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March 3, 1994
Celting Point
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April 14, 1994
Return to Bali Ha'i
Plus: Less Donna McK., archiving Texas folk music, and Iggy's eats Jelly
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February 15, 1996
Static
Plus: Less Donna McK., archiving Texas folk music, and Iggy's eats Jelly
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February 13, 1997
Static
Plus: Less Donna McK., archiving Texas folk music, and Iggy's eats Jelly
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June 5, 1997
Never Too Old to Rock and Roll
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
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June 26, 1997
Static
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
Music
July 3, 1997
Rotation
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
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August 28, 1997
Sound Check
From the Malibus to the Natives to on his own, Herschel Berry has haunted -- and been haunted by -- Houston music for three decades. So is he ready to give it up? You've gotta be kidding
Music
June 4, 1998
Flower Power
A once-slumbering syndicated radio giant empties its vaults
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July 30, 1998
Artful Roger
A once-slumbering syndicated radio giant empties its vaults
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August 13, 1998
Temper, Temper
A once-slumbering syndicated radio giant empties its vaults
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December 10, 1998
Outsiders with Stamina
A once-slumbering syndicated radio giant empties its vaults
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May 19, 2009
Happy Birthday Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend, lead guitarist of The Who, turns 64 today. The King of the Mods was the brains behind every twist and turn in the band's long history, from proto-punk stabs like "I Can't Explain" through angst template "My Generation and monolithic rock operas like Tommy and Quadrophenia. (Or, mor ... More >>
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June 19, 2008
Mixers, Elixirs & IMAX
Picture Book gives visitors the UK treatment
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July 23, 2009
Mike Jones! Who?
The story of a Houston rapper who got bigger and bigger until he shrank back down to earth
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August 7, 2009
Rocks Off's Brother Once Stepped in Human Shit at a U2 Show... Got a Better Astrodome Story?
Smash Mouth had just finished playing, and not coincidentally, Rocks Off's brother John had just returned from a trip to the bathroom. It was November 1997, and we were watching the stagehands putting the finishing touches on U2's ginormous set in the Astrodome. The Irish rockers were touring behin ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
The Forgotten Festival
The 1969 Texas International Pop Festival
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September 17, 2009
Ten Cover Songs So Bad They'll Shrivel Your Soul
Two nights ago, while carelessly patrolling the back alleys of the internet, Rocks Off stumbled across Hilary Duff's execrable cover of The Who's "My Generation". Well, what did you think, YouTube commenters? You sure you're not being too harsh? Yeah... ours too. Someday, when we ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Please Help Us Give Away This Live Nation "Club Passport" We've Been Sitting on for Way Too Long
[Note: While we're on the subject of House of Blues shows, please note the Goodie Mob/Scarface concert scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 14.]www.drivebytruckers.comOnce again Rocks Off allowed ourselves to get distracted and nearly forgot we've got this Live Nation ... More >>
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October 27, 2009
Congratulations to Our Live Nation Club Passport Winners, and More Background on That John Entwistle Photo
We finally have a winner in Rocks Off's photo contest for those Live Nation Club Passports we started giving away back when George W. was president. Not really, but it seems like it. Congratulations to Houston's Mitsy Parsons, whose shot of her with NYC up-and-comer Ryan Star at September's Coll ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Sinking Ship
Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock and roll.
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December 18, 2009
Eyeballin': The Zombies, Odessey and Oracle: The 40th Anniversary Concert
Here's a Classic Rock Math Query: Which British Invasion band, if you took the length of their career and amount of recorded output and juxtaposed it against the overall quality of their material, would end up as the "best" group? With all due respect to fans of the Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Who, A ... More >>
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April 13, 2010
New On DVD: This Is A Radio Clash, From Pirate Satellite
Out on DVD today is Pirate Radio, staring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy. So, walk right by Woody Harrelson's Defendor, Lauren Holly's The Final Storm and unless you're just a die-hard fan, Robert Englund's Nightmare on Elm Street collection. If you've got kids (or fond childhood memories) ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Summer Tours We'd Like To See: Bring Back Texxas Jam!
