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Fuck Buttons: Street Horrrsing

By Garrett Kamps
Apr 16, 2008

Oh, Fuck Buttons. Fucking Fuck Buttons. So hard, getting past that name. At least Fuck Wolf, amazingly, was already taken. (Fuck Wolf's label site says they create an "aural douche that will leave [you] salivating," a mixed metaphor so rich it had to be mentioned). So Fuck Buttons it is...
Pop Quiz

A quick check of your pop-princess savvy

By Olivia Flores Alvarez and Garrett Kamps
Sep 14, 2006

Xtina, Paris, Jessica and Beyonc have all just released records. Are you up to speed on your pop pabulum? 1. "Freakum Dress" is: a. A song on Beyonc's new album b. Something Bill Clinton would just rather forget about c. The title of the new Devendra Banhart record d. The...
James Brown

Tuesday, May 9, at the Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas, 713-230-1600

By Garrett Kamps
May 4, 2006

James Brown is dead. Wait, no he's not. You know how I know? I was standing right in front of him! Not only does James Brown have his own band -- complete with two drummers, two bassists (?), a percussionist, two guitarists, an organist, three female backup singers, two sexy...
They Did What?

The top WTF moments of 2005

By Garrett Kamps
Dec 8, 2005

As Curtis Armstrong's Miles tells Tom Cruise's Joel in the 1983 smash-hit comedy Risky Business, sometimes you just gotta say, "What the fuck." In Joel's case, this phrase is employed with a shrug of the shoulders and a sly smile: "What the fuck, let's go for it." In mine, as...
M. Ward, with Norfolk and Western

Sunday, April 3, at Mary Jane's Fat Cat, 4216 Washington Avenue, 713-869-5263

By Garrett Kamps
Mar 31, 2005

You run into a lot of people lately who say they've heard of Portland's M. Ward but haven't heard his music. I suppose that makes sense, given that Ward's creaky folk is so guileless, his voice a husky warble that won't hold your attention if you're not willing to meet...

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