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June 1, 2006
Aw, Hell, Yeah!
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July 16, 2009
Straight from the Sole: Houston's Best Metal Bands
You know Soledad. He's the vocalist from controversial Houston rap-metal act Daylight Coma. He's got a lot to say. Sometimes it's insightful, sometimes less so, but it's almost always said with conviction. This week, in honor of the fast-approaching HPMA, we asked him who he thinks are Houston's fiv ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
He Said She Said: Hot, Sweaty, Angry Workout Songs
When it comes to exercise, men and women don't have many different reasons for doing it. Mainly, both genders want to look better naked if perchance they find themselves without clothes on around a stranger they want to sleep with. Life expectancy, general health, and mental well-being are all se ... More >>
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December 16, 2009
Listology: Toxic Noise DJ Bakka's Top Bone-Crushing Jams
Every third Wednesday at Boondocks, the space upstairs turns into the most fabulous place in Houston for rockers, punks and metalheads when DJ Bakka revs the turntables for his popular "Toxic Noise" DJ sets. It's like going to visit a high-school bully's bedroom in 1987. If you still miss Shanle ... More >>
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January 13, 2010
Guitar Zero: Played It 'Til My Fingers Bled...
No, this song is NOT about the year of Woodstock and the Moon Landing. It was the summer winter of '69 2010. Robert told me to come up with five songs I wanted to learn how to play (on guitar, in case you weren't keeping up). The Wife, seeking to maximize the parental utility of my music lessons, h ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
Houston Coffee Scene: Nicholas Lundgaard of Home-Barista.com
Nestled in Houston lies one of the most amazing home coffee-making set-ups in America. Nicholas Lundgaard, a moderator on the ever-famous www.home-barista.com forum, has chosen Houston as his home and brought with him this heavily modified La Marzocco GS3 and a special grinder he imported per ... More >>
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March 25, 2010
Megadeth
Nestled in Houston lies one of the most amazing home coffee-making set-ups in America. Nicholas Lundgaard, a moderator on the ever-famous www.home-barista.com forum, has chosen Houston as his home and brought with him this heavily modified La Marzocco GS3 and a special grinder he imported per ... More >>
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April 16, 2010
Sorry Little Monsters, Lady Gaga Tickets All Gone-Gone
Tickets for the second date of Lady Gaga's Houston stand in July sold out less than an hour ago in just 15 minutes, falling short of the record six-minute record set last week. Way to go, little monsters of Houston. Mama Gaga has to be pretty excited about all the weird love going on. Speaking of ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Suck It, Ben Gibbard: Two Weeks At The Wheel With Lady Gaga
The past two weeks Rocks Off has been driving around Houston with only one disc in his car to listen to. It makes us feel like a billion damned dollars without fail, and can make any banal drive home after the bar feel like even more of a sexy adventure than it already is. It's not Motorhead, it ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Celebrate National Day Of Slayer
lolhome.com Henry Rollins talks about Slayer Since 1952, every first Thursday in May has been set aside as a National Day Of Prayer. It's a day for Christians and other religious folk to gather together and pray for our country, the world and ourselves. God is awesome and all that, but thankfully ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
The Amazing Raving Dog
Every day Rocks Off trolls the tubes of you in search of videos to share. If you have something that you think deserves to be video of the day, send a link to jef_rouner at yahoo dot com. Raves are not Rocks Off's thing. We tend to make glowstickers cry, Ecstasy sounds more like a punishment ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax
Every day Rocks Off trolls the tubes of you in search of videos to share. If you have something that you think deserves to be video of the day, send a link to jef_rouner at yahoo dot com. Raves are not Rocks Off's thing. We tend to make glowstickers cry, Ecstasy sounds more like a punishment ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Anthrax's Charlie Benante Shouts Out King's X And The Refused
Of the three bands on the bill at Sunday's Jagermeister Tour Houston stop, Anthrax is perhaps the one with the most varied reach. Sure, everyone loves Slayer, and Megadeth has a dedicated following of Mustaine-iacs, but it was Anthrax who touched the most upon hip-hop and hardcore punk. The ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Last Night: Slayer, Megadeth And Anthrax At Verizon
Photos by GroovehouseSouth of Heaven: Slayer's Tom ArayaSlayer, Megadeth, Anthrax Verizon Wireless Theater September 26, 2010 With the end of this concert, Aftermath was sort of sad. Not only did it mark the end of a marathon music week in Houston and for Rocks Off, it also signaled that we ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Ten Songs We Are Sick Of Hearing At Football Games
