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Today's winner is getting some local rock'n'roll from Ryan Peel. Ryan Peel's debut single was released on bright yellow vinyl earlier this year. It's got two songs - ""Even If" on the A-side and "Didn't See It Coming" on the B-side. It was…
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Today was the first Memphis Mystery Train of the new year, and my, what an educational edition it was. Here's what I played on the Train this week, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics: Magnetic Fields - Kiss Me…
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(Editor’s note: I’m on a quest to catalog all of the places in the Memphis area with historical markers in a semi-weekly feature called “On This Date, Something Happened".) In honor of the University of Memphis' 100th birthday, here's another…
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Today's Memphis Mystery Train was all about high school - what I was listening to and what I should have been listening to. And in keeping with the theme, here's picture of me in high school: Here's what I played today, with the local tracks…
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Maybe it's a sign of being a grown up, but I'm finding the holidays overwhelming for the first time ever. I need something to get me in the right spirit, take my mind off of it, and finish my Christmas shopping for me. If you do, too, try these…
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Assignment #13 is to show off your sweet moves on the "Soul Train" dance floor at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Why just watch "Soul Train" on a giant, curved screen when pretending like you're there is so much more fun? The dance floor…
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Elvis's birthday week is technically over, but I couldn't resist sharing my all-time favorite Elvis cover. This is Automusik, singing "Hound Dog" at the Hi-Tone Cafe. The video quality isn't that great (and it's only part of the song), but you get…
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It's Wednesday, and you know what that means - it's time for a quick Memphis news update. First, though, there's someone I'd like you to meet. This is Raquel Miranda Hinson, and she's the I Love Memphis spring intern. She's a senior public…
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Today will go down as the day that I found both the Dolly Parton and the Loretta Lynn box sets in the WEVL CD library. Oh, happy day. Here's what I played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train, with all of the local tracks marked with an asterisk:…
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Happy Friday, Memphis! Here's your weekly short list of this weekend's five can't-miss Memphis events: 1. Incognito Art Auction, Memphis Botanic Gardens, Friday, 6 p.m., $25 - $35 At the Botanic Gardens' Incognito art auction, you're invited to…