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That old-school shit, yo.
 Looking for an article on some band you can't remember from some issue you vaguely remember from about two years ago? Digging for that oh-so-insightful review of your absolute favorite Ultra-Obscure BandTM that you think you read here someplace? Well, this section contains all of the "old" articles, reviews, and interviews ever published in Space City Rock, whether they're from the e-zine or back in the bad old days of print.

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Interviews & Articles
THE ADJUSTERS:
The Adjusters: New Political Sound of Right Now [Jeremy Hart // F2000]

DAMON ALLEN:
Not Done Yet: Damon Allen Grows Up [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]

ANDREW W.K.:
Everyone Is Perfect: A Few Words with Andrew W.K. [Jeremy Hart // Jun2008]

ATMOSPHERE:
Throw the Rules Out the Window: Atmosphere hides the vitamins in the Twinkies and gets the punk kids to listen. [Jeremy Hart // Mar2006]

BANGS:
Maggie Is A Punk Rocker [Marc Hirsh // F2002]

BLUE OCTOBER:
Making The One: Blue October [Jessica Hildebrandt // W2004]

BRING BACK THE GUNS:
Butter for Guns?: Houston Rock Stalwarts Groceries Head in a New Direction [Jeremy Hart // F2004]

BUXTON:
Can't Make You Stay: Buxton steps into the Family Light [Pedro // Jan2008]

CAVE IN:
Pitch Perfect: Cave In is still alive and kicking. Hard. [Mel House // Feb2006]

CLEM SNIDE:
The Art of Irony, with Clem Snide [Justin Crane // F2002]

CLOUSEAUX:
Clouseaux: A Musical Earthquake in the Bayou City? [Jeremy Hart // W2004]

CUB COUNTRY:
Getting Back to the Tree Line: Cub Country's Jeremy Chatelain [Mel House // Sp2005]

THE CURTAINS:
Robots Making Cakes: A glimpse into the world of The Curtains [Conor Prischmann // F2004]

DARKEST HOUR:
Darkest Hour Just Wants You to Party All the Time [Ruben Dominguez // F2005]

DAN DEACON:
Crystal Cats & LotR: Dan Deacon Comes (Back) to H-town [Josh Macala // Sept2007]

THE DEAD SCIENCE:
The Dead Science -- noun phrase: unflinching stare into the indefinable. [Anneli Chambliss // Sept2006]

DEERHOOF:
Deerhoof -- Laying Down New Tracks [Conor Prischmann // F2003]

DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN:
Better Funk Through Technology: Del the Funky Homosapien [Patrick Graham // Oct2006]

DENALI:
Coming Down the Mountain: A Chat with Denali [R.I.P.) [Mel House // W2004]

DR. MADDVIBE:
Droppin' Knowledge With Dr. Maddvibe [Mel House // Sp2001]

DON CABALLERO:
Monsters of Post-Rock: Don Caballero's Damon Che talks about the band's past, his present, and the history of doing stuff. [Daniel Joseph Mee // Aug2006]

ERRORTYPE:11:
Errortype:11 [Mel House // F2000]

FACE TO FACE:
Lighting the Way: The Spirit of Face to Face Rises from the Grave [Jeremy Hart // Jan2006]

THE FATAL FLYING GUILLOTEENS:
Got a bad reputation, baby: The Fatal Flying Guilloteens burn the house down [Jeremy Hart // Sp2001]

FEDERATION X:
Can You Hear The Most Unlucky Sound?: Federation X drags the Rawk kicking and screaming back out of the Northwestern woods [Jeremy Hart // F2005]

FEIST:
Dying to Be Reborn: Leslie Feist finally grabs the spotlight and stages her own artistic "renewal" [Marc Hirsh // F2005]

FUGAZI:
The Oceanic Rhythms of Fugazi [Shawn Rameshwar // Sp2005]

SCOTT GILBERT:
Madman with a Pen: Scott Gilbert [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]

