Kurt and Courtney

"...Directed by: Nick Broomfield. Starring: Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. Alas, despite the oceans of..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Courtney Barnett & Molly Burch to Perform at Saengerrunde Hall

German beer hall hosts Aussie musician

"...Fresh off her show with Kurt Vile at the Moody Theater last November, Courtney Barnett..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

Kurt & Courtney’s Last Stand

Tour finale proves somewhat sleepy

"...Cerebral Aussie rocker Courtney Barnett and Philly psych twanger Kurt Vile are unparalleled..."

Nov. 12, 2017 Music Post by Libby Webster

Courtney Love’s Third Passion

Rocker and fashion icon takes Emo’s in style

"...talk about a little of both.” I’d just asked Courtney Love if she had a preference for chatting about..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos leaves little doubt as to her sanity in this second Nick Broomfield documentary on the subject.

"...Directed by: Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill. As a documentarian, Nick Broomfield has always..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain

Sheet Music

"...Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobainby Charles R. Cross..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Review by Greg Beets

Into the Pink

Interview With Filmmaker and Novelist Gus Van Sant

"...the director of such outre films as Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho would ever venture to make..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

Biography of Leonard Cohen's muse can't stop focusing on the artist

"...Part of the legend that surrounds the life and career of Leonard Cohen has to do with his..."

July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fetishes

"...his sights on the Manhattan S&M parlor known as Pandora's Box and comes away with mixed results. Broomfield and..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man Who Wasn't There

"...Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss -- or trying to outfox Courtney Love. His L.A. office told me he was shooting..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Killer Lifestyle

Patty Schemel doc Hit So Hard remembers living and dying in the 1990s

"...the Eighties revival, which camped out in the pop-cultural landscape for far longer than the real decade lasted, is..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Movies From the Mount

Sundance Film Festival

"...Sundancing may not yet qualify as an Olympic event, and I'm certain none of the players has ever been..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Nonprofit Needs

"...Austin's philanthropic community seeks traditional, tangible "programs" for funding and rarely funds overhead or salary expenses. While nonprofits welcome..."

March 19, 1999 Column

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...3.0 (R.S.) 10/30/98 THE AVENGERS 1.5 (M.S.) 8/21/98 AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE 3.0 (M.S.) 11/6/98 BABE: PIG..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time

In the early Nineties, for women and girls looking for an alternative to waxy, vanilla-scented teen mags, there was really one choice

"...by Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer..."

July 6, 2007 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

A Boy Named Emo

What was your favorite show on Red River at Emo's?

"...Emo's Red River headquarters, but know that the global brand sprints ahead of the curve. With this in mind..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Feature

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...pear trees, during the next five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, these movies will vie with each..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whitney

Another glimpse behind the curtain at the late musical legend

"...second film in as many years about the life and death of superstar Whitney Houston is evidence of our..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Record Reviews

"..."Message in a Bottle," Steel Pulse slicking up "Can't Stand Losing You," or Pato Banton featuring Sting slicking up..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Music Review

The Year in Rock, Austin Style

Musical Happenings, Celeb Sightings, and Boars

"...Looking for the bad and the dishy in 1995? Well, you'll have to look..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

I Think You Forgot Something

"...Just read this week's edition [Music Listings, Nov. 10] and saw that Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett’s gig at..."

Nov. 13, 2017 Postmarks

DVDanger: 'Alyce Kills'/'A Virgin Among the Living Dead'

Women on the edge of a supernatural breakdown

"...go away? Or, in the case of Alyce Kills and A Virgin Among the Living Dead, how can we..."

Aug. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rock, They Wrote

Writing From Both Sides of the Musical Fence

"...Berry, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, and Little Richard. Seven years later, little has changed: In..."

June 21, 1996 Books Feature

10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive

A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral

"...10 acts, whose array of styles bleed the vitality and boundless energy of youth, when playing music with your..."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Mars Salazar

The Medium Is the Music

"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson..."

March 5, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rock & Roll Books

Gift Guide

"...Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Dancing About Architecture

The ins and outs of Sixteen Deluxe; Josh Cisneros has a couple clubs he hopes will save Austin music.

"...The Ins and Outs of Sixteen Deluxe..."

July 14, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Girl in a Band: Kim Gordon

Q&A with Sonic Youth bassist about her new memoir

"...All but three of them she spent married to bandmate Thurston Moore, a union that ended infamously in 2011...."

Feb. 26, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...2) Courtney Barnett, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Where There’s a Willie…

Billy Bob documents Willie Nelson in The King of Luck

"...a work-in-progress screening of Paul Feig’s comedy Bridesmaids, starring and co-written by Kristen Wiig, Hit So Hard, P. David..."

March 2, 2011 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

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