Off the Record

The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans

"...for the first time on vinyl in its original mono format...."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Otis Redding, Lynyrd Skynyrd, & Whiskeytown

"...Isaac Hayes during one 24-hour tear. Versions both in mono and stereo – the latter in Technicolor vs. the..."

May 2, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Kind of Blue

Otis Redding's 1965 album re-emerges

"...of primary interest with the re-release. In addition to mono and stereo discs, there are six live tracks from..."

April 9, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...of the Earth takes the River City crew from mono to stereo, varying tempo, song length, and tonal palette..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bend It, Stretch It

Unseen Worlds re-discovers Carl Stone's 1983 classic

"...as ambient music, both in stereo or on a mono clock radio. I think people would be surprised to..."

March 3, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Beside the Point

New city manager gets point-blank barrel blast of Aus­tin democracy

"...about public-safety contract talks, broached courtesy of the Statesman's mono­maniacal obsession with police spending (if not with union salaries..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Pink Floyd

Gift Guide

"...contains three discs, but no real surprises – one mono version, one stereo, and a disc of singles from..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The Young Rascals; The Rascals

Gift Guide

"...Be Free," but the LP overreaches even further with monotonous instrumentals, including a 13-minute drum solo. The band's final..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

Austin Chamber Music Festival: The aria of Anne Frank

For the first time in its 11-year history, the annual Austin Chamber Music Festival will present an opera: the Texas premiere of Grigori Frid’s The Diary of Anne Frank

"...opera, I said, 'Wow, that's very interesting – a mono-opera for one singer and ninepiece orchestra. … That would..."

July 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Yummer Reading

"...Steve's sobering and sometimes bleak musings on industrial agriculture, mono-crops, and fossil-fuel consumption. Eighteen-year-old daughter Camille's lighthearted commentary after..."

June 8, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...family spiraling downward, as a wife convinced she has mono begins seeing an "herbalist," who prescribes her cocaine… Cecily..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by John Razook

Girlie Action

Girlie Action

"...doesn't hesitate to wax sentimental with "White Lies." The mono-monikered Autumn cut her Sugarcane (Highway 29 Records) with a..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Bee Gees

Gift Guide

"...boxed set featuring the original albums in stereo and mono, plus a full disc each of rare and previously..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review by Taylor Holland

Food-o-File

Tasty travel tips. bocaditos, and more ...

"...upgrade. Wagyu beef is renowned for its all-natural and mono-saturated fat properties... Tomato season is here, and, despite the..."

June 23, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Fortunate Son

Bass player to the stars, past and present, Mark Andes

"...followings in and out of Texas, but they're not mono-name rock stars like Bruce, Dylan, and, of course, our..."

May 19, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

To Your Health

There are several causes of water retention or edema, which research suggests may contribute to high blood pressure and other health complications

"...but sodium is also present in flavor enhancers like monosodium glutamate and many other ingredients of commercially prepared foods...."

July 15, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet

"...The fifth and final CD, "The Mono Singles," is the dark horse standout of The Complete..."

April 15, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...admirable job navigating engaging topics: recording drums with a mono mic and a laptop in a garage for Plant's..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by David Lynch

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...from SXSW 05, but Japanese blood brothers (and sister) Mono (1am) represent. Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Shamrock & Roll

Emerald Isle inlet

"...Mono Band (Limerick) www.monoband.co.uk; Thu., 9pm, Soho Lounge..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by David Lynch

TCB

Doug Sahm's and Handsome Joel's memories live on, even as the international pipeline into Austin dries up

"...the set, available online only through www.hiposelect.com, will contain mono mixes of all Sahm's singles from the period, from..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Ray Charles

Gift guide

"...since they were working in the days of the mono mix. Ray & Co.'s performance on the second show,..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Kinks

Gift guide

"...definitive project via a 3-CD package, including the original mono 15-track release, a stereo mix of it, and many..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

The Beatles

Gift guide

"...more brilliant, plus each is offered in stereo and mono versions on the same disc for a total of..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Liquid Assets

East Side Cafe co-owner Dorsey Barger was on the phone, nearly breathless with excitement

"..."I love that Oregon is not a snobby mono-culture like Napa," Dorsey says. "If I go to Napa..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Page Two

When Rush Limbaugh reinvented the blindly loyal conformist as a daring, oppressed, truth-seeking revolutionary, he also re-created the mainstream in his image

"...such shows. Thus, they attack American media for being mono-voiced and Democrat-controlled while ignoring the existence of not just..."

July 2, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Hot Smoke & Sasafrass

'Hot Smoke & Sasafrass' (and its backstory) returns via the reissue of A Gathering of Promises

"...all of Bubble Puppy's IA singles, including the superior mono mix of "Hot Smoke & Sasafrass" and rare nonalbum..."

May 7, 2004 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...of Midwestern rock. Their 2002 release on Telstar, Dual Mono, is a 12-song blast of prepsychedelic Sixties-style rock. –..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

The Hightower Lowdown

Your Pentagon PAL tracks your every move, and the FCC lets media companies redefine "local."

"...independent, local sources of news and information. Under the monopoly-friendly rules rammed through by industry lobbyists and Bush appointees..."

July 18, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...then on the volume was much lower, and unfortunately mono! (I did not realize that that is what happened..."

March 28, 2003 Column

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