Articulations

In Memoriam

"...and songs and music from Laura Scarborough, Harold McMillan, Cheap SungLasses, Rob Halverson, Kat Murphy, and guests. Future programs..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

16 Punk Rock Bands to Slam Into at SXSW

"...fast, trashy, drink-and-drug-stoked, socially irresponsible rock & roll. Two cheap-'n'-nasty full-lengths, the last one titled Songs About People You..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

ZZ Top

DVDnds

"...Ever wondered what's behind Billy Gibbons' not-so-cheap sunglasses? Eighty minutes Live at Montreux 2013 gets right..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: The Legendary White Swan

The Legendary White Swan doesn't bite

"...Townes Van Zandt's satchel of lucky herbs, Billy Gibbons' cheap sunglasses, chord-charts for the George Strait standard "All My..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Party on the Patio

Live review of ZZ Top's 1st Annual La Grange Fest.

"...the suspension bridges on the video screen behind him. “Cheap Sunglasses” followed thick as molasses, and when Gibbons paid..."

Oct. 24, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Glow in the Dark Like a Douchebag with Converse

Converse adds glow-in-the-dark shades to a stuffy eyewear collection

"...up in bed one night with a revelation. "The sunglasses collection is boring!" This is true, but at least..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Design Post by Anne Harris

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Dec. 10-15

"...FOR TOTS BENEFIT SHOW with ZZ Top cover band Cheap Sunglasses. 9pm-1am. Carousel Lounge, 1110 E. 52nd. Toy donations..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

'I'm Worse Than Prince'

Bump & Hustle's marathon Kool Keith interview, sound-bitten

"...Kool Keith peered through dark sunglasses, his entire head wrapped in a scarf, and it..."

Nov. 11, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

CD/DVD

"...The trio runs hits like "Just Got Paid" and "Cheap Sunglasses" in fine form for the cameras, though "Heard..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Day Party Crawl

"...so, but coming from someone who played ZZ Top's "Cheap Sunglasses" next to En Vogue's "Never Gonna Get It,"..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Box Sets

"...shuffles of Tejas ("She's a Heartbreaker") and Degüello's pristine "Cheap Sunglasses." By disc three, which catalogs their Eliminator/Afterburner commercial..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

ZZ Top XXX (RCA)

"...than some long gray hairs and a pair of cheap sunglasses. Sucker's a hard-shelled sumbitch, though -- cain't kill..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Bunnies and Bongs

Getting Your Band Noticed: Promotional Gimmicks

"...a little plastic suitcase with a toothbrush, compass/mirror/binocular, and cheap sunglasses. And a CD (picture and bio). Guess I'll..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Live Shots

"...swamp sexiness. Then they played the hits, cranking out "Cheap Sunglasses," "Legs," "Gimme All Your Lovin'," and "Sharp Dressed..."

May 30, 1997 Music Feature

After a Fashion

Stephen flits about town and sends a little love to Micael Priest

"...clothes, it seemed like it was more about our sunglasses – our cheap $6 Dolce & Gabbana knockoffs from..."

June 15, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Weekdays at Bernie's

Film's best-known dead guy is alive and kicking in Austin

"...was joined one moment later by a pair of cheap, yellow Wayfarer sunglasses, because, in Bernie's world, you can't..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Up Too Early

Google Streetview Fashion Critique from Riverside Drive

"...out of woven cotton yarn or leather or that cheap Fiesta Mart silver that turns your skin green when..."

July 1, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

After a Fashion

After SXSW, everything is an afterparty!

"...I felt like we should have been wearing headbands, cheap make-up, and crepe-soled platform boots, but instead, we were..."

March 24, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The New Sobriety

SXSW Interactive Conference photos and panel reviews

"...for the cost of the device itself, services are cheap by U.S. standards, because customers are charged by volume..."

March 22, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Belle de Jour

Rufus Wainwright's wardrobe change

"...because she was wearing a lot of scarves and sunglasses. I walked by her and literally thought I saw..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...to art under the blazing October sky. Everybody wore sunglasses. I saw Andy Warhol's big copies of Jesus, I..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Perhaps Mr. Stephen Macmillan Moser's always present sunglasses are just a bit too shady and the reason..."

July 11, 2003 Column

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...Laurentiis, the production values in Barbarella are flashy yet cheap-looking, a signature trademark that the profligate spender stamped on..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

My Gear: Experimental Soundscaper Michael C. Sharp

A look into how the artist makes his Synth Vehicles for Guitar

"...Mexican Tele. Still, Synth Vehicles for Guitar thrives on dark-sunglasses axe-work he describes as "cool Eighties cocaine guitar," notably..."

July 16, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Finding the Fun in Porn With Peep Show

Local comics keep it relatively clean and boner free

"...A man in cheap aviator sunglasses and something resembling a cop’s uniform stares..."

Oct. 10, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Bassboss Speaker Systems Take Charge of Austin's Low End

These go to 11

"...cassette ad with a man in a suit and sunglasses sitting in front of a speaker? This Bassboss system..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

10 Freaks and Geeks to Redefine Austin Music

Local passion projects with singular visions

"...Amongst a tangle of effects pedals plugged into a cheap mixer, Johnathan Cash strikes an ironic power stance as..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

OBN III's

"...abuse gets documented: "This one's for cologne-y smelling/V-neck white T-shirt/sunglasses guy. Don't worry about losing your shirt – you..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Review by Tim Stegall

The Luv Doc: Stop it. Stop it now.

7 things people under 30 should stop doing

"...fuck you. Your ears aren’t that good. 4) “Rocking” cheap plastic knock-off Ray-Ban sunglasses. You are not the bassist..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Column

The Football Prophecies

Week five forecast

"...marveled friends and relations and played Vegas like a cheap fiddle with his otherworldly football foresight ever since...."

Oct. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

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