Beale Street Music Fest: The Bands Friday, May 2 Lord T & Eloise FedEx Stage • 6 p.m. Aristocrunk, the combination of debauched continental privilege and Deep South horror-core hip-hip, was founded by royalty right here in Memphis. Lord T & Eloise established the upper limit on wealth, braggadocio, and rococo trappings in the rap […]
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The Zombies at the Hi-Tone
It is bizarre and a little sad that the singer on one of the most critically loved albums of the 1960s found himself working at an insurance agency after the record’s release. Odessey and Oracle, the only intentional full-length album by the Zombies, was released in 1968 after the band had split up. The song […]
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Grizzlies Lose to Thunder, 100-86
It was rough, but not as rough as it could have been. Lessons from Saturday night’s game at Beyond the Arc.
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Skin Flick
Chris McCoy says the Scarlett Johansson movie Under the Skin is remarkable.
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Decisions, Decisions
There are those among us who love the build-your-own option offered by some local restaurants. They like having things their way. Others seek the safety of the already set menu items. And then there are those of us who see all the decisions ahead — choose a protein, the bread, the three or more toppings, […]
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Memphis International Guitar Festival at U of M
Rene Izquierdo This weekend, the University of Memphis hosts the fourth annual Memphis International Guitar Festival. The festival is the work of U of M professor and master guitarist Lily Afshar. Her passion for developing new guitar music is the inspiration for this year’s guests: Aaron Larget-Caplan and Rene Izquierdo. “Both of them love to […]
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Who Was That Team?
For every team, in every sport, there exists a dichotomy: what is expected of that team, and what that team actually becomes. The only exceptions are the super teams (think 1976 Cincinnati Reds, 1985 Chicago Bears, 2012-13 Miami Heat) or the extraordinarily dreadful (the 1992-93 Dallas Mavericks and the 2008 Detroit Lions come to mind). […]
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Not Up in Smoke?
After University District residents delivered a stern message of “not lovin’ it” to McDonald’s regarding the fast-food chain’s plans to build a restaurant at Southern and Highland, they seem to have pulled their plans to purchase that property. Now, a man who told the Flyer he simply goes by Mr. Z and owns the Highland […]
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Homelessness Numbers Down
Homelessness in Memphis fell 21 percent since 2012, according to the annual homeless census taken in the city by the Community Alliance for the Homeless. Toby Sells has the story.
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Grizzlies Beat Jazz, 96-86
Last night, the Grizzlies came out and beat the Utah Jazz from start to finish, from the Courtney Lee layup to go up 2-0 to the Mike Conley free throws that made it a ten-point game. More at Beyond the Arc.
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A Little Table Talk
Though it somehow seems longer, it has only been five years — actually a little less — since I sat down for an interview with Willie Herenton, who was about to take voluntary leave of the job of mayor of Memphis after holding it for more than 17 years. Herenton had requested the interview and […]