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				<title>The Five Most Disappointing Goth Albums: Sisters of Mercy, Vision Thing</title>
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			All this week we're going to look back over albums from undeniable goth icons and talk about their failures. 

I have a feeling this one is going to get me into trouble, but hear me out, OK?

Bot...]]></description>
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				<title>UPDATED: Tera Melos, TTNG and LIMB at Fitzgerald&apos;s, 5/16/2013</title>
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			  UPDATE: Rocks Off incorrectly identified the former By the End of Tonight member now performng as LIMB as Jeff Wilson, not James Templeton. Our apologies to LIMB.

Tera Melos, TTNG, LIMB
Fitzge...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>Kylesa and Blood Ceremony at Walters, 5/16/2013</title>
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			  Kylesa, Blood Ceremony, White Hills, Lazer/Wulf
Walters Houston
May 16, 2013

Ever notice how some weeks just never seem to end? There's nothing worse. On those occasions when each and every wo...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>Steve Aoki at Stereo Live, 5/16/2013</title>
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			 Steve Aoki
Stereo Live
May 16, 2013

According to the World Black Belt Bureau, the term "Dim Mak", also called the "Touch of Death," is defined as "the ancient martial art of striking vital poin...]]></description>
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				<title>Taylor Swift at Toyota Center, 5/16/13</title>
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			 Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran
Toyota Center
May 16, 2013

There was a moment about a minute and a half or so into Thursday night's concert where Taylor Swift stopped, looked straight into one of the ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>Waka Flocka Flame Needs to Stay Away From EDM</title>
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			Electronic dance music genre is corrupting trap music, and this trend is driving me bonkers. It's worse than any country/rap collaboration ever made.

The mix of electronic and/or dubstep and Sou...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>Top Five Totally Legit Porn-Star Music Videos</title>
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			 So apparently actor Jonah Falcon is packin' heat in his pants. No, we're not talking about the kind of heat that the NRA and Ted Nugent endorse -- this is not that kind of blog. We mean packing ...]]></description>
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				<title>The Best Concerts In Houston This Weekend: Jeezy, CCA Conservation Concert, etc.</title>
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			  Jeezy
Arena Theatre, May 17

A self-proclaimed hustler on the mike, the Atlanta rapper known as Young Jeezy has grown up quite a bit since his 2001 debut album dropped under the name Lil J. Ris...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>HPMA Nomination Ballot Is Going, Going... Only One Week Left</title>
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			 Hard to believe it's already been almost two weeks since we put up the 2013 Houston Press Music Awards nomination ballot. This year has not been a slow one, that's for sure.

But now there is of...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>The 5 Most Disappointing Goth Albums: Nine Inch Nails, With Teeth</title>
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			All this week we're going to look back over albums from undeniable goth icons and talk about their failures. 

In 1999, Trent Reznor released The Fragile, which if not his greatest album... nah, ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>UPDATED: The Rocks Off 100: Kimberly M&apos;Carver, Missouri City&apos;s Nightingale</title>
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			Welcome to the Rocks Off 100, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Chris Gray</author>
			
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				<title>Smashing Pumpkins at Bayou Music Center, 5/15/2013</title>
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			 Smashing Pumpkins
Bayou Music Center
May 15, 2013

This is not a Smashing Pumpkins review. 

Sure, the title of this post hints otherwise, but I assure you -- the Smashing Pumpkins broke up in C...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Neph Basedow</author>
			
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				<title>Willie D, Please Save My Long-Distance Relationship</title>
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			Welcome to Ask Willie D, Rocks Off's advice column where the Geto Boys MC answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, "funny, serious or unpredictable." Something on your mind? Ask ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<featured_headline>Will This Long-Distance Love Last?</featured_headline>
			
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				<title>Rudy&apos;s Return: Houston&apos;s Latest Ska Revival</title>
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			  Billy Munoz wants to reassure you would-be skankers to just get on the dance floor and do your thing. He won't judge you.  

"It doesn't matter what you look like as long as you're moving," he ...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Jesse Sendejas Jr.</author>
			
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				<title>A Gallery of Awesome Taylor Swift Memes</title>
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			When I think of Taylor Swift, my mind immediately goes to the category it has labeled as "sheer hilarity." From the Kanye incident to the bleating goat videos, the poor girl has become synonymous...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Angelica Leicht</author>
			
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				<title>The Five Most Disappointing Goth Albums: Bauhaus, Go Away White</title>
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			All this week we're going to look back over albums from undeniable goth icons and talk about their failures. 

Thus far I've been focusing on endings, what with Siouxsie and the Banshees' last al...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Jef With One F</author>
			
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				<title>Houston-Born Tejano Icon Lydia Mendoza Honored With New Postage Stamp</title>
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			Texas music lovers have one more thing to celebrate as of today. The United States Postal Service is issuing a new series of stamps titled Music Icons, and Houston's own Lydia Mendoza is the firs...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>William Michael Smith</author>
			
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				<title>How to Get Signed In Five Easy Steps, Starring Hacienda</title>
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			Maybe it all comes down to being in the right place at the right time. Maybe luck has something to do with it. Or maybe it's crafting a vintage-era sound with odes of talent that landed Hacienda ...]]></description>
				<link>http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2013/05/how_to_get_your_band_signed_wi.php</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Sonya Harvey</author>
			
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				<featured_headline>Hacienda&apos;s Recipe For Music-Biz Success</featured_headline>
			
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				<title>Concert Pub North Gives 1960 Area All the Rock It Can Handle</title>
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			  "It's an exciting time for us," says Concert Pub North (CPN) talent buyer John Escamilla. "A year ago, we were a tribute [act] and local venue. Today we are being looked at like a live-music ve...]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Creg Lovett</author>
			
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				<title>Five Disco Songs That Make Daft Punk&apos;s &quot;Get Lucky&quot; Blush</title>
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			Hey 2013. We need to talk. You've already produced a number of good albums, some even by new bands. But I've got a bone to pick with you, and it's about this new song by Daft Punk featuring Pharr...]]></description>
				<link>http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2013/05/five_disco_songs_that_make_daf.php</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
				<author>Corey Deiterman</author>
			
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