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Updated July 2017 You don't have to be in Memphis to complete assignment #197 in the 365 Things to Do in Memphis, but I'm convinced that Big Star sounds better in the city that they're from. Big Star's original line-up only played together for…
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Dorothy Parker once quipped that "Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses." As a bespectacled lady, I can say that that's true - sometimes. Boys don't make passes at girls who wear boring glasses. I've always been of the belief that if…
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"Weren't no experiment / These seven years they went / Like a light out of me." - Cory Branan, "The Corner" It's been a long time since we heard anyting new from Memphis-bred songwriter Cory Branan. After releasing two records ("The Hell You Say"…
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I know, I know - it's hot out. But there's free music at Shelby Farms tonight, and you should go. East Memphis' giant park has picked up where the Levitt Shell concert series left off. Tonight (and for the next two Thursdays), Shelby Farms will…
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The Thigh High Jeans studio in the old Greyhound building downtown has a few reminders of what used to occupy the space.
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Today in Memphis, a sports rivalry returns, tribute artists get a last chance and there's going to be a brand new holiday. Also, the National Weather Service validates all of our whining about how hot it is. Photo by Kenny Malone (@kennyrfnt) on…
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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and over the years, has been patched up or boarded up with so many different materials that I can't tell what it was originally made of.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…