Kings of Leon, Black Keys, Whigs Photos - The Woodlands, TX - 9/22/10
Photos by Mark C. Austin... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsLive R.E.M. DVD in the Oven
Perfect timing for all those folks writhing in impatience over the release of R.E.M.’s new studio album … The live DVD R.E.M. Live From Austin, TX drops Oct. 26.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFun Fun Fun Fest 2010 Lineup Led by Weird Al, Devo, Mastodon, Many More
For the first time ever, Austin, Texas’ annual Fun Fun Fun Fest is adding a third day of programming to its schedule, officially breaking the fun-o-meter as it kicks levels of fun up to maximum funtacity. You are not prepared for the sheer levels of fun that will be involved. The official full lineup was released yesterday and features the funtastic Weird Al Yankovic kicking off the festivities on Friday (Funday?), Nov. 5.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSuperman Does Dallas: The Man of Steel Gets Set to Music
While the Spider-Man musical twiddles its thumbs in Broadway limbo, a Superman stage production is flying high in Texas. The Dallas Theater Center’s artistic director, Kevin Moriarty, will premier his “revisal” (think revival with improvements) of 1966’s It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s Superman! this Friday night, reports the Dallas Observer.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsSpike Jonze and Arcade Fire Working on Mysterious Short Film in Texas
Spike Jonze’s most recent collaboration with Arcade Fire brought a tear to many an eye when the Canadian rockers’ “Wake Up” was featured in the preview for Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are, bringing anticipation for the film and sentimentalism about the book to a fever pitch. Now, Jonze, who submitted a film to Sundance this year and recently made a short with Kanye West, is enlisting Arcade Fire for another short film with production going down in Austin, as Jonze’s rep told MTV.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWOXY.com's "Zombie Radio" Gone for Good?
Time was, anyone who wanted to know what the Future of Rock & Roll looked like only had to search as far as Austin’s WOXY.com radio. That time ended today, as WOXY.com announced that, due to financial woes, they had been force to cease live broadcasting.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAnvil Photos - Houston, TX - House of Blues - 1/24/10
The subject of Paste's #18 documentary of the last decade and #16 movie of 2009 recently visited the Lone Star State... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsParis, Texas Review
DVD Release Date: Jan. 26 Director: Wim Wenders Writer: Sam Shepard, L.M. Kit Carson Cinematographer: Robby Müller Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell Studio/Run Time: Criterion Collection, 147 mins. Cinematic masterpiece reminds of Wenders’ bleak, unique vision of America “You look like 40 miles of rough road,” esteems Walt Henderson (Dean Stockwell) after picking up his estranged brother in a Texas border town. That rutted, haggard visage belongs to Harry Dean Stanton’s Travis Henderson, who has stumbled out of the desert after abandoning his family four years earlier.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsBaroness Studio Diary - 5/27/09
I awake around 7:30 this morning. The same time as yesterday, and the day before that. I believe I have been waking up at 7:30 for a couple months now. We aren’t slated to be at the studio until 11:00, so there is no real reason for my early rise aside from the fact that when I am home, my dog, without fail, pokes his head in the door every morning at precisely 7:30. So now, a thousand miles away from him, I am still waking up at the same time. After the washroom visit, I make my way outside... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryBaroness Studio Diary - 5/21/09
Texas is big Texas is big. Everything in it is bigger. They say it. You’ve heard it a thousand times. Its one of those cliché sayings that makes you cringe every time you hear it. But, dag nabbit, its true. About three months ago, when we decided that we would be recording our new album with John Congleton, we were under the impression that we would be tracking at a studio deep in the Minnesota woods. The view from the control room looked out over a beautiful spring-fed trout stream and a landscape of mature trees. The forest floor was... read more
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