Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...Fan Fair that Robison cracked Radio & Records Top 30. Of the 150 mainstream country stations reporting to R&R,..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Deconstructing Downtown

The Economy Sneezes -- and Austin's Central Business District Catches a Cold

"...difference a year makes. In the broad scheme of things, the decision to stop construction was not a local..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW ends. Thank the Lord …

"...If not, Demento did a great job of framing things at this year's SXSW, since Ray Davies began things..."

March 23, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Short Cuts

The SXSW Film Festival begins, Scott Dinger is honored, and other noteworthy items of local film news.

"...will moderate the Linklater/Rodriguez/Tarantino panel on Tuesday, March 13, 3:30-5pm, at the Convention Center. As for any and all..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Straight, No Chaser

Brannen Temple, aspiring to be Austin's Max Roach

"...Austin-born son was 11 at the time. Now he's 30 and aspires to the brilliant brush strokes of Max..."

March 2, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...where permanent structures would be built. The same year, 1730, due to confrontations with tribes of indigenous people, the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Defying Gravity

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the most maligned of cinematic genres -- the kung fu film -- and created an epic many critics (this one included) are calling the year's best movie. We spoke with him about the film's grueling shoot, the refinement it makes to the martial arts genre, and more.

"...individual spirit, but it is one of the only things they have in common. Throughout the Nineties, the Taiwanese-born..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Naked City

Sterling Lands' Eastside Action Coalition sends a letter to AISD, warning that eastside minority residents may take their children out of public schools if the schools don't improve their record on minority student achievement.

"...at the AISD Board of Trustees in an Oct. 30 letter from the Eastside Social Action Coalition. The coalition,..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Soldier of Fortune

Comic Steven Wright offers observations on his return to short film, "One Soldier," the pressure of following up an Academy Award, and this bad trick called life.

"...and starred in "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings," a 30-minute film produced by HBO. Wright played the title role,..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Postmarks

Readers respond to Zero Tolerance, the Longhorn Pipeline, and Being John Malkovich.

"...the pipeline matrix. How many times in the last 30 years have you heard of an explosion or a..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Column

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