Playback: Meet the New Texas Music Czar

New Texas Music Office director, new Rock N Roll Rentals branch, and a new Foot Patrol fetish!

"...Bassist Hung Nguyen calls it his "Edison Moment," the revelation that..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Q&A Hole: What's the Use of Owning Original Artwork?

With Chris Cubas, Jill Schroeder, Shannon McCormick, and more.

"...so many levels. Just the other day I finally hung my artwork in my new house. The work transforms..."

Feb. 2, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Strong and Talented and Young

Austin's Raw Paw collective inhales life, exhales art

"...to figure some things out.' And the more we hung out with them, the more people we met. And..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Late-Night Lovin' on Austin: The Sequel

'The Daily Show' tapes in our town, nearly proposes

"...but montages of bits from previous shows on monitors hung around the auditorium, get pumped up by the Warm-Up..."

Oct. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Guardians of the Galaxy

These lesser-known, misfit, comic-book characters are a grand addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"...a priority of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They’re typically hung on some gobbledygook idea, a meaningless MacGuffin dressed up..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Apes and humans: Why can't everyone just get along?

"...and King Kong for Peter Jackson). And don’t get hung up on human nomenclature which reasons that something titled..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tammy

Melissa McCarthy burns through a lot of goodwill in this limp, confused comedy cowritten with her husband, Ben Falcone.

"...I hesitate to argue that McCarthy and Falcone should’ve hung true to their initial vision of Tammy as a..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...spot on Frightened Rabbit's next tour? Melanie Haupt Well Hung Heart..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Exhumed’s Necrocracy

San Jose gore/grind outfit gets political – for free

"...Matt Harvey: We basically hung out in a Red Roof Inn for a week..."

Jan. 29, 2014 Music Post by Andy O’Connor

The Growlers

"...The GrowlersHung at Heart (Everloving)..."

April 26, 2013 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Framing the Guilty?

Houston police thought they had their man – so the evidence was no problem

"...longer than the trial had lasted, and were ultimately hung. Allen knew the state would retry the case, so..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

FF2012: The Good, The Bad, And the Weird of Fantastic Fest

Surviving the liver-crunching, spine tingling, head-expanding fest

"...seemed like that all stayed in tact. Burton's crew hung out at the Highball bowling after the screening, and..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cabin in the Woods

Cabin in the Woods is the most intoxicating morsel to hit the horror circuit since Scream or, at least, Paranormal Activity.

"...from his recent turn as Thor while Cabin's release hung in limbo after its completion due to extraneous studio..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kirk Lynn

For he's a jolly good fellow

"...I could hear, but I couldn't be heard. I hung up and ran upstairs and outside to that little..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

Kirk Lynn earns a $50K fellowship from United States Artists

"...I could hear, but I couldn't be heard. I hung up and ran upstairs and outside to that little..."

Dec. 5, 2011 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...got that chance after the show in Boston. We hung upstairs in Bev’s room with fellow season one alum..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Cowboys & Aliens

Jon Favreau and company kick up some good Western dust until the film's alien twist comes off like the newest variation on outmoded cowboys-and-Indians stereotypes.

"...here a classical Western, polished and professional. Don’t get hung up on the aliens part of the equation, the..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mona Remix

Leonardo's lady gets a modern makeover in Rino Pizzi's Mona Lisa Project

"...family land have been dipped in powder-blue paint and hung with thread on either side of her painted-over digital-print..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arch Support

Foot Patrol's TJ Wade might just know the meaning of 'toe jam football'

"...Sitting on the couch of Foot Patrol co-founder/bassist/producer Hung Nguyen, his head bobs up and down to the..."

April 29, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Last Laugh

Guy Forsyth signs off on God's Favorite Band

"...grandstanding on some out-of-my-price-range guitar. The three of us hung out in Llano at the Dabbs Hotel and had..."

April 21, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Old Soul

Bill Maddox died violently under bizarre circumstances – and left a legacy of music, love, and friendship

"...replied. "He said, 'Oh well, I'll see you,'" and hung up. Kelton got up and was listening to the..."

March 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Inner Sanctums, Outer Orbits

The intertwined legacies of indie music and the alternative press

"...three decades since so many of us (including myself) hung out there. During a crucial half-decade of my life,..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Column by Louis Black

TV Eye

Long gone is the summer hiatus: These days, new programming knows no seasonal boundaries

"...June 27: Entourage and Hung (HBO)..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Mystery Team

The Mystery Team is a crime-solving trio of clueless high school seniors, brought to us by the five-person troupe called Derrick Comedy.

"...and Matt Walsh. What if Harriet the Spy never hung up the magnifying glass for more adolescent concerns? What..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...the department. They questioned more than 50 teens who hung around the mall and identified a contingent of goth..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Management

This romantic comedy about a saleswoman and her stalker strains credibility.

"...saleswoman, whose product is the bland, corporate art that’s hung in identical hotel rooms across the country. On a..."

July 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Behind the Bars

Why are gay bars not counted within Austin club histories?

"...My biggest memory was of an older woman who hung out there all the time, her name was Marge,..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

12 Rounds

WWE superstar wrestler John Cena teams with once-exciting action director Renny Harlin for this New Orleans-set action film.

"...dialogue, good directing, quality storytelling, logic, and feasibility that hung around his neck on HBO’s critically acclaimed series, Gillen..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Spotlight: Foot Patrol

Fetish funk and rubber soles

"...Formed by keyboard virtuoso T.J. Wade and bassist Hung Nguyen in 2006, the Patrol has since morphed into..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Live to Tell

Madonna Live Shot, Houston's Minute Maid Park, 11.16.2008

"...against a black guitar on two Orange amplifiers during “Hung Up,” then high-kicking pep rally closer “Give It to..."

Nov. 17, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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