Pages tagged “memphis”

Paul Greengrass to Direct Film About Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination

Paul Greengrass to Direct Film About Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination

Paul Greengrass, director of the Bourne series, is now tackling Memphis, a film that focuses on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, according to Vulture....  read more

Found in: Movies, News

Five Goner Records Gateway Bands

Five Goner Records Gateway Bands

It's the penultimate day of Gonerfest 2010, the seventh annual garage rock extravaganza in Memphis, Tennessee...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Sheryl Crow: My First...

Sheryl Crow: My First...

Growing up in the bootheel of Missouri, Sheryl Crow would make the trip down to Memphis about twice a year with her family, usually to see Santa Claus or buy school clothes...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Best of What's Next: Magic Kids

Best of What's Next: Magic Kids

"Pop music was still a novel concept to us..."  read more

Found in: Music, Features

High Definition: Memphis Beat Review

High Definition: <i>Memphis Beat</i> Review

I’ve long been a fan of Jason Lee, and not just because he’s the source of my favorite quote about my magazine (calling Paste “so deliciously sweet, I often put it on my waffles in the morning instead of syrup.”). He was a Kevin Smith regular before his breakthrough role in Almost Famous. He was completely original in the underrated My Name is Earl. He was even the bad guy in The Incredibles, the best Pixar film of all time. Tonight, he’s got a new drama on TNT called Memphis Beat....  read more

Found in: TV, Columns

Big Star Releases Big Box Set in September

Big Star Releases Big Box Set in September

Memphis, Tennessee has produced some of music’s greatest legends, from Muddy Waters to B.B. King to Isaac Hayes. Oft-overlooked power-pop pioneers, Big Star also hail from Tennessee's other music city, and fans of the band have something new to look forward to. Keep An Eye On The Sky, a complete four-disc boxed set spanning the band’s work from 1968 to 1975, will hit store shelves on Sept. 15. ...  read more

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