Things That Make You Go Boom

Bellflower's broken hearts and homemade bombs

"...rocker. Did I mention he's been building his own flamethrower?..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

"Future Artifacts of Sprawl and Sting" at Georgetown Public Library

Stuart Wallace blazes his way through a wasp factory of natural assemblage

"...his photography, his found-object arrangements – by taking a flamethrower to planks of wood and burning them black and..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tolkien

The trials and triumphs of the man who would create Middle Earth

"...feverish from sickness on the battlefield, hallucinates a German flamethrower as a dragon, it becomes a bit overdetermined. Still,..."

May 10, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Saturday Interviews

Last-night SXSW showcase chats

"...early guitar heroes, of local Dead Boys tribute act Flamethrower Love. "I used to find it a worthwhile activity,..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Haywire

A technically exemplary but otherwise unremarkable piece of fisticuffs filmmaking.

"...his upcoming Liberace biopic, like, for instance, a Bondian flamethrower/candelabra or a rhinestone-encrusted Steinway that doubles as a UFO...."

Jan. 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bellflower

Hellaciously original, this low-budget, post-apocalyptic film looks like no other in recent memory.

"...of the death of humanity, including a fully functioning flamethrower and a storm-black ’72 Buick Skylark with "Medusa" painted..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Riverboat Gamblers' Something to Crow About Turns 20

The album that made Austin's apex punks earns anniversary vinyl remaster

"...was the first widely distributed evidence of the band's flamethrower superiority. They still play nearly half of its 13..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A farewell party for Jim Eno, Rock the Park with Rosie Flores, and more recommended shows

"...razor-sharp live show, the hardcore quartet, led by the flamethrower voice of Brooke Hampton, is poised to break out...."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...of this Earth with its manic, detail-rich, cinematically vivid flamethrower of a narrative. Falling somewhere in the middle of..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: That Elusive Global Pandemic Silver Lining

A lot of nice things are going to come from this extended period of isolation

"...of smell that makes you want to buy a flamethrower and just burn everything to the ground and start..."

April 3, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Shoeless Joker

A pair of shoes makes a decent funk fence

"...exorcise these from someone's shoe collection is with a flamethrower...."

Nov. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Levitation Live Shot: Third Man Records Showcase

John Brannon stream rolls Vegas with his negative approach

"...In the driver’s seat sat the nuclear flamethrower vocals of John Brannon, pioneer of midwestern hardcore with..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Don't Call It Street Punk

A new breed of punk rules Red River

"...independently or Animal Train singer CJ dropping jaws with flamethrower vocals (accompanied by the muscled bass of Michelle Chapman),..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Broken Teeth

"...Rising" pumps snarling pound-up with hometown pride. Older tracks "Flamethrower" and "Devil on the Road" deliver solid thrills, even..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

The Hell of It

Mike Mignola on returning to Hellboy

"...would be fun to draw a guy with a flamethrower and a giant ant,' and I'm not going to..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...safety, the way he lets Groom swing a jury-rigged flamethrower around in a confined space at the film's fur-singeing..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense

Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense, Joe Ely's Lost Electro Album, A New Home for Refugeed Bluegrass

"...quintet's cacophony of blast beats, tangled riffage, and bilingual flamethrower roars, the cheapskate from outside headbangs so hard he..."

June 27, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Interview: Cheetah Chrome

Dead Boys guitarist releases first solo studio disc

"...some local guys from [Austin Dead Boys tribute act] Flamethrower Love as my band. That’ll be interesting. Bringing some..."

March 15, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Park your hiney at a Saturday night SXSW showcase

"...backed by members of local Dead Boys tribute act Flamethrower Love, to showcase Chrome's new Solo disc. Tim Stegall..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Playback: Red River

Hit-and-run leaves two dead

"...slated to play with local Dead Boys tribute act Flamethrower Love at the Lost Well (2421 Webberville) today before..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Whipping Gamers Into a Frenzy

A taste of the Fantastic Arcade

"...more previous yous attempting to disable a T-Rex's head-mounted flamethrower...."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Bobby Jealousy

"...They're playing with fire, but they're strapped with a "Flamethrower" that can handle any heat...."

April 6, 2012 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...she did not use her guns or grenades or flamethrower; she used a power loader. She was a blue-collar..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Michael Ventura 'If I Was a Highway' Booksigning

BookPeople, Friday, April 22, 2011

"...go hunting jackrabbits with that vintage World War II flamethrower you've been storing in your attic. Surely no one..."

April 22, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...drama, fully at ease on camera whether holding a flamethrower or a beer...."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Memory Harker

Don't Take Me for a Loser

Tracking Irish firebrand guitarist Gary Moore (1952-2011).

"...such AOR skirmishes, Moore found new life in the flamethrower blues of Still Got the Blues (1990) and After..."

Feb. 9, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rangers Prospects

Still a work in progress

"...clear to see why he's compared to the Mets flamethrower. His fastball can get up to the mid 90s..."

Feb. 9, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Express To Join Rangers' System Next Year

A look at their crop of minor-leaguers

"...reps at Round Rock before they call up the flamethrower...."

Sept. 2, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Recent 'Rockpalast' Avalanche

"...fleet-fingered pipe cleaners and a low-down rhythm section. First flamethrower Buzzy Feiten razes all. The bandleader's resonator heats the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Hightower Report

An Explosive New Politics; and Sports Brandalism

"...illegal immigrants. But – look out, Karl – this flamethrower of an issue has blown back on you!..."

April 28, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

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