Tipper Gore

Get Lit: Prince: A Thief in the Temple, by Brian Morton

Artsy Activist

Slinging a guitar and the New Testament, Bruce Cockburn preaches the gospel of progressive politics

Fight for Your Right

Does the U.S. belong with the Axis of Evil?

Rude Boys

Houston's Los Skarnales push past the language barrier

Night & Day

November 12 - 18, 1998

We're Not the Worst!

November 12 - 18, 1998

The Geto Boys Reunite

November 12 - 18, 1998

First Sunday

Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan get religion

Throw Them Horns Up

UT's national championship and the rise of Texas rap – coincidence or symbiosis?

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

Willie D

Unbreakable (Relentless)

Superjoint Ritual

Saturday, June 29

Annus Horribilis

The El Orbits' David Beebe comes back from the near-dead

Performance Tarts

Have acts like Bozo Porno Circus and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult run out of folk to offend?

Blackieballed

Have acts like Bozo Porno Circus and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult run out of folk to offend?

Scabba-Dabba-Do

Guitars, horns and irony fuel Austin band The Scabs

He Said She Said: Songs Guaranteed to Offend the Opposite Sex, Part 2

It's been 25 years since Tipper Gore and the ladies of the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) self-righteously rode the the rescue of delicate ears across America, claiming that rock music was "infecting the youth of the world with messages they cannot handle." It was the 1950s all over again. Th ... More >>

Al & Tipper: Five Political Marriages We Thought Would End Before Theirs

"Just 10 more years of this and I'm free"​If you've been wondering why the internet is full of awful global-warming related puns today, it's because Al and Tipper Gore have announced that, after 40 or so years of marriage, things are just not going to work out.We're guessing there are some shoes a ... More >>

Sarah Palin: Libs Hate Her Because She's Beautiful, Not Like That Michelle Obama

The ugliness!! It BURNS!!!!​Texas Tech, that bastion of Americanism way out there in Lubbock, has done it again.This time they're not protesting a statue that allegedly features Commies and lesbians, nor are they linking tattoos to social deviance.This time, they're saying liberals hate Sarah Pali ... More >>

Rappers Vs. Uncle Sam: N.W.A., Eminem, Kanye...

​Mike Myers will probably go down in history as the most uncomfortable white guy next to a black guy in TV history, thanks to Kanye West's unscripted outburst during that infamous Hurricane Katrina telethon. It began with Myers reading his part of the script verbatim. Two-thirds into the PSA, ... More >>

Top 10 Musical U.S. Presidents

"The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music." - Gerald Ford gwu.eduWhen else are we going to use this picture?​Today is President's Day, and if you'll think back to high-school U.S. History, you'll remember that potential Commande ... More >>