down with the clown at Walter's on Washington

This Just In: Rock the Bells Canceled

Live Shots: DJ Eleven

Houston Radio Still Sucks

David Sadof shares his dream station with Racket

This Better Work, Redux

Spray-On Soul

Getting Up is a flawed but fascinating ode to graffiti's early years

Best Served Cold

She Wants Revenge made the journey from hip-hop to new wave...Just don't compare them to Interpol

Birth of a Klansman

A local artist sets out to "Bum Rush" history

Vagina Music Roundup

A scintillating survey

Lyin' Scion

How deep is this Toyota subsidiary's love of hip-hop?

Fountain of Youth

The kids in Shulton's Youth have talent, ambition and a record deal. But is that enough?

Adios, KLOL

For the first time in Houston, Clear Channel makes a refreshing change

Dizzee Miss Lizzee

The Boy in Da Corner comes out swinging

Drat!

Racket proposes a rock radio revolution. Clear Channel beats him to the punch.

Right at Home

Local artists show off their work at Lawndale's annual Big Show

Hot Tunes, Summer in the City

Houston Press Music Awards Showcase 2002

What's in a Name?

Everything, if you're in the band called Anthrax

Blowin' Smoke

Ted Demme and Denis Leary are a match made in effin' heaven

Metal Manifesto

Rage Against the Machine preaches anticapitalism, sells millions of records

Rap Space

Will hip-hop ever find a home in Houston?

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Matter of Importance

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Duran, Again

The pretty boys return from the '80s, and insist they've never been away

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