Point Austin: Torture and History

Revelations of the Bush torture programs are only the first step

"...Qaeda and Iraq (in order to justify the planned invasion). Despite warnings from experienced military people that torture subjects..."

April 24, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Better Relations With Venezuela and Cuba Needed

"...hasn't been shy about his opposition to the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. He and his supporters have..."

April 21, 2009 Postmarks

This Charming Man

Morrissey enraptured the Bass Concert Hall Sunday night

"...Crack the Skye only a no-frills nod to British Invasion-style kamikaze blitzes from the early and middle 1960s gets..."

April 14, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

You’ve Got a Friend in the Alternative Softball League

Making friends and havin' babies

"...The annual invasion of Austin and the siege of SXSW pushes us..."

March 27, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

The Bar-Kays

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Call it the Beale Street Invasion. Memphis Music Foundation's Thursday night showcase was a reminder..."

March 27, 2009 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW 09 Picks 2 Click

Thickfreakness from the family band

"...cut into rootsy, garage rhythms. With touches of British Invasion and the hometown lilt of Doug Sahm and the..."

March 13, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Winter Soldiers Bear Austin Witness

Iraq veterans to testify about ongoing war

"...March 13, 2008 – the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq – IVAW resurrected the concept as more..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Paying tribute to the Texas Tornado, working out at the Music Gym, and Trail of Dead's Justice for all

"...borderless rendering of Tex-Mex, San Francisco psychedelia, and British Invasion rock by his Sir Douglas Quintet. South by Southwest..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Princes of Punk

New Kinks “Picture Book”

"...the final masterpieces by one half of the British Invasion Big 4: Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Who. Lennon was dead,..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Kinks

In box

"...standard ("Father Christmas")? The first three CDs rain British Invasion manna, from pre-Kinks tracks by the Boll-Weevils (Leiber/Stoller's "I'm..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Public-Safety Stories

"...meaning that there's just one way to avoid the invasion: Don't drive drunk...."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Top Ten Queer Sh*t

Andy's Top Ten queer things, happenings, people, etc. etc.

"...2. I know I've already blogged about it a..."

Dec. 31, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

The Black Keys

"...rave up either, at least not in the British Invasion sense. Still, the Black Keys prove as dynamic as..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Review by Austin Powell

Gonzales and the WMDs

US Rep. Waxman condemns former AG over intelligence abuses

"...CIA intelligence was abused in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq...."

Dec. 22, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Blue Ash

"...quartet distilled the meatiest, beatiest aspects of the British Invasion; imported some Byrds-inspired jangle from the left coast; and..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Stop the Loss

Austin veterans turn away from Iraq and war

"...went to Iraq in the initial year of the invasion in the 82nd Airborne Division." For Viges, his Christianity..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

APD Blood-Draw Plan Needles Opponents

APD moving full speed ahead on plan to draw blood from people suspected of driving while drunk

"...short, she says the blood draws are an unnecessary invasion. Still, law enforcement agencies in at least 28 Texas..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Madness in General

A film review and recommendation for this blur of a year

"...petty ideological reasons. There are those who believe the invasion of Iraq was worth it (worth something of value,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Jim Gaffigan

Pack up the kids: Comedian Jim Gaffigan is back, taping his Austin shows for cable

"...with a goth coven, but I'm guessing the "gothic invasion" hadn't hit La Lumiere full steam by then. Do..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Busted in Aspen, Sued in Denver

Kirk Mitchell of SOS sued for battery in federal court

"...of her injuries, which Mitchell's motion calls "an impermissible invasion of [Mitchell's] privacy." They also claim Hung is attempting..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

Inside the Mind of the Muscles

Jean-Claude Van Damme on being Jean-Claude Van Damme

"...is a major player: Missing in Action, American Ninja, Invasion U.S.A...."

Nov. 21, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hacienda

"...Dante Schwebel bridge the Beach Boys with the British Invasion, melting throughout "Another Day" and beaming on "Sun," and..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Letters at 3AM

The economic future of the United States is no longer in our hands

"...many choices. We chose badly (the PATRIOT Act, the invasion of Iraq), but we did the choosing. The world..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Too Late for Noriega?

Noriega gaining traction in last leg of race

"...pressed Noriega further on the point. Given that our invasion of Iraq is blamed for inflaming anti-American passions in..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Noriega's No Pacifist

Democratic Senate candidate supports Obama's position on a Pakistan raid

"...pressed Noriega further on the point. Given that our invasion of Iraq is blamed for inflaming anti-American passions in..."

Oct. 15, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Financial Cleansing

"...judgment (kind of like he did with the Iraq invasion). By the way, the level of pork spending attached..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Postmarks

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...the U.S. Attorney's Office, he has steadfastly supported the invasion and occupation of Iraq. And if that weren't enough,..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Latino Comedy Project

The sketch troupe says bye to Bush by serving up its best jabs at W one last time

"...was governor was prescient, as well as our Iraq/Mexico invasion stuff. I’m pretty proud of that particular show’s thread...."

Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Wasted Vigil

This compelling Afghanistan-set novel puts a personal face on current Middle Eastern affairs

"...decades-old evidence of her brother's disappearance during the Soviet invasion; David, a former CIA agent who helped support the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Point Austin: More Mavericks

You need a Texas scorecard to sort out the pretenders from the real thing

"...Bad enough that McCain, who enthusiastically supported the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq (demanding only more of the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Column by Michael King

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