Reminder: Tickets for Lady Gaga's Toyota Center show next year go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. Summer concert season doesn't last as long as hurricane season, and leaves somewhat less damage in its aftermath, but at least it gives us something to look forward to during those long, hot months. This ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Mods Vs. Rockers: Five Mock Battles
Fresh off our trip to AmeriVespa 2010, Rocks Off has come to this conclusion: we are neither a Mod nor a Rocker. We're a Mocker. When you drive around a town as large and car-centric as Houston on a small scooter you get a lot of comments from people, mostly in allusion to Quadrophenia, which ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
The Top 10 Coolest Music-Video Explosions
We like fireworks and explosions, and with July 4th right around the corner, we are sure to get our fill. Things burning or blowing up are pretty cool, except of course if it's your house, car or business. In that case, it's an awful, horrible atrocity and God is a bastard for letting it happen t ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Going Platinum: Artists We'd Pay $10,000 To See - And When
It started one night on the patio of Big Star Bar in the Heights; over Lone Star and cigarettes, a handful of Houston music wags debated the shows they would pay top dollar to see from lartists, iving or dead. We argued the aspects of an At the Drive-In reformation, seeing Sam Cooke in 1963, ... More >>
Music
July 22, 2010
Robert Plant & Band of Joy, Bettye LaVette
It started one night on the patio of Big Star Bar in the Heights; over Lone Star and cigarettes, a handful of Houston music wags debated the shows they would pay top dollar to see from lartists, iving or dead. We argued the aspects of an At the Drive-In reformation, seeing Sam Cooke in 1963, ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
House Of Blues Extends Tax-Free Merch Sale Through 7 p.m. Today
House of Blues has extended its "Great Rock 'N' Roll Sample Sale" to a second day, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today in the Bronze Peacock Room. Sales tax for all merchandise, available for as low as $3 for CDs and hats (Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, KISS) or even $1 for tour programs (Springstee ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Five Songs Classic Rock Radio Should Kill NOW
Rocks Off is a prisoner of the airwaves. At home we can listen to just about anything we want thanks to the comforts of 24-7 satellite radio. Actually, we rarely tune in anything besides Outlaw Country, but that's another story. We can't bring the satellite receiver to work, where we spend th ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
Top Eight Notorious Concert Disasters
Daniel R. Davidson via WikipediaThe Station fire in West Warwick, R.I., 40 seconds inRecently, indie-rock juggernauts Arcade Fire were prevented from playing a gig in Portugal by NATO, which is having a summit on the same date. Arcade Fire offered to play a day ahead of time, but NATO decided ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Last Night: Heart At House Of Blues
Mark BritainHeart House of Blues November 4, 2010 In trying to come up with a witty juxtaposition to open our review of Thursday night's Heart show, Aftermath was initially going to throw out a comparison to Jefferson Airplane/Starship, another band that peaked decades ago, enjoyed a brief r ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Top 10 Double Albums That Should Have Stayed Single
Not all double albums should have been double albums, just as some albums had to be double albums in order for their point to be made. Each case is different with each band or artist. The Who's Tommy and Quadrophenia had to be double albums to tell their stories of teenage wastelands and po ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
What Is Classic Rock Today?
What is classic rock in 2010? 15 years ago, it was was the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, anything Eric Clapton touched and every band your dad played in his car while he was making out with the girls he met before your mom. That's how we know classic rock: Big riffs, big voices, in ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Michael Lee's Magical Mythical Metal Is No Flashback
Too much is too much, but way too much is perfect. Michael Lee is way too much. Lee's made his name as an editor and Emmy-nominated producer on everything from E! True Hollywood Story to Super Bowl post-game wrap-ups, but the San Antonio native was suckled at the teat of Van Halen and Judas ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
The Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp From Hell
Rocks Off recently got invited to cover something known as Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp, which works a lot like baseball fantasy camp, except none of the participants can field a line-drive grounder. Among the idols rock campers will meet include 3 Doors Down, Mark Farner, the drummer from the Hooters a ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Who's Too Old To Rock & Roll?
