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Though Jonathan Torres graduated from Cordova in 2001, he never really left high school. Through his work with Young Life, he spends his days in high schools all over Memphis hanging out, talking, mentoring and encouraging kids to get involved in…
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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:…