AltWeeklies Wire
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
Medicine Show No Monew
Breaking the seventh seal at the Sideshow Tramps' CD release party.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
06-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sideshow Tramps
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
Former Country Superstar, Now Starring in a Courtroom Near Younew
Beginning in 1998 and intensifying after 2002, Doug Supernaw's arrests and trials have grown more numerous while his concerts, save for drunken karaoke performances, have dwindled and his albums have ceased.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
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
Chingo Bling: They Can't Deport Us Allnew
Vandalism, gunshots and hate mail mark a local entertainer's transformation from comedian/rapper to rapper/activist.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chingo Bling
Ted Leo's Old World Outlooknew
What's most interesting about all of Leo's likenesses is that none of them are Americans -- he really does look, sing and play more like people like Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg and Joe Strummer than he does his fellow New Jerseyite Bruce Springsteen.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Whole Houston Sound'new
Honky-tonk hero explores his hardscrabble Houston roots with an autobiography and a CD.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Johnny Bush
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
Rogue Wavesnew
A new report cuts through the static on the radio industry.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-16-2007 |
Music
DISConnectnew
Sales of CDs are falling faster than you can say iPod.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
01-08-2007 |
Music
