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'Kala' is a Party Record with a Point of Viewnew
Arular struck just the right balance of radical politics, innovative production and round-the-way appeal for critics and clubgoers to go apeshit, and this follow-up follows suit.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Insect Warfare's Grindcore is More Cathartic Than Flipping the Birdnew
Great stuff, especially if you've been harboring a deep-seated grudge against a coworker or family member.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
The Late Big Robert Smith Had a Voice Like a Foghornnew
This is a solid Texas blues disc that recalls those Sunday-evening soirees and Blue Monday jams over on Dowling Street or down in Sunnyside that, sadly, are rapidly slipping into Houston's past.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
My Man-Crush on 50 Centnew
50 is fond of eye contact, french fries, action movies, suggestive hand gestures.
Houston Press |
Ben Westhoff |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 50 Cent
Lil' Brian Cuts His Creole Sound with Hip-hopnew
"We don't wanna be traditional, we just wanna jam." So runs the refrain of Lil' Brian's "Jam Y'all," and it could serve as this album's title.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Former Los Skarnales Frontman Resurrects the Pachuca Boogienew
Felipe Galvan returns to the Houston scene with his new band, Felipe Galvan y Sus Carnales.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is There an MF Doom Imposter?new
Though unverified accounts of "fake" Doom concerts have been swirling for a couple years, recent shows sparked a full-scale internet mutiny among the hip-hop artist's fans.
Houston Press |
Ben Westhoff |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: MF Doom
UGK Strongly Advise You Quit Hating the Southnew
While Underground Kingz doesn't move me the way Super Tight and Ridin' Dirty once did, it feels like a very promising kickoff for the second phase of UGK's career.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: UGK, Underground Kingz
They Fought the Lawnew
In rap, you're nothing without a sheet.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
08-07-2007 |
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
'Avant Gershwin' is a Quiet Treasurenew
Austin captures the musicality of the Gershwins' tunes, making them seem timely without losing the timelessness of the songs.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
07-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Avant Gershwin, Patti Austin
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
