Monday, February 28
Mississippi Braves Live on WLBT
The Jackson, Mississippi Braves take on the Montgomery Biscuits two times in the upcoming 2005 season and you can watch both games LIVE from the comfort of your home on …
Pro Hoops at Tougaloo
Pro basketball returns to Jackson on Monday night when the Mississippi Stingers play the Atlanta Vision at 7:05 p.m. at Tougaloo College. Tickets are $15 and $7. The Stingers, who …
New Doves' "Some Cities" CD
Capitol Records will release Doves' Some Cities, the long-awaited follow-up to the British trio's epic 2002 breakthrough album The Last Broadcast, in the U.S. on March 1st. If the first …
Friday, February 25
Mayor Johnson Weekly Newsletter 2/25
North State Street and Riverside Drive
American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi Recognizes Jackson Project. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi held its 2005 Winter Gala this week in Jackson. During the awards …
Thursday, February 24
The Original Mr. Juice
How did steroids end up in America and end up in the veins of U.S. athletes? Justin Peters writes about the man behind the juice.
Wednesday, February 23
The House That Time Forgot
ht>Featured Story: Read the story behind Bobbie Johnson's story—that of a woman Frank Melton put in the media spotlight two weeks ago. by Ayana Taylor
Capitol Report
Dr. Warren Jones, the executive director for the Division of Medicaid, held a press conference Monday and sent Gov. Haley Barbour a letter saying that he regrets to inform everyone …
[Fleming] Get the Women and Children to Safety
To paraphrase the former U.S. Sen. Daniel Webster, one should heed the warning, "Get the women and children to safety. The Mississippi Legislature has started working on the budget!" Since …
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days
Thursday, Feb. 24
College basketball, Belhaven at William Carey (women, 5:30 p.m., men, 7:30 p.m.): The Presbyterians and Baptist clash on the hardwood.
The Grit In The Oyster
February's cold—it's dreary. The holidays are over, and life just gets mundane. Lesley Silver says this when explaining why the annual Attic Gallery theme show in Vicksburg is appropriately timed.
Claudia Stevens
Millsaps Arts & Lecture Series presents "An Evening with Madame F" with Claudia Stevens Feb. 24 in the Ford Academic Recital Hall. Portraying an elderly woman inmate at Auschwitz who …
[Music] 3 Cats To Love
Jackson is home to remarkable musicians—both up-and-coming (as in Artists to Watch) and those who have been here for a while and have earned our devoted attention. Here are three …
[Music] Five Years To Get Famous
In the twilight of Musiquarium in the fall of 2002, I was bartending one of our Sunday all-ages shows. You had two types of folks that came to them: 95 …
A Bad Rap? A Collision of Politics And Music
Scene A: In April 2004, young black women at Spelman College in Atlanta protested the rapper Nelly's planned appearance there because his videos are offensive and misogynistic to women. The …
Son of Jazz: An Interview With Thelonious Monk III
Thelonious Monk III, the son of the renowned jazz pianist, recently took part in the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz at Jim Hill High School. I spoke with Monk in …
Artists To Watch 2003
Matthew Magee and Allison Jenkins formed their band, Wooden Finger in September of 2004. "We are a melting pot of influences," Jenkins says. "Our influences come from bluegrass, ambient and …
Fear And Loathing In The Dirty South
I'm an opinionated chick, but every now and then, an issue comes a long that, no matter how much I ponder it, I can't quite firmly take a side on …
[Kamikaze] Hello, Mayor Jones
I was reading The Clarion-Ledger recently, and I came across something that made me laugh. Some parents in Florence are up in arms over their kids allegedly being harassed by …
[Stiggers] An Inner-City Fairy Tale
Kunta Rahsheed X. Toby film working in conjunction with Ghetto Science Productions present "The Adventures of Sista Gurl, Honey Child: An Inner-City Fairy Tale."
[Turner] From Djembe To MPC
The drum is a super projection of the human voice. Human force is combined with other natural forces—skin of animal, hollowed solid tree-trunk, etc.—as a medium for arousing the attention …
Robert Arender
If you've been to Martin's Lounge more than twice, chances are you know Robert Arender. He's been a regular fixture behind the bar there for nearly 10 years now. For …
Smutty But Wholesome
Doctor S was sitting in his personal jacuzzi in his office atop the JFP Tower the other day when he realized what's on his readers' minds (and nightstands):
Tuesday, February 22
Monday, February 21
New Beck Album Drops March 29
Beck's long awaited new album, "Guero" on Geffen/Interscope will be in stores on March 29. In short, with my advance copy in long play I can say, it rocks. The …
Sunday, February 20
Canadian Guitar Quartet at Millsaps
Wed., Feb. 23, 8 p.m. Academic Complex Recital Hall, Millsaps. $8, students free. The Quartet will also be conducting a free master class from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Academic Complex …
Friday, February 18
Mayor Announces, Melton Pounces
February 16, 2005 On Monday, Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced what everyone already knows—that he will be on the ballot for mayor in May. Two hours later, challenger Frank Melton …
Juveniles: Help Is On the Way!
Whether it's a 10th-grade boy skipping school twice a week or an even younger girl who defied the city's curfew laws, the Mississippi Legislature is ready to change the way …
Where the Men Eat Meat
On Feb 4, I went to the Wild Beast Feast 2005 at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison with about 1,000 other men, and only men. At 6 p.m., I showed …
Thursday, February 17
David Bowen Admonishes Black Mississippians
In a bizarre column today in The Clarion-Ledger, former Congressman David Bowen, a Democrat, first says that blacks and whites in Mississippi need a "new" dialogue, then proceeds to tell …
Wednesday, February 16
Dream Album Release Party Friday
The Dream Album is a remix of Jay Z's Black album. All music tracks were produced, recorded and mixed by DreamWorldCommunications2, LLC. The release party will be held at Seven* …
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days
Thursday, Feb. 17
College basketball, Mobile at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): Peachtree Street is the site of a GCAC doubleheader.
Hills And Gullies On State Street
I've got two different things I need to say this week, and they're almost impossible to segue between, so let me just get the first one out of the way.
[Wine] Screwcap Renaissance
There was a time, long before I received the Court of Master Sommeliers' stamp of approval, when I could have qualified for VIP status with such wine empires as Boone's …
[Sawyer] The Patriotism Problem
It's hard to remain calm in war. It evokes something within each of us that pulls at our very core. Crying mothers of soldiers, the piles of body bags in …
[Comics] Because Nobody Else Will
"Desolation Jones" is the newest series coming from the mind of critically acclaimed writer Warren Ellis and former "Promethea" artist J.H. Williams (who co-created "Desolation Jones" with Ellis).
Soldier's Heart
The first time Kristin Peterson's husband hit her, she was asleep in their bed. She awoke that night a split second after Joshua's fist smashed into her face and ran, …
Shell Shock: How Do You Identify A Soldier With PTSD?
Bobby Cook, a retired chaplain for the National Guard, is a veteran of three mobilizations—Vietnam, Bosnia and Afghanistan. However, he was federally mobilized in Vietnam, so he did not perform …
Stressed Soldiers: The Numbers
Approximately one in six soldiers returning from the war in Iraq shows signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other emotional disorders, according to a study published July 1, 2004, …
[Stiggers] The ‘No Child Left Behind' School Bus
Funding for the Ghetto Science Team's No Child Left Behind School Bus for the financially challenged is brought to you by a grant from the L.M.H.F.D. (Let Me Hold Five …
Kay Franz
There are surprises, and then there are surprises that mean that you're living life the way you're supposed to: full-on and engaged in the world around you.
NHL Pulls Plug
The NHL canceled the 2004-05 season on Wednesday due to the impasse over the player lockout. This just in: Nobody cares. Does this signal the end of the NHL as …
Tuesday, February 15
"American Astronaut" on DVD
[Film] 'The American Astronaut'
Scattered across the desolate solar system exist the bleary-eyed mining men of Jupiter who know nothing of women, and the sexually frustrated, all-female (Southern Belle no less) population of Venus. …
Mr. Alvin And Me
Back in the 1990s, when the Counting Crows song "Mr. Jones" was all over the radio, I would always substitute my own line. Instead of being Bob Dylan, I wanted …
Monday, February 14
Ridgeland Democratic Committee Forming
[Statement] A meeting was held on Saturday to establish a Ridgeland Municipal Democratic Executive Committee so that anyone who wants to run as a Democrat for city office may do …
[Music] Living Better Unelectrically
How many band profiles can start with a line like this: "Led by a ranting spoken-word artist named 'Wammo' and a woman whose voice channels the ghost of Bessie Smith…"?
