The Beat Goes On: R.I.P. Uncle John Turner

Johnny Winter drummer and the power of three

"...that’s the way it felt to hear about Uncle John Turner’s death on this sky-is-crying Thursday morning. There’s so..."

July 26, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Playback: John Doe Moves to Austin

X's John Doe moves to Austin, Adam Nurre celebrates his late bandmates, and The Shopkeeper takes Congress House Studio to the movies

"..."I'm a man of the world," declares John Doe, singer/bassist of seminal Los Angeles punk band X...."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

John Doe Moves to Austin

X’s “man of the world” contemplates life in Big Boys country

"...“Oh, come on! It ain’t that cold is it?” John Doe pokes fun at me for cranking up a..."

Feb. 9, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

News Roundup: John Legend, the FBI, and Paul Pryor

Legend calls for criminal justice reform; Pryor passes away

"...In this week's News Roundup, John Legend wants to use his celebrity for good; the..."

April 20, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Butthole Surfers Meet John Hawkes in Super-8

John Hawkes' B'Hole Surfers movie

"...disturbing short film featuring the Surfers and Contagion star John Hawkes, circa 1988...."

Sept. 11, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Saluting Dorothy Turner

"...white supremacy and the KKK in Texas: Mrs. Dorothy Turner. She was president of the Black Citizens' Task Force..."

June 26, 2018 Postmarks

John Sayles

The evolution of American music and Southern race relations in Honeydripper

"...John Sayles on the fates of and stakes for musicians..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

John Kerry to Kick Off Texas Tribune Festival

Other speakers include Nancy Pelosi, Beto O'Rourke, Jeff Flake

"...three-day festival will be former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, appearing in conversation with Trib CEO and cofounder..."

Aug. 1, 2018 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Serial Mom

"...Directed by: John Waters. Starring: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"...Though outfits such as the Blue Moon Boys, Johnny Burnette Trio, and Buddy Holly's Crickets paved the way,..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Turner Is Worthy

"...Mike Clark-Madison's article about Dorothy Turner ["Corner to Corner," Vol. 18, No. 2] spews "tasteless..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

Off the Record

Remembering blues drummer 'Uncle' John Turner, tracking the devil and Daniel Johnston, on-air with Seattle's KEXP, Abandoned Love Records, and more

"...success of Jeff Feuerzeig's documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston, not to mention Infernal Bridegroom Productions' rock opera, Speeding..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...South Austin home, the one with the surrealist landscaping, Bachman-Turner Overdrive said it best: "You ain't seen nothing yet."..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Queen and Country

John Boorman's follow-up to Hope and Glory observes the same boy who's now a young man

"...Directed by: John Boorman. Starring: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat Shortt,..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Marley & Me

Sweet and wise and often laugh-out-loud funny (just like Grogan's book), Marley & Me, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, isn't just for dog people.

"...Frankel. Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin and Haley Bennett. There are, if you're..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...with raunchy power chords seeded punk as surely as Johnny Ramone's Mosrite downstroke. Diamond Dogs..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Naked in New York

"...Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, Ralph Macchio, Lynne Thigpen, Kathleen Turner, Whoopi Goldberg, Roscoe Lee Browne, Griffin Dunne and David..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Martin Lawrence revisits his FBI undercover alter-ego, Big Momma.

"...Directed by: John Whitesell. Starring: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Jessica Lucas,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Imitation of Life

"...Directed by: Douglas Sirk. Starring: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Susan Kohner, Sandra Dee and Juanita Moore...."

June 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Menace II Society

"...Directed by: Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes. Starring: Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Larenz Tate and Arnold Johnson. The feel-good..."

June 4, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beautiful

"...Driver, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Joey Lauren Adams and Kathleen Turner. America may really, really like Sally Field, but her..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

China Moon

"...Directed by: John Bailey. Starring: Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Cecil B. Demented

"...Directed by: John Waters. Starring: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Blackness And Shadows

Period piece "The Black Torment" and the world's end in "Dead Shadows"

"...early 18th century, Sir Richard Fordyce (British TV actor John Turner) returns from his wedding to the new Lady..."

May 3, 2014 Screens Post

The Firm

"...in the life-or-death situation, not his client. Based on John Grisham's 1991 page-turner, this movie adaptation clocks in at..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tommy Shannon

'I Live in Trios'

"...for playing in two of rock's most famous trios, Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Tommy..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Point Austin: Holiday Hunger

While helping our neighbors, consider the structures of poverty

"...disaster and the food pantry line. As the CAFB's John Turner wrote in London's The Guardian earlier this year:..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Column by Michael King

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"...went where the spirit led."  – Genevieve Wood NOOK Turner, “Texas Baby”..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

Split Screen: Reanimated

John Pierson's Split Screen begins streaming on FilmStruck

"...Split Screen, John Pierson’s 1997-2001 TV show about the indie film world..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Higher Ground

Oscar-winning actress Vera Farmiga makes her debut as a director with this film in which she also stars as a woman who struggles with religious faith.

"...Joshua Leonard, Dagmara Dominczyk, Norbert Leo Butz, Bill Irwin, John Hawkes, Donna Murphy, Taissa Farmiga, McKenzie Turner, Boyd Holbrook,..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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