The last time Rocks Off met up with Fat Tony, we drove to his house and called him as we arrived. He told us he'd be out in five minutes. Ten minutes later, we sent him a text. He texted back, a... Continue reading "Two Houston Artists Who Don't Let The Internet Do All Their Hustle" >
In the eyes of some Houston musicians, labels are dead. Local bands VerseCity and A dream Asleep seem to think so. Though their musical styles are drastically different - a self-proclaimed roc... Continue reading "Houston Musicians to Record Companies: We Don't Need You" >
Sometimes getting signed to a major is no guarantee they'll push your music either... just ask Spoon's Britt Daniel. The likes of Facebook and MySpace have made it easier than ever for musicians'... Continue reading "How Much Can MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Etc. Really Help Bands Promote Themselves?" >
This is the happiest music in the world. This is the best electronic album to come out of Texas since Asmodeus X's Morningstar. This is a like a synthpop version of The Wall. This is a really fuc... Continue reading "Post-Valentine's Day Blues? San Antonio's Hyperbubble Will Cheer You Up" >
Rocks Off is pleased as punch to announce that Houston mash-up maestro Dave Wrangler will be providing the tunes for our douche-tastic "Washington Shore" party at the Washington Avenue Drinkery ... Continue reading "Some New Stuff From Our "Washington Shore" DJ Dave Wrangler" >
Between fighting crime, reducing global warming, mending our socks and, you know, everything else Rocks Off does when we're away from the office, we caught a good bit of Friday evening's "Hope fo... Continue reading "Most Downloaded "Hope For Haiti" Texan? Although She Killed, Not Beyonce" >
We know a ton of you got iPhones over the holiday break. Well, good news: Rocks Off has spent the last few months developing our own iPhone applications (or "apps," as the urban kids are saying... Continue reading "New iPhone? Rocks Off Has an App for That." >
Maybe the biggest evolution in music this decade has been the availability of online downloads, starting with Napster and ending with half a dozen legitimately - licensed venues for purchasing mu... Continue reading "Our Decade In iTunes, Ol' Dirty Bastard Through the Fleshtones and Good Ol' Morrissey" >
Next Tuesday over at Khon's (2808 Milam), Rocks Off is throwing a free Christmas party for Houston, with our new copy of Lego Rock Band. You do remember the drunken scene at our Beatles: Rock Ban... Continue reading "Come Party With Rocks Off and Lego Rock Band at Khon's" >
When Rocks Off wrote about Houston electro-rockers the Watermarks' Thoughts Like Bombs back in May, we said a song or two off the quintet's five-song EP - still available as a free download o... Continue reading "UK Web Site Shines "Unsigned Spotlight" on Houston's Watermarks" >
A little over seven years ago, we wrote about the South Park Mexican trial. The rapper, born Carlos Coy, had it all: money, his own record label, a nightclub and, most importantly, the ear of a ... Continue reading "San Antonio Blogger Has Had Enough "Free South Park Mexican" Sentiment" >
This past week, Internet search-engine giant Google introduced a new music-search tool that immediately opens a pop-up window for people searching for a song, where either the entire song or a s... Continue reading "Google's New Music-Search Engine Will Be the Death of Us All" >
Although Rocks Off had every intention of rambling about something different this week, we thought it would be a lost opportunity to not examine an issue that seems to have been revealed by read... Continue reading "Are MP3s and Downloading Eroding Music's Communal Properties?" >
[Ed note: Until Indie Rock Band is released - we can't wait either - come play Beatles Rock Band with us in the Rocks Off Loft upstairs at Thursday's Best of Houston party.] Harmonix Music Syste... Continue reading "Announcing the World Premiere of Rocks Off's New Video Game, Indie Rock Band" >
The Pi Studios "blackshirts," sitting on a corn flake... Hate to quote Nickelback, but what the hell: We all wanna be big rock stars, live in hilltop houses and drive 15 cars. Rocks Off is still ... Continue reading "When We Was Fab: Rocks Off's Beatles: Rock Band Night Was a Smashing Success" >
It's like Christmas morning here at Rocks Off today. We just got our copy of The Beatles: Rock Band and, like a car wreck or the Williams Tower waterwall, can't stop staring at it. (Must... loo... Continue reading "The Beatles: Rock Band Is In the House" >
In less than a week, Rocks Off will be giving our dear readers the first chance to play the new Beatles edition of "Rock Band." Next Wednesday we are taking over CoffeeGroundz in Midtown for one ... Continue reading "Brush Up on Your Beatles Rock Band, Because Rocks Off Will Take You Down" >
So a couple of weeks ago, after three or four years of increasingly faltering service, Rocks Off's 30 GB iPod finally died. Completely. Out of sheer broke-assedness, we had held on to it for lon... Continue reading "A Third Ward Pawnshop iPod and the Mysterious Fate of Previous Owner "Scooby"" >
Via the Houston site of examiner.com, anti-viral software company McAfee ranks Beyonce near the top of celebrities for whom Internet searches are likely to lead to pages containing spyware, viru... Continue reading "Beyonce: Not Just Dangerously In Love, Dangerous To Your Computer" >
If you're reading this at all, Rocks Off will just assume you're fairly familiar with the Internet, and therefore that you more than likely also have a Facebook page. Congratulations - don't yo... Continue reading "Rocks Off Succumbs to That Evil Facebook "Bands I've Seen" List" >
Houstoned Rocks
The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
Ladyhawke - Black White & Blue
The Best Whitney Houston Covers: A Tribute
Clive Davis Cancels Pre-Grammy Party After Whitney Houston’s Death