GUTTERMOUTH:
Guttermouth: Still Unusual? Still Punk Rock? [Alex Ross // Jan2007]

MICHAEL HAAGA:
Michael Haaga's The Plus and Minus Show: The depraved poetic genius behind Houston legend Dead Horse makes a record even your girlfriend will sing along with. [Creg Lovett // Sp2005]

THE HANDSOMES:
Specialist in All Styles: The Handsomes step onto the stage and see where it takes them. [Jeremy Hart // Jan2006]

HATEBREED:
Hatebreed: The Frontline of Hardcore [Mel House // F1999]

JULIANA HATFIELD:
Thoughts on Juliana Hatfield live at Lilli's [Somerville, Massachusetts), June 23, 2001 [Marc Hirsh // F2002]

HAYFLICK LIMIT:
The one true meaning of...Hayflick Limit? [Jeremy Hart // F1999]

HE IS LEGEND:
Southern Soul / Metal Heart: He Is Legend [Mars // Apr2007]

HELLA:
Hella: Back to the Real Rock & Roll? [Daniel Joseph Mee // F2004]

HIGH ON FIRE:
Heavier Than You: Talking with High on Fire [Ruben Dominguez // Sp2005]

HOLLISTER FRACUS:
Hollister Fracus: Rev Your Engines [Alicia Crowder // W2004]

THE IMPOSSIBLE SHAPES:
Mental Topology: The Impossible Shapes' Geometric Advancement [Marc Hirsh // F2005]

INSTRUCTION:
Why Instruction is 'So F**king Great' [Mel House // F2004]

IVY:
Pan Global Cocktail Pop Superstars: Ivy Face the Fear and the Desperation [Marc Hirsh // F2003]

JANDEK:
Worthy Recluse: Houston's Own Musical Mystery Man Steps Out of the Shadows. Kind of. [Annie Lin // F2005]

JAWBOX:
Quickie: Jawbox Is Dead [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]

KINSKI:
Kinski: Exploding Vans and Figuring Out What's Next [Conor Prischmann // Jan2006]

LATCH KEY KIDS:
Latch Key Kids: H-Town Punk Heroes, Back to Life and Better Than Ever [Jeremy Hart // May2008]

LISTENLISTEN:
The Music of Desperate Times: listenlisten leads the sounds of Appalachia out into The Modern World. [Jeremy Hart // Feb2008]

JONAH MATRANGA:
The Line Continues: An Interview with Jonah Matranga [Mel House // F2004]

THE MEAT PUPPETS:
Get Up Off the Floor: The Meat Puppets Come Back from the Grave [Tom Koenig // Dec2007]

MIDDLEFINGER:
Give 'em a...Middlefinger [Jeremy Hart // F1999]

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS:
Heavy metal, ephemera, and popular culture: A chat with The Mountain Goats [Doug Dillaman // Sp2001]

MOUSE ON MARS:
Mouse on Mars: Artists Venturing Beyond the Norm [Alicia Crowder // W2004]

MURDER BY DEATH:
A Last-Second Interview with Murder by Death -- Why you shouldn't eat snake eggs, and other life lessons. [Byron Miller // Dec2006]

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS:
Aural Gratification -- The New Pornographers Do It In Your Earhole [Marc Hirsh // F2002]

THE OCTOPUS PROJECT:
The Eight Creeping Tentacles of Death of...The Octopus Project [Jeremy Hart // F2003]

OK GO:
The World Is Collapsing Around Our Ears: OK Go Plays Us Out [Marc Hirsh // Oct2006]

OKKERVIL RIVER:
No Labels: Don't Call Okkervil River "Country" [Jeremy Hart // F2003]

PAPAS FRITAS:
Pop Has Freed Us [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]

IAN PARKER:
Inside "The Blues" with Ian Parker [Jessica Hildebrandt // Sp2005]

