Radios Burn Faster Read Yellow (Fenway Recordings) Harnessing a potent combination of Dischord label punk (think Fugazi or Nation of Ulysses) and college-circuit noise collagists (Sonic Youth, the Pixies), Massachusetts’ Read Yellow have accomplished more on their sophomore release than most bands hope to do in an entire career. Radios Burn Faster literally bristles with […]
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Man & Machine
Long before Will Smith made movies about gutsy, cocky humans battling aliens and the future, and long before Isaac Asimov started writing intelligent stories about man s interactions with robots, there was a play written in 1922 by Czech Karel Capek called RUR. This play, little seen today, remains important and distinguished because it coined […]
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Living large
Illustration By Jill Pearson In his recent documentary, Super Size Me, director Morgan Spurlock ate at McDonald’s every day — three meals a day — for a month. Under the terms of his “experiment,” he ate everything on the menu at least once and had to supersize his purchase if asked by employees to do […]
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wednesday, 14
FLOWER ARRANGING WORKSHOP. A hands-on workshop led by floral designer Greg Francis. Dixon Gallery and Gardens. 4339 Park. 10)30 a.m.
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tuesday, 13
BOOKSIGNING BY OLYMPIA VERNON. Authors signs Logic, the story of a damaged teen-age girl in rural Mississippi. Square Books. 160 Courthouse Square. Oxford, Mississippi. 5 p.m.
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monday, 12
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL. Private and grou lessons for youth ages 6 to 18 on all instruments. U of M Scheidt Music Building. Through Monday, July 19th.
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sunday, 11
SUMMER SONGWRITING SERIES. Grammy-nominated songwriter Mary Unobsky discusses songwritig, publishing, marketing, and virtual-studio recording during the 10-week series beginning July 10th. The Center for Southern Folklore, 119 S. Main. ($225) 10:30-noon.
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saturday, 10
DUTCH TREAT POLITICAL LUNCHEON. Piccadilly Cafeteria, 5272 Mt.Moriah. Guest speakers: candidates for Shelby county assessor of property, incumbent Rita Clark and Harold Sterling. 12:30 p.m.
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Lots of Children Left Behind
Shelby County continues to struggle in areas affecting children’s well-being, according to a statewide report. In a follow-up to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2004 KIDS COUNT report released last month, Tennessee released its “State of the Child in Tennessee” report, ranking its 95 counties in 33 categories. Shelby County was at or near the […]
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Fantastic Duo
Spider-Man, Spider-Man/Does whatever a spider can/Spins a web, any size/Catches thieves just like flies/Look out: Here comes the Spider-Man!” Sound familiar? At the risk of spoiling a major treat of Spider-Man 2, I feel compelled to reveal that the song appears in the film, not as an opener or over the credits but during the […]
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friday, 9
OPENING RECEPTION. For “Talking Stones,” sculpture by John McIntire. Perry Nicole Fine Art, 3092 Poplar, Suite 16. 6-8 p.m.
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Making Over Memphis
Six Memphians will get their 15 minutes of fame and a whole new look when the crew from Fox Television’s Ambush Makeover comes to town in August. Casting for the Memphis shoot began this week on the show’s Web site and runs through July 12th. On the show, a crew of stylists takes subjects nominated […]