Shake Appeal

James Williamson's Raw Power is all in the mix

"..."Hey, you wanna get your little fuckin' face punched out, little cracker boy? Come up here!" shouts Iggy..."

May 28, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Iron Man longs for the days of Heavy Metal magazine; Wooden Shjips offshoot Moon Duo channels Suicide on its..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...(hello there, Florida) that reliably serves as a national punch line...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Off the Record

Ice Cube racks up the body count at Mohawk, Loxsly shines a light on Tomorrow's Fossils, and gift-wrapping local holiday offerings

"...round over the PA, each one like a closed-fisted punch to the chest, that crazy motherfucker named Ice Cube..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Smith Takes 'TM' Helm

Monthly presses on in wake of layoffs, shrinking budget

"...At a time when any magazine not running pictures of Brangelina's spawn is struggling, longtime..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

gAyTX Fun Guide

Austin spots so hot, they're flamin'

"...are legislative deals going down? Like cotillion with better punch. 1301 Lavaca, 474-6481, www.charliesaustin.com..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...Review, a few well-worn issues of Austin Monthly, Stuff Magazine, and some decomposing installments of The Sporting News. When..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Saturday Picks

"...through his Corwood Industries. – Doug Freeman Hot 93/'Ozone Magazine'/AustinSurreal..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Texas Gets Spirited Away

Taste-testing Texas liquors against the world

"...in the near future in margarita, strawberry margarita, rum punch, Cape Cod, hurricane, and piña colada flavors...."

Dec. 28, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Temples and Playgrounds

Previewing the 2007 Texas Book Festival, Nov. 3-4

"...a word. The decorative language he does use gives punch to the punch lines and keeps the slower passages..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Books Feature by James Renovitch

Viva Belize!

You may have to fly to Belize to see Jerry Jeff Walker perform these days; just don't call out any requests

"...Despite years of notoriously bad behavior – People magazine called him "one of the all-time hard-boozing, dope-dabbling bad..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Feature by Kevin Brass

Patriots Taste the Moss-Flavored Kool-Aid

"...Maine to a delicious pitcher of that sugary fruit punch. All the kids in my neighborhood used to make..."

May 5, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Texas Relays, Day 2: Pickler Dominates

Washington State heptathlete powers to fourth-best score in NCAA history

"...of the Texas Relays for Track & Field News magazine. The second day of the Texas Relays was the..."

April 5, 2007 Sports Post by Lee Nichols

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...of the Year Thus Far). Described, accurately, by Canvas magazine as "the bastard love child of Billy Bragg and..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...could move on with normal business operations, the knockout punch came in the form of a letter to the..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...company's contributions to Austin before leading up to the punch line: Opponents of the project, he writes, are "extremists"..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

Spotlight: The Clutters

Nashville's Clutters are cleaning out the garage

"...notion of place and time, with a push and punch back-dated to Fifties Memphis and Hamburg's Star Club in..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

TV Eye

The return of Ricky Gervais; plus, Jennifer Perkins, Vicki Howell, and Austin among the Emmys

"...The humor is broad and not very complex, the punch lines so bombastic you could be watching with the..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Bad News Bears

This genial remake is Billy Bob Thornton’s game all the way.

"...debut issue of John Holstrom and Legs McNeil’s Punk Magazine for Most Offensively Entertaining Cultural Landmine of the Year)...."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Island of Dr. Ersek

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

"...Aniston, and Ricky Martin wannabes for MTV and People magazine...."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Paparazzi

A vicious revenge fantasy produced by Mel Gibson, the Passionate filmmaker who last partnered with that turn-the-other-cheek fellow.

"...print. "Why is Daddy on the cover of that magazine with a black thing covering his pee-pee?" asks young..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dark Side of the Potterverse

Brad Neely's 'Wizard People, Dear Readers' and the volatility of artistic alchemy

"...this year's New York Underground Film Festival for Filmmaker magazine wrapped up in a lame joke about Warner Bros...."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a hit in the December issue of Concrete Products magazine, a Chicago-based industry publication. In an editorial titled, "Spirit..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...friend Michael Hollett. The publisher and editor of NOW Magazine, Toronto's weekly, Michael and I met at the annual..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Denying Marisol

Third Place

"...horoscopes aloud to her fellow passengers from an old magazine she'd found under her seat. She listened to the..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Nancy Moser

Packs a Punch

Chances are you've seen Powerhouse Animation's work, whether you know it or not -- its portfolio includes Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, Disney TV's The Proud Family, and plenty of local TV spots, ad campaigns, and one-off Flash animation projects.

"...Slipcased hardback copies of the initial comic book-sized Mad Magazine are on display, as are prototype Bluntman and Chronic..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Coach's Corner

Mike Tyson's a punk who doesn't deserve the cover of Sports Illustrated; the Spurs and Mavs are pretenders who don't deserve better than they got; and baseball fans … well, they deserve a league that can deal with its labor problems

"...It's close to impossible for a magazine cover to fill me with the righteous indignation that..."

May 24, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...four-chord rock à la the New York Dolls or punch-drunk Stones. With four LPs under their belt -- the..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar asks, "What's black & white and splooged all over …???" And keep your eyes peeled locally, kids, in the next few weeks, Austin becomes celebrity central.

"...YOUR LAST HIT WAS WHEN? New York magazine reports that after Anna Sui's show during fashion week,..."

March 1, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...parody than journalism, but I was raised on MAD Magazine and loved it. "This guy is funny!" I waved..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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