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What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA
Film Review  February 10, 2000
Description: The Maysles' cameras document the Beatles' crazy first week in America, from the landing at Idlewild to the Ed Sullivan Show debut and their journey down the East Coast. These...

"...Directed by: Albert And David Maysles. The Maysles' cameras document the Beatles' crazy first week in America, from the landing at Idlewild to the Ed Sullivan Show debut and their journey down the East Coast..."

The Beatles
Music Story  December 15, 1995


Rock Ampersand Roll
Music Blog  December 22, 2009
Description: Elijah Wald's alternative history turns out to be the best rock book of the year

"...It’s been a while since a book lingered long after I’d shut its cover, but Elijah Wald’s How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music (Oxford University Press) really got under my skin and became my best book of 2010...."

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Film Review  December 21, 2007
Description: Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.

"...The story follows a rise-fall-and-rise-again structure as Dewey meets the love of his life (Fischer), develops multiple drug addictions, loses his love, finds her again, and along the way falls prey to every generational music trend in the book. Whether traveling to India with the Beatles, writing protest songs, or hosting a variety show, Dewey manages to enact all the rock & roll clichés..."

Across the Universe
Film Review  September 28, 2007
Description: Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthbound into a minefield of literalism.

"...Carpio. If you aren’t fed up with the literalism of Taymor’s tribute to the music of the Beatles and the zeitgeist of the Sixties by the time a character named Prudence barges into a scene through a bathroom window, then … your threshold for this kind of thing is a lot higher than mine, and you might come away feeling that this film was not a bum trip..."

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Film Review  October 22, 2004
Description: The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.

"...On the other hand, three of the four original members have passed away in the last three years, two to cancer and one (predictably, it was Dee Dee) from a heroin OD, which renders this celebration of the Ramones also something of a wake, albeit one with enough undiluted Lower East Side energy to power a thousand Marshall amps for millennia. Which brings us back to the mystery of how, in 1974, four scruffy Forest Hills ne’er-do-wells who were obsessed with Iggy Pop and the Stooges could coalesce and mutate into the single most influential rock & roll band since the Beatles and manage to stick it out for nearly a quarter-century come hell, high water, and more personality crises than the New York Dolls..."

Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Film Review  April 30, 2004
Description: Profile of L.A. radio deejay Rodney Bingenheimer, perpetual handmaiden to rock & roll royalty.

"...After all, as George Hickenlooper’s immensely engrossing documentary reveals over and over, the diminutive, shy, pageboy-banged gnome of late-night L.A. introduced the city – and by extension, the country – to future icons David Bowie, the Beatles, the entire glam movement, the entire punk movement, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, Blondie, Oasis, Coldplay, and almost any other band you can think of that matters..."

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
Film Review  September 26, 2003
Description: This new anime import marks a break with the Japanese traditions and invents a wholly original and kittenish appeal.

"...The most interesting aspect of Tamala, however, is the animation. Nearly all black and white, with occasional forays into spot color and neon weirdness, the simplistic, cartoonish renderings of the main characters recall both the Fleischer brothers and very early Walt Disney, as well as an unhealthy dose of Ralph Bakshi’s Fritz the Cat in the film’s flip, very adult tone, and even the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine..."

A Hard Day's Night
Film Review  December 21, 2000
Description: This is the kind of timeless artifact that, decades after its making, still hits the senses like a burst of fresh air. Where a pop star like Elvis churned out silly movies with phony plots, props, and pretense, the Beatles launched into movies playing hyperbolic versions of themselves and their lives of newfound celebrity.

"...They can restore film negatives and they can digitally restore the soundtracks – which is what has been done in the case of this 1964 pop relic. Too bad no one's figured out how to restore the Beatles themselves..."

Adrenaline Drive
Film Review  July 7, 2000
Description: So much of what passes for American pop culture in the movies these days -- from the work of Quentin Tarantino and his million-and-one knockoffs to the manic comic roustabouts...

"...Above all, Yaguchi seems to be making a statement on the transformative power of those fabled metallic bags o' cash. The Beatles got it wrong: It isn't love you need, it's the simoleons, baby...."

This Is Pop?
Music Story  August 11, 1995

"...by Mindy LaBernz The Beatles vs. the Stones? How absolutely ludicrous, I thought, flipping through my new music primer, The Austin Chronicle..."

The Short Films of Jane Campion
Film Review  July 15, 1994
Description: These four 16mm short films were made by Campion in the early to mid-Eighties, before her feature-length success with Sweetie, An Angel at My Table, and The Piano.They include “Peel,”...