It's entirely possible that the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney will each go on tour this year. With ages ranging from 63 to 69 among the four remaining core Stones, the band is obviously the oldest continuing touring rock act, capable of breaking ticket records almost 50 years into the gam ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Top 10 Super Bowl Halftime Shows
idontlikeyouinthatway.comThis Sunday, Rocks Off will be live-blogging and tweeting this year's Super Bowl halftime show, which will feature noted scholars The Black Eyed Peas. We are diligently studying the entire BEP canon and that of all of their solo members, like the dedicated pop histori ... More >>
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February 6, 2011
Black Eyed Pleeease!: Fergie & The Gang At The Super Bowl Halftime Show
Earlier this week we chronicled for you our favorite Super Bowl halftime shows, from Petty and the Who, to the Boss and the Stones. Tonight we will be live-blogging all the musical attractions from Super Bowl XLV from Dallas, er, Arlington. Lined up in the next few minutes we will see Christina ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Shot In The Dark: The Ones Who Got Away (So Far)
UPDATE (3:23 p.m.): Promotional video by Monica Fuentes added after the jump. Jay LeeLittle Joe Washington at the Continental Club's 10th anniversary, July 2010Slowly but surely, Rocks Off has been getting ready for our "Shot In the Dark" photo exhibition at Warehouse Live's Studio next Thur ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Stone Deaf Forever: Rockers With Hearing Loss
The wages we pay to rock and roll aren't always of the sinful and hungover variety. Some of us pay, dearly, with our hearing, one of the best gifts that God has given humanity. Besides Kate Upton that is. Today is Pete Townshend's 66th birthday, and The Who guitarist is just one of countles ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
Who Are You? Songs Commonly Attributed To The Wrong Artists
Last week, after the tragic, alcohol-fueled passing of Jackass hero Ryan Dunn, Rocks Off at Taco Cabana wearing a promotional shirt for The Hangover II that we stole borrowed from the office here at the Press. As we were loading our hands with condiment containers, a guy came up to us and sai ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Pop Rocks: A (Not Really) Canonical List Of Wardrobe Malfunctions (NSFW)
Bad idea.The "wardrobe malfunction" is a phenomenon I confess I wasn't really aware of until Super Bowl XXXVIII. Half of us at the party were watching the actual Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake halftime show, the other half were watching the South Park (or was it Family Guy?) episode running ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Pop Rocks: What's Your [Wardrobe] Malfunction? (NSFW)
Bad idea.The "wardrobe malfunction" is a phenomenon I confess I wasn't really aware of until Super Bowl XXXVIII. Half of us at the party were watching the actual Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake halftime show, the other half were watching the South Park (or was it Family Guy?) episode running ... More >>
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September 2, 2011
Las Puertas: 10 Things You May Not Know About The Doors
"Hey Robby, don't try to look too not-stoned in our press still. Thanks, buddy."On this day in 1965, The Doors began recording demos together, laying down some songs set to Jim Morrison's freaky poems. Nearly 50 years later, the band is an exalted classic-rock group, firmly implanted in that ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Pop Rocks: Finally, The Super Bowl Is Safe For PG-13 Rated Entertainment Again
The boob that launched a thousand obscenity complaints...Over seven years after the FCC went into a tizzy over Janet Jackson exposing her breast during the 2004 Super Bowl (making a D-cup out of an A-cup, perhaps), a federal appeals court upheld its finding yesterday that the commission acted ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
John Paul Jones' Six Coolest Led Zeppelin Bass Lines on His 66th Birthday
Growing up listening to rock music and being a bass players wasn't always a super exciting proposition. Most of the great bassists of all time are jazz musicians. Being a rock bass player means holding down the low end and keeping the groove intact. While this can still be challenging -- I've ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Ten Musicians Who Played Other People on TV
Sebastian Bach on Gilmore GirlsFictional television shows are full of gimmickry. Some of it is good and some of falls flat. Others are subtle in-jokes. However, it can be interesting when a popular artist appears on a television show because it gives the audience a glimpse into another side o ... More >>
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