Memphis is May announced the 2015 Beale Street Music Festival this morning. Lenny Kravitz, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Lacrae, Wale and Robert Randolph & the Family Band are among our picks of who to catch! Visit www.memphisinmay.org for more info on the line-up & how to purchase tickets!
Valentine’s 2015 will prove a memorable one for all Memphians, but not because of obvious reasons. Yes, we were fortunate that this year Valentine’s Day fell on a weekend. The weekend was extended due to the recognition of Presidents Day the following Monday, blessing some with a full on four day celebration, but, there was […]
Memphis’s luck is kinda hit or miss when it comes to lists but our latest inclusion is something that we can definitely be proud of. Conde Nast Traveler just released their list of top cities for live music lovers and Memphis ranked #12 among Los Angeles, New York City and Austin (to name a few). […]
Melodic maven Carmen Rodgers’ latest project “Stargazer” dropped today on iTunes. Please be sure to download and support. Carmen Rodgers – Stargazer
This past Sunday, Saturday Night Live celebrated their 40th anniversary with a star studded event including an intimate performance featuring Kanye West. West donned color contacts and looked like he was invoking the spirit of Yeezy past in his performance of “Jesus Walks,” “Only One,” and “Wolves” featuring Sia and Vic Mensa. Check out the […]
Super Bowl XLIX had its fair share of hits and misses. The same applies to the halftime show featuring Katy Perry. While Katy was left less desired for this writer, the spotlight of the show came about eight minutes into the performance when the lights dimmed and the beat dropped to a familiar tune. A group […]
Destiny Jones, daughter of Nas, recently launched her own lip gloss line. The line Lipmatic, homage to her father’s classic album Illmatic, features four shades each a play on track titles from the album. Jones stated that she has always loved makeup since she was a “little kid playing in her mother’s makeup […]
Thanks to twitter I was recently introduced the glorious photo series that Yaya DaCosta did titled “I Am Every Woman”. The pictures were posted via her instagram account and on her website were in preparation for the role she played as Whitney Houston in the biopic that aired on Lifetime. In the photos Dacosta pays […]
In 2023, a philosophy dissertation on Hip Hop as a mode of production, led to the founding of Hip Hop City. The scholars heading the project, chose undeveloped land, up the river from Memphis. First scientists and philosophers came, and the engineers. They designed and built the city, wrote the charter, ratified laws. From township, […]
In 2023, a philosophy dissertation on Hip Hop as a mode of production, led to the founding of Hip Hop City. The scholars heading the project, chose undeveloped land, up the river from Memphis. First scientists and philosophers came, and the engineers. They designed and built the city, wrote the charter, ratified laws. From township, […]