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. These four 16mm short films were made by Campion in the early to mid-Eighties, before her feature-length success with Sweetie, An Angel at My Table, and The Piano.They include “Peel,” a 9-minute film about a red-haired family; “A Girl's Own Story,” which is about the Beatles, the Sixties, and growing up; “Passionless Moments,” a series of wry vignettes; and “After Hours,” a short drama about sexual harassment in the office..."

Backbeat
Film Review  May 6, 1994
Description: Drugs and sex and rock & roll: rarely has a film captured the equation as vividly as does Backbeat. That's the movie's greatest strength, not the elucidation of the story...

"...That's the movie's greatest strength, not the elucidation of the story of Stuart Sutcliffe, the first Fifth Beatle. In the history of the Beatles, Sutcliffe is merely a footnote, of interest only to serious fans and trivia buffs (and also anyone trying to decipher all the faces on the Sgt..."

Painted Faces
Film Review  August 6, 1993
Description: It's 1962, and a young boy is entering the mysterious, exotic world of Master Yu's Peking Opera Academy. Bound by a contract where he is little more than an indentured...

"...It's all too easy, sometimes, to equate modern Hong Kong cinema with bloody John Woo shoot-em-ups or Tsui Hark's vibrant, violent kung fu spectacles; Painted Faces owes more to Truffaut's early explorations of school-age boys and their trials -- The 400 Blows in Cantonese? Not exactly, but the stretch is hardly as ridiculous as it might sound. Law's film also picks up on the mid-Sixties “Westernization” of Hong Kong society, with the boys becoming enamored of the Beatles and Teddy Boy fashions, bell-bottoms and all..."

The Hours and Times
Film Review  August 7, 1992
Description: Imagine... In April of 1963, a few months before full-scale Beatlemania seized the world, John Lennon and Beatles manager Brian Epstein went together to Barcelona for a four-day holiday. Fact....

"...That would be in 1973. By then Epstein would be dead and the Beatles would have ceased as a group..."

Three Things
Music Blog  February 3, 2010
Description: One's not like the others

"...It’s the music that makes it all attractive though. More than just a rehash of sounds from 1967, echoes of the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Beach Boys, the Hollies, and the Electric Prunes abound..."

Off the Record
Music Column  January 29, 2010
Description: Rod Kennedy's 80th birthday

"...If only in spirit, Spoon's triumphant performance at the fenced-in parking lot of Waterloo Records on Monday afternoon recalled the Beatles' final rooftop appearance as spectators lined the streets and rooftops of neighboring buildings to catch a glimpse of the band's lone homecoming engagement. Austin's Fab Four rewarded the capacity crowd in kind with a stripped-down, hourlong set that complemented the staggered strut of "The Mystery Zone" and throttling rattle and hum of "Nobody Gets Me But You" from the recently released Transference..."

Book Review
Books Review  January 15, 2010
Description: Ransom is akin to the director's cut of The Iliad – albeit with a new director

"...Like the Beatles' impact on rock & roll, the themes and tropes of Homer's The Iliad stretch so widely and ubiquitously through the world of literature they are often imperceptible. One can trace the very idea of literature back to the Greek epic poet..."

U18 and U21 Top 9s, Part 2
Music Blog  January 11, 2010
Description: Next Up bloggers weigh in on the year in music

"...Best Reissue: The release of the Beatles’ Rock Band sparked a revival of Beatlemania in the youth culture. Conveniently, the video game was followed closely by a digitally remastered reissue of all of the Beatles' studio albums..."

U18 and U21 Top 9s, Part 1
Music Blog  January 11, 2010
Description: Next Up bloggers weigh in with their favorites from 2009

"...Best CD Reissue: The Beatles' remastered albums win my person favorite, not only because of the profound difference in sound quality but because of the new, interesting packaging and rare images...."

Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine
Music Story  January 1, 2010
Description: Were the Beatles reissues the last albums of our time?

"..."Mono." (And I'm paraphrasing here.) "The Beatles oversaw the mono mixes themselves. They just pop better..."

DVDnds
Music Story  December 25, 2009

"...Rather than an archive of once-in-a-lifetime mash-ups – Mick Jagger's The Best Years of Our Lives induction speech for the Beatles, Led Zeppelin's 1995 reunion (not included), and in 2009, Jeff Beck and Metallica leading Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Ronnie Wood, and Flea through a two-ton "Train Kept A-Rollin'" – there's nine American Bandstand-style packages instead. Each comes with a cache of full induction speeches, plus snippets of rehearsal and backstage footage, but instead of the entire set of Eddie Vedder reigniting the Doors in 1993, the performance gets chopped into single-song segments spread throughout the nine discs..."

