Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday NR, 103 min. Directed by George Cukor, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford. Judy Holliday steals the show as the dumb blonde whose gangster boyfriend wants her to acquire some culture, so he hires her a tutor. Needless to say, the plan backfires and dumb blondes…
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat 1971, PG, 95 min. Directed by Herbert Ross, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Barbara Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein, Allen Garfield. A sensible double bill with Born Yesterday, the story is about a streetwise prostitute and a sheltered intellectual. Streisand is very funny in this reworking of a…
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Most probably, the film is a parable about Thatherism, although it can also be viewed at face value as a story about a browbeaten cook, his thuggish employer, his martyred wife, and her bookish lover. Quite visceral, this film includes unspeakable brutalities, voracious sex, and cannibalism.
Strange Brew
Bob and Doug McKenzie, SCTV‘s beer-guzzling Canadian brothers, broke out of their TV-sketch format to star in this feature-length movie written and directed by their alter egos, Thomas and Moranis.
Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession 1954, NR, 108 min. Directed by Douglas Sirk, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead. In this remake of John Stahl’s 1935 film, Hudson plays a drunken playboy who mends his ways and becomes a surgeon in order to repair the eyesight of the woman…
Top Hat
Top Hat 1935, NR, 99 min. Directed by Mark Sandrich, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Lucille Ball. Hands down, this is the best Astaire-Rogers musical ever. Nothing more needs to be said.
Twin Peaks (Episodes Six-Nine)
Twin Peaks (Episodes Six-Nine) NR. Directed by , Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . The Alamo is showing a video of Twin Peaks episodes 6-9 in the third edition of its Twin Peaks Extravaganza. Devotees of the show should appreciate the chance to see it again and newcomers will get to see what…
Postscripts
Texas Writers Month is here and that means … lots and lots of Texas writers speaking at a multitude of events.
The Whole Woman
The profound underexposure of women among Austin’s food luminaries causes one to wonder whether a certain locker-room mentality still prevails in kitchens around the city.
Oh Susanna!
Drinks at Donn’s Depot with Austin country music diva Susanna Van Tassel.
Record Reviews
I-45Lost Between the Lines (Fuzzgun)PimpadelicSouthern Devils (Tommy Boy) God help us all, but the next wave of triple-platinum, testosterone-suffused rap/rock could come from right here in Bush country, this brain-clouded land of “gumbo, Shiner Bock, Whataburger, and $100 bricks from El Paso!” In the salty tradition of Kinky Friedman and the Geto Boys, Houston’s I-45…
Naked City
In response to the state Comptroller’s proposed AISD budget cuts, Education Austin makes a few suggestions of its own.
Book Reviews
Nothing Is Terrible by Matthew Sharpe Villard, 269 pp., $23.95 Who knew Matthew Sharpe and Charlotte Brontë have so much in common? Sharpe’s hilarious novel pays homage to Brontë’s Jane Eyre in both story and character but takes on a life of its own from there, incorporating pointed satire and wit with serious, often depressing…
Food-o-File
In this week’s edition of Food-o-file, Chronicle Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood divulges her foodie news and gives a Mother’s Day gift idea.
Susanna Van Tassel Reviewed
Susanna Van TasselThe Heart I Wear Susanna Van Tassel’s debut reads like a who’s who of Austin country talent, with credits for Dave Biller, Lisa Pankratz, Casper Rawls, Earl Poole Ball, and producer Bruce Robison, among others. The dead-on playing is the perfect backdrop for Van Tassel’s sweet, sexy voice, innocent and beguiling at the…
Record Reviews
Rock Opera Soundtrack (Crashcam) Like most soundtrack albums these days, this ain’t the score from the locally produced punk/ stoner extravaganza, it’s a buncha loud, trashy rock heard throughout the film as performed by the cast and others. Oh, wait. In this case, that is the score of this particular flick. Doesn’t matter one way…
A Delicate Balance: Austin Progressives Struggle to Hold the Movement TogetherCouncil Watch
The Chronicle’s endorsements explained; Council Watch writer JennyStaff Johnson says goodbye.
