November 2011
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11/29/11The Music of Andrew VanWyngarden, Part One: "Oracular Spectacular" and BeforeIn the December Memphis magazine cover story "The Future is Now," we take an up-close-and-personal look at Andrew VanWyngarden, the world-famous musician who hails from Memphis. As lead singer of the indie rock band MGMT, VanWyngarden's career has led him to platinum records, Grammy nominations, and the world's biggest stages. Who is Andrew VanWyngarden and how did he become one of the hottest musicians on the planet? Read the full story to find out. You can buy it here. As a web-only supplement to the story, Memphis magazine examines "The Music of Andrew VanWyngarden," in two parts. Part one looks at VanWyngarden's musical outpout during his time at White Station High School, in the bands Glitter Penis and Accidental Mersh. It also examines... Posted at 03:55 PM | Permalink | Comments: 5 |
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11/18/11Help Out Friends, Family With Extreme Makeover NominationYou know you've seen her -- the pretty girl with the goofy outfits, or, conversely, the not-so-pretty girl whose fashion gaffes make her situation worse. She might even be your mom or your sister. Well, if you're of a mind to help out either of these unfortunate fellow beings, now's the time. Through the second week of December, TLC will be casting in Memphis for its hit makeover show, What Not to Wear. The show's casting directors are looking for the craziest dressers they can find, or, in their own words, "an EXTREME fashion disaster." The plan is to whisk a group of fashionably challenged women to New York for a serious intervention and the chance at a $5,000 shopping spree for a new (and blessedly improved) wardrobe. TLC is looking for ladies... |
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11/10/11Driving Tour Will Tell World War II Story of Japanese-Americans in ArkansasTucked amid cotton fields and grain silos of Desha County, Arkansas, you'll find an unusual nod to the past: a small cemetery that honors Japanese Americans who died during World War II. The site is associated with the Rohwer Relocation Center, which from 1942 to 1945 was one of 10 concentration camps built by the U.S. government to house Japanese Americans from the West Coast. Only two such camps were built in the South, at Rohwer and Jerome, Arkansas. There, 16,000 Japanese Americans, many second-generation Americans, remained incarcerated for the duration of the war. Their story went largely untold, until now. Next spring, visitors to this corner of the Arkansas Delta will be able to take a one-mile driving tour around the perimeter of the camp and learn what life was... Posted at 10:18 AM | Permalink | Comments: 2 |
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11/08/11New Books Feature Memphis War Hero Lt. Col. Bill Leftwich. His Former Battalion Comes Here for Reunion / Tribute This Weekend.More than 20 years ago, Michael Dan Kellum, a Marine First Lieutenant living in Texas, decided to compile his experiences — and those of some two dozen fellow soldiers who fought beside him in Vietnam — into a book. As he encountered other men with stories to tell, the project became a labor of love. He eventually interviewed more than 1,100 Marines, helicopter pilots, medical staff, and others who served our country during the Vietnam War. The book became so large that Kellum decided to publish it in two volumes — based on a recommendation from Ross Perot (yes, that Ross Perot), who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Memphian, Bill Leftwich. Book 1 is Grunts, Pilots & Docs: Building Hard Men: U.S. Marines Vietnam Stories, 1966-1971. Book 2... |
