Posts tagged hip-hop
Behind the Scenes with "Made in Marianna"
Behind the Scenes with "Made in Marianna"

Sometime between fifth grade and high school my dad altered my musical taste. I didn’t understand it at the time, and I have to give him credit because it was subtle, but now that I have two kids of my own toting around digital devices, filtering all means of communication in the home is an important part of parenting. What does that have to do with the short documentary I recently produced? Today lovers of R&B music have no fewer than four radio stations in Madison County to get their fix.

Read More
Essays, FilmsGuest ContributorJackson TN, Tennessee, Gregory Hammond, film, music, radio, history, documentary, R&B, WFKX 95.7, WYJJ 97.7, WJAK 96.1, WLCD 98.7, West Tennessee, hip-hop, rap, WFKX-FM KIX 96, 96 KIX, African American, black, James E. Wolfe Jr., nostalgia, Dave Shaw, Jefferson Jones, New Edition, Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Troop, En Vogue, oldies music, Kool 103, media, Southside High School, WBBJ, Dorris Freeman, Tuny, broadcasting, Arkansas, Made in Marianna: The Legend of Super-Wolfe, Wolfe Communications, Lane College, Union University, Nell Huntspon, Denise LaSalle, Gerry Hunt, Steve Beverly, entertainment, Robert "Cowboy" Mitchell, Jerald Skinner, Radio Rasheed, Jackson Sun, Tom Bohs, Black History Month, Super-Wolf, Greg Hammond, SBL Media LLC
Ballet Review: Alice in Wonderland
Ballet Review: Alice in Wonderland

The journey down the rabbit hole is one that most American children can recall vividly. Alice in Wonderland is a story that is colorful and bizarre in the very best ways. The Ballet Arts of Jackson performance this weekend was exceptional in the way they brought all of those iconic characteristics to the Civic Center stage.

Read More
ReviewsNatalie PflastererJackson TN, Tennessee, Natalie Pflasterer, Hannah Russell, ballet, dance, the arts, theatre, Alice in Wonderland, Carl Perkins Civic Center, review, event, performance, Ballet Arts of Jackson, tea party, ballerina, girls, fantasy, fiction, Chloe Smith, dancer, pointe, Claire Pierson, Grace Lemons, jazz, hip-hop, tap, comedy, costume, kids, children