Book Reviews
Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje Knopf, 320 pp., $25 If the average novel is a river, flowing cleanly from one bank to another, a Michael Ondaatje novel is a thunderstorm on a hot night, one of those storms that smells of smoke and lights your yard with blinding flashes. You’re not always sure what the…
Mini-Review
Tâm Deli & Cafe 8222 N. Lamar, Ste. D-33, 834-6458 Mon-Sun, 10am-8pm T�m quietly emerged onto the Vietnamese food scene of North Lamar’s Little Vietnam last July and through word of mouth quickly established a loyal following. It is situated in the Centre North strip center several blocks north of Research on the west side…
Dancing About Architecture
Ken rants about moving under the Congress Ave. bridge.
Record Reviews
Three Day StubbleThe Figshta Diaries (Nerd Rock) From their humble beginning 20 years ago in suburban Houston to their current reign as subterranean darlings in San Francisco, Three Day Stubble has never failed to confound and amuse even the most blasé goatee-scratchers. The Figshta Diaries finds the polyester-clad band extending their abstract, vaguely psychedelic musings…
Short Stories
From Hollywood to Austin and beyond: the rise and rise of short film online
Book Reviews
Passionate Minds: Women Rewriting the World by Claudia Roth Pierpont Knopf, 320 pp., $26.95 Claudia Roth Pierpont’s Passionate Minds: Women Rewriting the World is one of the best books of criticism published in the past decade. All of the 11 essays in it have appeared in The New Yorker and several of them are now…
Mini-Review
The Gefilte Variations: 200 Inspired Re-creations of Classics From the Jewish Kitchen With Menus, Stories, and Traditions for the Holidays and Year-Round by Jayne Cohen Scribner, 352 pp., $35 The Gefilte Variations is a hefty volume, sporting no obvious cookbook filler — there aren’t even any photographs. But the cover’s Cubist menorah in blue hues,…
Record Reviews
Terri HendrixPlaces In Between (Wilory) It’s likely that San Marcos will soon become victim to the next Central Texas population boom, and if the relocated masses have any sense at all, they’ll declare Terri Hendrix their queen. The town’s got it all — natural beauty, access to major arteries, and a chance to grow in…
Record Reviews
Paul NewmanMachine Is Not Broken (My Pal God) Geographic evidence aside, Austin should not be in any hurry to surrender Paul Newman to the Windy City. Even though half the band now lives there (drummer Tony Nozero having moved some time ago and guitarist Craig McCaffery following suit just last year), and Machine Is Not…
Short Attention Span Theatre
If you’ve never watched short films online, it can be difficult to know where to start. The best place is probably AtomFilms or iFilm, which house a vast collection of animated cartoons, short films, documentaries, and serials. Most of these sites require a plug-in like QuickTime, Real Player G2, or Windows Media Player, and your…
Book Reviews
How It Was for Me: Stories by Andrew Sean Greer Picador, 224 pp., $23 Many of the characters in Andrew Sean Greer’s collection How It Was for Me are haunted by things from the past — missing parents, lost chances, faded beauty, and love that slipped away. In finely wrought prose, the narrators pore over…
Kids Summer Fun Guide
when we’re young, everything’s simple. Nothing has driven that home for me more than working on this year’s Austin Chronicle Kids’ Summer Fun Guide, as monumental as the task of compiling it was. There’s so much amazing, exciting, playful, fun stuff for kids to do this summer. At first glance, some of it may sound…
Record Reviews
Todd SniderHappy To Be Here (Oh Boy) 1994’s Songs From the Daily Planet, Todd Snider’s first release, showed the former San Marcos-based troubadour to be an engaging songwriter with a slightly twisted point of view. Since then, his recorded efforts have lost some of that charm, to the point that he resorted to covering a…
7 & 7 Is
The photos of charismatic church services on the cover of the Crack Pipes’ three-song EP (Paintcan Chandelierier) are no accident. This veteran local guitar, drum, and vox trio really does believe in the healing power of garage noise thrice-fried in decade-old grease. “Go Go” works a “Suzie Q” beat to foamy fruition as singer Rev.…
The Beckers: Cannibalism and Your Teen
D: Steve Evangelatos 5 min., iFilm In this spiffy satire on Fifties health films, the neighborhood boy starts experimenting with cannibalism, and it prompts pipe-smoking Mr. Becker to have a nice father-son chat with his strapping teenage boy. Evangelatos’ line-drawn cartoon is a great example of how a simple, goofy toss-off can find a home…
Book Reviews
Rails Under My Back: A Novel by Jeffery Renard Allen Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 563 pp., $26 Rails Under My Back tells the stories of two African-American families bound to one another by the fateful marriages of two brothers to two sisters. In mid-20th-century Chicago, Lucifer and John Jones decide to marry Sheila and Grace…
2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide
Day Camps and Classes JORDAN BACHMAN PIONEER FARM For over 60 years, kids have spent their time reading and daydreaming of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books about life on the 1860s prairies. The Pioneer Farm now allows them to experience what it was really like in the old days. It re-creates rural Texas life in the…
Record Reviews
Ian McLagan & the Bump BandBest of British (Gadfly) This album is misleading all around. First, that title — Best of British. This is not a “best of” career retrospective, but rather a newly recorded set of fine new material from the former Faces/part-time Rolling Stones keyboard player. And while Mac and guests Ronnie Wood…
No Purchase Necessary
Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?