Take that Crazy Train right on out of here, Ozzy. Thanks.That sound you heard Sunday was the collective shattering of the playoff hopes of thousands of Houston Texans fans as the team suffered yet another home loss, this time against the hapless San Diego Chargers, bringing their record to 4- ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
A Modest Proposal For Houston Concert Audiences
Photos by Marc BrubakerDon't bother us in the morning until we've had our coffee, and don't bother us - or anyone else, for that matter - at a concert until we've had our music. We've all been there. You spent $100 on concert tickets to a show, which you and your best friend or significant o ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Adios "Age Of Aquarius": A Zodiac Realignment Playlist
If Twitter is good for one thing, it's the immediate and rapid dispersal of breaking news. If Twitter is good for two things, it's that, plus the immediate and rapid dispersal of whatever trumped-up rumor, lie, or fakery that manages to draw the ire of the millions of poor saps reading along ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
The 10 Best Rock Samples In Hip-Hop
Rocks Off just finished reading Ian Christe's 2007 Van Halen biography, Everybody Wants Some, which chronicles the band's history from the Van Halen boys' entry into the U.S., the upbringing of David Lee Roth, and devastating, fatal 1985 crash into Mount Sammy Hagar. Sad stuff if you're a Rot ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Idol Beat: I Do Not Like That will.i.am
Only nine hopefuls remain in this, the 10th season of American Idol (AKA the Greatest Talent Competition Since the Battle of the Bands at San Dimas High School). It's time to separare the wheat from the chaff, the post-adolescents from the mere adolescents, those who are "in it to win it" fro ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
Jesus Is On the Mainline: The Son Of God In Rock & Roll
With Easter Sunday coming up, we delved into all the instances of Jesus Christ in rock and roll. He's been a popular lyrical subject since he was born over 2,000 years ago, and his family enterprise runs neck and neck with sex when it comes to the entire lyrical history of music. Hymns or lov ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
Slayer Girlfriend Reigns In Love
Christopher VictorioA few hours ago, while reviewing the OC Weekly's coverage of the Big 4 metal festival in Indio, Calif., we came across this picture of a female metal fan with a sweet-ass Slayer tattoo in the middle of her abdomen. Why does God creates such beautiful things, and then keeps ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Almost Almost Famous
Neil Strauss Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness ItBooks, 554 pp., $16.99 While most music-journo compendiums usually collect a sonic scribe's most famous interview pieces into one book, Strauss - one of the finest currently practicing the trade - takes a whol ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
It's International Day Of Slayer: Ten Slayer Songs For Awkward Life Moments
GroovehouseAll Hail Tom Araya, The Dark Lord.Today is the sixth International Day of Slayer, started in 2006 to coincide with June 6, 2006, the most evil-numbered date in history. It's also lead singer Tom Araya's birthday, and the guitarist now makes his home on a ranch in Buffalo, Texas - God's ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Happy (Black) Flag Day, Everybody
#blackflagnerdstuffToday is Flag Day, a day where we honor the institution of the first United States flag in 1777. You know, Old Glory, the flag that looks really killer on bikinis in the '80s or when B L A C K I E wrapped himself in it at Free Press Summer Fest two weeks ago. The flag is a ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Last Night: Ben Sollee At Fitzgerald's
Photos by Jessica PerryBen Sollee, Thousands Fitzgerald's July 21, 2011 "I don't know anything about cello or classical arrangements but I like this stuff," Aftermath said to our classical-music teacher, great friend and sometime colleague Meghan Hendley, keyboardist for local group Tyagaraj ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Fun Fun Fun Fest Leaking 2011 Lineup On Turntable.fm
After leaking artists including Okkervil River, Odd Future, X and - most people believe - Slayer, Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest has officially begun announcing its 2011 lineup via the brand-new file-sharing/social-media hybrid Turntable FM. Fun Fun Fun began streaming songs from this year's arti ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
Fun Fun Fun Fest Adds Spoon, Black Lips, Cannibal Corpse
That probably spooked you all, huh, thinking we added those three to our own BestFest, right? In addition to previously announced biggies like Slayer, The Damned, Public Enemy, the Hot Snakes reunion gig, and the Danzig Legacy project, these new three only sweeten the deal for FFFF attendees ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Yes, Inferno: No Meaning at All. None.
