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May 9, 2012
A Showcase Of Inappropriately Dubbed Puppet Musicians
I spend an unfortunately large amount of time on two activities. No. 1, I am paid under the table by the felt lobby to promote puppet music. No. 2, I have an irresistible compulsion to ruin children's entertainment. It's not that I'm a bad person; it's that I'm a horrible person who must ruin all t ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music: Everything Old Is New...ish Again
If Sesame Street's red, eternally three-year-old Muppet seems less ubiquitous these days than he did during the "Tickle Me Elmo" hysteria of the late '90s, well, he's got a lot more competition. Sure, plenty of kids still want to be shown how to get, how to get to Sesame Street, but nowadays there a ... More >>
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January 17, 2012
Pop Rocks: Your KIds Probably Hate The Muppets
Don't even bother.We had some friends over Saturday night, those with children brought theirs, because when you're my age and you want to interact with your age cohort, it's easier to just throw all the rugrats into a room filled with toys and books and let them Battle Royale it out rather th ... More >>
Culture
January 12, 2012
Mexicans at the Olympics, and Self-Hate
Don't even bother.We had some friends over Saturday night, those with children brought theirs, because when you're my age and you want to interact with your age cohort, it's easier to just throw all the rugrats into a room filled with toys and books and let them Battle Royale it out rather th ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Avenue Q
Don't even bother.We had some friends over Saturday night, those with children brought theirs, because when you're my age and you want to interact with your age cohort, it's easier to just throw all the rugrats into a room filled with toys and books and let them Battle Royale it out rather th ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Top 20 Throwback TV Theme Songs Part 2
Only a big dummy wouldn't have this show on the list.Yesterday, we hit you up with the best ten TV theme songs that didn't quite make the top of our list. We heard a few quibbles from fellow television aficionados, but their cries of frustration were muffled by the sounds of "The LOOOVVE BOA ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Muppet Justin Bieber = World Gonna End
Mason Lankford said, "There will come a day when we forget the Rapture ever even happened," but Rocks Off is keeping an eye out for signs of our impending Armageddon. We were wrong last time, but we're totally right this time! Thankfully we've been able to wean the Kid With One F off Dora the Exp ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
Pop Rocks: Come On People, Bert and Ernie Are Totally Straight
You people are sick.Pop quiz, PBS. Now that your government is once again threatening to slash funding for anything not related to defense or entitlement spending, and your continued liberal heresies have put you squarely on the chopping block, do you: a) Let Philip Morris start advertising ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Apocalypse Now: 2 DJs' Playlists For The End Of Days
Lee E. Wright/Sweaty. Sultry. Sandy.Sand, surf, carnival - and the apocalypse. It sounds like a lead-in to "One of These Things is Not Like the Others" (although probably a little heavy for the Sesame Street crowd), but that was the theme of Sweaty. Sultry. Sandy., an art/fashion show held ov ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Pop Rocks: The Worst Part Of Parenting? The TV Shows.
Don't believe the hype.Being a parent is tough, especially when the kids are toddler age or thereabouts. You're basically on 24-7 suicide watch while the little hobgoblins cram everything they find into their mouths and clamber to the top of the bookshelves, while at the same time you try to ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Top Five Giggle-Worthy Cocktail Names
CaitlinatorI can definitely order a Cosmopolitan or a Sazerac with a straight face (unless I happen to be on my third one). But a "Boob Grabber"? Here are my Five Favorite Giggle-Worthy Cocktail Names. 5. Monkey Piss (amaretto, banana liqueur, pineapple juice). If I ever ordered this dri ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Rubber Duckie Celebration
CaitlinatorI can definitely order a Cosmopolitan or a Sazerac with a straight face (unless I happen to be on my third one). But a "Boob Grabber"? Here are my Five Favorite Giggle-Worthy Cocktail Names. 5. Monkey Piss (amaretto, banana liqueur, pineapple juice). If I ever ordered this dri ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
10 Music Stories We Wish We'd Ignored This Year
We in the alternative media - not necessarily the Houston Press and/or Rocks Off, not all the time - enjoy calling out our mainstream brethren. Whether it's ten books that didn't make The New York Times' "Best of 2010" list, or "10 Stories Our Print Version Accidentally Overlooked," us "under ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
Yo Gabba Gabba!'s Greatest Hits
A year ago, in honor of Sesame Street's 40th birthday, Rocks Off brought you a list of the beloved television program's 10 Best Musical Appearances. But 41 years ago, Nickelodeon didn't exist. Now the network is known for its retro-cool vibe, thanks to bringing back shows from the golden age ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Why the Tears?
