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    • Rascal Flatts/Taylor Swift tickets going on sale #

      Tickets for the Oct. 24 Rascal Flatts/Taylor Swift concert at Thompson-Boling Arena will go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6.

      Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 4:31 p.m.

    • Campbell: New on CD, Aug. 29 #

      Brooklyn-based Maiysha and her producer/co-writer Scott Jacoby prove too smart and adventurous for their own good as they give in to their self-indulgences and make something of a Frankenstein's monster of her debut, "This Much Is True."

      Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 4:01 p.m.

    • Artist "gifts" single to Obama, offers free download #

      LOS ANGELES, CA - Gioia Bruno of Exposé has finalized a brand new dance-pop/hip-hop single titled "Change the World," inspired, written and produced to support the Barack Obama campaign.

      Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 9:02 a.m.

    • Bijou live radio show shines #

      The Knoxville-based concert/radio show "Tennessee Shines" got off to a sparkling start with a sold-out crowd of nearly 750 audience members who ranged from their 20s to their 70s.

      Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 1 a.m.

    • Morrow: 'Garage' star to rev up Spike TV #

      Motorcycle maker-turned-reality show star Jesse James is returning to series television.

      Posted: Aug. 28, 2008 at 12:04 a.m.

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    • Lexington’s embarrassment of riches: Meatyard/Davenport/Merton/et al. #

      Reading an interview with Guy Davenport in the International Center of Photography’s 2004 book on Ralph Meatyard, I was taken with a passage in which he talks about how different his friend Meatyard was from [...]

      Posted: Aug. 25, 2008 at 12:02 p.m.

    • Holy Apocalypse! #

      Insomnia’s back, but the good news is I caught the last hour or so of Apocalypse Now on TCM at around 3 a.m. What a corny damn movie. I mean, I love it, that movie [...]

      Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.

    • can someone please tell me… #

      …why more and more album covers look like this? (props to U.S. Maple for being ahead of the curve.)

      Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.

    • Help the Birdhouse! #

      Some dipshit(s) waltzed into the Birdhouse and stole their P.A. last week, along with an assortment of other items. As you know, the nonprofit Birdhouse operates on a minuscule budget, and though the P.A. was [...]

      Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1 p.m.

    • Malcolm Holcombe and Sam Milner #

      I found Malcolm Holcombe and Sam Milner’s 1985 album Trademark at Jay Nations’ record cubby-hole inside the Book Eddy last week. I had no idea Malcolm had recorded an album that long ago, and man [...]

      Posted: Aug. 17, 2008 at 1 p.m.

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    • Eye on the Scene: Picture Perfect #

      Late afternoon Saturday, a crowd of about 50 people accumulates on Market Square, impeding early-evening boulevardiers. Some have white hair, some tattoos. Some appear to be dressed for a cocktail party, some for a backcountry campout. They have one thing in common: Each person in the crowd carries a fairly ...

      Posted: Aug. 27, 2008 at 5:31 p.m.

    • Eye on the Scene: In Stitches #

      Straight Line Stitch has been around forever—nine years, to be precise. It’s hardly been an unsuccessful run, with two EPs, one full-length CD (2006’s self-released To Be Godlike), appearances at the Vans Warped Tour and shows alongside Slayer, Anthrax, Killswitch Engage, and Napalm Death. But the group’s initial development was ...

      Posted: Aug. 24, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.

    • Eye on the Scene: Roots Rock Reggae #

      The Natti Love Joys, East Tennessee’s pre-eminent reggae group, will host the second Camp Reggae of the year on Labor Day weekend at a 1,500-acre private retreat owned by the band’s principles, Marla and Jati Allen, near Isabella, Tenn.

      Posted: Aug. 20, 2008 at 5:02 p.m.

    • Eye on the Scene: No Woman, No Cry #

      The upcoming five-band show at Pilot Light on Friday, July 25—a benefit for the club—will probably be the last chance to see local rock band Woman on a Knoxville stage for a while. Singer Chris Lowe and guitarist Tyler Mucklow are both leaving the country for extended periods in the ...

      Posted: Aug. 17, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.

    • Eye on the Scene: All the Marbles #

      Eye on the Scene: Ever tried to make a three-minute film? Ever tried to do it in just 10 hours? That’s the challenge of the fourth annual Marble City 10-Hour Film Festival—start work at 8 a.m., shoot and edit all day long, and pit your final cut against other teams.

      Posted: Aug. 17, 2008 at 1:01 p.m.

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