AltWeeklies Wire
Dan Hunter and the MySpace Racenew
Dan Hunter is a huge hit on the internet, but will he be able to translate that into record and ticket sales?
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
05-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: PlayRadioPlay!
Paul Meany's Shadow Revelationsnew
Mute Math's front man says DJ Shadow's Endtroducing changed the way he looked at music.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
05-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mute Math
Critic's Dictionary: The A'snew
Here's our insider's look at words that start with the letter A.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
05-07-2007 |
Music
Product Lines of the Rich and Famousnew
Music moguls P. Diddy and Jennifer Lopez are among the honchos showing their spring fashions this season, and that got us to thinking -- what other products have singers slapped their names on?
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-30-2007 |
Music
Autobiographical, but Not Literal Songsnew
Arthur Yoria says he's a different person since his recovery from panic attacks.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arthur Yoria
George Clinton: The Master of Funknew
Part musical genius, part social commentator and several parts showman, Clinton is still very much in the game.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: George Clinton
Walking Ashland is Often Called Piano Rocknew
For the most part, that's an accurate description.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Well, Waking Ashland
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
Alle Norton, 'A Wisp of a Girl'new
Petite and slim, she's like an Olsen twin with a great haircut, but one who can sing.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alle Norton
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
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
Jana Hunter Isn't in a Talkative Moodnew
We're in a small conference room listening to her new CD, There's No Home, and instead of the usual barely contained enthusiasm most singer/songwriters display, Hunter is wearing a little frown.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jana Hunter
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
'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
