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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

Rod Stewart Trivia!new

Think you're a Rod Stewart expert? Take our Rod Quiz and find out.
Houston Press  |  Olivia Flores Alvarez  |  04-10-2007  |  Music

Translating Critic-speaknew

Ever read a CD review and think, "What the hell does that mean?" We do. Sometimes readers need a cheat sheet to decipher the terms critics use, so we thought we'd start a Critics Dictionary.
Houston Press  |  Olivia Flores Alvarez  |  04-03-2007  |  Music

Song Title Scramblenew

We took the top 20 songs on the Billboard hit singles chart and scrambled the words in the titles and came up with new, improved (and we hope clever) titles.
Houston Press  |  Olivia Flores Alvarez  |  03-05-2007  |  Music

SXSW, Wtf?new

The evolution of SXSW into the goliath it is today might or might not have been inevitable, but once its momentum started, it was difficult to stop.
Houston Press  |  Jonanna Widner  |  03-05-2007  |  Music

Fadin' Renegadenew

Doug Supernaw's long, sad spiral.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  02-13-2007  |  Music

Coming Soon: New Music Genresnew

Gangsta jazz (repped by Branford Marsalis), underground gospel, and more.
Houston Press  |  Olivia Flores Alvarez  |  01-31-2007  |  Music

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

In With the Newnew

Despite doom-and-gloom predictions, 2006 wasn't at all bad.
Houston Press  |  Jonanna Widner  |  01-08-2007  |  Music

Papa Didn't Take No Messnew

RIP, James Brown.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  01-08-2007  |  Music

DISConnectnew

Sales of CDs are falling faster than you can say iPod.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  01-08-2007  |  Music

Snap to Itnew

Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006.
Houston Press  |  Dan Leroy  |  12-18-2006  |  Music

Espanol Sung Herenew

Crossing over -- who's doing it, who's not.
Houston Press  |  Olivia Flores Alvarez  |  12-18-2006  |  Music

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