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Christmas Past: Top 10 Christmas Movie Soundtracks

While we celebrate the holidays, Rocks Off is resurrecting a few of our best Christmas-themed blogs from the past few years. (Wait... resurrecting is Easter. Never mind.) This blog originally appeared December 14, 2010. No doubt you have all been chin-deep in Christmas movies since you undid your b ... More >>

Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Shows Off His Porno-esque Acting Chops

One of the lasting images of last season's NFL lockout took place in the press conference after the owners and players reached an agreement in late July. Jeff Saturday, at the time the center for the Indianapolis Colts, embraced and paid tribute to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose wife ... More >>

Sebastian Maniscalco

2012 Summer Guide: Summer Movie Preview

Jerry "The King" Lawler Piledrives Clipper Fan: Old School WWE Wrestlers for Each NBA Playoff Series (w/ VIDEO)

People laugh dismissively when I say it, but the more they can incorporate WWE performers and the general WWE "way" of entertainment, the more enjoyable other genres of sports will become. No, I'm not talking about the predetermined outcomes of matches (The NBA has already incorporated that aspect o ... More >>

Last Night: Blake Shelton At Reliant Stadium

Blake Shelton RodeoHouston, Reliant Stadium March 7, 2012 See more pictures from Wednesday's rodeo in our . Blake Shelton could very well be the Vince Vaughn of modern country music. Or is that Brad Paisley? No, I think Brad Paisley is the Paul Rudd and that would make someone like Jason Aldean th ... More >>

10 Rom-Coms Even Guys Will Watch

Can you smell it? Either love is in the air or the Chick-fil-A has started using chicken-scented billboards. Yes, Valentine's Day is coming to give all men night sweats over what to do on the most romantic of the Hallmark holidays. As we were searching around for entertainment suggestions, we were t ... More >>

All Retro Everything: This Week In Houston Rap Videos

Ah, rappers and music videos. Some are vehicles for self-promotion, others are tools used to promote a message, a gaggle of asses or some good ol' wholesome debauchery. In the case of the Houston rap class, music videos are always eye opening glimpses into the future, either telling what a talent co ... More >>

From Rapper To Actor, Chingo Bling Goes to The Sundance Film Festival

When you think of the big, international film festivals, Sundance is definitely one of the first that comes to mind. Held annually in Park City, Utah, the festival showcases new work from American and international independent filmmakers. Movie lovers flock to the city to catch the next Academy Awar ... More >>

Happy Birthday David Knopfler: 7 Lesser Known Rock Music Siblings

In the holiday movie Fred Claus, Vince Vaughn plays Fred, the bitter older brother of Santa Claus. In one scene, he goes to a group counseling session with the brothers of Sylvester Stallone, Bill Clinton, Alec Baldwin and others to vent his frustration. Today is the 60th birthday of David Knopfler. ... More >>

Bizarre Bazaar

Nightfly braves the daylight to take in the most popular club in Southwest Houston.

9 People Who Could Play The King In New Elvis Biopic

tonkoorevaar.be​Tuesday, Paste reported that director John Scheinfeld will be adapting Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business, the memoir of Elvis Presley confidante Sonny West, who was one of the King's bodyguards for 16 years. West was a member of the "Memphis Mafia," Elvis' merry band of bone ... More >>

According to His HOF Bust, Deion Sanders Is Troy Aikman's Identical Twin

The International House of Crappy Sculpture​Just getting back into the swing of things after a weekend wedding in San Antonio. The wedding actually took place on the Riverwalk, marking the first time I've ever done anything sober on the Riverwalk other than "walking to the place where I'm havi ... More >>

White Man's Lament

It's hard out there for an employed, middle-class, white-collar male in Horrible Bosses.

Our San Jacinto Quiz, Including Silk Underwear, Syphilis and Dennis Quaid

Good thing he wasn't named Sam Schnackenpfefferhausen​Today marks the 175th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, the glorious day when a ragtag Texan army surprised a siesta-enjoying Mexican force and won independence for the Lone Star State. The battle, fought near present-day Refinery ... More >>

The Axiston of Evil

Together at last...​If it's a month with an "r" in it, there must be another Jennifer Aniston movie coming out. Sure enough, the airwaves are littered with commercials for her latest, Just Go With It, and she's dutifully hitting the talk show circuit (Ellen, Conan) and also making the rounds o ... More >>

Top 10 Christmas Movie Soundtracks

​No doubt you have all been chin-deep in Christmas movies since you undid your belt on Thanksgiving evening. Rocks Off made sure to steal a copy of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation from our folks' house before the calendar even hit December. Unlike other blogs, we don't hate all Christm ... More >>

Upcoming: Appleseed Cast, Deftones, Hold Steady, Usher, Etc.

