Elvis WeekElvis Week - Aug 7-16, Memphis, TN. Each August, fans come from around the world to celebrate the music of The King. Gospel concert by Elvis' backup singers and others, Gospel Brunches, Candlelight Vigil in Graceland Plaza and more; 800-238-2000. …
Satchmo Summer FestSatchmo Summer Fest - New Orleans, Aug. 4-8. Edu-taining weekend honoring New Orleans' native son, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. The Satchmo-inspired program includes musical informances and discussions, exhibits, a jazz mass, activities for budding young jazz fans, a club crawl, "red …
State GOP Offended that Hood Supporting KerryThe state GOP party is all bent up like a pretzel over the fact that a DEMOCRATIC attorney general is supporting the DEMOCRATIC candidate for president. They whine on their Web site: "Jim Hood (D - Houston) ran for Attorney …
Mississippi Dems ‘Ready to Rumble'?Bill Minor writes: "Barbour, the guy who won the governor's job with supposedly unmatched political smarts, made a colossal blunder by pushing through legislation that left thousands of recipients - many of whom voted for him - panicky over losing …
Instrumental Hip-Hop?Tim Stelloh writes for Pop Matters: "It sounds like a paradox: instrumental hip-hop. For all logistical purposes, it is. 'How can it be instrumental when there ain't no instruments!' barks the 'real' musician. 'How can it be rap when there …
Beastie Boys: Twilight of the BratsSpin's cover story: "Ideologically, the Beastie Boys have almost nothing in common with who they used to be. If the '86 B-Boys and the '04 B-Boys met each other now, somebody would end up in the emergency room--or at least …
Then I Got Mad<i>Click here to view a petition to recall Gov. Haley Barbour.</i>
Blogging, the Dems and Trent LottA New York Times editorial today: "H. L. Mencken is said to have guffawed and slapped his thigh in delight at times as he would write about a typical day at a presidential nominating convention. Those long-ago times are enviable …
Clarksdale Blues UpdateHello from Clarksdale, Mississippi... America's Blues Crossroads. Here is your guide for North Mississippi Blues.
The Doors of the 21st Century: AtlantaMore than 30 years after the death of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger have re-formed to play both old school and new Doors material, inspired by their appearance on VH-1 "Storytellers," where they performed with several singers, including …
Creating a 'Brand of Passion' for VotingNew York Times reports: "WHILE partisan political ads continue to dominate attention, a rapidly growing number of nonpartisan campaigns from recently created groups are trying the tactics of Madison Avenue pros to register new, and especially young, voters. Today, Declare …
Doth the State GOP Protest Too Much?It strikes me that the state GOP is getting pretty bent out of shape over Edwards, considering that the state is supposedly so locked up for George Bush. Over on their Web site, they're playing the Pickering and Kennedy cards …
Dueling for the NRA VoteEvan Derkacz writes for Alternet that the pro-gun vote doesn't necessarily belong to George Bush. He writes: "Although Kerry seems to have learned from Gore's mistakes and Bush has lost favor among much of the vigilant Second Amendment crowd, conventional …
Cheney Says He's Staying on GOP TicketAP is reporting that Vice President Cheney says he's staying on Bush's ticket. Good news for Dems and the ABB crowd?
Metallica in TherapyCynthia Fuchs writes about the new Metallica doc for Pop Matters: "Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky could hardly have known what they were in for when they set out to make a movie about Metallica. Though they had brief contact …