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The Stone Roses

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Ben Folds Five Returns: An Essential Playlist

    Photo By GroovehouseBen Folds solo in 2010 at the House Of Blues​The eight-year run of '90s indie act the Ben Folds Five was fruitful in many ways. We got the most catchy song about a Christmas abortion ever in 1997's "Brick", three excellent studio albums full of snarky, romantically-challeng ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Give It Away: Music We're Gifting to Friends for Christmas

    ​We're a generous bunch at Rocks Off. We just give and give and give until it hurts, and then we give some more. That's just how we roll. And when we give, well, it may seem obvious, but we tend to give the gift of music. Our friends and family are appreciative, though we do think grandma is j ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2011

    The Horrors

    ​We're a generous bunch at Rocks Off. We just give and give and give until it hurts, and then we give some more. That's just how we roll. And when we give, well, it may seem obvious, but we tend to give the gift of music. Our friends and family are appreciative, though we do think grandma is j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    We Caved: Join Rocks Off On Turntable.fm All Day

    ​If you are lucky enough to have already gotten a Turntable.fm invite, and you work somewhere that is down with your listening to streaming jams, then right now you could be listening to the Stone Roses and Stereo MC's in Rocks Off's new Houston Press Rocks Off Spin Off on the social DJ site. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    25 Essential Eponymous Albums

    ​Eponymous: (of a literary work, film, etc) named after its central character or creator: The Stooges' eponymous debut album. On this day in 1983, a young woman from Michigan who had recently given up on a career as a hard-rock singer released her first album of electronic dance-pop, an album ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    (Not The) Royal Wedding Playlist

    ​Planning a wedding is a real pain in the ass. Rocks Off knows, because we (and our fiancée) were forced by geographic and financial issues to do 99 percent of the legwork for our own nuptials. There's the usual stuff like reception location, whether you're going to make up your own vows, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Open Tab: Rocks Off's New Houston Bar Column

    Pull up a chair, start a tab and order a round of shots, because this is Rocks Off's weekly roundup of the goings-on in the Houston bar scene. Ups and downs, openings and closings, we will cover it all. Hit us up with any hot tips at craig.hlavaty@houstonpress.com. Paul Knight​ Rocks Off has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Rocks Off Sets You Straight On Musical Happy Hours

    ​On newsstands now - or soon, depending on where in the metro area you live - you will find the Houston Press' new cover story, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - a guide to Jimmy Buffett's discography our city's varied, vibrant happy-hour scene, in which Rocks Off had some input. Naturally, we cover ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Rocks Off's 2010 Predictions: The Fate of Owl City, Chingo Bling vs. Chamillionaire, the Next Twilight Soundtrack and Madchester In Katy

    www.flickr.com/photos/dherholz/​ Adam Young of Owl City will mystify the scientific community, yet surprise no one in the music community, when he is hacked in half in a freak sawmill accident, and it's discovered he is filled with gummi bears. The Arcade Fire/Flaming Lips feud is resolved when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Smiths Reunion Rumored at Morrissey's Jones Hall Show

    Strangeways, here they come: Rocks Off has learned that former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has requested passes for his ex-bandmate Morrissey's sold-out April 11 show at Jones Hall, leading to speculation that the two will perform onstage together for the first time since the influential Manch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Things That Make Us Feel Old: The Year 1989

    "Hey Ladies" As another year begins, record labels start unleashing commemorative editions of classic albums to take advantage of anniversaries of release dates and more importantly, yo' money. We already got wind of the impending Pearl Jam reissues a few weeks back. Now we get word that the Beasti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Were These Really the Best Songs of 2008?

    The Gutter Twins Maybe Rocks Off spent a lot of 2008 with his head in the archives, but he was paying attention to new stuff too. Occasionally. It's as easy as satellite radio, channel 47's (Ethel/Alt Nation) weekly new-music hour Submission/Transmission. Monday night, S/T happened to be playing ... More >>

  • Music

    December 4, 2008

    Andy Rourke

    The Gutter Twins Maybe Rocks Off spent a lot of 2008 with his head in the archives, but he was paying attention to new stuff too. Occasionally. It's as easy as satellite radio, channel 47's (Ethel/Alt Nation) weekly new-music hour Submission/Transmission. Monday night, S/T happened to be playing ... More >>

  • Music

    November 29, 2007

    The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze and Brit-Pop Gems of the Last Millennium

    Rhino resurrects the days of Britpop and shoegaze

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    Give Us a Hand

    Rhino resurrects the days of Britpop and shoegaze

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    2006 Houston Press Music Awards Supplement

    Rhino resurrects the days of Britpop and shoegaze

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Angst à la Mode

    How I became my own personal Jesus

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2006

    Hooked Up

    How I became my own personal Jesus

  • Music

    June 9, 2005

    Fookin'-A

    Kasabian has its sights set on becoming the coolest -- and most stereotypical -- Brit-rock band around

  • Music

    March 24, 2005

    Kasabian

    Kasabian

  • Music

    February 10, 2005

    Rotation

    Kasabian

  • Music

    September 9, 2004

    Boogie for Bush!

    Dubya and Franz Ferdinand have made it okay for white guys to dance

  • Music

    May 1, 2003

    The Very Best of the Stone Roses ; Outpost Transmission

    Silvertone; Instinct

  • Film

    August 29, 2002

    New Order World

    In dreary Manchester, a revolution spawned heroes, martyrs and, most of all, myths

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    I Will Always Be the World Trade Center

    The electro-pop duo's name was cute. Then came September 11.

  • Music

    April 25, 2002

    Casino

    Affluenza (Fancy Music)

  • Music

    March 29, 2001

    Show Cased

    The good, the bad and the Mogwai highlight SXSW

  • Music

    May 20, 1999

    Rotation

    The good, the bad and the Mogwai highlight SXSW

  • Music

    March 12, 1998

    No Monkey Business

    The good, the bad and the Mogwai highlight SXSW

  • Music

    July 24, 1997

    Rotation

    The good, the bad and the Mogwai highlight SXSW

  • Music

    January 9, 1997

    Static

    The good, the bad and the Mogwai highlight SXSW

  • Music

    April 13, 1995

    Rotation

    The good, the bad and the Mogwai highlight SXSW

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