​The Appleseed Cast, Ananlog Rebellion: Fri., Nov. 5. Fitzgerald's. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Os Mutantes: Sun., Nov. 7. Fitzgerald's. Barenaked Ladies: Wed., Nov. 3. Verizon Wireless Theater. "Best Of Houston Launch Party" With Robert Ellis & The Boys, The Zydeco Dots, Los Skarnales, ... More >>

2010's Hottest Wedding Jams: Aventura, Lady Gaga, Pantera(!?)

​ In the immortal words of Vince Vaughan, "Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye" "It's wedding season, kid!" Whether you're taking the plunge yourself, in the bridal or groom's party or just crashing, Rocks Off thinks knowing what you'll be dancing to at the reception is just as i ... More >>

Aftermath: Old 97's Match Their Grayer, Mellower House Of Blues Audience

Photos by Jason Wolter​ Some British band - it may have been the Thompson Twins - once sang about what a drag it is getting old. Aftermath is getting on in years, but still young at heart, which is what compelled us to go check out a similarly more seasoned Old 97s at the House of Blues Saturday n ... More >>

Feb 9 DVDs: Couples Retreat and That's How We Do It

​The thinner, younger version of Vince Vaughn of a few years ago was more physically attractive, but the heftier, 40-year-old version we see in Couples Retreat is more attractive in other ways. He's smarter, for one. (Vaughn not only stars - with name-above-the-title credit - he also co-wrote the ... More >>

Can Rocks Off Withstand an Entire Hour of Sunny 99.1's Holiday Programming?

​Since Thanksgiving night, local dentist office-core radio station Sunny 99.1 FM has been pumping out non-stop Christmas tunes as they have been doing now for quite a few years. It's a Houston phenomenon and an ominous bellwether for the coming holiday. You pretty much know when you can hear Vanes ... More >>

Five Spot: Scarface Is Dead, But Not Really

Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. The rumblings of an Internet rumor are beginning to be heard and, as much we are all about perpetuating untr ... More >>

Witherspoon and Vaughn's Yuletide Carol is Four Christmases Too Many

Noel Hell

Snoop Dogg

Fred Claus

Vince Vaughn tries to attract a different set of underage babies with Fred Claus

Men Behaving Badly

Bad Santa meets Napoleon Dynamite in tepid man-child comedy

Vince Charming

Vaughn ensures an amicable Break-Up

Oh, Grow Up

Failure is McConaughey's perfect movie, and a pretty good one for us

Weighting...

Ryan Reynolds recalls his fat years in Just Friends

Festival Crashers

A film fest descends on the Capital City

The Opposite of Suck

Mike Mills's debut is smart, funny and gorgeously sad

Cherry on Top

The 40-Year-Old Virgin gets a heart-on while telling wonderfully dirty jokes

Always a Bridesmaid

Skirt-chasing Vince Vaughn is Wedding Crashers' master of ceremonies

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2005

St. Patrick's Day Guide 2005

Get Lost

It'd Be Cool if this sequel were any good. Too bad it ain't.

Hutch Ado About Nothing

No obvious joke goes untouched in this so-so TV show remake

Free Will

Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.

Will to Power

Mr. Ferrell comes into his glory in Old School

Beat the Parents

Travolta's performance can't overcome the horror of this evil-stepfather cliché

Money Men

Five years after Swingers, Jon Favreau just wanted to get a movie Made

Disorganized Crime

A pair of Swingers gets whacked in the witless mob comedy Made

A Wasted Mind

The Cell delves into a dark, psychotic unconscious and discovers -- a wounded child!

Porn to Sell

Product placement comes to adult videos...hey, watch where you put that thing!

Rave On

Impressive Human Traffic isn't always pretty, much like the scene it covers

Son of Psycho

Van Sant pumps fresh blood into his tribute to the classic

Backwoods Bin of Sin

Powerful Clay Pigeons scores with country-style noir

Spielberg's Lost

The Jurassic Park sequel isn't nearly nasty enough