Year: 2004
Irrebuttable: The Royal Smashings of Austin’s Invincible Czars
On August 4, 2004, I snagged the boon of some face and jaw time with Austin’s Invincible Czars after they had transformed Burt’s Tiki Lounge into Burt’s Klezmorim Circus Den. It was not the standard interview where you get shoved into a corner with the tambourine player they’re about to kick out of the band
Gallery Stroll – September 2004
Summer’s over and all the fun activities have been replaced by the old daily grind? No worries; we may be sporting our fall colors, but the studios are still open and the art is always flowing. Gallery Stroll is held on the third Friday of every month from 6p.m. to 9p.m. September’s Gallery Stroll will
Bellydancing – September 2004
Sumra watched her first bellydancing performance at a renaissance fair and was mesmerized by the sensuality, control, and intricacy of the art. Not long after that, at another belly dancing venue, she was convinced to begin her own Middle Eastern dance training. [Sumra] “I was so excited that there was a dance form for women over
Review: TURN ON YOUR MIND: FOUR DECADES OF GREAT PSYCHEDELIC...
TURN ON YOUR MIND: FOUR DECADES OF GREAT PSYCHEDELIC ROCK JIM DEROGATIS AND HAL LEONARD Street: 12.01.03 The widely published music critic best known for his tome Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, DeRogatis is thorough enough to describe the minimum requirements that make a given band psychedelic: a certain sound
Review: 50 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR BUSH – ROBERT...
50 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR BUSH ROBERT STERLING Feral House Anger is one way to overcome apathy. Many of us are angry about “President” George W. Bush–this book provides a good list of reasons why. While Shrub will undoubtedly finish at the top of the list of “Worst ‘Presidents Ever,” hopefully it will
Review: LEXICON DEVIL: THE FAST TIMES AND SHORT LIFE OF...
LEXICON DEVIL: THE FAST TIMES AND SHORT LIFE OF DARBY CRASH AND THE GERMS BRENDAN MULLEN, DON BOLLES AND ADAM PARFREY Feral House Street: 04.15.02 Darby Crash walked a fine line between lunacy and lucidity, idiocy and genius, sociopath and scared little boy. Before anyone could find out who he really was, he intentionally overdosed
Thunder and Lightning: A Late-Night Encounter with Modey Lemon
While Phil made a final comment, “If you like the Liars new record, then you will like our new stuff,” the three of them stepped out into the night. The door slammed shut and I was alone, quaking from the encounter. The storm raged outside. My mind began to deconstruct the events of the evening,
Flogging Molly
I was assigned to interview members of Flogging Molly. I was looking forward to it; particularly the part about talking to Matt Hensley, the accordion player. I’ve hung out with him before and he’s always been a real nice guy. For those who may be unaware, he also was a skateboarding legend. In the early