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It's Britney, Bitches!

Tue Dec 2, 10:01 AM

Her career has already withstood more train wrecks than Amtrak, and now it looks like Britney Spears is on the upswing one more time. Spears' new single "Womanizer," the lead single from her Circus album (dropping today), which she performed... More >>

Get Lit: Beatles for Sale by John Blaney

Tue Dec 2, 8:02 AM

Another Beatles book? Doesn't the world already know everything it possibly can about the Fab Four, from the nickname of their favorite Hamburg pill dealer to the mustache style of the cab driver who took George through the streets of... More >>

SXSW 09 Imminent Already? Aaaarrrgh!

Mon Dec 1, 3:53 PM

St. Vincent, "Jesus Saves, I Spend" The 2009 South By Southwest Music Festival is still nearly four months away (March 18-22), but the first performers are already being announced. When Rocks Off saw this list on Friday, after we had... More >>

Turning the Screw: G.R.I.T. Boys, Scarface, Lil Wayne, The Kanye, Jay-Z, Shawty Lo, Superhead, Serius Jones and More

Mon Dec 1, 10:09 AM

Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: G.R.I.T. Boys, "One Night Stand" Wire To Wire... More >>

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Features

Deerhunter's New Double Album Strives for Elegance
Captured by the Game

By Ray Cummings

Thursday, November 27

Every musical era yields a few contentious, controversial malcontents with enough raw talent to back up their braggadocio, baggage and bullshit;... More >>
Noise's Handy Holiday Local-Music Gift Guide

By Chris Gray

Thursday, November 27

Happy Thanksgiving, Houston. (Go Horns!) The holiday shopping season starts Friday, and considering the state of the economy, many of you loyal... More >>
Mo's Place Is a Persian Palace
Y'all come to this all-inclusive Katy honky-tonk

By Shea Serrano

Thursday, November 27

Mo Jeloudar doesn't look anything like a cowboy. In fact, he appears to be the polar opposite — although you probably could've guessed that... More >>
Turkey Trot
Artists choose the songs that rocked their 2008 worlds

By Cole Haddon

Thursday, November 27

In honor of Thanksgiving, the most gastronomically satisfying of U.S. holidays, some of Chatter's favorite musical artists reflect on which 2008... More >>
Johnny Falstaff: Honky Tonkin' Daddy, John Evans Band: Lucky 13, Kanude: Kanude

By William Michael Smith

Thursday, November 27

In the past month, three local artists have dropped albums either recorded at Sugar Hill Studios or with Sugar Hill connections. The pick of the... More >>
T.I.: Paper Trail

By Ben Westhoff

Thursday, November 27

While other top MCs have had to create their own bogeymen to battle — Kanye has his ego, Eminem had ex-wife Kim, Lil Wayne has those... More >>
Wilderness: (k)no(w)here

By Daniel Mee

Thursday, November 27

Wilderness guitarist Colin McCann's spindly, twangy work owes a significant debt to Gang of Four's Andy Gill, and between that and vocalist Jim... More >>
Single File

By Ray Cummings

Thursday, November 27

Beyoncé, "Diva": I Am...Sasha Fierce — this Independent Woman's latest multimedia event — is front-loaded with snoozy ballads... More >>
Little Joy

By Gintowt, Richard

Thursday, November 27

It's been nearly three years since the Strokes released a record; in the meantime, we've learned just how much talent is hidden behind front man... More >>
Shai Hulud

By Bowker, Tom

Thursday, November 27

Few bands better embody the term "metalcore" than South Florida expats Shai Hulud. Founded in the mid-'90s by hardcore... More >>
In Flames, All That Remains, Gojira, 36 Crazyfists

By Daniel Mee

Thursday, November 27

This tour brings together four artists representing a range of approaches to the project of fusing death metal with melody and pop songwriting.... More >>
The Shredder
One Show, One Sentence

By Chris Gray

Thursday, November 27

Felipe Galván y Sus Carnales: After your nap — and the Backyard Brawl, back where it belongs — dance off Thanksgiving dinner... More >>
Beyoncé's Back
Alter ego (and two movies) in tow

By Mendonca, Dave

Thursday, November 20

Arguably the world's most famous Houston native, and definitely its most popular female R&B singer, Beyoncé is back in record stores (and... More >>
Me and Mr. Jones

By Chris Gray

Thursday, November 20

To paraphrase one of his favorite Iggy Pop songs, Noise is now the passenger. So for all of his Facebook friends wondering why his "status" is... More >>
All Houston Nightlife is Onscreen at Joystix's Pac-Man Fever
Insert Coin(s)

By Shea Serrano

Thursday, November 20

Joystix (1820 Franklin) is not a bustling nightlife spot by nature. As a matter of fact, it operates Mondays through Saturdays as a retailer of... More >>
Is Your Band in Trouble?
Heads Up

By Chris Parker

Thursday, November 20

If you're in this business long enough, you learn how to spot incipient trouble. Here's how to tell if your band is/has been... On... More >>
Devin the Dude: Landing Gear

By Shea Serrano

Thursday, November 20

Devin the Dude, Houston's sleepy-eyed hip-hop savant, seems to exist in a perpetual state of mania. For the breadth of his decade-long career,... More >>
Jolie Holland: The Living and the Dead

By Michael D. Ayres

Thursday, November 20

In both her physical worlds and her musical worlds, Jolie Holland has always been a bit of a drifter. A Houston native who spent awhile in the... More >>
Q-Tip: The Renaissance

By Shea Serrano

Thursday, November 20

Unfortunately for Q-Tip, he did not die. If he had, the decade or so that's passed since A Tribe Called Quest's unfortunate implosion (and his... More >>
Rhett Miller

By Arielle Castillo

Thursday, November 20

As front man for Dallas' Old 97's, who dragged a punk-influenced rock sensibility through the boozy, outlaw country bars and bleached landscapes... More >>