Cover Story
Music String
Austin’s half-dozen hottest hip-hop DJs – out from behind steel wheels
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder 1971, R, 85 min. Directed by Burt Kennedy, Starring Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Strother Martin, Christopher Lee. Strange, strange Western about the revenge of a raped woman (the sexy and statuesque Welch) who is helped by a couple of men to kill the deranged brothers who done her wrong.
Death Rides a Horse
Death Rides a Horse 1968, NR, 114 min. D: Giulio Petroni; with Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law. This non-Leone spaghetti Western stars the underrated Lee Van Cleef as the companion of John Phillip Law, who seeks revenge against those who done him wrong.
Page Two
No matter how clearly wrong it may be shown to be, the Statesman’s APD report will remain in the community’s mind as ‘truth’
Texas Platters
How cool was it witnessing the author of “7 & 7 Is” – Arthur Lee – snarl his supreme Love song at S.F.’s Great American Music Hall last month? As Joe Cool as the white-wedding vinyl of the Ends’ “New Rome” 45 on Dirtnap Records, which only pressed 100 copies. The Austin punk quintet’s debut…
Austin @ Large: The Real Race Problem
A cowardly city hides behind a dishonest daily’s tall tales
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
The franchise is back in business, though this time the project has a more calculated feel.
Letters at 3AM
In the next presidential election, only the Democrats can be counted on to preserve the Bill of Rights
No Visible Suffering
The Texas executions continue, amidst new questions about pain and suffering
Will It Float?
Bring out the slots and dancing girls – the Governor wants excellence!
Miracle
The Cold war provides the background for this Olympics ice hockey miracle starring Kurt Russell.
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
A mouthy macaw, Mazda’s motto, and money matters
More to Come
Texas executions for 2004
The Hightower Report
Forget Clinton – the Republicans are still going after FDR! And, corporations move even middle-class jobs overseas.
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos leaves little doubt as to her sanity in this second Nick Broomfield documentary on the subject.
After a Fashion
The passing of two style icons is observed
Anger Fills the Air(waves) at FCC Hearing
Activists from the left and right challenge corporate media in Clear Channel’s own back yard
Accessing Mental Illness
The Texas Documentary Tour: Bill Lichtenstein and June Peoples’ ‘West 47th Street’
Bus 174
A bus-hijacking in Rio becomes a microcosm of the city’s ills in this on-the-scene documentary.
To Your Health
I have been unable to get enough calcium from my diet due to some food allergies but all the calcium supplements except one, MegaFood brand, give me gut problems. They claim that because their supplements contain whole foods, 100 milligrams of their calcium gives the benefit of up to 1,000 milligrams of other forms of…
Localize This!
Austin has 27 commercial radio stations, of which 23 are owned by just five companies. Two of those five – Amigo Broadcasting and Garcia/Dynamic Broadcasting – have basically divided up the local Spanish-language market between them; the rest of Austin’s biggest stations are part of one of three national empires: Clear ChannelKHFI 96.7FM (Kiss FM)…
It’s Doug’s World, the Rest of Us Just Decorate in It
‘Trading Spaces’ in Central Texas
Romance Guaranteed
Valentine’s Day dinner and dancing
Soccer Watch
Men, Women, Mexico, Europe, and the good old U.S.A.
A Rather Unjudicious Race
Things get personal between the campaigns for Travis Co. judgeships
In Print
Sure, Peter Biskind had his targets. But did he hit them?
Second Helpings
“Second Helpings” is compiled from new and previous reviews, guides, and poll results. This week’s entries were updated by Erin Mosow. For more on Austin eateries, check here. Ichiban 7310 Burnet Rd., 452-2883 Monday-Thursday, 11am-10pm; Friday-Saturday, 11am-10:30pm; Sunday, 4-10:30pm Ichiban is Japanese for best, first, tops, No. 1. A big claim, but we’ve heard some…
The Common Law
Can the debt collection agency call me at work? Can the debt collector talk with other people besides me regarding my debt? What types of things would be considered harassment or abuse?
200th District Court Candidates
JOHN HATHAWAY Professional: Associate district court judge; private practice attorney representing plaintiffs and defendants Community: CASA of Travis Co.; Legal Aid of Central Texas; Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism; Texas Bar Foundation; First United Methodist Church JAN SOIFER Professional: Attorney, Locke Liddell & Sapp; chief, Charitable Trusts Section, state attorney general’s office; deputy…
Starry Night
Texas Film Hall of Famers announced
About AIDS
The fourth annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness & Information Day will be this Saturday, Feb. 7. This awareness initiative is designed to mobilize African-Americans across the United States to get tested, get educated, and get involved with HIV/AIDS in their communities. Saturday is a day when the black community is challenged – and…
In Other Election News…
The brutally long three-ring endorsement meeting Monday of the South Austin Democrats, Texas Environmental Democrats, and Capital Area Progressive Democrats was missing a key ingredient: a timekeeper! Candidates rambled forth, and the assembled panel asked the same dull questions. In the end, the Capital Dems could reach a two-thirds vote on only three races; their…
Short Cuts
Here comes the judge
TCB
Super Bowl weekend? Try Snooper Bowl weekend, Austin style.
