Check out music from TV Torso, T-Model Ford, No Mas Bodas, Peter Case, and more.

The Blood Center of Central Texas, Blue Bell Creameries and KASE 101 have announced that their 14th annual Pint for Pint blood donation will be running August 1-14.

The leak may have finally been fixed, but the effects of the BP’s oil spill will linger for years to come. Here are three different benefits for the Gulf coast that are not only stepping up to the plate, but should also get down and dirty.

Sometimes the contemporary right's schizophrenia can boggle the mind. Take this week: On one hand, the Republican Party of Texas launched its Hispanic Republicans of Texas political action committee on Tuesday. On the other hand, a large slab of the Texas Congressional delegation signed up for Congresswoman Michelle Bachman's new Tea Party Caucus.

Today, City Manager Marc Ott announced Austin Energy's new general manager will be Larry Weis. He'll take over recently retired Roger Duncan's position on Sept. 27.

If there was any doubt that indie games have arrived, point your mouse to pOnd, an online game that sets the player up with a bunch of indie tropes (low-fi graphics, no apparent goal) and even goes so far as to abandon big-gaming's construct that games must be fun (that's so indie). I beg you to play the game – it takes a few minutes at most – before clicking through.

TDH will most likely keep up its skeleton posts this week, keeping the powder dry for when City Council returns next week. Until then, check out this week's bountiful news coverage, and peep the B&C highlights below.

We delve deep into the "all funds" budget this week. Despite its' $2.75 billion budget covering all city enterprises, it's largely obscured come budget time in favor of debate regarding the smaller general fund. You know the Totescast ain't having that.

Are you a master of mashups? Can you whirl around music on your MacBook like a Pro? Does the electronica at most clubs seem puerile and basic? Well then, I have a mission for you. Megan Phelps-Roper (scion of the Fred Phelps, head of the Westboro Baptist Church) released a cover of Lady Gaga's "Telephone", and wouldn't you know it? It's delightfully hateful.