Let’s Download Some Metallica

Napster anniversary?

"...few viruses (sorry, Dad) remains thankful for the P2P-enabled crash course in music in an otherwise aurally barren East..."

April 10, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Elijah Wood Plays Impossible Tunes in 'Grand Piano'

Director Eugenio Mira and Wood on real time thrills and music lessons

"...younger, but I had to basically go through a crash course three weeks before going to Barcelona...."

March 6, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Watching the Watchmen

A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Beer School is Now in Session

Raise your brew IQ at Central Market’s Brewniversity

"...pepper cream sauce. Either way, it’s a 14 day crash course in beer education. Additional events include a Sip..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

Skydog

'Skydog' scrapes together a mother lode of Duane Allman

"...enough and had the right drive. It was a crash course. That doesn't really happen anymore."..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Five Minutes at Holy Mountain

A trio of locals under the lens

"...distinct styles. Friday night at Holy Mountain marked a crash course in Austin eclecticism...."

July 24, 2013 Music Post by Derek Van Wagner

Gay Place: DJ JD

From Margaret Wright and Prince, to Magnifico, Minor Mishap, and Ladyhawke, this is one gay music week. Oh, yeah, and JD Samson.

"...PHOTOJOURNALISM CRASH COURSE Document your history, you big, beautiful queer with..."

June 21, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Five Things Baymageddon Taught Me

No pain, some gain from last weekend's Michael Bay marathon

"...Of course, that could just be the green Jello talking...."

April 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 2

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...ed in another country to really give you a crash course in culture. Can Mirela navigate the crazy chaos..."

March 9, 2013 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Spoiler Alert! John Dies at the End!

Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli is still doing exactly as he damn well pleases

"...trade-off of being an indie filmmaker is a constant crash course in the changing film distribution industry. When Phantasm..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Birth of Formula One – Austin

Some welcome the new offspring, and some don't, but the high-speed newcomer is at the starting gate

"...That division of power nearly crashed the entire project...."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Primary Primer

After the May 12 municipal election, start cramming for the May 29 primaries

"...doing double duty with City Council and mayoral elections crashing into the redistricted and rescheduled party primaries...."

May 11, 2012 News Feature by the News Staff

Sharon Van Etten

SXSW Showcase Reviews

"...Etten, the Stubb's opening block threatened to be a crash course in performance anxiety. Both rose above, yet whereas..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Penfold's staging is a charming complement to the holiday hustle and bustle

"...Wonderful Life. Penfold's compelling, no-frills production was a fine crash course in the classic; I was touched. I even..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Love Rock & Roll

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needs to stay home

"...bands, as well as the ability to take a crash course in the ones I don't know to understand..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Like a Hurricane

Harnessing Lauren Larson's live hurricane on Ume's new Phantoms

"...Sea's false start. The disc also vindicates the band's crash course in the music business over the past couple..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Lust to Love

Kathy Valentine/Go-Go's Q&A outtakes

"...story in 2007 you said you’d had a four-day crash course on bass in auditioning for the Go-Go’s...."

Aug. 18, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

What's the Score?

Brian Satterwhite talks on the film composition game

"...about the tricks of low-budget producing? How about a crash course in accounting for filmmakers? Moviemaker Dialogue has you..."

July 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Holly Scrap Recap

The finer points of scrap metal

"...of the scrap market, providing council members with a crash course on this little-known billion-dollar industry. "There's this whole..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Food-o-File

Apps guide you to grub; and more

"...The folks from Foodspotting attended the third annual BBQ Crash Course at Emo's in droves last Friday, snapping plenty..."

March 18, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

sxswf: Trailer Park

Teasers for 'Turkey Bowl' 'Incendiary: The Willingham Case' 'Super'

"...Beck drove a decommissioned police cruiser off a ramp, crashed it into a concrete wall, and then sat dumbfounded..."

March 12, 2011 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

A quick browser game made quickly.

"...weekend. Here in Austin, D7 Studios housed the masochistic crash course in breakneck game development and GameSalad provided the..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Rocky Road to Victory

Notes, photos from the WFTDA championship

"...Mountain Rollergirls were one of the first teams to crash out of the first ever Women's Flat Track Derby..."

Nov. 10, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Shakespeare Around Austin

Productions this fall show us there's no limit to how the Bard's plays get done

"...this fall's crop of local Shakespeareana offers Austinites a crash course in the range of approaches to Will's works...."

Sept. 24, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Happy Accidents

That a car crash of a video shoot turned viral is only half the story. What a long strange trip it's been for Winnebago Man.

"...(It reruns on NBC this Friday.) And in the course of these travels, the men have grown close. The..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

The estate of Don Walser and Southbound's Lowkey both get their respective days in court

"...skateboarding, and gaming, followed on Saturday by a 28-band crash course that features such emerging favorites as the Fireants,..."

June 4, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our recommendations for the May 8 elections

"...with employee matters. Although she will likely need a crash course in the relentless twin district headaches – budgets..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Dead Club Crawl

A video tour of Austin’s lost videos with a modern soundtrack

"...of this city's "development" and works well as a crash course music tutorial. Check it out...."

April 9, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Food-o-File

Local farmers' markets let us know that spring has arrived

"...either or both of them represented at the Barbecue Crash Course next March... Food lovers will want to tune..."

April 2, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Lure of the Swamp: The Screen Printed Rock Posters of Lindsey Kuhn

Austin's punk poster past, one chapter anyway, in 104 pages of Lindsey Kuhn

"...modern indie rock poster godfather Frank Kozik for a "crash course in low art." Meeting Tool in L.A. popped..."

March 12, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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