Rock Dog

It's a dog … that rocks!

"...so many other bands, Bodi’s “life was saved by rock & roll.” Bodi (voiced by Wilson) is this animated..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rock of Ages

Tom Cruise playing a dissolute rock god is the main attraction of this jukebox musical.

"...If Eighties rock nostalgia happens to be your particular cup of (P)oison,..."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rock School

More than his Philadelphia school of rock, it's blustery instructor Paul Green who becomes the true subject of this documentary.

"...capital of the world, where the notion of a rock school for kids might be more of a eureka..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The School of Rock

In Linklater's studio-financed comedy hit, Jack Black brings his rock & roll vibe to riff-needy prep students.

"...and Robert Tsai. When his roommate’s bitchy girlfriend asks rock & roll schmo Dewey Finn (Black) what he’s done..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hello to New Friends Again, Down in Fraggle Rock

Behind the scenes on the revival of the beloved puppet show

"...got to do every day as showrunners for Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. "It was better than anything,"..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...us 'punks,' which is what they called the hard rockers. I was glad to see them take it over,..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...and younger millennials, the entrance of the video game Rock Band into our childhood homes is not a memory..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Ed Ward Unleashes His Second Volume on The History of Rock & Roll

First-generation rock critic visits Teen Pan Alley

"..."I don't believe in the Great Man Theory of rock & roll," states Ed Ward, the 71-year-old veteran rock..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Kanye West: Rock Star

“I’m the biggest of all of them”

"...“Rap is the new rock & roll. We the new rock stars, and I’m..."

July 7, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Girls Rock!

"How do you teach a teenage girl how to like herself?" is the key question that drives Portland, Ore.'s Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, as well as this documentary survey of the experience.

"...taco?" wails a pint-sized camper named Amelia in Girls Rock!, a documentary look at Portland, Ore.'s Rock 'n' Roll..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Detroit Rock City

Four high school bandmates try to get into a KISS concert.

"...Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne and Shannon Tweed. Reactions to Detroit Rock City may fluctuate according to your degree of nostalgia..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Catherine Denueve. Une object d'arte. She should be in..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Legendary Austin Rock & Roll Deejay Johnny Walker Has Died

Known as the vibrant host of afternoons on KLBJ

"...of the most vibrant and respected personalities in Austin rock radio for more than a decade, passed away Monday..."

Nov. 22, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Searching for New Heights at Film Fests Reel Rock 14 and Reel Plastic

Two rock-climbing film fest come to Austin

"...little more than half a year away, interest in rock climbing is poised at an all-time high. That, and..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock & Roll Summer Camps

Shaping the sound of Austin in 2018

"...Graham’s formidable shoes, dear parents, but if your budding rock star isn’t already booked up this summer, there’s time..."

June 5, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Prey for Rock & Roll

Gina Gershon plays a rock & roll grrrl pushing 40.

"...Gina Gershon to strut her provocative stuff, Prey for Rock & Roll is a rock & roll fantasy come..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Honolulu’s Oil in the Alley to Rock the Hideout

Hawaiian trio takes the Downtown stage for an improv-fueled joyride

"...It’s not every improv rock band – we’re sure there must be thousands of..."

Nov. 14, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rock the Kasbah

Bill Murray is a music promoter who finds his next client in Afghanistan

"...front of you – you’d expect his work in Rock the Kasbah to be another in a long line..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rock Out With Your Dogs Out

The awesomest documentary about an animatronic band of animals comes to DVD

"...a few days now since the release of Beatles Rock Band, and your wrists and knees probably need a..."

Sept. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Joe Strummer: 'Punk Rock Warlord'

"...was just prior to the release of 1982’s Combat Rock. The date on my bootleg tape, June 22, says..."

May 15, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

"...and an Acme anvil. In The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, there's not much else. The original live-action cast..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cradle Will Rock

"...shut down Mark Blitzstein's pro-labor musical, The Cradle Will Rock, directed by Orson Welles. Stranger still, Blitzstein's alleged piece..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?

The 100 Tunes of Oldies Rock Radio

"...the K, Alan Freed, and high energy?...Do you remember rock & roll radio?" -- Ramones, 1980..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Feature

The Rock

Explosions and tough-guy heroics rule in this Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer production.

"...or director Bay's brand of theatrical bombast, but The Rock is a step above their usual fare, taking itself..."

June 7, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Rock West

"...is still alive and kicking (probably gutshot, eh?). Red Rock West feels like a Jim Thompson novel, looks like..."

March 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'The Odyssey: A Rock Musical'

Odysseus' epic voyage home is retold again, this time to a driving beat

"...musicals of his youth, when the driving rhythms of rock found their way onto Broadway. "As I wrote the..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rock Star

"...Jovi, Mötley Crue, Winger, Warrant -- you name it, Rock Star is a shrine to it. Mind you, it's..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Twenty Flight Rock

The Eddie Cochran story

"...his native country. Though "Summertime Blues" and "Twenty Flight Rock" were radio hits, Cochran hardly achieved the status of..."

July 20, 2001 Books Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Let It Rock

Rock & Roll Books Spring 2000

"...The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic by Jim DeRogatis..."

March 17, 2000 Books Feature by Greg Beets

Rock Opera

Locally filmed micro-budget feature tells a picaresque story about a punk guitarist who is trying to sell enough pot to finance a low-rent tour for his band. His journey instead takes him on a tour through the college-town underground.

"...and Louis Olmeda. This bracingly sordid slice of microbudget punk-rock cinema from Super-8 maestro Bob Ray makes it clear..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

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