Fear of Flying

Bombs, Back Pains & Tish Hinojosa

"...Saturday, July 27, 1996, Chicago: I hear the news of the Centennial Olympic Park bomb while waiting at Chicago's..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Fear of Global Visitors

"...enabling factor, let’s go forward with South by Southwest flying tens of thousands of global visitors to Austin to..."

March 1, 2020 Postmarks

Here's a Brief Platter of Tasty Pop-Fiction Palaver

With a side of kaeng la-tey, farang

"...now I'm halfway through reading John Burdett's The Godfather of Kathmandu, the fourth in his series of vivid Bangkok-set..."

May 17, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Out of the Mouths of Children

The return of the Butthole Surfers – don't call it a reunion!

"..."I wish we'd taken a vow of silence," bemoans drummer King Coffey at the watercooler inside..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Color of My Parachute

120mph Straight Down

"...13,500 feet, the human body descends at a rate of approximately 120mph. In a tandem jump, two people attached..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Revelations: A Gen Z Writer Witnesses the Eternal Battle of an Iron Maiden Concert

Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers

"...into a tapestry chronicling the complete hard rock history of Austin, my older, wiser companion turns to me and..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Playback: My Top 100 Austin Records of 2018

Kevin Curtin picks his favorite local sounds of the year

"...another bumper crop for Austin music. We've seen hundreds of records, EPs, and singles released over the last 12..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Chaos of Eros

Isabel Coixet's 'Elegy' for a dying animal

"...attached to pretension-impaired non-arthouse fare. And in the case of Elegy, based on Philip Roth's 2001 book, The Dying..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Rise of the Guardians

Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman team together like Cartoon All-Stars in this animated picture.

"...should be able to ride out this stereoscopic superstorm of snowglobes, Easter eggs, magic portals, enchanted crystals, moon worship,..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

She Wants Revenge: The Horror of The Queen of Black Magic

How director Kimo Stamboel summons up an Indonesian classic

"...going to remake classic Indonesian horror film The Queen of Black Magic. After all, it was the movie that..."

Feb. 11, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Of Fear and FISA

How do Texas pols come down on the FISA debate?

"...By adjourning sans action yesterday, the nominally Democratic House of Representatives – inadvertently or not – called the President's..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Bassboss Speaker Systems Take Charge of Austin's Low End

These go to 11

"...right on Cargo Avenue into a no man's land of shipping warehouses. The ABIA tarmac sits right outside the..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Austin Film Festival: Of Dogs and Men

Police brutality vs. man's best friend

"...It begins with the murder of General Patton. A one-year-old family pet, the dog's head..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...all aimed at redeveloping the corridor to be less of a highway from Downtown to Austin-Berg­strom International Airport, and..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fear the Walking Dead Hits Big After Move to Austin

Plus more local production updates

"...Hyde Park's historic homes have made it one of Austin's most regular shooting locations for filmmakers, and intergenerational..."

April 27, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...Bowl is a place that prompts a good stirring of intellect. The fleeting nature of earthly beauty and happiness,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Those Lazy, Crazy Days of Winter

Holiday rituals are nice, but sanity is nicer

"...As the writer of the monthly advice column for one of our nation's..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Features Feature by Marion Winik

Fear and Loathing at the Jourgensen Compound

"...precious commodity, like oil, diamonds, and the Clash's Cost of Living EP. When my time is wasted, I usually..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Music Feature

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...With his bumbling speech, inappropriate sniggering, and looks of confusion, George W. Bush may be the easiest target..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

War of Words

Hays County planning battle turns into a war of words.

"...As stewards of one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation, Hays..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

The Politics of Alliances

An Interview with Zapatista Subcommander Marcos

"...I was in the middle of organizing the Nahualli Festival in Austin, when I suddenly..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature

Paulie

"...double-billing, as both con artist Benny and the voice of Paulie, the speechified parrot of the title? Well, yes...."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Planes

This new animated film is charmless and schematic.

"...a clunker. Though billed as coming from “the world of Cars” – that would be Pixar’s 2006 hit about..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pitch Black

"...opening volley from Twohy (The Arrival) and a deuce of Mars films on the event horizon. Pitch Black, however,..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spirited Away

Spirited Away, about a young girl who is trapped between the real and the ghost-worlds, melds bits of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz with Eastern-angled spookiness and an outré sensibility that borders on the indescribable.

"...by: Hayao Miyazaki. If you haven't yet seen any of the films (among them the great Princess Mononoke and..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

French Kiss

"...directly onto paper cones at carnivals and fairs? Full of empty calories and a dentist's nightmare, but oh, that..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Nine Inch Nails Jolts ‘Austin City Limits’

Trent Reznor’s reunited mob go even deeper for PBS

"...soaked through his stage clothes in the beginning moments of the band’s arena-worthy 90 minutes onstage...."

Nov. 5, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: Eyes Wide Shut

Stanley Kubrick’s lovely holiday tale of marriage and orgies

"...Merry Christmas from one of the greats of cinema. Eyes Wide Shut is a..."

Dec. 19, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...international intrigue drama Tetris to its headliners as part of today's second round of titles...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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