Pirate Radio

This British import exudes about as much outlaw swagger as Tom DeLay in a dance competition.

"...Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Talulah Riley, January Jones and Emma Thompson. Despite..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gordy

"...Directed by: Mark Lewis. Starring: Tom Lester, James Donadio, Ted Manson, Deborah Hobart, Michael Roescher,..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Record Reviews

Ani Difranco

"...3.5 stars -- Margaret Moser REAL -- THE TOM T. HALL PROJECT..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Review

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...The Gutter Directors: Yassir Lester, Isaiah Lester Producers: Liz Destro, Jared Hess, Helen Estabrook,..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...(World Circuit/Nonesuch) ELIADES OCHOA..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

The Table Ed Ward Built

Pioneering music journalist (1948-2021) wrote rock & roll history

"...roll ranked right up there with newsprint at the bottom of the birdcage or litter pan: utterly disposable. Teen..."

May 5, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

To beat the heat, OOB offers improv and stand-up acts in the triple digits

"...improv, FUCT, anything from N.Y. or L.A., and the Tom Booker roast – and I'll be helping to roast..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

E-tail This!

La Frontera is proof that e-commerce has not destroyed traditional retail commerce.

"..."Kiss your mall goodbye!" They heard about MIT guru Lester Thurow telling international infonauts last June that half of..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"...a huge hit with at the time. I remember Tompall Glaser coming up and saying, 'Fellas, ya gonna do..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

By Any Other Name

The history of Austin's cherished landmarks reveals the extent to which chance plays a part in who among their namesakes we remember and which fade with time.

"...So who's the more important figure in Austin history: Tom Miller or Robert Mueller?..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Wrapped and Ready

"...than performing like a lump of coal at the bottom of the Miramax stocking, Scream turned into a certifiable..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: That’s the Breaks

In studio with Confucius and Fresh, hosts of KUTX’s first ever hip-hop specialty show

"..."I listened to Tom Joyner and Doug Banks on KJCE 1370AM and I..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Blow Up Your Video

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

"...the Scopitone showed clips in color and allowed the customer to choose from 36 clips instead of just one...."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...of Jupiter is melodic, vibrant, and most of all, custom-fit for multiple radio formats. (La Zona Rosa, 10pm) --..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...Louis Mueller Barbecue photograph by Gerald E. Mcleod..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Elsewhere, They Have Congressmen

The congressional landscape, Tom DeLay style

"...dishonest claim could be readily demonstrated by House Speaker Tom Craddick's determination – even if it threatened to scuttle..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"..."Atomic Dog," George Clinton..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Critics Poll

"...Stevens Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Runnin' Down a Dream..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...you ever heard "Masters of War," or "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," or "Don't You Take It Too Bad,"..."

May 23, 2003 Column

Roll 'Em

March

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Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. Caught, "The Mule" makes a desperate choice to defy..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Dark Shadows

Billy Miller on the return of Cold Sun at Austin Psych Fest

"...the Aliens – with Erickson basically replacing Cold Sun's Tom McGarrigle – the group carved Roky’s demented mantras into..."

April 29, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...result was as visceral as it was musical, or Lester Bangs, whose musical career was more notable than substantial...."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Reissues

Los Zafiros

"...fatuous guitar wank-a-thons. Classic should've-been-hits like "Rockaway Beach," "Teenage Lobotomy," and "Blitzkrieg Bop" abound in heroic, K-Tel proportions. The..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

Reflections

"...Robert Rodriguez handles his digital camera during the "Guerrilla..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Postmarks

"...skilled journalists, and hired the best available. People like Tom Vinger, Suzanne Chapman, Eric Blumberg, Larry Todd, Jack Williams,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column

Bubba Likes It

Barton Springs and Riverside: A Separate Place

"...edge with them, and now the old South Shore bottomlands are the pleasant parkland banks of Town Lake and..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Recviews

"...when they're clocking in at six minutes plus. Their tome-like lyrics sometimes weigh down the longer and weaker songs..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Review

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...In an irradiated wasteland, between Richard Lester’s surrealist nuclear social comedy The Bed Sitting Room and..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Flam: Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss

Movie news, Tim League, and Gene Simmons (not dueting, sadly)

"...(and we're not just talking about Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. Children of the Eighties will remember..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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