PARTS AND LABOR:
Frighten the Future: Parts and Labor raises some hard, scary questions about where we're headed. [Daniel Joseph Mee // Jul2007]

PINCHE FLOJO RECORDS:
Label Profile: Que est Pinche Flojo? [Christine Deluca // F1999]

THE POLYPHONIC SPREE:
Heavy Sounds: Exploring the stages of The Polyphonic Spree [Jeremy Hart // F2004]

LOUIS POSEN (TAKE ACTION! TOUR/HOPELESS RECORDS):
Rocking to Give Back: Take Action! Tour founder Louis Posen talks about how to run a punk label and help the community at the same time. [Jeremy Hart // Mar2007]

RADIO FREE MONTROSE:
Radio Free Montrose [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]

LEE RANALDO:
Talking with Lee Ranaldo, November 16th, 1996 [Doug Dillaman // Sp1999]

AMY RIGBY:
Ten Months and 40 Minutes With Amy Rigby [Marc Hirsh // F2000]

THE RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS:
No Frat Boy Beer: A Few Pointed Questions for The Riverboat Gamblers... [Daniel Joseph Mee // Jul2006]

RUSTLER:
Pale Riders: Rustler roar into town out of the steamy Louisiana swamps [Jeremy Hart // Nov2007]

SAVOY SPECIAL:
Savoy Special: Better Living Through Chemistry [Judy Lyle // Aug2006]

SILKWORM:
Breakfast with Silkworm [Justin Crane // F1999]

SLEATER-KINNEY:
Let Them Entertain You: Sleater-Kinney Get Deep and Dark in The Woods [Marc Hirsh // F2005]

SOUL POSITION:
Stop Calling My Cell Phone! The Hip-Hop Art of Soul Position [Alicia Crowder // Aug2006]

SPARKLEHORSE:
Digging Out of the Heart of the Mountain: Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous finally steps back into the spotlight [Jeremy Hart // Sept2006]

THE STEREO:
The Stereo: It's Just Rock & Roll, Alright? [Jeremy Hart // F2000]

TERABITHIA:
Terabithia [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]

TEXAS IS THE REASON:
Something To Remember (Version II): Texas Is The Reason Finally Says Goodbye [Mel House // Nov2006]

THE THERMALS:
The Thermals -- This Is Not A Review: Or, Why You Should Go See The Thermals [Doug Dillaman // Oct2006]

TYRO:
Beginner's Luck: Tyro gets it right the first time [Marc Hirsh // Sp2001]

UNSANE:
Life at the Bottom: Unsane on Noise, Growing Up, and Surviving NYC Back in the '80s [Daniel Joseph Mee // Jun2007]

VELCRO MARY:
Velcro Mary: Hello From the Basement [Jeremy Hart // F1999]

VHS OR BETA:
Bad Times Are Good for Dancing: VHS or Beta Rocks the House [David Hanrahan // W2004]

THE WEAKERTHANS:
The Weakerthans -- Who's Afraid of Americans? [Jeremy Hart // F2002]

THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION:
Bomb the Suburbs: The Western Civilization Escape the Neat Lawns and Flags for the Montrose Indie-Rock 'Hood [Jeremy Hart // May2007]

THE WHITE PAPERS:
Words with The White Papers [Jeremy Hart // F2000]

ARTHUR YORIA:
Here to Stay: Arthur Yoria fights anxiety disorders, jaded crowds, and Austin-Houston animosity, and comes out on top [Jeremy Hart // Sp2005]

OTHER STUFF:
Confessions of a Jeopardy! Contestant [Marc Hirsh // F2000]
Six Degrees of Pop Deflation [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]
Spring Cleaning 2006: Project "Dig Out Jeremy's Desk" [Lots of writers // Jun2006]
Ten Great Albums You've Never Heard [Marc Hirsh // F2000]
We Like Things: Our writers rave about things from '06 (or thereabouts) that we happen to love. [six intrepid writers // Jan2007]
We Like Things, 2007: You will like them, too. [ten intrepid writers // Mar2008]

