Saturday Picks

"...Jamaica," starts a confident David Banner, "and he said the only thing people in Jamaica knew about Mississippi was..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

King Tears

A decade after the ValuJet crash claimed Walter Hyatt's life, his posthumous archive celebrates his tender abilities once again

"...On the afternoon of May 11, 1996, Walter Hyatt boarded a..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

More Austin Politicos Choose Sides on President

The mayor sides with Obama, three state reps choose Clinton

"...Donna Howard endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for prez. (see their respective press releases below. Of course, this comes about..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Happy Valentines!

Prepare to be seriously wooed by the Dems

"...to feel alone and unwanted this primary-election season. In the wake of both the frog-jumping early primaries and Super..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Battling Challenges Here Is a Testament to Austin

"...Dear Editor, As a rather new resident to Austin, or a "carpetbagger" as one..."

Dec. 9, 2007 Postmarks

The San Francisco Sound

Celebrating the San Francisco Sound, 1965-1970, if not Rhino Records anthology thereof

"...The first music piece I ever wrote was on the..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Feature by Louis Black

Getting Warmer

A leading environmentalist on the growing threat to the planet and the future

"...I remember so well the final morning hours of the Kyoto conference. The negotiations..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Bill Mckibben

Krusee's Retirement Announcement

Round Rock state rep announced his retirement today

"...The text of state Rep. Mike Krusee's retirement announcement, which..."

Nov. 27, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Two of a Kind

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh, Austin's new George and Tammy coupling, more or less

"...has a shotgun leveled at Jesse Dayton's head. Inside the rusting heap of a trailer, Dayton is still asleep,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Energy Savers

Meet the winners of our Kill-a-Watt Challenge

"...showing 21,000,000 back-to-back episodes of Oprah or to beat the single-player campaign mode on Halo 3 1 million times...."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cutting Back: Doing it your way

"...During the Kill-a-Watt Challenge, the greatest reductions in energy use came..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Public Accuracy

Norman Solomon on a life of activism and writing

"...I momentarily considered calling this column the "Wisdom of Solomon," but that seemed not only too..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

More than an appreciation, this documentary portrait of the great American folksinger and activist is an inspiration.

"...weren't a kid like me, who remembers dancing around the living room to the sound of scratchy Weavers records..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Radical Itty Bitty Titties

IBTC@aGLIFF rulz!

"...IBTC chronicles the radical feminist awakening of Anna (played by Melonie Diaz)...."

Oct. 3, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Hey, Hey, Hey!

No. 2 hit from 1965, 'Treat Her Right,' by Roy Head & Gene Kurtz: 'Just one of them songs that hangs around"

"...There are songs, and there are songs. There are songs..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...The opening credits include the American International Pictures logo followed..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Page Two: Grand Illusions

The only problem with wide-ranging, all-encompassing conspiracy theories is that they're wrong

"...There are conspiracy theories and grand conspiracy theories. The latter..."

July 6, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Girls of Summer

Austin's inaugural all-girls rock camp looks out after its own

"...The rolling of eyes. An exasperated look...."

June 29, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...was a pivotal year for America, for Austin, for the embattled world-at-large, but most of all for the Mighty..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

How Much Bang for the Buck?

The Rolling Stones latest DVD drops with a bang.

"...The announcement came via my Rolling Stones fan club email:..."

June 7, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Elliott Smith

"...wove: loneliness, surrender, love, alienation, addiction. His vulnerability swirled rather than standing still, each measure touching the core. Unlike..."

May 11, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "I detest the word 'illegal aliens.' … My..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature

The Pearl King

Formed through irritation, time, and friction, yet gorgeous, imperfect, and universally valued: Oliver Rajamani

"..."My dad would rather me sing in a Johnny Cash band," declares Oliver..."

May 4, 2007 Music Feature by David Lynch

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "[It] was more like a suggestion." – Sen...."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...living in Brooklyn with nothing to do, look no further than Quiet City. Katz's second feature is short on..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Spring Break Altruism

Volunteer "alternative spring breaks" growing in popularity

"...a half since hurricanes Katrina and Rita swept through the Gulf Coast region, the need to rebuild is as..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Captain America, 1941-2007

RIP Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America. 1941-2007

"...Captain America is dead. In the latest issue of the Marvel comic, the hero in..."

March 8, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "Clearly TXU has been exaggerating the need for..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature

Just in Time for Nader '08

Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan on An Unreasonable Man

"...An unavoidable aspect of An Unreasonable Man is the sense the viewer gets of being subjected too soon..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Reefer Madness

North Dakota ag commissioner still waiting to hear from feds on whether they'll waive individual federal registration for qualified farmers who gain state approval to farm hemp; and hemp revolution seeds germinating in South Carolina

"...Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson penned a request to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, asking that the agency waive..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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