A year ago, in honor of Sesame Street's 40th birthday, Rocks Off brought you a list of the beloved television program's 10 Best Musical Appearances. But 41 years ago, Nickelodeon didn't exist. Now the network is known for its retro-cool vibe, thanks to bringing back shows from the golden age ... More >>
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August 9, 2010
Saturday: Buxton, Preemo And Coast's Showcases Blow Us Away
Photos by Marc BrubakerMake It Funky: 2 Dollar Sound slapped out an opening set at Kobain.Team Rocks Off was staffed with the not-insignificant task of effectively covering nine different venues during Saturday's Houston Press Music Awards, which led to this member of the Aftermath squadron b ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Top Five '80s Cereal Commercials
If the food police wanted to really control childhood obesity, then they would just go into every grocery store in America and set fire to the cereal isle. But, we know that the sugar-coated cereal lobby led by Sam the Toucan, Dig-Em the Frog and their evil leader Tony the Tiger is just too powerful ... More >>
Culture
June 10, 2010
Capsule Stage Reviews: The Complete History of America (Abridged), The Girl, The Grouch, and The Goat, Panic
If the food police wanted to really control childhood obesity, then they would just go into every grocery store in America and set fire to the cereal isle. But, we know that the sugar-coated cereal lobby led by Sam the Toucan, Dig-Em the Frog and their evil leader Tony the Tiger is just too powerful ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2010
A Work By Brooke Bartholomew Of Friendswood May Be The Face Of Google For A Day
Courtesy Google"Repairing All the World's Breaks" Your Google searches may soon start with artwork from a Friendswood eighth-grader.Brooke Bartholomew is one of 40 finalists out of 33,000 contestants, and she's getting a free trip to Google's New York headquarters out of the deal.You want her to ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
10 Disturbing Food Advertisements From The 1970s
The 1970s gave us many wonderful things that are still culturally relevant to this day: Sesame Street, punk music, the Honda Civic and video games. However, it also marked a period in time where (much like the 1960s before it) food was marketed in perhaps the most unappealing ways possible. Below a ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
Aftermath: Off Night for Girls Is Neither, for Openers or Audience
Photos by Brittanie SheyBennett Foster of openers The Magic KidsGirls first came to Aftermath's attention this fall when we watched the raunchy cut of their video for the song "Lust for Life." No, not that "Lust for Life," and the video is extremely NSFW unless you work at a place where one dude use ... More >>
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November 10, 2009
On Its 40th Birthday, the Top 10 Sesame Street Musical Guests
Sing the blues, Kermit... or greens. We know how you feel. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Elmo and Grover have something to celebrate. Sesame Street, their fictional New York borough, and the television show probably responsible for everything you knew as a kid, turns 40 today. Created ... More >>
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July 29, 2009
MP3 of the Day: Ghost Mountain
Rocks Off had heard a lot of great things about Ghost Mountain, but until the Buxton 7-inch release party, the Baytown-based electro duo's merit had yet to be proven. When the two high-schoolers took the stage, we thought it was some kind of joke. No way could tracks like "Good Heart" and "Eye Ri ... More >>
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March 27, 2009
Embarassing Moments In TV Cooking History: Welcome to the List, Padma
Padma Lakshmi isn't technically a celebrity chef. Yes, she's published two cookbooks and hosted/starred in an array of food-related programming. But she's also known for plenty of other endeavors, chief among them being married to Salman Rushdie and her career as a highly successful Indian model/act ... More >>
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December 4, 2008
Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy: Muppet Fairytales
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Home Entertainment
March 20, 2008
The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Fuzzy Fights
Music
December 20, 2007
Yo La Tengo in Hoboken
A Hanukkah pilgrimage
Culture
December 20, 2007
Capsule Stage Reviews: A Christmas Carol, Christmas Tree-O, Mr. Pim Passes By, Sister's Christmas Catechism, The Twelve Ways of Christmas, A Wonderful Life
A Hanukkah pilgrimage
News
November 29, 2007
Pinball Machine and Pool Table Regulations
Some popular games get shut down
Home Entertainment
November 8, 2007
Sesame Street: Old School Volume 2, Chinatown: Special Collector's Edition, Sicko: Special Edition and Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
The Kids Were Alright
Culture
November 1, 2007
Avenue Q
A puppet learns some life lessons — and gets laid — in Avenue Q
Calendar
October 25, 2007
“This Old House”
DiverseWorks is in the house
Culture
October 25, 2007
2007 Halloween Guide
Haunted houses, parties, festivals and other trails to terror
Culture
October 18, 2007
2007 Halloween Guide
Trails to Terror
Music
January 18, 2007
Albert Hammond Jr.
Albert Hammond Jr. performs Friday, January 19, at Verizon Wireless Theatre, 520 Texas, 713-230-1666. Incubus also performs.
Home Entertainment
October 26, 2006
The Addams Family: Season One (MGM)
Albert Hammond Jr. performs Friday, January 19, at Verizon Wireless Theatre, 520 Texas, 713-230-1666. Incubus also performs.
Home Entertainment
August 3, 2006
Our top DVD picks for the week of August 1.
Albert Hammond Jr. performs Friday, January 19, at Verizon Wireless Theatre, 520 Texas, 713-230-1666. Incubus also performs.
Music
March 23, 2006
Loose Fur
Born Again in the USA
Home Entertainment
October 6, 2005
Our top DVD picks for the week of October 4
Born Again in the USA
Calendar
January 1, 2004
Freewheelin'
Cub Scouts get ready to drag
Music
December 18, 2003
Rappin' Up Gifts
A lucky seven underground hip-hop releases to slip into Christmas stockings this year
Calendar
April 10, 2003
Bird Brains
Kids learn to use their heads at 1-2-3 Imagine!
Calendar
October 3, 2002
Perfect Ten
An art mag has big ideas but a tiny circulation
Calendar
January 10, 2002
Good Chomanship
Margaret Cho makes good, going from Polk Street to Sesame Street
Dining
May 17, 2001
Remembrance of Eggs Past
Maybe nutrition isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition
Dining
August 27, 1998
Dish
Maybe nutrition isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition
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February 9, 1995
Press Picks
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October 20, 1994
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February 3, 1994
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