Fiona Apple When the Pawn... (Clean Slate/Epic)

National Records

"...Pawn " (Clean Slate/Epic) When the Apple hits cascaded 'cross the fall of '96, with the video so nasty..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Rob Roy Parnell Jacksboro Highway (Blue Rocket)

Texas Platters

"...skillful ensemble play. Together the brothers cover a broad cross section of jump, boogie, and soul, and while only..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Marti Brom & her Barnshakers Snake Ranch (Goofin')

Texas Platters

"...all in all it's a fairly spirited effort. Goofin' Records is a Finnish label, and the Barnshakers are a..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

David BowieHours (Virgin)/Iggy Pop Avenue B (Virgin)

"...he presents as perfect an album as he has recorded. As if from the Seventies, songs like opener "Thursday's..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Review

Lil' Troy: Sittin Fat Down South

"..."Fat" in the title of this Chronic-style Short Stop Records sampler, as producer Bruce "Grim" Rhodes slathers on the..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Record Reviews

Ani Difranco

"...Up Up Up Up Up Up, an album partly recorded right here in Austin, drugs are bad, the homeless..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Review

Box Sets: Record Reviews

"...sets, the booklet is thoughtfully designed with a good cross-reference index of song titles with film titles ("Ol' Man..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Review

Playback: Austin’s Rarest Vinyl

Want exclusive vinyl for Record Store Black Friday? Check out some of Austin's rarest wax.

"...thinking. What are the most valuable, rarified, and coveted records that have sprung from our city limits?..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Reluctant Celebrity

When you get caught between the moon and New York City, it's time to head back home to Austin

"...Christopher Cross did not want to participate in a photo session...."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Good Music, Good Himes

Texas engineer Chet Himes talks about Christopher Cross

"...Quick, connect the dots between Christopher Cross and Ghostland Observatory using San Antonio psychedelia as a..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Jack Frost

"...Starring: Michael Keaton, Mark Addy, Kelly Preston and Joseph Cross. The holidays tend to bring out the treacle in..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Locked Up Time

"...does the Berlin Wall come crashing down than people cross the border with cameras to record their experiences. One..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Broken Bridges

At first glance, Toby Keith drama Broken Bridges is about reconciliations; really, though, the movie is about the cross-marketing potential of contemporary country music full of cliché and contrived music performances.

"...tragedy was to personally threaten Osama bin Laden on record. Now, he's bringing that same thoughtful tough-guy American stoicism..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have good reason to squeak: Girl chipmunks enter the picture.

"...Directed by: Betty Thomas. Starring: Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee and Wendie Malick. It's a rare but..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alvin and the Chipmunks

What's it all about, Alvin? This by-the-numbers attempt at a chipmunk revival is not bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

"...Directed by: Tim Hill. Starring: Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson and Jane Lynch. What's it all about,..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Ben Kweller hits the Continental Club stage, Threadgill's auctions some history, and more

"...bass-heavy waves roll the song along, wherein singer Emily Cross exalts, "I'm in wonderful disarray." Cross and Dan Duszynski,..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

Touching documentary captures Campbell's final tour, which is made more poignant and brave because of the musician's worsening Alzheimer's.

"...This documentary about the final concert tour of country-music crossover legend Glen Campbell that was undertaken while the singer-songwriter..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

"...in hockey masks? Because he's going for a Guinness Record? Because (eeeuuww... I had never considered this) he actually..."

Aug. 20, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Call the exterminator: The tuneful rodents are back

"...hell is this? It seems Dave has become a record producer, and is off to Miami with his girlfriend..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Just My Luck

Lindsay Lohan takes on a grown-up role, but we can't tell the difference.

"...time. At a gaudy masquerade ball, Jake and Ashley cross paths, kiss and exchange lucks (don’t ask). Jake’s world..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter? Promises, promises.

"...as it’s called in the film, the Axe and Cross. Filled with cardboard characterizations from otherwise excellent actors –..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stuck

Stuart Gordon tells his own creepy version of the story about the Fort Worth woman who locked her car in the garage for days with the mangled-but-still-living body of a human victim stuck in her windshield.

"...in Stuck not already been a matter of public record, no one in his or her right mind could..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

"...two years. His ambition to be the first to cross the Antarctic on foot was cut short by only..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nyad

Biopic of controversial record-setting swimmer just skims the surface

"...pick up her decades-old pursuit of a distance swimming record – becoming the first person to swim from Cuba..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Return of Jack Wilson

New video precedes long deferred third LP

"...to Get Me, releasing this Saturday on Banana Pop Records, usurps its predecessor as the essential selection from the..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Molly Burch Mixes Heartbroken Narratives and Fifties Pop

Austin newcomer's debut, Please Be Mine, is a quiet triumph

"...most of the process was confined to her bedroom, recording covers and keeping it to herself...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Telling Lies in America

"...to serve as a bagman for payola flowing between record promoters and his boss. It's wrong, of course, but..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Queen of Noise: Royal Thunder's Mlny Parsonz

‘Post-apocalyptic blues’ from third-time SXSW showcasers

"...Last year, Witch Cross cast a spell on Decibel magazine by pulling a..."

March 12, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Moto Guzzi Rules

An online discussion group leads to a pair of Bonneville Land Speed Records for Austin motorcycle enthusiast Russell Duke and the Moto Guzzi.

"...the clear standard when it comes to land speed records. Twice a year, thousands of speed freaks make the..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Sports Feature by Nick Barbaro

Sugar Town

"...Jade Gordon, Larry Klein, Rosanna Arquette and Ally Sheedy. Cross some Robert Altman with a little bit of All..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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