TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy: 30 Rock (NBC), Californication (Showtime), Entourage (HBO), The Office (NBC),..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Continued Story

Daniel Johnston's songs find new life in the rock opera Speeding Motorcycle

"...me to think about being in Speeding Motorcycle, a rock opera of Daniel's songs created by Jason Nodler for..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Kathy McCarty

The Girls of Summer

Austin's inaugural all-girls rock camp looks out after its own

"...This is Austin's inaugural all-girl rock camp, held for two weeks in the fresh-smelling halls..."

June 29, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Austin Filmmaking, Ten Years After

Film director Richard Linklater interviews Bob Ray, the director of the new Austin-made movie Rock Opera, about the Austin Film scene over the past 10 years.

"...test print of a new, locally made movie called Rock Opera by filmmaker Bob Ray during a midnight screening..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The House of Tomorrow

Punk coming-of-age tale is a little too sweet for its own good.

"...”I want you to teach me about punk rock,” cloistered teen Sebastian Prendergast (Butterfield) tells his new –..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Ever-intrepid Werner Herzog guides us through a cave in southern France that holds the oldest drawings known to humanity.

"...the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc in southern France, probably some 30,000 to 32,000 years ago. In 1994, rock climbers discovered..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Lots of information and finely honed arguments characterize this vicariously thrilling and joyous documentary that explores heavy metal’s many permutations and sheer endurance over the past 30-odd years.

"...two-minute-and-49-second ode to the high-stakes high life of the rock & roll outlaw that sounds as if it were..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Margarita Happy Hour

"...-- a sort of angry Brooklyn-boho existence of punk rock and performance art. But as they age (“twentysomething” is..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Can we all finally just be excellent to each other?

"...The last time we saw that kind of Norman Rockwell earnestness was when SoCal rock dudes Ted ‘'Theodore’’ Logan..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

This Must Be the Place

In this odd but intriguing concoction, Sean Penn disappears into the strange body of a retired goth rock god who leaves his Dublin castle and goes on a road trip across America to hunt a Nazi prison guard.

"...another one of his amazing transmogrification acts as the rock star Cheyenne in This Must Be the Place by..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Can't Stop the World

Austin's native contribution to the Go-Go's, guitarist/bassist Kathy Valentine, relives 30 years of Beauty and the Beat

"...nods. On the cushion next to her sits May's 30th anniversary reissue of the Go-Go's multiplatinum 1981 debut, Beauty..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Aftershows Announced

"...it’s not exactly an ideal setting for the legendary noise-rock troupe, and it’s going to conflict with Saturday’s headliners,..."

Aug. 13, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Banger Sisters

"...enough; the real burn, though, comes when the nearest rocker opts to get his requisite blow job from a..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Get into your pre-ACL groove with these live music picks

"...town and this year is no different. MC50, Jay Rock, the Growlers, and more stop by before next weekend's..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Overboard

Unexpected remake of the Eighties' most questionable rom-com

"...each other, thereby serving as the launchpad for their 30-years-and-still-ticking romantic partnership. Updating the Eighties romantic comedy with a..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When the Clock Strikes 12

Bill Haley died for rock & roll – in Harlingen

"...had mastered his craft in Hamburg with the leather-wearing rockers by the time he was fired on the cusp..."

May 16, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Lemmy

Motörhead founder Lemmy Kilmister is the subject of this thorough and entertaining rock & roll documentary.

"...Festival), is one of the most thorough and entertaining rock & roll documentaries since Ondi Timoner's Dig! Like its..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

TV Eye breaks down the nominees for Best Drama and Best Comedy

"...Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Modern Family (ABC), The Office(NBC), 30 Rock (NBC), Glee(Fox), and Nurse Jackie(Showtime)...."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

At this year's Emmy Awards, cable won, and reality lost. Sorry, Heidi.

"...for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on 30 Rock, the third for a guest appearance on Saturday..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

If That Ain't Street Cred …

30 Rock namechecks SXSW

"...favorite local music and film and techie extravaganza on 30 Rock last night?..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...(4) FRIDAY: The Little Bicycles (2pm), Ume (2:45), Xcella (3:30), the Fall Collection (4:15), El Paso Hot Button (5)..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

TV Eye

The overs and the unders

"...know-it-alls go, I prefer the imperious Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock played with frightening ease by Alec Baldwin. What..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Do Not (Po)Go Gently Into the Night

Punk Rock(ers): Not Burning Out, Not Fading Away

"...he mouths something about Taylor having "died for punk rock."..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature

Main Street, U.S.A.

Round Rock = Small Town, Texas?

"...walls and cozy low-porticoed storefronts, Main Street in Round Rock -- particularly the length between Mays and Sheppard Avenues..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Red Fang Sinks Its Hooks In

Oregonian hard rockers can’t let up

"...a dedicated road ethic, and their hooky, dissonance-spiked stoner rock landing on Late Show With David Letterman. Guitarist Bryan..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

If I Stay

A mixture of hollow heartache and honest feelings mark this teen drama that stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a cello prodigy caught in medical limbo between life and death.

"...contrast, Mia’s parallel dilemmas of choosing between Juilliard or rocker-on-the-road Adam (Blackley) – and whether or not to go..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...The back cover blurb from Entertainment Weekly enthuses: "Expect..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature

San Antone on a Hot and Dusty Night

I Love (Live) Rock & Roll

"...was enchanted by the contrast of their loopy Texacid rock being performed against the neo-classical stage setting of the..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Holiday Viewing: TV Christmas Episodes

Celebrate the season in Sunnydale, the Oval Office, and more

"...2010 ) Black Mirror, “White Christmas” (Dec. 16, 2014) 30 Rock: “Ludachristmas” (Original Airdate: Dec. 13, 2007) Streaming on..."

Dec. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Kool & Together – Forever

Detroit black rockers Death, look out

"...Black rock Texas funk outfit Kool & Together hits the Continental..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

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