Holly Aker Archives - Hilltop Views

Editor’s Cut: SXSW ’11 band picks

Caroline Wallace
December 14, 2011

Year in Review: Wild Beasts tone down flair, keep substance with new album

Ryan Lester
December 6, 2011

Year in Review: The Field take techno to new level

Ryan Lester
December 6, 2011

Year in Review: Braids’ debut spotlights singer

Ryan Lester
December 5, 2011

Year in Review: The Cinema’s debut unforgettable

Holly Aker
December 5, 2011

Year in Review: Comedy makes cubicles fun again

Holly Aker
December 5, 2011

Year in Review: Girls mixes sound on new album

Ryan Lester
December 5, 2011

Casting call for “The Lying Game” seeks college students

Ryan Lester
November 14, 2011

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Band mixes punk and indie

Ryan Lester
November 7, 2011

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Australian band plays solid set

Ryan Lester
November 7, 2011

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Spoon returns home for Fun

Ryan Lester
November 7, 2011

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Touche Amore rocks Black Stage

Holly Aker
November 7, 2011

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Glover makes rap for hipsters

Holly Aker
November 7, 2011

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Defeater kicks off music fest

Holly Aker
November 7, 2011

Music fest dishing out three times the fun this weekend

Ryan Lester
October 30, 2011

Austin Film Festival review: Austin High

Holly Aker
October 30, 2011

Austin Film Festival review: Butter

Holly Aker
October 30, 2011

Austin Film Festival review: The Descendants

Holly Aker
October 30, 2011

Texas Book Festival brings celebrated authors to Austin

Ryan Lester
October 16, 2011

Smells like 1990s spirit: league upstarts come as they were

Ryan Lester
October 16, 2011

Consumer expected iPhone 5, not 4S

Ryan Lester
October 16, 2011

Electronic readers are not about to replace traditional books

Ryan Lester
October 9, 2011

Campus ministry plans events to celebrate Year of the Brother

Ryan Lester
October 9, 2011

Fantastic Fest Q&A: Tom DeLonge screens new film

Holly Aker
October 2, 2011

Student invited to Fashion Week

Ryan Lester
September 25, 2011

Film encourages you to choose your brews wisely

Ryan Lester
September 11, 2011

Q&A: Electric Touch

Caroline Wallace
May 2, 2011

SXSW continues to spark safety concerns

Ryan Lester
May 1, 2011

Internet is necessary, not just addictive

Ryan Lester
April 18, 2011

Fest brings together beer and film lovers

Caroline Wallace
April 18, 2011

Q&A: Kiwi alt-rockers to make Austin stop on American tour

Holly Aker
April 18, 2011

Austin’s hot dogs

Ryan Lester
April 18, 2011

Creative Commons encourages originality through sampling

Ryan Lester
April 11, 2011

Killer whale attacks come as a result of stressful captivity

Caroline Wallace
April 11, 2011

Welsh band’s debut full-length falls short

Ryan Lester
April 11, 2011

Let them eat cupcakes: four sweet shops

Ryan Lester
April 4, 2011

Four festivals to heal your SXSWithdrawls

Ryan Lester
March 28, 2011

Weekly ‘Flix Fix: Visioneers

Ryan Lester
March 28, 2011

Film takes evocative, fresh look at Bronte’s classic novel

Caroline Wallace
March 28, 2011

“Super” more than “Kick Ass” knock off

Caroline Wallace
March 20, 2011

SXSW: Band crash lands in Austin

Caroline Wallace
March 20, 2011

SXSW: British band brings the noise

Holly Aker
March 20, 2011

SXSW: Whitechapel leaves fans bloody

Holly Aker
March 20, 2011

Excessive speed traps distract officers, intimidate drivers

Ryan Lester
March 8, 2011

Reader’s guide to surviving SXSW 2011

Ryan Lester
March 8, 2011

Free parties make it possible to do SXSW on the cheap

Ryan Lester
March 1, 2011

Houston’s ‘Summer Fest’ announces lineup for 2011

Ryan Lester
February 21, 2011

Flix Fix: ‘Loaf and Death,’ another Wallace & Gromit instant classic

Ryan Lester
February 14, 2011