Phases & Stages
Music Review  December 18, 2009

"...Moustache") wields a meat cleaver. George Marino, master masterer and remasterer, does the rest with all the clarity of the Beatles reissues..."

Box Sets
Music Review  December 11, 2009
Description: More box sets

"...The Beatles The Beatles; The Beatles in Mono (10/02/2009)..."

Box Sets
Music Review  December 11, 2009

"...The Beatles boxes included ashes of John and George, Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 had R2-D2-type holograms, and 13th Floor Elevators bomb shelter Sign of the 3 Eyed Men came with real eyeballs..."

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Columns  December 11, 2009
Description: Tempur-Pedic pillows, text messages in China, and more

"...None of the Beatles plays a musical instrument on the original recordings of "Eleanor Rigby," "The Inner Light," or "Good Night."..."

Rock & Roll Books
Music Review  December 4, 2009
Description: Platinum groupie credentials

"...Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Lovedby Chris O'Dell with Katherine Ketcham Touchstone, 403 pp., $26..."

Texas Platters
Music Review  November 27, 2009

"...Los Lonely Boys' new 1969 EP on Playing in Traffic/Lonelytone Records christens the San Angelo trio's post-Sony transition to its management's new imprint, which also reps the Steps and Sahara Smith. Five well-trod covers, "Evil Ways," Buddy Holly's "Well All Right" (also covered by Santana once), "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window," "Polk Salad Annie," and the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues," float the cover bar keg, with only the Beatles' break-in transformed by "Texican soul." El Tule comes in at an extended extended-play length, with six meaty tracks on Volumen II and the local septet's big band Latinate giving Grupo Fantasma a serious run for its pesos..."

Playing the Field
Screens Story  November 20, 2009

"...The Beatles Rock Band: For kids in need of a musical education..."

We Got Our Own Sound
Music Blog  November 19, 2009
Description: The League of Extraordinary Gz, Austin's Wu-Tang Clan, ace the Ace's Lounge.

"...Led by solo efforts from Esbe and S. Dot, the crew did plenty to leave the mics hot at the close, flipping new single “Loftin N Austin” and Southbound’s “Keep Movin’” (cleverly sampling the Beatles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four”) in between tracks from the group’s forthcoming debut...."

Fun Fun Fun Fest Stages
Music Review  November 13, 2009

"...Japanese trio Shonen Knife has been retuning American rock & roll like the Beatles and Ramones for close to three decades now, going from something of an underground cult act to, well, a band that sounds like the Ramones. You pretty much know what you're getting with SK now; the cult has become novelty..."

Heart Gently Weeps
Music Blog  October 30, 2009
Description: All things must pass: Dhani Harrison and Thenewno2

"...Dhani Harrison didn’t just help create The Beatles: Rock Band. He lived it..."

High Texas Rider
Music Story  October 30, 2009
Description: Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"...Not only did Meaux successfully mask the Sir Douglas Quintet as Brits, the group sent two hits up the charts with "She's About a Mover" and "The Rains Came." Built respectively on the Beatles' "She's a Woman" and an obscure cover, the songs influenced the young San Antonio Latino rock scene they were born out of, Meyers' organ riffs substituted for old-fashioned accordion. Alongside ? & the Mysterians' "96 Tears" and Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully," Meyers' Vox pumped the sound of the moment..."

The Other City Limits
Music Blog  October 26, 2009
Description: Bowie High School throws their own festival; Grace London performs

"...After seeing the movie three times, she knew all the words to the songs. Now she listens to The Beatles and K.T..."

Wier Deserved Cover
Postmarks  October 20, 2009

"...Rusty Wier and the Wig held the No. 1 slot with their two-sided single “Drive It Home”/”To Have Never Loved at All” for several weeks in 1966-67 on K-NOW, the only radio station in town that played popular music, above groups like the Beatles. In Austin, Texas, before Rusty Wier, there was nothing...."

Page Two: And It Was All Right
Columns  October 9, 2009
Description: Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...The Beatles are again everywhere, again jump-starting the culture, again offering joy and attacking complacency while defying all expectations. Here is legendary producer Bob Johnston reminiscing about touring England with Bob Dylan & the Hawks and then remembering when the Beatles and Dylan met...."

