Features

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  Born-Again Shock Rocker (and Golfer) Alice Cooper

  Spider Man

  By Bob Ruggiero

  Thursday, August 28

  As he writes in his highly readable autobiography, Alice Cooper, Golf Monster, the father of shock rock credits the game for helping him maintain... More >>
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  Welcome back, Toadies

  No Deliverance from Evil

  By Pete Freedman

  Thursday, August 28

  It was a Big Deal time slot: Lollapalooza co-headliners Wilco and Rage Against the Machine were scheduled to go on at8:30 p.m. Saturday, August... More >>
• Who Stole the Roll?

  By Chris Gray

  Thursday, August 28

  Say I could stick my pen in my heart and spill it all over the stage. Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya, would you think the boy is... More >>
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  Civil Disobedience at Scout Bar

  A place to feed Clear Lake's passive-aggressive rock needs

  By Shea Serrano

  Thursday, August 28

  Scout Bar (18307 Egret Bay Blvd., Clear Lake) is not what we were expecting.  See, the combination live-music venue and dance club was... More >>
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  Indian Jewelry: Free Gold

  By Chris Gray

  Thursday, August 28

  There's something inherently oceanic about Indian Jewelry's Free Gold, the densely layered second disc from the (mostly) Houston-based collective... More >>
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  Yung Berg: Look What You Made Me

  By Ex, Kris

  Thursday, August 28

  Chances are you've had a Yung Berg song stuck in your mental craw without even knowing who he is. On debut Look What You Made Me, the Chi-town... More >>
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  The Hold Steady: Stay Positive

  By Nicholas L. Hall

  Thursday, August 28

  "Me and my friends are like the drums on 'Lust for Life,'" sings Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn, opening both "Constructive Summer" and fourth... More >>
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  Electric Touch: Electric Touch

  By Amanda Mahmoudi

  Thursday, August 28

  Electric Touch, the eponymous debut album by the Austin-based four-piece — two of whom hail from Houston — reaches a level of... More >>
• The Octopus Project

  By David A. Cobb

  Thursday, August 28

  Austin's favorite foursome, the Octopus Project, has had a busy few years. After the success of its independently released second album, 2005's... More >>
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  The Mighty Hannibal, Barbara Lynn, Archie Bell

  By Brett Koshkin

  Thursday, August 28

  Maybe it's throwback acts like Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and Amy Winehouse pricking the ears of a younger audience (and more than a few older... More >>
• Jeremy Enigk

  By Brigitte B. Zabak

  Thursday, August 28

  The chance of a conversation about emo not including an in-depth analysis of Sunny Day Real Estate's impact on the genre is slim indeed, because... More >>
• Ludo

  By Annie Zaleski

  Thursday, August 28

  Even though Ludo's theatrical strut "Love Me Dead" screams novelty hit, the Moog-buoyed, pop-rock quintet is no flash in the pan. The St. Louis... More >>
• GZA

  By Jeff Weiss

  Thursday, August 28

  Wu-Tang Clan is the closest thing rap has ever had to the Beatles. As Please Please Me kick-started the British Invasion and flipped the meaning... More >>
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  Judas Priest's Screaming Seer Rob Halford

  Master of Metal

  By Bob Ruggiero

  Thursday, August 21

  I'm in Bucharest, Romania, right now, about to leave for a festival gig," relays Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford. "We're in Turkey tomorrow... More >>
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  Caught In The Net

  By Chris Gray

  Thursday, August 21

  What do you do when you're a multiplatinum rapper routinely cited as one of the best lyricists of all time — not just from the South, but... More >>
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  Wale Introduces Seinfeld to Hip-Hop Culture

  Yada Yada Rap

  By Craig D. Lindsey

  Thursday, August 21

  It's not every day a rapper pays tribute to his favorite sitcom with an entire mixtape devoted to the show. Isn't that honor usually reserved for... More >>
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  Ex-Gangster Cantina Turned Heights Wine Bar Boom Boom Room

  Out Go the Lights

  By Shea Serrano

  Thursday, August 21

  "Fuck you." We've just asked Heights resident Bill Curtin for a quote about why he likes coming to Boom Boom Room (2518 Yale), the... More >>
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  Yung Chill: Stop Talking and Listen

  By Shea Serrano

  Thursday, August 21

  Any time we got into trouble as a kid, we called our Uncle Rick. If the bully up the street took our bike, he got it back. If the schmuck bus... More >>
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  Conor Oberst: Conor Oberst

  By Nicholas L. Hall

  Thursday, August 21

  Conor Oberst's lyrics tend to be heavy-handed with metaphors and language in general, often reading like a hipper, more literate version of a... More >>
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  Nas: Untitled

  By Ben Westhoff

  Thursday, August 21

  On Untitled, Nas is clearly hoping that, by name-dropping big issues (reparations, single motherhood, media control) and dazzling you with his... More >>