Saving Ryan’s Privates
D: Craig Moss 8 min., AtomFilms Want to make a short film but can’t afford to get caught up with all that cumbersome backstory? You could follow the lead of countless upcoming comedy writers: piggyback off a Hollywood blockbuster for easy, timely laughs. By way of example, catch “Saving Ryan’s Privates,” a hilariously sophomoric romp…
Off the Bookshelf
Rodeo Girls by Lisa Eisner Greybull Press, 166 pp., $49.95 If it’s got tires or tits, it’s gonna give you trouble. That’s the message scrawled on a board at the Chuck Wagon Headquarters in Cheyenne, and it’s the secret that these proud cowgirl queens betray through their impenetrable layers of make-up. In her hilarious collection…
Kids Summer Fun Guide
Whether your tot is ready for her close-up, or just discovering the lure of the stage, Austin has plenty of camps for the aspiring thespian.Our town is blessed with several top-notch theaters, many of which recognize that future stages and audiences will be populated with today’s children. So they’ve taken it upon themselves to introduce…
Record Reviews
Peter KeaneAnother Kind of Blue (Broken White) Originally from New England, Peter Keane has called Austin home for quite some time now. While Texas has seeped into his music bit by bit, he continues to possess similarities to Bill Morrisey, Cliff Eberhardt, and David Wilcox, songwriters continuing to call his original stomping grounds home. Another…
Napster and Gnutella
Unlike an Internet search, Napster searches do not search the World Wide Web; instead, they search Napster’s database, and allow you to retrieve the files from users’ computer hard drives using a modem or other connection device. Searches using Gnutella do the same thing, except they don’t require a central server. To use Napster, you…
Pies Wide Shut
D: Robert Ritger; with Ritger, Chelsea McInnis. 14 min., iFilm.com Any filmmaker with the audacity to lampoon one of cinema’s great auteurs deserves credit just for trying, but “Pies Wide Shut” director Robert Ritger succeeds with flying colors in this hysterical parody of Mr. Kubrick’s irritatingly self-important final film. Ritger and co-star Chelsea McInnis play…
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides 2000, R, 97 min. Directed by Sofia Coppola, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Hanna R. Hall. Young Cecilia Lisbon, her old eyes staring vacantly from a face still puffy with baby fat, lies on a hospital bed, the gashes in her wrists…
Off the Bookshelf
Voyage to the North Star by Peter Nichols Carroll & Graf, 352 pp., $24 Voyage to the North Star shoots the curl of the gargantuan wave left by The Perfect Storm and others of its ilk aimed for the gullet of the ever-growing audience of disaster junkies. The idea here being that since readers like…
Kids Summer Fun Guide
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD REC CENTER’s offerings of camps, carnivals, socials, dances, sports, classes, tournaments, and clubs are so immense that we could take up many, many more pages listing them all. Instead, drop by your favorite center or library and pick up the Austin Parks and Recreation Department’s Offical Summer Programs Directory. Need we remind…
Record Reviews
Kimmie RhodesRich From the Journey (Sunbird) Bathed in the white light of producer Gabe Rhodes’ rich, luxurious sound, Kimmie Rhodes is born again. Whereas ’96’s West Texas Heaven and its follow-up, Jackalopes, Moons & Angels, cast the veteran singer-songwriter in the role of Lubbuck Mafia princess, Rich From the Journey finds the local songbird deep…
Test Drive
The first thing you notice about Napster is that it ain’t Mac friendly. It’s a Wintel-only piece of software. The world really Munsoned itself when it made Bill Gates the monopolist and not Steve Jobs, but that’s a complaint for another time. For now, I have to go beg my neighbor to let me play…
BeatlesFest
various, BijouCafe.com “Wow — The Beatles! Aren’t they the swingin’, livin’ end?” enthuses the earnest teen in this rare promotion for the Fab Four’s Closed Circuit television appearance. Saturated with bright yellows and oranges, the promotion also features a series of classic Beatles headshots spinning around in a hypnotic circle. Very groovy, indeed. Due to…
