Pages as Presents

2001's crop of coffeetable books

"...This year we're blessed with books encompassing the careers of noted photographers Robert Capa and Elliott Erwitt..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...The last time Jimmie Vaughan sat down with the Chronicle..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

In Memory of Bob Eckhardt: 1913-2001

A fighter for justice is remembered by family and friends.

"..."He held us together and gave us courage at a very dark time,"..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

For 2001, a Kubrick Odyssey

In this biographical film documentary, legendary film director Stanley Kubrick is exposed by his brother-in-law and frequent collaborator Jan Harlan for the artist and family man he was.

"...Allen, to name just a few. Thoroughly enjoyable. At the same time, it feels a bit like a trial..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...Quick: Which Texas writer or writers merited inclusion on the cover of the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Music in the 1990s

"...More than anything else, the Chronicle started as a music publication. Some of the..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Sade, India Arie
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater,
Selma, Texas, July 29

"...Sade, India ArieVerizon Wireless Amphitheater,..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Blow Up Your Video

MTV forces American youth to sell their souls, but has Joan Jett in a bikini!

"...You'll have to make a special request to get the rap channel, though. The good folks at Time Warner..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...Book Sense is the cornerstone of an effort by the American Booksellers Association,..."

July 13, 2001 Books Column

Those Magic Moments

Clifford Antone reminisces from prison on 26 years in the blues business.

"...whose days begin and end in a cell at the Federal Correctional Institution near Bastrop, inmate No. 22656080 still..."

July 6, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Innovators

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

"...During the debate that took place regarding the merits of Ken..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

'Great' Gen an' Their 'Good' War

"..."Don't believe that crap, kid, that they talk about the war. Don't you believe it. You're..."

May 25, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Summer Film Previews

Pearl Harbor: From Eternity to Here

"...Everything about Pearl Harbor is epic: the movie's historical source material (December 7, 1941: the "day..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

In God's Country

Why U2 is the best band ever

"...not know" -- Jeremiah 33:3, Bible verse referenced on the cover of U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind..."

March 30, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...For many, Buckwheat Zydeco (née Stanley Dural, Jr.) is the embodiment of the widely popular black, South Louisiana accordion-driven..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Fighting Words

David Gordon Green Slams Indie Filmmakers and Snubs Cannes. Who Is This Kid, Anyway?

"...Gordon Green's been pissing people off. To be frank, the kid's got a mouth on him. It's not a..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Coach's Corner

A guide for the younger generation: Sick of hearing about Woodstock? Recreate all of its dubious glories at this year's Super Bowl party.

"...I'm pleased to know the readers of my column span three generations. If you're..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...The New Millennium. Same as the old millennium...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Blue Monday

Antone's Blue Mondays continues, 25 years later.

"...gives a nod to bassist Roscoe Beck, inviting to the stage local guitarslinger Chris Duarte as vocalist Mike Cross..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Taking Pictures

This year, for whatever reasons, Dick Holland writes, we have been blessed with photography books of great beauty and intelligence. Several of the leading figures in the canon of 20th-century photography are represented in this season's unusually rich outpouring, among them Eugéne Atget, Walker Evans, and Edward Steichen.

"...The Museum of Modern Art/Callaway Editions, 224 pp., $60..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II

"...They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War IIby Brian..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Review by Jesse Sublett

Standing Next to a Mountain

Examining the 3-CD Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble box set.

"...Having had the Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble box set laid..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Altman Speaks!

The ultimate indie director shoots straight about breaking into the business, staying there, and loving it.

"...Now in its seventh year, the Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Paying the Cost To Be the Boss

Q&A with the "King of the Blues"

"...You try interviewing the "King of the Blues." Robert Johnson may embody the..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I Am Hiphop

One of the hiphop elders delivers a sermon.

"...LL Cool J's upcoming album may be titled G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time), but KRS-One did Mr. Smith one..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Gimme Shelter

This film, which captures that awful moment at Altamont, is a documentary that seemingly captures the very moment when the peace-and-love generation lost its naivete and innocence.

"...by: David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. Starring: the Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Ike & Tina Turner Revue..."

Sept. 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Name's the Thing

Do the Hugos Really Award the Best in Speculative Fiction?

"...slide rule in one hand and a compass in the other...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...President Harry Truman used to say, "There is no end to the amount of good you..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...The Clash haven't aged well. Mick Jones is suffering from..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Join the Club

"...After years of being invisible in the trenches where local public policy gets made, Tech Austin..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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