The Great Critic Test

How Much Do You Really Know About These Freaks?

"...an experience is a driving force in my writing. Plus, it's all part of my master plan to make..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Hand-to-Mouthville

Health and Legal Services for Musicians

"...instance, have you ever seen a record contract? It's 50-plus pages of legalese that people fluent in the language..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Record Reviews

"...from Chicago no less, has it -- like a bad case of Tennessee Williams. Down among the manic, three-minute,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...and was always in your business. I wasn't a bad kid, but I was in trouble a lot. I..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Deadpool 2

The uncanny merc with a mouth returns with paternal instincts

"...playing double comics duty this year after Avengers big bad Thanos, here growling and snarling with appropriate disdain). His..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Krampus

This horror-comedy brings a demon to the holiday gathering

"...and cloven-hoofed anti-St. Nicholas of Austro-Germanic myth that punishes bad little boys and girls by dragging them down into..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...He dealt with bad calls, too, ones hard to think about. Like three..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Nymphomaniac: Volume 1

Lars von Trier's latest provocation is more meditation than outright flagellation.

"...this first half of what was originally a single four-hour-plus provocation is, if anything, a therapeutic treatise on self-healing,..."

March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...back an affordable rate case. I think it's incredibly bad policy to make up for 17 years with one..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...this year's lineup – most notably Mastodon, MGMT, RJD2, Bad Religion, the Hold Steady, and Friday night kick-off "Weird..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Putting on the gloves for round three of Fun Fun Fun Fest, Dangerous Toys go platinum, and Okkervil River stands for a fire demon

"...weekend's addition of a fourth stage in Waterloo Park, plus an increased emphasis on comedy, and another strong bill..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Miss Potter

This Renée Zelweger movie about the life of Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter lacks dramatic tension and a sense of purpose.

"...to sell more than 40 million copies worldwide. Not bad for a single girl living in London. In Miss..."

March 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Undead

This Australian horror film arrives at the tail end of a recent and very substantial cinematic zombie overdose. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to slice the walking dead.

"...jugular vein (à la Peter Jackson’s 1987 madcap debut Bad Taste), is a worthy setup. As always, there’s the..."

July 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"...In low-income parts of town, things are just as bad at middle and high schools...."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...studio film (for Paramount), grossing over $183 million worldwide (plus another $54 million in video sales/rentals) and soundly tagged..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gone in Sixty Seconds

"...the immensely talented actor somehow became enmeshed in disastrously bad films such as 8MM, Con Air, and Kiss of..."

June 9, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Against the Grain

A profile of Bad Livers bassist Mark Rubin

"...More than anything else, however, Mark Rubin is a Bad Liver. Think Bad Livers, picture Mark Rubin. It's become..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

My Favorite Martian

"...and it's a kick to watch her/it devour the bad guys. That aside, My Favorite Martian is notable only..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bauhaus

"...debauchery more than any other, though judging from the 2,000-plus audience's somewhat subdued reactions, the dreaded "gother-than-thou" attitude was..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

"...year, I keep writing that Trent Dilfer isn't as bad as he seems. Every year, he keeps proving me..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Reissues

"...Junkyard (2-13-61) Hee-Haw (2-13-61) Mutiny/The Bad Seed EP (2-13-61) Prayers On Fire (2-13-61)..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

The Life and Times of an Emotional Transient

Poetry Festival Salutes Albert Huffstickler

"...drop away. People come in, they leave. Houses, jobs, bad cars that stay broke down, all that passes by...."

March 28, 1997 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

"...single character speaks with a different accent (on the plus side, though, many of the characters suffer from advanced..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Land Development Code: What's New in Draft Two

A look at the latest version of Austin's revised land use rules

"...on Council's schedule). The Code Text: The Good, The Bad, and The Baffling..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Can New Republic Studios Be a Game Changer for Austin?

Massive makeover could make Austin the new Atlanta for film

"...as Nacho Vigalondo’s techno-thriller Open Windows, high school comedy-horror Bad Kids Go to Hell, Eduardo Sanchez’s Texas Bigfoot shocker..."

Nov. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Becoming an Enlightened Carnivore

Outrider helps facilitate responsible hunting experiences

"...and alligator). Land­owners' offerings include half-day and full-day hunts, plus overnight and weekend-long hunts with lodging. Some will also..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"...paid in the past five years (Equity contracts excluded), plus what they considered normal or average pay for a..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...Kathie's, but I don't think that should be a bad thing. And I think there were a lot of..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Vinyl Ashes

A gray vinyl 7-inch with your exit songs?

"...communicate with kids how death is not such a bad thing and a wonderful mystery. The reason I would..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...2 to 7pm, which might not have been so bad if they had started then. But they originally scheduled..."

July 11, 2003 Column

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