Danielson is not your typical Christian-rock band. They play tonight at the Hi-Tone. Read all about it in this week’s Flyer.
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Bomar in the Barnyard
Memphis Musician/producer Scott Bomar is back in the studio, this time to mix the song “Kick It” with engineer John Hampton at Memphis’ Ardent Studios. As reported by Mixonline.com, the song will be featured in the upcoming animated flick, Barnyard, with vocal performances by Kevin James, Danny Glover, Sam Elliott, and Courteney Cox.
Bomar was music supervisor for the Memphis-made Academy Award winning film Hustle & Flow and fronts the Bo-Keys, who perform the song for the film.
Barnyard is currently scheduled for an August 4th, 2006 release. For more details, go to Mixonline.com.
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I See Dead People Voting
Joe Dante’s Homecoming is being released on DVD Tuesday. The political satire’s plot involves people coming back from the dead to vote. Now why does that sound familiar?
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On the Move
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Hackett CEO of CMOM
Former Memphis mayor Richard “Dick” Hackett has been named CEO of The Children’s Museum of Memphis (CMOM).
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Happy Anniversary, Rock-and-Roll!
On July 6th, 1954, Elvis Presley recorded “That’s All Right (Mama)” at Sam Phillips’ Sun Records, marking the moment that many consider to be the definable beginning of rock-and-roll.
Wondering what to get rock-and-roll for its 52nd anniversary? While there’s not a traditional anniversary gift for the 52nd year, might we suggest black leather, blue suede, or gold eyewear? — Greg Akers
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Season’s Readings
It’s hot outside, but the books featured in this week’s Summer Literary Guide are cool.
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It’s Plausible
So, in addition to the mad photo-op created by two heads of state visiting Graceland, it seems Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi and President Bush caused an international incident key in leading to North Korea’s test launch of missiles earlier this week. That’s the theory — which also involves Chinese President Hu Jintao and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il — put forth by BBC’s Matt Frei. Read more about this jungle room of international relations on the BBC site. — Greg Akers
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We Recommend
thursday July 6 Booksigning by Gina Cordell and Patrick O’Daniel Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 6:30 p.m. Librarians Gina Cordell and Patrick O’Daniel sign their new book of historic Memphis photographs — some culled from the Memphis Public Library’s archives, others from First Tennessee Bank and Memphis Light Gas & Water. Country on Beale W.C. […]
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Record Reviews
Back 2 Da Basics Yo Gotti (TVT) Yo Gotti uses ace producers and first-rate guests to become a hip-hop contender. As arguably now the second biggest rap act in Memphis, Yo Gotti is something like Bill Dundee to Three 6 Mafia’s Jerry Lawler (during one of their feuding periods): He’s a worthy competitor locally, but […]
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No Time for Soccer
It has been noted ad nauseam that Americans just haven’t been all that into this year’s (or any year’s) World Cup soccer tournament, currently being held in Germany.
Reuters has piled on now too, deriding American soccer interest, claiming that, “whereas spontaneous soccer breaks out on Rio and Cape Town beaches … you will not see youngsters kicking around a ball on the streets of Philadelphia or Memphis.”
Oh, and we suppose it was something other than our city’s rampaging soccer hooligans that tore down Crump Stadium last week?
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Letters to the Editor
Crime and Punishment What does it take for the mayor to see that his “crime fighter” police director Larry Godwin is just not getting the job done? How many kids have to die in the streets before we see what the real problem is and what the real solution is? Godwin is more concerned with how […]