Reviews
CD/7" Reviews:
  • The A Frames -- Avenged Sevenfold
  • Babel Fishh -- Byron the Bulb
  • Caalma -- Cyan
  • Dakota -- Dutch Kills
  • Earth Crisis -- Eyedea and Abilities
  • The Facet -- Funeral Diner
  • Gameface -- Guns Are For Kids
  • Alexander Hacke -- Frida Hyvönen
  • I Am The Pilot -- Ivy
  • J Dilla -- Just A Fire
  • Kait0 -- Korn
  • Ladyfinger (ne) -- Lullaby for the Working Class
  • Mabou -- MYTWILIGHTPILOT
  • The Naptown Amplifier Co. -- Paolo Nutini
  • Oakley Hall -- Oxford Collapse
  • P -- Puny Human
  • Qui -- Quix*o*tic
  • Racebannon -- Rx Bandits
  • Sad Rockets -- System and Station
  • Taggart -- Tyro
  • Überzone -- Mike Uva
  • La Vagancia -- Vopat
  • The Wails -- Wu-Tang Clan
  • xbxrx -- X27
  • Yellowcard -- Yume Bitsu
  • The Zambonis -- Saul Zonana

    Movie Reviews (Overexposed):
  • Overexposed: Confessions of a Movie Junkie [Jeremy Hart // Sp2001]
  • Overexposed: Finding Neo [Jeremy Hart // F2003]
  • Overexposed: Planet of the Apes/Made [Jeremy Hart // F2002]
  • Overexposed: (Some of) The Best Films of 1999 [Mel House // F1999]
  • Overexposed: Ten Great Movies from the Last Five Years (That You Never Saw) [Doug Dillaman // Sp1999]
  • Overexposed: Too Many Damn Movies [Jeremy Hart // F2000]
  • Overexposed: Too Perfect, Too Real [Jeremy Hart // Sp2005]
  • Overexposed: When Good Movies Go Bad [Jeremy Hart // F2004]

    Writing Reviews (No Sound):
  • No Sound: Tex Kerschen, Swarm of Angels/NTX + Electric Sex [Jeremy Hart // F2003]
  • No Sound: Jon Solomon, My Pal God Records [Jeremy Hart // F2000]

