Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: May 28, 2008
Section: Arts & Life
The New York Times bestseller, “Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time,” by Rob Sheffield goes above and beyond the expectations of an offering to the supreme power that is pop culture. With multiple references to indie rock [...]
Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: September 19, 2008
Section: Arts & Life
With the right strobes and dimmers, any band can look good, but the musical goods are necessary to solidify the breast-beating machismo of an all-male band. Let’s just say The Hemptones have got the goods.
With members of both Zoogma and the Kudzu Kings, the [...]
Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: October 20, 2008
Section: Arts & Life
As I boarded the Boeing-747 at LAX for a 14-hour flight to Sydney, Australia, my heart began to pound.
It hadn’t occurred to me beforehand that I would be gliding in the air above water for over half a day. I would cross the international [...]
Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: October 25, 2006
Section: Arts & Entertainment
As I nervously paid my admission to the Skatepark of Memphis employees, the phrase “carpe diem” floated throughout my thoughts. It would become my mantra for the next hour, while I anticipated the performance of one of the most poetic bands of our generation, [...]
