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This unwieldy title promises things the film doesn't really deliver. It's a scattered mess of a film that spends a little time with a lot of different Austin bands and also tries to make a point about the city's johnny-come-lately high-rise condo residents vs. the bands that play in downtown Austin and made the city such a desirable locale in the first place. It never quite reaches that point.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/158468-echotone-austin-tx-the-quiet-fight-for-a-louder-future/
Folk-America from a couple of girls from Italy. It's weird, but it's also adorable and kinda fun.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/158175-the-freaky-mermaids-moonshine-once-betrayed-me
One would think that a band who spends their entire album embracing well-worn rock clichés would choose their album title more carefully. Or at least less ironically.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/157947-electric-touch-never-look-back/
Here's what happens when a reviewer who knows little to nothing about classic country unwittingly takes on an album comprised of classic country covers.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/156969-chuck-mead-back-at-the-quonset-hut/
Castle is a strong singer and a skilled guitar player, but her songwriting abilities seem to be a work in progress.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/157291-jennifer-castle-castlemusic/
These guys seem to want to have a good time, but their snarky attitude kept me from fully enjoying their music.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/157615-dante-vs.-zombies-buh/
1st-May-2012 04:41 pm - TV Review- Flipped Off
A&E decides that a house-flipping show starring a notorious Survivor villain is a good idea. Despite the good production values, Russell Hantz isn't any more likable as a real estate entrepreneur than he was as a reality game show contestant.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/157891-flipped-off-the-return-again-of-russell-hantz/
Apparently these guys started off as an instrumental band, but producer/friend Mark Kozalek of Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon apparently couldn't resist getting directly involved. So Desertshore's second album has 6 songs with Kozalek on vocals and 4 instrumentals. It's not so much disjointed as it is weird, seeing as they stuck the instrumentals all in a row at the end of the album.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/156448-desertshore-drawing-of-threes/
12th-Apr-2012 06:24 pm - TV Review- Deadliest Catch Season 8
So I watched the premiere of this year's Deadliest Catch season and wrote about it for Popmatters. Here's the review:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/157069-deadliest-catch-returns-for-an-eighth-season/
3rd-Apr-2012 05:47 pm - Concert Review- Jukebox the Ghost
A really fun show and a good night out. Houston once again benefits from bigger events in Austin and New Orleans.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/156631-jukebox-the-ghost-the-elwins-speak-13-march-2012-houston-tx/
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This album would be a pleasant and fun 60's pop and surf music throwback, if only the vocals hadn't been buried in the mix so badly. With the vocals so low, the songs often sound like they have no melody.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/154828-sea-lions-everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-sea-lions-but/
Competent and well-written folk/Americana that doesn't break new ground. But it's worth a listen if you like this sorta stuff.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/154183-the-cerny-brothers-dream/
This album is a ridiculously fun horror-rock thing. Like if Rob Zombie had a better sense of humor and a more vivid imagination.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/155158-the-forbidden-dimension-the-golden-age-of-lasers/
18th-Mar-2012 02:14 pm - TV Review- Unchained Reaction
This new Mythbusters spinoff looks an awful lot like a Rube Goldberg version of Junkyard Wars. But it's well-made and a lot of fun, so if you like science and engineering stuff, you should check it out.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/156037-unchained-reaction-is-entertaining-and-educational/
San Francisco punk band rocks out with a solid, back to basics album. It's refreshing to hear a straight-ahead punk album for a change.

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/154812-dead-to-me-moscow-penny-ante/
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