AltWeeklies Wire
Educators School Memphis in Roots-Rocknew
Year-end releases from Rob Jungklas and the Central Standards give divergent spins on roots-rock.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
01-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gully, Rob Jungklas
The Whigs: A Throwback in a Good Waynew
Athens' Whigs perfect a brand of no-frills rock that never goes out of style.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mission Control, The Whigs
Follow That Dreamnew
Elvis Presley Estate is proposing a $250 million Graceland expansion on Elvis Presley Boulevard. What will it mean for Memphis?
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
01-11-2008 |
Music
The Year in Memphis Musicnew
Sophomore discs from Amy LaVere and Harlan T. Bobo and a "career" retrospective from Ross Johnson were among the local highlights of 2007.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
12-28-2007 |
Music
Levon Helm Mines His Arkansas Roots for Comebacknew
The story leading up to the making of Helm's first album in 25 years is filled with so much triumph over adversity that you might think it's made up.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dirt Farmer, Levon Helm
Surveying Stevie Wondernew
He's become the now-underrated owner of one of modern pop's greatest discographies.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stevie Wonder
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
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
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
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
Holly Golightly in Memphisnew
A British indie cult fave talks about her love affair with American roots music.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andria Lisle |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Holly Golightly
Rilo Kiley Embraces Pornnew
The rampant sex talk on Under the Blacklight allows singer Jenny Lewis to flaunt the pouty sexuality that is a portion of both the band's appeal and the backlash that's followed.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight
Kanye West Steps Back, but Still Risesnew
As modest artistically as it is immodest personally, Graduation still rises above most of a pretty bad year.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kanye West, Graduation
Memphis' Tunnel Clones Channel Early De La Soulnew
Tunnel Clones bring discipline and a lot of groove to their second album, World Wide Open.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andria Lisle |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tunnel Clones, World Wide Open