    Live Reviews:
  • Live: 311 Kicks It High School Stylee [Jill Krasny // Dec2006]
  • Live: A Different Foo Fighters Come to Town [Dwayne Cathey // Feb2008]
  • Live: Alice Cooper -- Psycho Dramatics [Bill Reed // Nov2007]
  • Live: Baby Calendar [Shawn Rameshwar // Sp2005]
  • Live: Bad-Soul Brains/Candiria/Haste/Eyeagainst [Mel House // F2002]
  • Live: Battles/Ponytail/Sharks and Sailors [Brigitte Zabak // Aug2007]
  • Live: Beach House/Papercuts [Brandon Hernsberger // Apr2008]
  • Live: Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre and Two Star Symphony Present Danse Macabre, Part II: The Consummate Host [Bob Wall // F2005]
  • Live: Buxton/Dignan/The Church of Philadelphia/Hollywood Black [Pedro // Sept2007]
  • Live: Citay [Alex Li // May2008]
  • Live: Deafening/Plump/Casino [Andrew Perkins // Sept2006]
  • Live: Dengue Fever [Quinn Alexander // Jun2008]
  • Live: Do Make Say Think/Midlake [Shawn Rameshwar // W2004]
  • Live: DragonForce/Between the Buried and Me [Andrew Perkins // Mar2007]
  • Live: Elliott [Mary Carradine // Sp2001]
  • Live: Fat Wreck Chords Tour [Mel House // F2000]
  • Live: Fishbone [Mel House // F2000]
  • Live: French Kicks/Young Mammals/Hearts of Animals [Brandon Hernsberger // Jun2008]
  • Live: Girls Against Boys/Buffalo Daughter/Stanford Prison Experiment [Josh Denk // Sp1999]
  • Live: Helmet/Totimoshi [Jeremy Hart // Sp2005]
  • Live: The Hissyfits/Dirt Bike Annie/Patrick O'Donnell [Mel House // F2002]
  • Live: The Impossibles/Nada Surf/Ozma/Recover [Steve Olson // F2002]
  • Live: I've Been Warped -- Vans Warped Tour 2005 (or, How Not to Run a Music Festival with Good Bands and a Bazillion Kids in Houston in the Summer) [Jeremy Hart // F2005]
  • Live: John Fogerty Gets Cowboyed-Up At Houston Rodeo [Bill Reed // Mar2008]
  • Live: Kansas -- Classic Rock Gets Classical Flavor In Houston [Bill Reed // Jan2008]
  • Live: King Diamond/Nile/The Black Dahlia Murder/Behemoth [Patrick Graham // F2005]
  • Live: Kings Of Leon/The Stills/Satin Hooks [Jeremy Hart // Oct2006]
  • Live: Lamb of God/Opeth/Unearth/Chimaira/A Life Once Lost [Patrick Graham // F2005]
  • Live: The Lemonheads [Brigitte Zabak // Apr2007]
  • Live: Lonestar Pornstar Does Dallas [Alicia Crowder // W2004]
  • Live: Machine Head/DevilDriver/It Dies Today/Fallen Line [Patrick Graham // F2005]
  • Live: MGMT/Yeasayer [Brandon Hernsberger // Mar2008]
  • Live: NOFX/No Use For A Name/The Flatliners/Latch Key Kids [Mel House // Apr2008]
  • Live: Old 97s/Richard Leo Johnson [Mel House // F1999]
  • Live: The Push Kings/Junior Varsity [Jeremy Hart // Sp1999]
  • Live: The Raconteurs [David A. Cobb // Nov2006]
  • Live: Radiohead [Brandon Hernsberger // May2008]
  • Live: Ripped to Shreds -- Sonic Youth Ignites the Stage and Leaves No Chord Un-tuned [Jill Krasny // Aug2006]
  • Live: Sharks and Sailors Blast Out of Houston [Alicia Crowder // Jun2006]
  • Live: Sinews (+ Some Other People) [Andrew Perkins // Oct2006]
  • Live: Slipknot/Amen [Lesa Pence // F2000]
  • Live: Slipknot -- The Power of the Masked Men [Alicia Crowder // Sp2005]
  • Live: Sprawl/de Schmog/Blunt/Toho Ehio/U.Y.U.S. - The Axiom 20th Anniversary Reunion [Pedro // Oct2007]
  • Live: Streetlight Manifesto/Voodoo Glow Skulls/MU330/Secret Agent Bill/The Blue Lights [Savie Maneen // Sp2005]
  • Live: Terrastock 4: Skip the Family Reunion Next Year [Doug Dillaman // Sp2001]
  • Live: Tilt/One Man Army [Jeremy Hart // F1999]
  • Live: The Unholy Alliance Tour (Slayer/Lamb Of God/Mastodon/Children of Bodom/Thine Eyes Bleed) [Patrick Graham // Sept2006]
  • Live: Unsane/400 Blows/Mouth of the Architect [Andrew Perkins // Jul2007]
  • Live: The Willowz/The Scattered PAGES/The Papermoons [Simon Holcroft // Jun2007]
  • Live: X/Rollins Band/The Riverboat Gamblers [Mel House // Feb2007]
  • Live: William Elliott Whitmore/Tim Barry/Josh Small [Andrew Perkins // Oct2007]
  • Live: Yo La Tengo/Chris Knox [Marshall Preddy // Sp2001]

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