Names in red scroll up the side of the website for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS. They are not names of victims but of the people participating in a bike ride spanning 50 miles through the winding roads of Central Texas. A number tallying the amount of dollars raised by each member moves along with it. A click of their names takes you to their personal web pages and you get a peek at the people who will jump on a bike in the name of HIV. Man of Austin.com...  Read More »

Live drawings of nude models, penis and breast sculptures and more erotic art in every medium all in the name of fundraising. Yup, sounds like ArtErotica is back and by the buzz of it, better than ever. Event Co-Chair Scott Ballew gives us the naked truth on this Can’t Miss Event. Where did the concept of ArtErotica come from? Well, Chuck Watson, a long-time Octopus Club supporter, started with a small art show many years ago. They were just small parties...  Read More »

This month’s pictorial features a series of shots taken by PatrickMark Photography for April’s ArtErotica event. Titled “Please” the photos capture a raw but vulnerable atmosphere found in a man’s life.  Read More »  Read More →

Tighty whities on Marky Mark have evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry with no end in sight for men’s underwear. That’s music to the ears of designers such as Andrew Christian who has built a reputation on playful, sleek yet masculine undergarments for men. The budding designer from Los Angeles plans his first trip to Austin in April and it is sending local fashionistas into a buzz for LOBO’s Splash Swimwear Show featuring the designer’s...  Read More »

Oilcan Harry’s takes a daring new approach to put the “hump” back in Hump Day. The crowd mills around the dance floor, slim cameras and picture phones in hand. One guy grips his drink leaning against the bar in anticipation. Others whisper to one another and smirk at what they see unfolding in front of their eyes. The space inside Oilcan Harry’s usually reserved for dancing or as a stage for the lineup of weekly drag is now home to a...  Read More »

Is your cell giving your jeans a bulge that needs explaining? Feel the need to spy on your lover while you clean and deodorize the room? Or maybe just take aim at him for a good round of shooting… Here are a few must-have gadgets we have found that could change the way you live.  Read More »  Read More →

“A jealous boyfriend is like a scratched DVD of porn. It will get you off but eventually you have to get rid of it.” - Man of Austin  Read More →

Hello, Welcome to the first online edition of Man of Austin.com magazine. I am proud to launch this new Internet publication dedicated to the gay men of Central Texas. Over the past few years, I have been involved with a number of Austin websites that focused on event listings. While the response was great, the reality of publishing such an intensive site on a daily, even weekly basis was no longer possible. To satisfy my creative side, I developed Man of...  Read More »