Me Myself I
Me Myself I 1999, R, 104 min. Directed by Pip Karmel, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Shaun Loseby, Yael Stone, Trent Sullivan, Sandy Winton, David Roberts, Rachel Griffiths. “What if?” remains the ultimate cinematic springboard — the ultimate creative springboard, really — and this feature debut by Australian director Pip Karmel (the editor…
Local Bestsellers
Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.
Kids Summer Fun Guide
Every kid has their favorite kind of animal, but horses often rank among the highest. What other animal (except the St. Bernard that lives down the street) could carry you around on its back and nuzzle you with its velvetly soft nose, all in return for a little love and a lot of feed? If…
Record Reviews
Roy HargroveMoment to Moment (Verve) One might have thought that the first album from Texas trumpeter Roy Hargrove with the explosive quintet with which he’s been barnstorming for the past couple of years would reflect the unabashed excitement this funky, swinging band generates night after night. What we get instead is an offering from the…
Austin Exposure
So what are Austin musicians doing online? Not as much as you might think, but not as little as you might fear. In a town where every 12-year-old geek with a modem has his own Web page, hundreds of local band and artist sites have popped up all over the Web in the last few…
Aardman Animations
various, AtomFilms.com With more Oscars to their name than Steven Spielberg, Aardman Animations (the folks behind the Wallace and Gromit claymation shorts and the adorable Chevron cars commercials) is enthusiastically pushing its refreshingly low-tech animation technique into the high-tech realm of the Internet. Teaming up with AtomFilms to broadcast their award-winning collection of shorts over…
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2000, PG, 91 min. Directed by Brian Levant, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Thomas Gibson, Harvey Korman, Alan Cumming, Joan Collins, Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston, Stephen Baldwin, Mark Addy. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes of your time, I suppose, than by taking in the…
Second Helpings: Local Pizza Takeout
Chronicle writer Greg Beets dishes up local pizza takeout and delivery establishments.
Page Two
Oops, yes, goodbye.
Kids Summer Fun Guide
SPLASH PARTY MOVIE NIGHTS Load up the swimsuits and floaties, but leave the SPF at home. Austin PARD’s ever-popular program at Deep Eddy Pool lets the whole family get pruney fingers while they watch a kids’ movie from the comfort of their inner tubes under the evening stars. If the weather’s bad, stay home; and…
Record Reviews
Delbert McClintonGenuine Rhythm & the Blues (Hip-O) With a career as extensive as Delbert McClinton’s, there’s no such thing as a greatest-hits collection. Instead, you’d have to draw from various periods and think in terms of a box set. For anyone considering that project with Delbert McClinton, the years 1976-1979 have been neatly packaged with…
The Plot Thickens
Over the past 18 months, the Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC) has seen more bizarre plot changes than Melrose Place. And don’t look for the tiny agency to leave prime time any time soon. Upcoming episodes this summer include exciting courtroom scenes starring several titans of Texas politics. The action-packed courthouse coverage includes lots of…
Being Regis Philbin
D: Anthony Scarpa; with Eric Colvin, Rick Cowley, Kirk Alexander, Jeremy Jason. 21 min., Netbroadcaster.com Capitalizing on the success of both Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and Being John Malkovich, Twelve Rakes Films produced the short comedy in which P.J., the lead vocalist of a Los Angeles boy band, finds a soda machine which…
Riders on the Storm
With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.
