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It's a good week for small Memphis history lessons. First, Richard has a short history of the Memphis parks system, which included this awesome promotional poster for the places "where Memphians spend their leisure moments": Secondly, Matthew…
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Here's what I played on this week's Memphis Mystery Train, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics: Magnetic Fields - Absolutely Cuckoo ( I'm so sorry if this got stuck in your head.) Egyptians - Party Stomp They…
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Though he's originally from Chicago, Adrian Santos is all about Memphis. He runs Revolt Marketing and Artist Management, DJs with Electrocity and runs Do901.com, a site promoting awesome Memphis events. When he's not working, he volunteers with…
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Memphis has been written up in all sorts of travel guides, but there's only one designed specifically for lowlifes. The Kreature Comforts Guide to Memphis (put out by Shangri-la Projects) is an informative, funny, down and dirty guide to all of…
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Artist Robin Salant won a grant from Crosstown Arts to do a big, moving light display in the empty Sears Crosstown Building. She and her team of volunteers have installed solar powered lights, theater grade light gels and moving disco lights…
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Tundrea Lyons is the assistant art director for Revolutionary Runway, a series of runway fashion shows where the models pose with fine art pieces made by local artists. She's also involved with the Memphis Entertainment and Art Information Station…
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Here’s what I played on this week’s Memphis Mystery Train, with the local tracks marked with an asterisk and my notes in italics. (You guys got lucky today. When I woke up this morning and looked at the playlist I had thrown together before I went…
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You might not recognize his photo, but if you listen to WKNO, you probably know Darel Snodgrass by his voice. He hosts the morning classical music programming during the week. Incidentally, this week is pledge week on WKNO, so if you listen and…
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Anna Pedersen (who is never without her fabulous pearls) is a University of Memphis student who has lived in Memphis for three years. She's involved in the university's Progressive Student Alliance, which is a group that has worked to get campus…
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If you ever get worried about kids these days, check out these videos of Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering students reciting poetry from the Harlem Renaissance: Here's "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes: And "Still Here", also by Langston…