The Chemical Brothers

Drenched in Blog: Lily Allen Plus One

Rotation

Funk Flashback

Plugged In

Unchecked Egos

Static

Rotation

Tired and on a Farewell Tour?

Rotation

Cool Front

Things get chill when DJ Icey spins into town

Déjà Dance

Newest DDR: Same game, fresh set list.

Tech? No!

An imaginary history of electronic music

Beth Orton

Comfort Of Strangers

Anti-Rock

LCD Soundsystem's brain trust happily loses his edge

...And Justice for All

Rock's prime offenders face the music

Rotation

Rock's prime offenders face the music

The Face of Rock and Roll

A new coffee table book spotlights a vital, neglected art genre and gives a few Houston poster artists their due

Dance, Dance Revolution

This was the year electronic dance music got its head --

and its ass -- out of the past

Dance, Dance Revolution

This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past

An ABBA to Zebra of Guilty Pleasures

Music figures tell all abou their most shameful faves

Medley Fool

DJ Jester mixes and mashes up Willie Nelson, Ice-T, the Carpenters and LL Cool J

Live, Nude Actors

Jerker doesn't have a big costume budget

Pinup Guy

Poster artist Jermaine Rogers isn't always in concert with critics

The Chemical Brothers

Music: Response (Astralwerks)

Home of the Rave

Pioneer turntablist DJ Dan brings his experienced self to Technofest 2000

Big Beat

Genaside II helped create jungle. Now it's moving on.

It's a Family Affair

Willie Nelson brings along his pals for his annual musical picnic

Five Unfairly Underappreciated Beatles Songs

Between the early bubblegum pop of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and the epic sentimental balladry of "Hey Jude," the Beatles were always about much more than just the songs you hear on the radio. Even the biggest band there ever was has a few high-quality little gems that the masses aren't aware of a ... More >>

"Imagine" This: What If John Lennon Were Still With Us?

Today marks what would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday. Just let that sink in for a moment. He was only 40 when he passed away, but in those four decades he did enough to change the world and its inhabitants for pretty much the rest of natural human history - not just in music but also in for ... More >>

Five '90s Musical Fads We Remember Well, But Don't Really Miss

​A little over a decade ago, swing music made a strange comeback. You may remember seeing people all over dressing like '40s hipsters, jumping and jiving in Gap commercials and most every club or bar was offering swing lessons. It started with the release of the film Swingers, which still mi ... More >>

The Top 10 Rock-Musician Film Scores

​David Fincher's Facebook creation tale The Social Network has been the No. 1 film in America the past two weekends, and no doubt it will continue that streak this weekend, barring an assault by Jackass 3-D which comes out today. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone is already hailing Network as a ... More >>

John Lennon's Top 10 Solo Songs

Cactus Music is hosting a Beatles & John Lennon DJ session featuring DJ Black Slacks from 5-7 p.m. today in the Record Ranch, 2110 Portsmouth. ​Today marks 30 years since humanity lost John Lennon. The man has haunted Craig's Hlist since he was very little, when the man broke out from being t ... More >>

Another Year

2010 is old news. Here are ten to watch out for in 2011.

Two Timing: The 11 Best Rock Duos

Todd Cole​Wednesday night, noisy indie duo No Age (above) pulls into Fitzgerald's. The two-piece of guitarist Randy Randall and drummer Dean Allen Spunt, starting making waves in 2007 with their debut Weirdo Rippers. 2008's Nouns brought them even more acclaim, and along the way they gained fo ... More >>

Football, Etc. Prepares To Enter The Draft

​Shoegazing and emo music are not really Rocks Off's resident snarky goth's glass of absinthe, but in our opinion, any Houston band chosen to represent our criminally unrepresented city deserves a look. So with some trepidation, we wandered into the realm of Football, Etc. and their new LP The ... More >>

Teenage Mutant Ninja

Virtuoso filmmaking, retro ­politics in a crisp thriller.

All the Right Moves

Com Truise lends chillwave some credibility — not just ­anyone gets asked to remix Daft Punk.