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Allison Moorer Mockingbird 2008-03-16 21:37:59 Allison Moorer
Mockingbird
Allison Moorer is one of the greatest living female country singers making records today. She may not receive as much acclaim or recognition as other vocalists, but you never get the feeling she’s in it for the praise and accolades anyway–she just seems to love singing. This is quite apparent on her new album [...] Read more:Allison
Steve Stevens Memory Crash 2008-03-16 21:35:49 Steve StevensMemory
Crash
Guitarist virtuoso Steve Stevens has spent the best part of well over 20 years as the on-again, off-again sideman for Billy Idol. During the off time he has played and recorded with Vince Neil and he won a Grammy for his performance on the Top Gun Soundtrack. Stevens has also found time to [...] Read more:Steve
BoDeans/Still 2008-03-16 21:33:52 BoDeans Still
It’s hard to believe that the BoDeans are 25 years into their career; hell, it’s hard to believe college was that long ago. The BoDeans were one of the premiere “College Rock” bands of the mid-to-late 80s and early 90s. While some college rock bands like Pylon split up and others such as R.E.M. [...]
Flavor Flav: Bring The Noise 2008-03-19 00:26:25 Flavor Flav has made a place for himself when the next generation writes their history books as an actor, a reality TV star and as a recording artist. He is also one of the major components of Public Enemy, the most prolific and groundbreaking rap/hip-hop group of the 20th Century, and it is for those [...] Read more:Flavor
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Grits and Greens: Betty Fraser 2008-03-19 00:02:07 Betty Fraser
is a self-taught chef from the Bay area who has made quite a name for herself in the deep South–of California. The LA-based former Top Chef contestant is the owner of GRUB in Hollywood and As You Like It Catering. A student of theater when she was younger, Fraser is currently embarking on [...] Read more:Greens
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Mile-High-Five Club 2008-03-18 23:34:34 Danny Evans writes the most hilariousest blob on the Internet, Dad Gone Mad. He is also a sociopath, a flight risk and the proud owner of two webbed toes.
1. The terms “up in this bitch” and “up in this motherfucker.” I have no idea who made them up or what they mean, but dammit if [...]
Week In Blogs: The Internet Today 2008-03-18 23:10:21 The famous “Flying Saucer” House in Chatanooga, Tennessee.
Biloxi, Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina.
Two of my favorite characters.
You’ll never convince me that this song was written by humans.
A mix of Coldplay and Buena Vista Social Club. Brilliant.
These boys ain’t right.
Dude. Dude. Dude! Read more:Blogs
, Internet
, Today
The Adventures of Christopher Barron. 2008-03-18 02:31:44 Chris Barron
is in Spain. He’s there to participate in Semana Santa (Holy Week) where he will join a procession and assist in carrying a “huge, ornate “tronos”‘ through the streets of town. It is a rare and amazing opportunity and he’s excited about it. As he’s telling me about his role in the celebration [...] Read more:Adventures
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WiLX: From Oxford To Athens 2008-03-17 23:40:31 Southern rock band WiLX, has made some major changes since it moved from Oxford
to its home in Athens, GA. With its current, and most productive line-up now facing its first anniversary in May, the band will be bringing its guitar-driven rock back to Oxford tomorrow night for a headlining show at The Library.
If you [...]
The Legend Of The Legendary Shack Shakers 2008-03-17 23:40:18 J.D. Wilkes may be a true Southern renaissance man. He’s a Kentucky colonel, a filmmaker and documentarian and he’s the lead singer of the Southern-fried tour de force known as the Legend
ary ShackShakers
. The Shack Shakers combines the best of bluesy, swampy Southern rock and mixes it with punk, rockabilly and even gospel to [...] Read more:Legendary
The Reality Of Lance Krall 2008-03-20 23:49:20 Lance Krall has brought integrity back to television, well at least to VH1. Krall and his longtime friends and colleagues are the stars of Free Radio, which airs Fridays on VH1 at 9:30 PM (CST). The premise of the show is simple: Krall plays Lance, a radio station intern who takes the place of shock [...] Read more:Lance
Indie Friday With Aly From The Merry Andrews Show 2008-03-20 20:23:56 Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The MerryAndrews
Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site.
Greetings, virtual champions and welcome to the first week of my attempt [...] Read more:Indie
, Friday
Untitled David Wain Project 2008-03-19 23:07:23 David Wain is one of the more productive and relevant directors of the moment. Between directing his first movie for a big studio and working on the next season of his internet comedy Wainy Days, he is also preparing several new projects for both TV and film.
Among his contributions to comedy and culture are the [...] Read more:Untitled
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Jay McCarroll- Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold. 2008-03-23 23:48:50 On December 1, 2004, Project Runway premiered on the Bravo channel and by the end of season one, it had become one the channel’s most popular series. The winner of the first season was a deliciously saucy young Pennsylvania native, Jay McCarroll. If you watched season one then you know that Jay did things his [...] Read more:Everything
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay: Muscle Shoals, Memphis And The Long Strange Trip 2008-03-23 22:56:35 Donna Jean Godchaux-Mackay was born and raised in Sheffield, Alabama. Although she may best be known in pop-culture circles as a member of the Grateful Dead in the 1970s (she was married to the Dead’s keyboardist, Keith Godchaux, and she was a harmony and background singer with the band), she was also an integral part [...] Read more:Donna
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Giant Bear: Your New Favorite Band 2008-03-23 20:07:04 Historically, Memphis has produced a lot of great musicians and there have been numerous iconic songs recorded at its studios. But Memphis has also played part in an underground music scene that is finally getting the respect it deserves. Yes, there has been Elvis and Otis, Cash and Rufus and Big Star and Lucero. But [...] Read more:Favorite
The B-52s FUNPLEX 2008-03-23 16:35:47 The B-52s: FUNPLEX
After a 16 year absence, the B-52s are back with Funplex, their first album for the Astralwerks label. It is also the first album with the line-up of Fred Schnieder, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Keith Strickland since 1989’s Cosmic Thing made them a household name. And their return was well worth the [...]
