AltWeeklies Wire
Stax Sings Motownnew
Stax vs. Motown is, of course, one of the past century's great cultural rivalries, up there with Yankees/Red Sox or Beatles/Stones.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-31-2008 |
Reviews
Iron Mic Collective Creates a New Memphis Soundnew
Iron Mic's vitality comes in representing a considerable, mostly silent slice of the city's African-American hip-hop audience: people who don't relate to Three 6 Mafia or Project Pat or Yo Gotti and never thought there'd be Memphis-bred hip-hop for them.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jill Scott: Neo-soul's Deserving Standard-bearernew
Philly soulster and Roots protegee Jill Scott has become the scene's true standard-bearer. She's the genre's reigning poet laureate -- a strong, precise lyricist in a genre without many.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jill Scott, The Real Thing
Utopian Societynew
The Simple Ones and a couple of ex-Grifters help Shangri-La Records celebrate 20 years.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
03-21-2008 |
Music
Memphis Does Austinnew
At this year's South By Southwest Festival, Memphis musicians made a splash.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-21-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Grave Mattersnew
"I came to Memphis to find musicians' gravesites, including James Carr's," Steve Suskie says. He visited New Park Cemetery to pay Carr his respects, but the manager told Suskie that Carr had no gravestone.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
03-21-2008 |
Music
From the Valleynew
In the late 1990s, Ron Lachini and his wife moved from Northern California to Oregon's Willamette Valley to start Lachini Vineyards. The winery's first vintage was released in 2001.
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Hughes |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Three-Way in the Ninth Congressional Districtnew
Contending in the closely watched congressional race are Steve Cohen, Nikki Tinker, and ... Jake Ford.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
03-21-2008 |
Politics
ACLU Sues Tennessee to Restore Felon Voting Rightsnew
In 2006, the state legislature added new amendments that force felons to pay victim restitution and be current on child support payments, when applicable, before voting again. The ACLU contends that "no one should have to pay any fine or any monetary obligation as a condition to vote."
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
03-21-2008 |
Politics
Soledad O'Brien Talks About 'Black in America'new
The six-hour documentary begins airing Thursday, April 3rd, with its first installment revisiting the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
03-14-2008 |
TV
Election '08: Mississippi Mudnew
The Democratic presidential candidates struggle on.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
03-14-2008 |
Commentary
'10,000 B.C.' Shows Anachronistic Spectacle Has Its Usesnew
If you look close, you'll find racist overtones and blanket stupidity. And yet -- those are the most important words in this review -- despite everything, 10,000 B.C. is also a big ole slop-bucket of dumb fun.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
03-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 10,000 B.C., Roland Emmerich
The Not-So-Great Heistnew
If The Bank Job were equal to the sum of its parts, it would be spectacular.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
03-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
Memphis at SXSWnew
Memphis musicians have been a growing presence at Austin's annual South by Southwest Music Festival, but the Memphis presence at SXSW will be bigger than ever.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
03-07-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
4 Bears Winery Gets Personalnew
Not many wines are named after children's nursery rhymes.
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Hughes |
03-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