It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. San Antonio is loaning Houston a band called Yes, Inferno this weekend. The best way to describe the few songs we've had the chance to lis ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Buckethead
It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. San Antonio is loaning Houston a band called Yes, Inferno this weekend. The best way to describe the few songs we've had the chance to lis ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Houston Press Music Awards Nomination Balloting Closed
Graphic by Monica FuentesAs of 5 p.m. today, the nominations ballot for the 2011 Houston Press Awards has closed. We greatly appreciate everyone who voted. Our minons are gathered behind the scenes, tied to their desks with Slayer blasting over loudspeakers counting every ballot and punching ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
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 >>
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October 28, 2011
Charlie Benante Keeps The Beat Steady For Anthrax
Photos by Andy BuchananAnthrax 2011 (L-R): Scott Ian, Frank Bello, Joey Belladonna, Charlie Benante, Rob CaggianoAfter a tumultuous few years both musically and memberwise, New York thrash metal pioneers Anthrax will be able to close out 2011 on a pretty high note. In addition to releasing th ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Our Top Ten Picks For Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011
Photo By Marc BrubakerBest Coast at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010This weekend the Rocks Off team will cover their third Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, at the festival's new home Auditorium Shores. Each year this fest seems to get bigger and better, without losing it's grimy luster. Is it the Austin City ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Fun Fun Fun Fest: The Dust-Covered Aftermath Featuring The Damned, Spoon, Tinariwen, And Slayer
Photo By Marc BrubakerLots of pictures from Fun Fun Fun Fest 6, including band shots and crowd shots. The dry air and dust at Auditorium Shores made the market for bandanas very lucrative, and a fashion staple was reborn. This year Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest moved away from Waterloo Park, the ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Drinking With Drinkify: Website Concocts Cocktails For You Based On Your Musical Tastes
The website Drinkify combines your musical tastes with your booze tastes, with sometimes hilarious and dangerous results. The site does what we have been doing since we first took our first sip of the hard stuff, and that's finding the right music for your liver-killing. Though, if you foll ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
The Most Overused Expressions in Music Critics' Twitter Feeds: An Epic List
motifake.comIt is impossible to overlook this peculiar trend any longer: A few choice words and phrases seem to be dominating many of 2011's music critiques, particularly on Twitter. Seemingly forcibly wedged into friends' and journalists' 140-characters-or-less makeshift tweet reviews, the f ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
GET LIT - Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography
In the '70s and '80s, during stints with Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and solo/duo efforts, Glenn Hughes proved a triple threat musically as a singer, songwriter, and bassist. Plus, he had fucking rock star hair. The problem was, he also did three times the amount of drugs -- cocaine ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Gigantour Hitting Houston March 2 With Motorhead And Megadeth
Photo By GroovehouseMegadeth's Dave Mustaine in Houston in March 2010And just like that, my normally non-soiled jeans were not. Yes, March 2 the traveling metal bonanza Gigantour is hitting Houston's Verizon Wireless Theater, with Megadeth, Motorhead, Lacuna Coil, and Volbeat in tow. Are we e ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
With a Rebel Yell: 10 Rockers Gone Country
Photo by Matthew KeeverAaron Lewis at the Verizon Wireless Theater in 2010.When Staind singer Aaron Lewis rolls into Verizon Wireless Theater tomorrow night, odds are he'll leave his mudshuvel back at the hotel. As modern rock radio turns to the next generation of angst, the former Fred Durs ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces Houston Date: Includes Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax And More
Photo By Marc BrubakerSlayer's Kerry King making Austin bleed at Fun Fun Fun Fest last NovemberThis morning, the lineup for this summer's mega-metal fest, the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, was released. It includes re-activated act Slipknot, warhorses Slayer, Anthrax on the Jagermei ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Machine Head
Photo By Marc BrubakerSlayer's Kerry King making Austin bleed at Fun Fun Fun Fest last NovemberThis morning, the lineup for this summer's mega-metal fest, the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, was released. It includes re-activated act Slipknot, warhorses Slayer, Anthrax on the Jagermei ... More >>
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