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Ingram Hill's Bass Player Woesnew
After completing Cold in California, the group's original bassist left the band. Then there was another guy ... he didn't last.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
11-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold in California, Ingram Hill
Judith Jones Honors Her Muse, Gastereanew
The opening scene in Jones' memoir, The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food, says it all: Her mother was well into her 90s, and she had one question for her daughter: "Tell me, Judith, do you really like garlic?"
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
11-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
Time To Get Out of Iraqnew
It is a no-win situation, no matter how you look at it.
The Memphis Flyer |
Charley Reese |
11-16-2007 |
Commentary
New Blue Laws Hit Memphis Beer Salesnew
When they say Memphis is the Home of the Blues, they're not talking about blue laws, but maybe they should be. The City Council voted last week to prohibit beer sales for off-premise consumption within 500 feet of churches, schools, and most residential areas.
The Memphis Flyer |
Mary Cashiola |
11-16-2007 |
Food+Drink
Memphis' Daily Paper Outsources to Indianew
News of the Commercial Appeal's decision to outsource the advertising layout department to India comes at a time when the newspaper is reeling from a number of blows to both its credibility and its bottom line.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
11-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Church of God in Changeovernew
A global institution at a turning point celebrates its centennial in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
11-09-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Meat Puppets' Long, Strange Tripnew
The world's most gifted fiction writer couldn't come up with a story as fascinating and tragic as that of the Meat Puppets.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Photographer Theresa Kereakes Focues on Punk Deathsnew
Kereakes's new show turns a critical eye on "live fast, die young" L.A. musicians such as Germs frontman Darby Crash, who died of a drug overdose in 1980; AIDS casualties such as Black Randy (who founded West Coast art-punk group Metrosquad) and Lance Loud; and Jeffrey Lee Pierce, who died of a brain hemorrhage at 37.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andria Lisle |
11-02-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Head Over Heels For Down Under Winesnew
"It was like stumbling onto some kind of undiscovered winemaking utopia," says Dan Philips, founder of Grateful Palate Imports. "It was like Ponce de Leon discovering the Fountain of Youth."
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Hughes |
11-02-2007 |
Food+Drink
Sanctions Don't Work In a Global Economynew
Other than substituting empty gestures for real action and appeasing domestic lobbies, I really don't see what good sanctions do. It's no longer 1945.
The Memphis Flyer |
Charley Reese |
11-02-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iran
The Black Lips Digs Deep, Even After the Gold Rushnew
Good Bad Not Evil is the band's fourth and arguably best album, concocting and sustaining an ideal blend of humor, chops, and even a little gravity.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
10-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Lips, Good Bad Not Evil
Less Government is Morenew
Giving power back to the states is the solution to federal government abuses.
The Memphis Flyer |
Ron Hart |
10-29-2007 |
Commentary
Shooter Jennings' Music is Anti-Nashville Countrynew
The Wolf harkens back to days when Shooter's daddy was making hits -- back then, the best prize a country star could receive was a radio hit and, with an army of songwriters supplying songs, the norm was to release two or more albums a year in hopes that one of them would have the golden single.
The Memphis Flyer |
Werner Trieschmann |
10-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shooter Jennings, The Wolf
Not Gonna Fall Outnew
Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley discusses fame, his vegan straight-edge lifestyle, and the band's latest video.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
10-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fall Out Boy
'Monetizing Content' at The Commercial Appealnew
News meets NASCAR as sponsors gain foothold at Memphis' daily paper.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
10-22-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
