AltWeeklies Wire
Growing a Greener Inboxnew
OK, you've ditched the bottled water habit, unplugged all your home electronics when they're not in use, and started a compost pile in your backyard. Pat yourself on the back for making the effort to get greener at home -- but don't forget that some of your biggest waste may actually be at work.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Tech
'Mom, What Did You Do?'new
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." I don't know about you people, but I'm thinking it's time we did some learnin'.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
04-21-2008 |
Commentary
It's 2008 ... Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?new
Better yet, do you know what they're plotting behind those closed bedroom doors, between cell phone texts and emails on MySpace or Facebook?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
04-21-2008 |
Commentary
Hush and Be Coolnew
Stimulus checks or "hush and be cool" money?
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
04-21-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Are New Voters Changing Mississippi Politics?new
We take a post-primary look at the changing faces of Mississippi's voters. Could this be a sign of the end of the Southern Strategy?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-21-2008 |
Politics
Who are the Nappy Roots?new
Back in 2002, Kentucky's Nappy Roots set themselves apart from the rest of the hip-hop world by proudly embracing their rural southern heritage with the ubiquitous hit single "Aw Naw." Five years after their last national release, who are the Nappy Roots today?
Jackson Free Press |
Tom Speed |
04-03-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Humdinger, The Nappy Roots
Roaring and Tumbling with the 'Punk Blues'new
Silver Lions 20/20 is a duo that has been together less than a year, but the group includes two veterans of Deep South blues and punk. Guitarist and vocalist Chet Weise and drummer Craig "Sweet Dog" Pickering offer their own take on the "punk blues."
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Silver Lions 20/20
The Nouveau Cajunnew
Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana is a collection of stories written in memoir style about Johnson's part-time life in Henderson, La., a small town on the edge of the Atchafalalya Swamp.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
04-03-2008 |
Nonfiction
Defining Amanda Raynew
Combining sensual, airy vocals with trip-hop rhythm, Atlanta musician Amanda Ray blends musical genres with ease and creates provocative, mysteriously dark music.
Jackson Free Press |
Jeri Lynn Ostrander |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amanda Ray, Mirrored Images
We Call it Irresistiblenew
If you're the type who lives for Saturday night dancing at Schimmel's, you don't want to miss Wiley and the Checkmates during the Crossroads Film Festival. The Oxford soul band is sure to put a shake in your step with their funk-infused take on classic soul.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Shopocalypse Now!new
In the film, What Would Jesus Buy? Reverend Billy is preaching against what he mirthlessly calls the "Shopocalypse," the slow death of the planet through humanity's incessant desire to buy more stuff.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: What Would Jesus Buy?
Refusing to Walk in the Shadownew
Collaborating and coordinating business opportunities with Brotha Hustle and Aunt Tee Tee.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
04-03-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Sacrificial Rewardsnew
Ladies and gentlemen, rejoice! Sacrifices have been made to the hip-hop gods, and the drought is over. Finally, new rap albums are coming out. And guess what, they're pretty good.
Jackson Free Press |
David Dennis Jr. |
03-31-2008 |
Music
Jazzy and Be-Boppinnew
With Jazzfest less than a month away, it is time to clear your schedule and figure out which days to attend.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
03-28-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Dead Aheadnew
The band's sound is everything you'd expect from a group with ties to two illustrious music scenes as disparate (yet kindred-spirited) as Muscle Shoals and Haight-Ashbury.
Jackson Free Press |
James Hughes |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews