The creator of MTV's The Sifl and Olly Show, Liam Lynch recentlyput down his sock puppets and picked up his guitar to create hishilarious, yet clever debut album, "Fake Songs." On "Fake Songs," Lynch combines a variety of musical genresincluding garage rock, new wave and disco to create a sound that ...
After an exhausting year, The University of Memphis Rudi E.Scheidt School of Music's Opera Division will close its 2002-2003season with a bang. The Opera Division will end the season by performing "SuorAngelica" and "Gianni Schicchi", two works by the Italian composer,Giacomo Puccini. The performances ...
Have you ever wanted to bust some hip-hop moves like J. Lo orMissy Elliot? Two University of Memphis students want to "show youhow to work it." Brandee Aikens and Toya McGill, U of M seniors, will hold theirfirst series of hip-hop dance classes this Saturday at GermantownPickering Center, 7771 Poplar ...
From University of Memphis employee to movie star -- this ideaisn't that far-fetched considering last Saturday's events atLeMoyne-Owen College. Two University of Memphis employees answered a casting call forthe Coen Brothers' new film, The Ladykillers, starringAcademy-Award winner Tom Hanks. Kelley ...
Many music critics consider The White Stripes to be at theforefront of the garage rock movement, which has saturated rockradio and MTV for the last year. With the release of their new album, "Elephant," Jack and MegWhite prove they are here to stay. After the critically acclaimed album "White Blood ...
Slither, an albino corn snake, will soon return to his home after being evacuated from a classroom, following the Tuesday morning flood at The Lipman School. For now, he sits nervously in his tank in the office of Sandra Brown Turner, the school’s director. “All of our classroom pets had to be relocated, ...
Hundreds of people from all over the nation gathered April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple in Memphis to hear what would be Martin Luther King Jr.’s last public speech. Thirty-five years later, King’s closest confidants and supporters will reunite in his honor. The National Civil Rights Museum will join ...
If you flip through the pages of Teen People magazine, you might see an article written by Lindsay Goldenberg, a former University of Memphis student who graduated in December 2000. Although she is only 24 years old, Goldenberg has already worked for Rolling Stone, one of the most prestigious music ...
The University of Memphis Journalism Department recently received a $210,000 grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation, the corporate foundation of the E.W. Scripps Company. The grant will provide three additional years of funding for the Scripps Howard citywide high school journalism program. Funding ...
Start marking your calendars now, movie fans. This spring’s new releases range from comedies to dramas to action packed blockbusters and sequels. Here is just a small preview of what is scheduled to hit theatres. Down With Love Released by: 20th Century Fox Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge) and Renee Zellweger ...
