Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion

At the crossroads of Memphis and Civil Rights stood Stax Records

"...and the Soul Explosionby Robert Gordon Bloomsbury, 480 pp., $30..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

Mo' Music July 30

Three bands I am so over…

"...More early 2000s rock to poop on. What a time! Napster, the rise..."

July 30, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Music Mo'nday: April 30

A sound and vision gay collision

"...but it's a slippery slope to your favorite dead rock stars becoming those scary robot bear bands at kiddie..."

April 30, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Rock & Roll Summer School

The Kids Are Alright Fest aims high

"...the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, and hosting 30 of the region’s premier skaters, digital media specialists, and..."

May 10, 2010 Music Post by Aaron Miller

Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone

Musical activist as dictator? Close enough.

"...Reign of Nina Simoneby Nadine Cohodas Pantheon, 464 pp., $30..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

Not-so-crazy pianism

"...American Originalby Robin D.G. Kelly Free Press, 588 pp., $30..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America

The Beatles' music and the times that spurred it

"...all before any of them reached the age of 30. The book's scope and, at more than 600 pages,..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Rock & Roll Books

"...Fowley, “the mayor of the Sunset Strip,” all before p.30. The rest is a rush of sex, guns, alcohol,..."

June 1, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Rock & Roll Books

Gift Guide

"...played bass in Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two for nearly 30 years, during which time he bore witness to the..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Rock & Roll Books

Summer reading

"...Henry Holt and Company, 464 pp., $30..."

June 2, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader, which, of the 30 or so such collections published over the past three..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Shawn Badgley

Goodbye to This Millennium's Must-See TV

How '30 Rock' reshaped the sitcom for the digital age

"...There was a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in 30 Rock's second season that made it obvious Tina Fey's..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Screens Feature by Aleksander Chan

Sisters

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wistfully party like there's no tomorrow

"...the funhouse-mirror alter ego she created and played on 30 Rock from 2006 to 2013, she was a crumbs-sticky..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Date Night

Steve Carell and Tina Fey star as a married couple in this wan comedy that tones down their edge for popular consumption.

"...of television’s cleverest comic personalities (on The Office and 30 Rock, respectively) dumb down their banter to reach the..."

April 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

First Sunday

Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan play petty criminals who spend a night reckoning with the lord when they rob their neighborhood church.

"...air-conditioning-repair whiz whose best pal, the criminally stupid LeeJohn (30 Rock's Morgan) convinces him to take part in a..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Next Wave

A comprehensive look at the emerging Rock en Español movement in the United States

"...a matter of fact, who would've thought that a rock & roll band from Argentina would list Beat Street,..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

The Reluctant Celebrity

When you get caught between the moon and New York City, it's time to head back home to Austin

"...musicians dream about, but few ever achieve. And after 30 years in Los Angeles, Christopher Cross moved back to..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Qmmunity: Want to Go to There

A 2000s-era sitcom rewatch stirs up thoughts on queer media

"...Reader, I must be real: I’m watching 30 Rock, again. As a teen, my parents and I..."

April 5, 2024 Column by James Scott

TV Eye

The presidential debates are coming, and so are the Emmys

"..."Dinner Party," written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky; 30 Rock, "Rosemary's Baby," written by Jack Burditt; and 30..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Perfect Liberty

To find themselves, the subjects of this year's rock docs found that they had to follow their own sound

"...Back in the early Nineties, the independent-rock movement in America was in its high renaissance, still..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

TV Eye

Good timing

"...their devilish humor. The first is Tina Fey project 30 Rock (NBC). The other is new Ted Danson vehicle..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

It Might Get Loud

Masters of rock guitar – Jimmy Page, the Edge, and Jack White – gather for a summit of the generations, caught by the lens of An Inconvenient Truth's Davis Guggenheim.

"...far White Striper Jack White has come in the rock & roll world since the release of the first..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Throwing Down Love

The seven-year rise of Knolly Williams, the Master P of Christian hip-hop

"...a positive Christian message since 1993. Today, his Round Rock-based label accounts for 85% of the Christian rap market...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

TV Eye

Who might win what and why

"...(Fox) and Modern Family (ABC), along with The Office, 30 Rock (both on NBC), and Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)...."

Dec. 25, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

TV Eye picks its favorite Emmy nominees

"...this category – Flight of the Conchords (HBO) and 30 Rock (NBC). Of the five nomination slots, 30 Rock..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"..."Dude, I service society by rocking. Okay? I'm out there, on the front lines, liberating..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Top 10 Most-Viewed Stories on AustinChronicle.com by Section

Drill down, baby

"...9) "Flix Brewhouse Arrives in Round Rock"..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Features Feature

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...Born in Los Angeles, 1953, he'd witnessed R&B become rock & roll at age 5 as genre giants like..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

TV Eye: Square Peg in a Globe-Sized Hole

Decoding the Golden Globe noms

"...cable TV series is flipped in the comedy category: 30 Rock (NBC), Modern Family (ABC), The Big Bang Theory..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

TV Eye eyes the noms for outstanding writing

"...Mindy Kaling for The Office (NBC); Matt Hubbard for 30 Rock (NBC); Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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