Public Notice
“Public Notice” finds out where the Laydeez are this week, catches up on its reading, and gets ready to tune into Austin’s newest radio station while finding a dress for the prom.
Austin Parks & Recreation Pool Schedule
Introduction While the world waits for school to let out and all the neighborhood pools to open, our beloved Barton Springs Pool is, of course, open year-round, always ready to give youngsters the icy shock of their young lives. Stacy, Northwest, and Deep Eddy pools are also open for a pre-season plunge. Meanwhile, clip and…
Record Reviews
The Hard FeelingsFought Back and Lost (Sympathy for the Record Industry) Austin’s musical registry is so crowded with punks more in tune with the vicious Howlin’ Wolf than Sid Vicious himself — Headhunters, Whiskey Dent, Crack Pipes, Enduro, Gravy Boat, and granddaddy of ’em all, Big Foot Chester — it’s enough to make you think…
Endorsements
In Kirk Watson’s New Austin, where few things seem permanent except for change, it’s easy to be tempted not to vote at all. With Watson’s re-election a certainty, and another green, Smart Growth-friendly council a virtual inevitability, the Watson Way — for better and worse — will probably be Austin’s way for some time to…
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
Articulations
The joyful debut of the new Austin Lyric Opera headquarters and community music school.
After a Fashion
Local merchant Blackmail made a decadent splash at the recent Club DeVille Spring Fashion Extravaganza.
Record Reviews
Omar & the HowlersLive at the Opera House (Phoenix Gems) The music of Omar & the Howlers is the tougher, bluesier first cousin to John Fogerty’s swamp-colored rock — music that always sounds best live. Live at the Opera House finds the Howlers in top form in 1987 (the outside of the J-card says 1997,…
Naked City
Will Wynn apologizes for calling himself an architect; political consultants Mike Blizzard and David Butts predict the outcome of the May 6 elections, Toritos restaurant fights sign violation case.
Video Reviews
(“Video Reviews” wishes to thank Encore Movies & Music, I Luv Video, Vulcan Video, and Waterloo Video for their help in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.)LADY KILLER D: Roy Del Ruth (1933); with James Cagney, Mae Clarke, George Chandler, Margaret Lindsay.SKYSCRAPER SOULS D: Edgar Selwyn (1932); with Warren William, Maureen O’Sullivan, Wallace Ford, Verree…
Exhibitionism
With a pair of gut-bustingly funny solo shorts, Kings of the Universe Louis Wells and Chris Alonso stick their fingers in every dessert on the display tray, then refuse to order any : and that’s satire.
Mr. Smarty Pants
Can a chicken be half-chaste? Schlotzky’s Deli knows.
2000 Municipal Pool Schedule
Daily Fees Municipal Pools: Adult $2; junior $1 (12-17); child $0.50 (11 & under) Barton Springs: Adult $2.50 ($2.75 weekends); junior $1 (12-17); child $0.50 (11 & under) 40 Visit Swim Ticket Adult $55; senior, junior (12-17) $30; child $15 (11 & under) Unlimited Summer Pass (Memorial Day through Labor Day) Adult $120; senior, junior…
Record Reviews
Ruben RamosA Class Act (Revolution) El Gato Negro is on a roll. Pictured on the back of his latest Class Act grinning like a Cheshire cat, East Austin’s Tex-Mex maestro hoists his one-seventh share of 1998-99’s Los Super Seven booty with glee. Considering A Class Act outclasses the local singer’s previous classy LPs while holding…
Naked City
The outcome of a light rail ballot item in San Antonio may foreshadow our own light rail vote in November.
TV Eye
Television shows are using direct addresses to the audience more and more. What hath Ferris Bueller wrought? Also, say goodbye to Boy Meets World and, quite possibly, Sports Night.