Day Trips
The fine folks at the Wild Animal Orphanage offer love and care to abused and neglected wild animals
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
TV Eye
Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman had an answer the last time a Bush was in the White House
Weird Science Takes the Stage
The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play
Food-o-File
Central Texas barbecue hits the big time (again), 2 Dine 4 hits Pebble Beach (again), and Pato’s is open (again)
Naked City
Legislators take dictation from the fair-and-balanced Texas Public Policy Foundation
DVD Watch
Jerri Blank makes me “moist as a snack cake down there”
Shadow or No Shadow, It’s First Saturday
February may be a month of uncertainty, but you can be sure that the first Saturday will find art galleries across Austin offering tours and special events
Liquid Assets
Here’s looking at you, kid … red wines for Valentine’s
Naked City
The new education commissioner has ‘chosen’ to accept ‘school choice’
The Figures Do Lie
The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn’t there
Where in the World Is Einojuhani Rautavaara?
The singular, compelling choral music of the Baltic Sea countries has grown in popularity, so Conspirare is exploring the region’s sounds in Cool Blue, its first concert of 2004
Texas Platters
NickNack Improving Silence (Crowd Control) Merging hip-hop and jazz into nothing short of beautiful music, NickNack’s Improving Silence will surely surprise those that have, until now, underestimated the depth of Austin’s ever-burgeoning DJ scene. Recruiting the instrumental prowess of Blaze cohorts Ephraim Owens on trumpet and Michael Malone on soprano saxophone, Nick’s programming provides the…
Naked City
The natural-gas pipe to Austin’s new power plant raises activist concerns
Real Life, Real Numbers
The Statesman’s dramatic “rate of force” statistics – purporting to show that blacks are the target of police force twice as often as whites – rely on a fundamental fumbling of the data. The daily’s disparities are almost entirely explained by the vastly greater arrest rate for African-Americans than for other racial groups, a fact…
Articulations
Georgetown High’s annual musical needs your help, Ballet Austin’s foundation passes the cool million mark, and there’s new art at the convention center
Texas Platters
Oliver Future(Lilywhite) Oliver Future manages to mope up the floor with enough fractured stamina that you nearly forget most of their self-titled debut is pure Radiohead and Blur. It takes more than simply titling songs things like “AM/PM Relief” or “Missiles and Bibles”; Noah Lit’s vocal performance is at times both homage and fromage compared…
Naked City
A statewide study shows that racial disparities in vehicle stops are commonplace
Knee, Wynn, Futrell Austin’s ‘A’ Team
On Jan. 28, city leaders announced a three-part plan to improve relations between Austin police and the city’s minority communities. APD Chief Stan Knee told reporters that the press conference was intended as an update on city plans to address concerns raised by the Travis Co. grand jury that indicted Officer Scott Glasgow on Oct.…
Exhibitionism
Malcom Bucknall’s classic technique and Bale Creek Allen’s witty conceptualism are different as can be, but the contrast is part of what makes this D Berman Gallery exhibit so enjoyable
Texas Platters
The Rite Flyers(Paisley Pop) Anyone reduced to crying in his PBR over Guided by Voices’ recent cancellation would do well to seek out the Rite Flyers the next time they take the stage at a local pub. Like Bob Pollard’s Ohio-based song combine, Austin’s Flyers practice several styles all loosely orbiting the same power-pop nucleus:…
Naked City
The (mistaken) threat of new Austin animal regulations spawns a public outcry
Spacing Out in Round Rock
Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on ‘Trading Spaces’ in Central Texas
Exhibitionism
In Onstage Theatre Company’s production of the farce Run For Your Wife, you get engaging performances, split-second timing, and a lot of laughs
Texas Platters
MasonicToo Far. Too Fast. Too Soon (Spinster) Masonic’s second effort is the most remarkable handmade pop album to come out of Austin in years. Together with new singer Leah Bogan and bassist Mike Norfleet, the three Mason brothers successfully distill the warm buzz of their 2001 debut, Never Stood a Chance, into an even more…
Naked City
Protesters charge Austin city policy impairs their First Amendment rights
Exhibitionism
In Rebecca Beegle’s imaginative Don’t Drown, Judy Garland welcomes Mary Shelley onto her TV show to talk about an apocalyptic novel, and the result is a compelling portrait of souls suffering in isolation
Texas Platters
Asylum Street SpankersSideshow Fez DVD (Spanks-a-Lot)Asylum Street SpankersMercurial (Spanks-a-Lot) The Asylum Street Spankers are an Austin institution. Who else blends early jazz, hillbilly rap, blue language originals, and acoustic B-52’s covers? From humble Wednesday night slots years ago at the now defunct Outhouse and Electric Lounge, to recent tours of Japan, the Spankers have succeeded…
Naked City
Lawyers for the Texas Department of Public Safety and state Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, were in front of the 3rd Court of Appeals on Jan. 28, arguing that a state judge made two incorrect decisions related to this spring’s manhunt for the “Killer D’s” – the state reps, including Burnam, who fled to Oklahoma…
You Got Served
Wild style street dancing trumps storyline.
Luv Doc Recommends: Rock and Roll at Ruta Maya
Usually when a beloved Austin institution moves and sets up shop in new and shinier digs, there issues a chorus of complaints about how it’s not as cool as the old place, or that the supposed institution has sold out. It’s the truth as often as not. Old Austin is characterized by its freakiness and…