Mile-High-Five Club 2008-03-22 16:52:58 A cool cocktail mix with a serving of Lucille Ball, a splash of Carrie Bradshaw and a Mae West Twist. Shaken not stirred and served up, of course.
Chantel Williams is a self described jack of all trades yet master of none. She blogs, she cooks, she takes photographs, collects shoes, cheap sunglasses and occasionally writes.
(Note [...]
The Zen Of Jon And Vinny 2008-03-25 23:12:15 Jon Shook and Vinny
Dotolo have made names for themselves in the culinary industry the old-fashioned way: they worked hard to get where they are today. And today is not a bad spot for for the two chefs–they plan to open their new restaurant, Animal, in LA, they have a book coming out this summer [...] Read more:Zen
The Yin And Yang Of The Black And Whites 2008-03-25 22:57:10 Remember how much you loved albums such as The Ramones Rocket To Russia, KISS Destroyer, Motley Crue Too Fast For Love and Nirvana Bleach and how they are still a huge part of your life? Well, The Black
And Whites
certainly do, especially on the band’s eponymous debut album.
There is a lot to be said [...]
PRCM: Cotton Candy March 25-31 2008-03-25 15:08:59 PRCM CottonCandy
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Wendy James/Racine 2
Be Your Own Pet/Get Awkward
What Made Milwaukee Famous/What Doesn’t Kill US
Juliette And The Licks/Four On The Floor
The Black And Whites
Colour Revolt/Plunder Beg And Curse
The Dead Trees/Fort Music EP
The Hot Toddies/Smell The Mitten
The Heavy Circles
Wisely/Wisely
Presidents Of The United States Of America/These Are The Good Times People
The Sweetest Sounds For Your Ears
March
25-31
Cotton [...] Read more:Cotton Candy
John Barrett’s Bass Drum Of Death: Welcome To This One Man Show 2008-03-24 22:29:08 The Hill Country of North Mississippi is legendary, almost mythical, for the music the region has produced. We’re talking Junior Kimbrough, R.L. Burnside, The Hill Tops, Blue Mountain, North Mississippi Allstars and numerous others. But there is a new movement brewing in the hills as well. Bands such as Colour Revolt, The Black and Whites [...] Read more:Barrett
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Wendy James Racine 2 2008-03-24 21:41:01 Remember when it was the late 1980s and you were in love with the punk-pop of the UK’s Transvision Vamp? Rememeber swooning every time you heard the band’s sultry lead singer, WendyJames
, snarl “I want your fucking love”? Remember just being in love with Wendy James while Debbie Gibson and Tiffany were rocking the [...]
Anna Vocino: Talk Radio 2008-03-28 00:19:48 There are a few things that one should know about Anna Vocino: She is probably smarter than you, there’s a good chance that she annunciates better than you and she is most definitely funnier than you.
The Virgina native is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, where she helped to create the Whole World Theater [...] Read more:Radio
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Nicole Atkins: Tales From Neptune City 2008-03-27 22:10:58 New Jersey native Nicole Atkins
and her superb band The Sea has released one of the more hauntingly beautiful pop records that one is likely to hear this year. Set against a lush backdrop provided by Swedish producer Tore Johansson (New Order, OK Go), Atkins produces a dreamy masterpiece that never loses itself amongst the [...] Read more:Tales
, Neptune
Indie Friday With Aly From The Merry Andrews Show 2008-03-27 21:53:57 Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The MerryAndrews
Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site.
This is only my second week at this underground music column and [...] Read more:Indie
, Friday
Walk The Line:Extended Cut Giveaway 2008-03-27 17:31:30 Pop-Rock Candy Mountain, in cooperation with M80 and 20th Century Fox, present the Walk The Line Giveaway.
Your Mission: Tell us what your favorite Johnny Cash song is, and why!
The Payoff: PRCM will choose our two favorite entries and those readers will receive a free copy of the Walk The Line: Extended
Cut DVD set.
The [...]
Love, Revenge And The Pierces 2008-03-26 23:17:24 Here’s what you may know about The Pierces: Sisters Allison and Catherine are originally from Birmingham, Ala and they currently reside in New York. They also sing quite well together. And yes, Allison has dark hair and plays guitar and Catherine has blonde hair and she is the younger of the two. They are both [...] Read more:Revenge
Liam Sullivan- It’s “Kelly”, Betch. 2008-03-26 23:10:02 Liam Sullivan is best known for his “Kelly” character and most notably for his song and video entitled “Shoes“. The video has been viewed 14,195,412 on YouTube, and recently won the People’s Choice Award for “Favorite User-Generated Video”.
He is also taking his alter-ego on the road, opening for Margaret Cho to sold-out crowds [...]
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