Wood & Wire Hit a High Point in Uncertain Times

After garnering a Grammy nomination, the bluegrassers roll it forward

"...by Tony Iommi, finds Kamel assailing televangelists, politicians, and cable news commentators...."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

American Crime Going Back to Cali

TV show departs Austin over incentives

"...More bad news for Texas television production: Variety reports that ABC's American..."

June 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Insane Films

Question your reality with these freaky flicks

"...Paddy Chayefsky’s brilliant satire about the sensationalization of network news is the Idiocracy of its time, its once-doomsday scenario..."

March 25, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Public Notice: Endorsements (Ouch)

How could we be so stupid?

"...Well, the comment-osphere has spoken regarding the Chronicle endorsements..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Equal Pay: Abbott Breaks Silence

Davis campaign asks if attorney general would have vetoed fair pay act

"...of Texas Executive Director Beth Cub­riel told Time Warner Cable News that a disparity exists because "men are better..."

March 21, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: January 15

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Lots of laid-off LGBTQ folk have just been dumped..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Qmmunity Post

ASK: Roland Swenson

JFK symposium exposes SXSW head as CIA operative!

"...trial of Clay Shaw, and it was front page news and on TV every night...."

Nov. 21, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

TV Review: 'The Hour'

New season of BBC America Fifties drama debuts tomorrow

"...The Hour, about the early days of TV news, started strong last year but soured into silliness by..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

The discussion of race in this country needs to continue, but who's going to do the talking?

"..."race speech" and the resultant clatter about it on cable news and other talk shows. Then there was the..."

April 4, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Off the Record

Remembering blues drummer 'Uncle' John Turner, tracking the devil and Daniel Johnston, on-air with Seattle's KEXP, Abandoned Love Records, and more

"...generate $14 million for Austin, included Stage Ninja's retractable guitar-cable systems and Musician's Extension Cord, with power sources every..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Happenings

May 3-9

"...ALTERNATIVE RADIO features news analyst Jeff Cohen on his new memoir, Cable News..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature

The Few

A former Marine's unfiltered photography leads an American documentary crew into Darfur

"...So, Steidle made the cable news rounds, his mouth set in the thin, grim..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Diana Welch

Point Austin: Politics, As Usual

When it comes to governing, one-liners aren't much help

"...you. I owe my colleagues on the Chronicle's small news staff considerable thanks for continuing their excellent work over..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Column by Michael King

TV Eye

Bless Kanye West's heart

"...nausea. However, I've been vaguely delighted to see several newscasters from the cable news networks become exasperated as they..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film Review: Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets

Reflective doc revisits Gamestop (again)

"...was reaching its peak exposure, there’s a montage of cable news mouthpieces frantically talking over one another, basically screaming..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

Jemele Hill Can’t Be Contained

Across platforms, she's taking on sports, politics, and pop culture

"...magazine articles, not to mention appearances up and down cable news anytime an issue from the world of sports..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

Page Two: The Road Goes on Forever

Moving forward, or stuck in the mud

Dec. 4, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Playback: James Petralli's Constant Bop

Has White Denim become Bop English? Which festival might relocate to the new superstage at Circuit of the Americas? Is LBJ turning over in eternity over the Beatles exhibit at his library? That and other Q&As in this week's music news.

"...staccato screams and flame-thrower larynx scorches, with the mic cable wrapping her arm like a tourniquet. Playful songs like..."

June 12, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

High Profits: Cannabis as Pot of Gold

High Profits, by Austin’s Bat Bridge Entertainment, debuts

"...investigation into the safety of marijuana. Or as the news network’s PR department puts it: “Sunday is Smokin’ on..."

April 19, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Outlander Is the Rare Adaptation That Gets It Right

Cable show stays true to the beloved, genre-defying book series

"...small screen in a 16-episode series on the Starz cable network, making fans – and I'm one of them..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

Documentary Reviews

"...When the movie periodically inserts a clip of a cable news talking head warning about the dangers of illegal..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature

Point Austin: Cliff Diving

The practice of government by self-extortion

"...circles; reporters are easily frightened.) But with a 24-hour cable news cycle fighting for eyeballs, apocalyptic metaphors are the..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

20 Questions With David Kilgour

The Clean guitarist comes, well, clean for Chaos in Tejas

"...working a 5-8am graveyard shift at KTSB, the student-run cable radio station at UT that preceded KVRX...."

May 30, 2012 Music Post by Greg Beets

Vicious Fishes, Voluptuous Vixens, and Gary Busey: 'Piranha 3DD' Devours the Alamo

Director John Gulager brings 'Piranha 3DD' to the Alamo

"...How much you enjoyed last night's Ain't It Cool News-sponsored screening of the ravenously anticipated sequel to Alexandre Aja's..."

May 24, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the Saxon Pub and talking business with Kalu James and ME Television

"...The announcement of Time Warner Cable's nonrenewal with Austin Music Partners was no surprise to..."

June 11, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Veterans' Clinic

Doggett and health-care reform opponents have a conversation

"...sharp contrast to footage all over YouTube (and subsequently cable news) from the Aug. 1 event, featuring a crowd..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two: Hypocrisy and Health Care

Toward a list of ingredients for stew

"...It Is True; If Repeated, It's Believed Regularly watching cable news commentary finds me shaking my head, feeling as..."

July 3, 2009 Column by Louis Black

TV Eye

Inauguration Day might not count officially as a national holiday, but it certainly feels like a brand-new day

"...regular network programming will be pre-empted or that the cable news networks are planning for all-day coverage. What is..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

What's in a Name?

PUMA Tells Barack: Well keep on runnin', player, 'cause I got my good shoes on.

"...PUMA's founder is already known as a regular on cable news networks. Based on what I saw this afternoon,..."

Aug. 24, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas

Off the Record

An all-star tribute for a Red Headed Stranger, Girl in a Coma awakens with help from Joan Jett, and Tia Carrera constructs its Electric Ladyland

"...the San Antonio-based trio first encountered through Sí TV cable series Jammin in 2006. "The climax of the program..."

May 9, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

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