Federal jobs offer options

Ryan Lester
February 8, 2011

New policy created

Holly Aker
January 31, 2011

New Iron & Wine album showcases a new, more mature sound

Ryan Lester
January 30, 2011

The Editors’ Cut: Drafthouse seeks candy feedback

Caroline Wallace
January 30, 2011

Music in ’10 marked by auto-tune, party anthems

Ryan Lester
November 29, 2010

AFHC members ‘grow’ for the gold

Caroline Wallace
November 29, 2010

Due Date holds its own

Ryan Lester
November 15, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Asian band puts pun in punk rock

Holly Aker
November 8, 2010

Vandals guitarist talks past and present at FFF Fest

Caroline Wallace
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Young rapper proves herself

Ryan Lester
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Mother Falcon serenades crowd

Caroline Wallace
November 8, 2010

Drafthouse Films launches with release of ‘Lions’

Caroline Wallace
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Monster aliens decimate festival

Holly Aker
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: MGMT gets crowd dancing

Caroline Wallace
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Weird Al does parodies galore

Ryan Lester
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Hold Steady set lives up to hype.

Ryan Lester
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Hotdog eating contest gets gross

Holly Aker
November 8, 2010

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Comedian takes on stereotypes

Caroline Wallace
November 8, 2010

Topics of new classes to range from listening to gender

Ryan Lester
October 31, 2010

British hardcore band rocks Emo’s

Holly Aker
October 31, 2010

Dance’s dark side revealed

Holly Aker
October 31, 2010

Franco shines in ‘Hours’

Caroline Wallace
October 31, 2010

Kings of Leon stray farther from roots with new album

Ryan Lester
October 31, 2010

Four years in the making, Belle and Sebastian return

Caroline Wallace
October 17, 2010

Chiodos keeps sound despite losses

Holly Aker
October 17, 2010

ACL boosts economy, undercuts music experience

Ryan Lester
October 17, 2010

Sufjan Stevens pushes sonic boundaries

Ryan Lester
October 13, 2010

ACL: Swedish trio plays synth-pop delights

Holly Aker
October 10, 2010

ACL: Benders get crowd swaying

Caroline Wallace
October 10, 2010

ACL: Sharpe makes it a party

Caroline Wallace
October 10, 2010

Mates of State to play on campus

Ryan Lester
October 10, 2010

ACL: Indie giants team up for folksy set

Caroline Wallace
October 10, 2010

Austin Film Festival announces 2010 film lineup

Ryan Lester
October 3, 2010

Best ACL aftershows

Ryan Lester
October 3, 2010

Entertainers usurping reporters

Ryan Lester
September 19, 2010

Walkmen stay consistent

Ryan Lester
September 19, 2010

Clooney film hits target

Ryan Lester
September 12, 2010

Go Local Card offers Austin discounts for students

Ryan Lester
September 12, 2010

Largest freshman class results in housing shortage

Ryan Lester
September 5, 2010

How Texenza Coffee saved my summer

Ryan Lester
September 4, 2010

3-D films and television won’t last

Ryan Lester
September 4, 2010

Austin City Limits line-up announced

Caroline Wallace
May 16, 2010

Austin psychs out with festival

Ryan Lester
April 25, 2010

Stubb’s crowd parties like it’s ’97

Ryan Lester
April 25, 2010

Library Week celebrated

Ryan Lester
April 18, 2010

Psychedelic acts inspire fest

Ryan Lester
April 11, 2010

An Austinite’s guide to used CDs

Ryan Lester
March 28, 2010

Artery Foundation showcases bands with energetic set

Holly Aker
March 21, 2010

Campus dining hall hours limited over spring break

Caroline Wallace
March 21, 2010

Ozomatli brings Latino culture to SXSW

Holly Aker
March 18, 2010

International events showcase talent from around the world

Caroline Wallace
March 17, 2010

“Cherry” finds popularity at South by Southwest

Caroline Wallace
March 17, 2010