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    May 21, 2012

    Jim Rome Smack-Off 2012: The Party's Over

    In entertainment, everything has a logical arc. Whether we're talking about a television series, a radio show or a particular personality, they all have a shelf life as to how long they can remain compelling, a shelf life with a beginning, a middle and an end. The end is rarely pretty, and perhap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Cop Warmth: Out For Beer And Blood

    Each Wednesday (almost), Rocks Off arbitrarily appoints one lucky local performer or group "Artist of the Week," bestowing upon them all the fame and grandeur such a lofty title implies. Know a band or artist that isn't awful? Email their particulars to sheaserrano@gmail.com. It has gotten dark. Th ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 19, 2011
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    May 2, 2011

    Friday Night: Yelawolf & Many Guests At Warehouse Live

    Photos by Marco TorresTrae Tha Truth and Yelawolf​Yelawolf, Bun B, Trae Tha Truth, Doughbeezy, Dante Higgins, Gerald Walker & Cardo Warehouse Live April 29, 2011 10:54 p.m.: Let's do this first this time. Here's the thing about Yelawolf, and you may have noticed this already, but: He's a rapp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Last Night: Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour" At Verizon Wireless Theater

    Craig Hlavaty​Charlie Sheen's tour stop in Houston last night wasn't a wash-out, a bomb, or the expensive meltdown that most in town had hoped for. In fact, he was embraced at every turn by fans of all stripes, with men and women alike fawning over him like he was a surviving Beatle, or at lea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Finally...the 2011 Jim Rome Smack-Off Recap

    Glory days, well they pass you by....​"It's good to be in something from the ground floor, but I came in too late for that. But lately I get the feeling that I came in at the end, that the best is over." -- Tony Soprano In the first three minutes of the greatest television show of all-time, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Undertaker's 18-0 Wrestlemania Record -- The Definitive Anthology (with VIDEO)

    Yeah, it's Final Four weekend in Houston. We're all very excited. But a little secret (that's not very well kept) -- for me, the Saturday and Monday games are a mere buffer surrounding Wrestlemania Sunday, baby! This year is special because Houston's very own Undertaker (real name Mark Calloway, Wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Bryan McCarthy: Illegal-Livestreaming Defendant Gets Some Web Help

    Bryan McCarthy gets some help​Bryan McCarthy, the Deer Park man arrested last week for illegally livestreaming sporting events on the Web, is getting some support. A Web-freedom group called Demand Progress says McCarthy's arrest represents "a radical shift" in federal-government policy becau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Bryan McCarthy: Deer Park Man Arrested for Illegally Livestreaming Sporting Events

    Bryan McCarthy: Channel surfing can get you arrested​Federal agents today arrested Bryan McCarthy, 32, for running a Web site that illegally livestreamed NFL games, pay-per-view fights and other sporting events. The operator of channelsurfing.net was arrested at his Deer Park home without inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    NFL Playoff Best Bets (and a Tiger Woods Wagering Lesson)

    Angry Birds: As good a playoff-picking method as any​Every Friday (Thursday some weeks) when I go to fish the lines for that weekend's football games off the Internet, I go to the same site. (Point of non-disclosure: I will not reveal the name of the site which I use to wager go to. Easily t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Pasadena's Fightin' High Schoolers Make It Easy For The Cops

    Ever since YouTube has been around, high school kids have been posting videos of fights. And ever since law enforcement figured that out, they've been using the videos to make arrests since, you know, the evidence is pretty much staring them in the face. Latest example, via KHOU: Dobie High in Pas ... More >>

  • Film

    August 12, 2010

    Twilight of the Bods

    Sly and the family Stallone get nostalgic for their legacy of ­brutality in The Expendables.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    The Ultimate Houston Rap Battle Royal: Who Should You Fight?

    Photo illustration by John Seaborn Gray​Of all of the Rap Round Table columns that have gone up, none generated more emails than this past Monday's "Which Rappers Would You Fight?" segment. Some people were pissed, some people were entertained, but most everyone had the same basic question: Wh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin

    The UFC starts the fireworks a day early with a Live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena bout between two heavyweight contenders

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    A Lover And A Fighter: It's Sapp Time!

    Bob Sapp, sticky and sweet?​Everyone needs a hobby, an outlet, something to take the stress off. Meg White has taxidermy, David Arquette collects oversized left-shoes, and mixed martial arts big man Bob Sapp sings and dances. Sapp's been a mainstay in MMA for about eight years, and is known f ... More >>

  • Film

    May 27, 2010
  • Music

    May 27, 2010

    Deporting All WetWacks

    Houston's Mayalino swears a lyrical vendetta against fake rappers.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    13 Things You'll Never Hear At Anvil

    Photos by Katharine ShilcuttTry ordering a real Manhattan at your Golden Tee Palace.​I found myself explaining to a friend last night that my entire philosophy and approach toward bars now that I've gotten older can be summed up by one question: Does it have a Golden Tee machine? If the answer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Game Time: Jerry Jones' Drunken Tebow Analysis -- Why I'm Conflicted

    "Bill's not worth a shit, I love him....not worth a shit, but I wanted...they were on my ass so bad. They said J's gotta have a 'Yes Man,' so to get this fucking stadium, I need to bring his ass in." -- Jerry Jones, Owner, Dallas CowboysI'm about to vent a little bit and be part of the problem I'm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Game Time: Disillusioned By UFC 112? Check Out My New MMA Company!

    ​I'm not a huge UFC guy. I enjoy getting together with friends to watch the pay-per-view shows occasionally. I've gone on record saying that the first Frank Mir-Brock Lesnar fight at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas is one of the five best sporting events I've ever been to live. Plus, BONUS, there i ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Wild on Washington

    The three-mile stretch of avenue is Houston's place to be if you're young, white, single and ready to party. At least for now.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Happy Hour Scene: Nick's Place

    Photos by Paul Knight​Certain bars have this game -- a machine, really -- that has a mechanical arm with a punching bag on the end, and when a person puts in money, the bag swings down, waiting to be belted. Usually it's a group of three of four guys playing, standing around the machine, and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2008

    WWE’s Smack Down!

    Double Down with twice the action at this uproarious show

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Young Guns Amateur Cage Fighting

    Real fighters bleed real blood in this no-holds-barred showdown

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    Joe Rogan

    The host of Fear Factor and Man Show won’t let stealing slide

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2007

    When Blood Comes to Town

    The host of Fear Factor and Man Show won’t let stealing slide

  • Dining

    January 11, 2007

    Blame Canada

    A new pub on Westheimer that's lots of firkin fun for the whole firkin family!

  • Home Entertainment

    December 29, 2005

    Our top DVD picks for the week of December 27

    A new pub on Westheimer that's lots of firkin fun for the whole firkin family!

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