Exhibitionism
Script-wise, Pride’s Crossing is PBS-esque : one of those wistful period pieces about a lively old woman looking back on her privileged youth : but throw a bunch of charming actors into the mix and hip director Sarah Richardson, and you get a show happily at odds with this Masterpiece Theatre-worthy tale.
Coach’s Corner
David Stern knows less about fixing the NBA than Coach knows about fixing a car.
2000 Neighborhood Pool Schedule
Free admission. Times listed are for recreational swimming; for dedicated lap swimming hours, see http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/pools_schedule.htm
Record Reviews
Eric HisawThing About Trains Austinite and New Mexico émigré Eric Hisaw’s debut release is a fairly stripped-down affair, showcasing the songwriter’s soulful voice and Telecaster work. Never flashy or self-indulgent, Hisaw blends rhythm and lead parts seamlessly, often negating the need for another guitarist. That said, he resists the urge to overwrite or overplay his…
Naked City
For the second year in a row, Freeport-McMoran holds its annual meeting in Delaware, making it difficult for many shareholders to attend and share their concerns.
The Last September
The Last September 1999, R, 104 min. Directed by Deborah Warner, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin, Lambert Wilson, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant, Fiona Shaw, Richard Roxburgh. Not even the rich and nuanced performances of stage veterans Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Jane Birkin can save this British…
Exhibitionism
It’s a pretty cool choice to produce a stage version of such a popular filmed story as A Clockwork Orange, and while there’s plenty of enthusiasm in the performance of this Fabulous and Ridiculous Theatre production, director AnnaCatherine Rutledge’s transgendered take on the tale doesn’t quite pull this raskazz into belief-suspending terrorism.
Day Trips
The Dairy Queens and crumbling sandstone of Larry McMurtry’s hometown, Archer City, Texas.
Where the Shadows Are Deepest
The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand
Record Reviews
Ginger & Sarah BandVera Takes the Cake (Whistle Foot) Phish-heads take heed: This isn’t exactly a “jam” album, solos being kept to a minimum, but that shouldn’t prevent anyone who routinely wears anything crocheted from liking it. A loose amalgamation of jazz, folk, and reggae, heavy on the acoustic guitar, busy bass, and timbales, and…
Naked City
Longhorn Pipeline says it isn’t responsible for an unauthorized redesign of an anti-pipeline group’s Web site.
Set Me Free
Set Me Free 1999, NR, 94 min. Directed by Léa Pool, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Karine Vanasse, Nancy Huston, Miki Manojlovic, Pascale Bussières, Alexandre Mérineau, Charlotte Christeler. French-Canadian writer-director Léa Pool’s Set Me Free (Emporte-Moi) is a coming-of-age film that stands apart from the average genre formulations that have become such popular…
Myth, Blood, and Ink
What people have invested in the debate over the de la Peña diary : which suggests that famed Alamo legend Davy Crockett was executed by Santa Anna and not in the heat of battle : is not some mere fandom or kitsch, but a genuine passion for how the story of Texas is written and…
About AIDS
A new study shows that bone deterioration is a side-effect of HIV drugs, not the disease itself.
James Hand Reviewed
James HandEvil Things (Cold Spring) It all started with Hank Williams, didn’t it? Sure, there was Jimmie Rodgers, Uncle Dave Macon, Vernon Dalhart, and other country stars from the Pleistocene era, but Hank really brought country music into the modern age. Every country singer worth his salt owes a debt to Hank the Elder; legions…
Record Reviews
PanteraReinventing the Steel (EastWest) Beavis and Butthead are so … 1993. For that matter, so is Pantera, which is why everyone’s favorite cartoon cretins loved ’em. After all, the Dallas quartet helped spawn the spate of bands with guttural Cro-Magnon vocals, bass-heavy mixes, crushingly heavy guitar, and tricky beats; think Pro-Pain, Crowbar, and god knows…
Naked City
Administrators and program participants say UT’s training program for science and math teachers is as crucial as ever.
The Filth and the Fury
The Filth and the Fury 2000, R, 107 min. Directed by Julien Temple, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring . For a band that lasted only a couple of years, cut just one proper album and failed miserably at their bombastically-stated goal of torching the fly-blown carcass of corporate rock music, the Sex Pistols…
