The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

Ron Howard tackles the Beatles

"...an apt title for this Ron Howard-directed documentary about the early years of the Fab Four, essentially 1962-1966. At..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA

"...Directed by: Albert And David Maysles. The Maysles' cameras document the Beatles' crazy first week in..."

Feb. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beatles

"...I was petrified by the "Free as a Bird" concept, especially having heard Lennon's..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Feature

Ringo Starr’s Still the Greatest

Beatle’s All Starrs jukebox first of two Moody Theater shows

"...Scale: two nights by Paul McCartney at the Erwin Center in May versus Ringo Starr’s pair of..."

Oct. 9, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Across the Universe

Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthward into a minefield of literalism.

"...Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy and T.V. Carpio. If you aren’t fed up..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hours and Times

"...of 1963, a few months before full-scale Beatlemania seized the world, John Lennon and Beatles manager Brian Epstein went..."

Aug. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.

"...help but feel conflicted watching this superb documentary about the seminal New York-based punk rock vanguard, the Ramones. On..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Short Films of Jane Campion

"...Directed by: Jane Campion. These four 16mm short films were made by Campion in..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.

"...Schwartzman, Harold Ramis, Martin Starr and John Michael Higgins. The creative forces behind Walk Hard adhere to one simple..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Profile of L.A. radio deejay Rodney Bingenheimer, perpetual handmaiden to rock & roll royalty.

"...learned from Rodney Bingenheimer. OK, maybe not everything (my brother hit me with the Devo stick early on, and..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Backbeat to the Music

Pete Best at Threadgill's.

"...One of Pete Best’s men in black called to the cadre of camcorders in the audience in the Threadgill’s..."

July 2, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Shouting Across the Void

Jeff Tweedy in mono

"...George Strait kicked down the brand new doors of the Cedar Park Center last..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Year That Slipped Away

The 6,000 Albums of 1995

"...I dreamt that Mick Jagger died. I was, pardon the pun, shattered. I couldn't believe it, and I spent..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

Paul McCartney Wings It to the Frank Erwin Center

Beatle set for a May 22 date on Red River

"...All I can say is thank God it wasn't the Stones. When the Frank Erwin Center sent out a..."

April 4, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Sound and the Fury

David Chase on the Sixties rock that inspired 'Not Fade Away'

"...A 1957 single, Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" became the A-side cover of the Rolling Stones' first U.S. 7-inch..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Echo in the Canyon

History of the Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene gets lost in its own winding paths

"...There are certainly treasures to be found in this documentary..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Captain Phleabag, the Dread Pirate Stagedive, and a cutthroat guitarist by the..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause my occasionally visiting father to..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Arcade Fire – Deep in the Heart of Texas

Bobble heads, confetti canons, and the official afterparty

"...as Arcade Fire’s fifth album, last year’s Reflektor, remains, the Canadian outfit’s show Thursday night at the Circuit of..."

April 11, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Ego Has Landed

Love Supreme frontman Noah Lit shares his interests and disinterests - and talks about his band occasionally.

"...one word. Beer in hand, he looked squarely into the camera and smirked, "Me." While this brand of staggering..."

April 28, 2000 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

When the Clock Strikes 12

Bill Haley died for rock & roll – in Harlingen

"...In 2007, Pete Best performed Downtown on the outdoor stage of Threadgill's World Headquarters. You of a..."

May 16, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Always in the Best Spot

Harry Benson caught history in the making, at the center of it all

"...He was there. When John Kennedy swept Paris off its feet and..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Listen to What the Man Said

Paul McCartney’s first-night Erwin Center sell-out astounds

"...Name another human being with more songs in the modern vernacular..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How the Nez Was Won

Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold

"...A funny thing happened to the Monkees on their way to being dismissed as prefab..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

The Late Joys Reveal Their Revolver

Austin band, live and bustin' out the Beatles’ seventh studio album

"...round-up of Austin-based graphic designers, was telling me about the influence of Klaus Voormann’s art on his own sense..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Arts Post by W. A. Brenner

Austin Noise Enters the No Zone

Anarchist Scott Crow tops Jan. 16 anti-music bill

"...Take any Beatles song, then turn up the amps to maximum overdrive...."

Jan. 12, 2015 Music Post by Waylon Cunningham

Beatles Tribute Crowds Central Library Rooftop

Eggmen mark 50th anniversary of the Fab Four’s final show

"...2018 sing-along needed any follow-up, Wednesday’s noontime performance by the Eggmen atop the roof garden of the Austin Central..."

Jan. 31, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Unlocking the Michael Schenker Festival

Sound pilgrim reveals the combination to his “whole story”

"...and Doogie White all orbit a red-hot turbine at the center, German guitarist Michael Schenker, 64. Lightning rod to..."

May 16, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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