Now here’s something we don’t enjoy everyday - a live album.  When we were growing up, no doubt influenced by what appeared to be the relative ease with which Primus and the Beach Boys were able to capture the essence of themselves on Suck on This and Beach Boys Party!, respectively, it seemed like a [...]

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Weeeell, the results are in from the 2008 Houston Press Music Awards, and while there were some winners in the scene we all breathe and love, we have to say that our enthusiasm for the results is tempered.  Be it voter apathy or competitive categories splitting the Hands_Up vote, it looks like that the sector [...]

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If you’re like us, then you’ve no doubt been more than a little stoked about this shin-dig behind this poster:

I mean, not only does it feature one of our favorite mic shunning outfits, Octopus Project, but it isn’t just a coincidence that that young man’s vomit spells out Andrew WK. If we freaked out [...]

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UPDATE: 2:26 PM: Breakdown of the Ballot by Artist and number of nominations. Fatal Flying Guilloteens and Indian Jewelry come out on top in our cloud with four each:

Fatal Flying Guilloteens (4) – Musician of the Year, Best Guitarist, Best Punk, Best Male Vocalist
Indian Jewelry (4) – Best Album, Best Song, Musician [...]

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