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Bill Bentley Creates Website for Boomer Music Fansnew
April marked the launch of Sonic Boomers (www.sonicboomers.com), a website Bentley hopes will serve as something like Pitchfork for the older set, or maybe something like No Depression on the web.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
06-24-2008 |
Music
Stealing the Shownew
New Orleans musicians blew into Houston on Katrina's winds and everything was magic for a while.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-21-2008 |
Music
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans
763 MP3s and Nothing Onnew
Paul Ford heard more SXSW acts than anyone else, without leaving New York.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-01-2008 |
Music
R.I.P. Pimp Cnew
Remembering a Down South legend.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
12-18-2007 |
Music
Tags: Pimp C
Protest Music, Then and Nownew
In contrast to the politically charged music of Vietnam era, the soundtrack to the Iraq war has gone mostly unheard. And it is out there.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-23-2007 |
Music
Houston's Ten Worst Songsnew
… and we're still not as bad as Dallas
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-02-2007 |
Music
Houston's Very Best Songs Evernew
When we originally set about attempting to catalog a list of Houston's top songs ever, we thought it was a stretch. How could there be a list of ten, much less 100, world-recognized songs from this relative backwater of a music city? In fact, the exact opposite is true.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax and Chris Gray |
10-02-2007 |
Music
Hunter Ward, R.I.P.new
Montrose knew him as a Poor Dumb Bastard -- his family knew him as a talented, bright brother and son.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
07-17-2007 |
Music
The Ten Best Coke Anthemsnew
To make this list, the song must be about doing cocaine or sound like what cocaine feels like, not peddling it down on the corner. Plus: a shortlist for the Cocaine Hall of Fame.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
07-10-2007 |
Music
Merle the Pearlnew
Is Haggard the greatest three-tool talent in country music history?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
07-03-2007 |
Music
SoundExchange Wants to Kill Internet Radionew
On "lost" artists, found money and the murder of free enterprise.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-21-2007 |
Music
The Country Music Pistol Packers Hall of Famenew
Billy Joe Shaver was already the greatest living Texas songwriter, and now he's perhaps the greatest country music pistolero of all time -- here are some rivals for that throne.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-23-2007 |
Music
Fadin' Renegadenew
Doug Supernaw's long, sad spiral.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-13-2007 |
Music
Tags: Doug Supernaw
Goodbye Joe, Me Gotta Gonew
There are 25,000 Cajuns in Houston, and almost none of them play Cajun music -- why not?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-31-2007 |
Music
'Idol' Chatternew
Opening day for America's fourth national sport is upon us.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-23-2007 |
Music
