The only way to get out of a gang is to die, according to Delvin Lane. You can't hand in a resignation. You can't just walk away one day without looking over your shoulder. Some who try to get out end up on the wrong end of a gun, and others leave the city with menacing threats hanging over their heads. Lane ...
It sounds like John Mayer wants to forget he ever wrote "Your Body is a Wonderland." The songs on his new CD, Continuum, are soaked in blues and R&B flavors, with mid-tempo melodies and lyrics that are reflective and personal as well as broad and complicated. On "Waiting on the World to Change," ...
It took more than five hours, but Cheryl Humphrey finally got her chance. She stood before Randy, Simon and Paula to deliver her song "American Idol Plea," which she wrote for the competition. Paula liked the harmony and Randy liked the dynamics. Simon thought it sounded like a song written by a two-year-old. So ...
Birth control might not be just for women anymore. British scientists are developing a pill for men to take a few hours before sex that would prevent the ejaculation of sperm. The pill would suppress certain muscles that control ejaculation, resulting in a dry orgasm that would not affect performance ...
An envelope full of pages and a box of putt-putt pencils. That's what teachers usually leave behind for students to complete their professor evaluations. The instructor cuts class short and designates someone to bring the completed forms to this or her office when everyone is finished. This fall, however, ...
When 93X deejay John Arroyo, better known as Twitch, was suddenly fired Oct. 30, he was left without a medium to talk to the city that had listened to him for four years. Even so, he has plenty left to say. He was let go along with market manager Terry Wood and FM 100 deejays Steve Conley and Garner ...
Memphis radio is short a few deejays. No more will the hung-over broadcasts by Twitch beam out of 93X, and no more will Steve Conley go on the air at FM 100 as he has since 1979. Along with Twitch and Conley, deejay Garner Miller and market manager Terry Wood from FM 100 have been let go after Entercom ...
It's not what you know, but who you know, that counts. The phrase is familiar to most people in a society that recognizes the benefits networking can reap. For University of Memphis students interested in working for the music industry, there is a program available to introduce them to many aspects ...
This one's for you, indie rockers. Memphis-based band Imagination Head has crafted 13 lyrically mature tracks into a solid debut CD called The Stale and Sparkly Air, a random tapestry of words strung together to create vivid images that evoke everything from alienation and need to serenity and happiness. The ...
Homecoming Week is back. From the kickoff party on the West Hall lawn last night to the game against Tulsa Saturday, there are plenty of opportunities for University of Memphis students to get involved. "It's a unique celebration of all The U of M has to offer, and generates excitement about everything ...