Box Sets
Music Review  October 2, 2009

"...The Beatles(Capitol/EMI) The Beatles in Mono(EMI)..."

Shouting Across the Void
Music Blog  October 1, 2009
Description: Jeff Tweedy in mono

"...Austin Chronicle: I've spent a lot of time with the Beatles remasters. Have you been swept up in the re-Beatlemania?..."

Teens4Autism a Success!
Music Blog  September 27, 2009
Description: First teen-powered benefit is a hit

"..."The Look of Love" by The Zombies 5. "The Night Before" by The Beatles..."

Journey to the Center of the Discographies
Music Story  September 25, 2009

"..."On a Saturday Nite" opens sophomore telescopic like a bicentennial bar fight. Follow-up "It's All Too Much" does to the Beatles what Aerosmith did two years later on "Come Together," while "Anyway" refracts the Moody Blues' "Tuesday Afternoon" and blows it to kingdom come..."

Media Watch: Animal Stories and Snacking Trends
News Story  September 25, 2009
Description: If you think TV news is quite dumb enough – you have no idea

"...Every bit of trivia is astonishing to Valles. Teasing the appearance of a barbershop quartet – yes, a barbershop quartet – her jaw dropped in amazement: "Who knew they could sing the Beatles!"..."

Of a Lifetime
Music Story  September 25, 2009
Description: Gregg Rolie, the voice of classic rock, and originally, Journey

"...Still sounds amazing today. That and the Beatles cover...."

ACL Music Fest Friday Picks
Music Story  September 25, 2009
Description: The blurbing of ACL 2009

"...When Chris Wood (bassist for Medeski, Martin & Wood) and his brother Oliver (the guitarist for Atlanta's King Johnson) aren't laboring at their day jobs, they team up on blues, folk, country, and rock. Their new eight-song release, Up Above My Head, is a collection of covers from the likes of Beck, Steve Earle, Allen Toussaint, and the Beatles..."

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Hey Hey!
Music Blog  September 11, 2009
Description: Teen bands play to support awareness of autism

"...Beatlemania is back! With the recent release of The Beatles Rock Band and the remastered albums, kids are now “discovering” the band that took the world by surprise in the 60s. On Wednesday, crowds of newly infused Beatlemaniacs headed to the mall to purchase their very own plastic replica of McCartney’s Hofner bass or Ringo’s signature Ludwig drum set..."

At the Corner of Starlight and Springtime
Music Blog  August 31, 2009
Description: R.I.P. Ellie Greenwich

"...Truthfully, her girl-group sound with the Ronettes felt a tad passé when I came of rock & roll age in 1964 to the British beat. I liked the music I’d heard before seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, and – living in New Orleans then – been aware on some level that the Dixie Cups were local and national, though I had no idea how that worked...."

Leon's Clinic
Music Blog  August 21, 2009
Description: Russell and his beard tickle the ivories

"...He spoke a bit about hanging with Willie and playing with members of the Grateful Dead at the Armadillo, before ending up in Los Angeles with Gram Parsons, who turned him on to “Wild Horses.” He dove into the song, but with a lilting, almost reggae beat. The Beatles were covered too, with a country take on “I’ve Just Seen a Face.” His solo version of “Song For You” hit a sweet spot and “Delta Lady” was appropriately rollicking..."

Through the Past Brightly
Music Blog  August 17, 2009
Description: San Antonio's Teen Canteen scene, revisited

"...Forget the cute, silly name – the Teen Canteen was the staging ground for San Antonio’s vibrant rock & roll scene, from before the Beatles until the dawn of punk. Owner Sam Kinsey opened the first Teen Canteen in 1960..."

Livin' On
Music Story  August 14, 2009
Description: Up on the 13th Floor, the 10-CD Sign of the 3 Eyed Men lives on and on and on

"...The Beatles' "The Word" (disc 5, track 9)..."

The Report Card
Music Story  August 14, 2009

"...On this live "I'm Gonna Love You Too," Erickson has Buddy Holly's hiccupy gulp down pat. That and his vocal interpretation of the Beatles' "The Word" are examples of his very well-developed voice, capable of primal screaming, soul shouting, and ballad crooning in the same song. Disc 6: Easter Everywhere (Mono) Disc 7: Easter Everywhere (Stereo)..."

Christmas Carols With Walter Cronkite
  August 7, 2009
Description: Holiday memories of the legendary TV newsman

"..."He's just hard of hearing, Kevin. He's reading your lips." From Kansas City Jazz to the Beatles..."

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