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In my neighborhood, there's this building. It's small and old, and over the years, has been patched up or boarded up with so many different materials that I can't tell what it was originally made of. It's a definite fixer-upper, if not a total…
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If you're into new restaurants, neighborhood revitalization, malt-flavored Mountain Dew and Willie Nelson, this Memphis news update is for you. Photo by @mandyjane87 via Instagram. If you'd like to see your Instagram photos on a news update, tag…
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Editor's Note: I'm excited to share this guest post from Melanie Griggs. She's the Founder of the Black Film Review of Memphis, and she's got a list of essential Southern movies for you. Enjoy! When I think about Southern films, there are the…
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The Beatles' "Abbey Road" is a great record, but Booker T. and the MGs do it a little bit funkier on "McLemore Ave." Assignment #210 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis is to listen to Stax take on the Fab Four on "McLemore Ave." Booker T. and the…
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You probably shouldn't put yourself into a situation where you could get into a fight, but in the event that you do, the late, great Memphis punk rocker Jay Reatard has a three-point plan to get you out of it. Here's what Death + Taxes writer Alex…
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Ed. note: The nice thing about living in a music city is that we get a ton of great live shows every single month. The tough thing, however, is deciding which bands to see. With that in mind, here are 10 recommendations for shows you won't want to…
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Here's what I played on this week's Mystery Train. As always, the local tracks are marked with an asterisk: Nappy Roots - Good Day The Egyptians - Party Stomp Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo Stereolab - Peng! 33 Andrew Bird - Skin Is, My Elvis…
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I'm sitting here, eating slice after slice of the giant Ripley tomato I picked up at Easy Way this morning and trying to figure out what it is that makes these tomatoes, grown about 45 minutes north of Memphis, far superior to regular tomatoes.…
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Today in Memphis, there's a birthday, another Memphis makeover and a lot of maybe-possibly-someday plans. Also, Elvis week is nigh, y'all. But first, check out this photo of Broad Ave. at sunset: Photo by Leslie Stubblefield. If you'd like to see…
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Just a warning: your afternoon is about to get funkier. The Bo-Keys (aka, the soul band formed from members of the original Stax house band) have a new seven inch out this week. The single is called "Writing on the Wall", and if you flip it over…