Sunday, February 13
930 Blues Cafe This Week
THE 930 BLUES CAFE SALUTES ALL VALENTINE'S AND RODEO FANS THIS WEEK !!! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY...from the 930 BLUES CAFE!!! ** MONDAY ** Join us VALENTINES Night, Feb. 14, 8pm. …
Thursday, February 10
Dave Isaacs at Border's 2/22
Louisiana Red Hot Records presents guitar virtuoso & singer-songwriter Dave Isaacs in concert at Borders Books & Music, 100 Dogwood Blvd. Flowood, 919-0462. Tues., Feb. 22, 7-9 PM, free.
Ms. Symphony+Opera+Ballet
Mississippi Symphony presents "La Dolce Vita: Viva Italia!" Sat., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. Celebrated N.Y. Operatic tenor Carlo Scibelli and the Miss. Metropolitan Ballet join the symphony for Italian Classics …
Wednesday, February 9
The House That Racism Built
It's been another one of those weeks the media love in Jacktown: lots of screaming and finger-pointing and accusations of someone else, inevitably of a different race from the accuser, …
[Geek] Touching Has Never Been So Good: A Review of The Nintendo DS
Over the years, Nintendo has never failed to deliver a great experience in a hand-held system. The DS is no different. With N64 quality graphics and sound, an inventive stylus …
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days
Thursday, Feb. 10
College basketball: Tougaloo at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): The GCAC rivals battle on Peachtree Street.
[Music] Dark Hearts Open Up (Almost)
Imagine doing an interview in a cold van late at night. I did with the members of Alexander's Dark Heart—Walter Young, Roy Geoghegan and Jim Henegan. It's too loud inside …
African History X: A Review of "Hotel Rwanda"
In 1994, nearly 1 million people were systematically slaughtered in the small African country of Rwanda while no nation (including our own) intervened to end the madness. A film that …
Hurts So Good
Get ready for some clean, loving fun—and celebrate a creative breakthrough for local high school students at the same time. The Power APAC Theatre high school actors will be presenting …
Heart of ‘The Creative Class': Belhaven, Fondren Residents Build A City To Love
When new residents move to Madison Street, Pattye Dunlap makes sure that she takes time to greet the new neighbors and give them information packets about the neighborhood. Dunlap, president …
[Chick] ‘Rocky' For The Single Girl
I swear I have some intellectual rights as someone clearly stole my hang-ups when creating the Ally McBeal character. You may remember back in her day when she searched for …
Jeff Good
Jeff Good, 41, came to Jackson from Salt Lake City his senior year in high school, graduated from Murrah in 1981 and Millsaps in 1986, then sold computer systems for …
HRC to Use Obadele Incident to Further Understanding
JACKSON – The firestorm that surrounded Richard Barrett's attempt to bring Edgar Ray Killen to the State Fair, and the one that has now swirled around Councilman Kenneth Stokes' Stokes' …
Mississippi CofCC: Pearl Shouldn't Become ‘Little Jackson'
From the Mississippi CofCC Web site: "Some of our committee members met with several Mississippi House of Representative members to discuss upcoming issues that the legislature will face in 2005. …
Monday, February 7
Cupid Has To Eat, Too
No pressure here. You have one night—a Monday, for crying out loud—to impress your sweetheart, whether you've been shacking up for years, or are just now starting to flirt a …
Rogue Wave at Martin's Friday
Fresh off their national 2004 tours with The Shins and The Album Leaf, Sub-Pop recording artists Rogue Wave will be performing for the best of your indie-rock pleasures at Martin's …
[Hutchinson] The ‘Conspiracy Bug' Can Kill You
We run this column in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—Monday, Feb. 7. See details at bottom of this column.
Sunday, February 6
Monthly Blog Traffic: Site Keeps Growing!
Average Sessions (Visits) Per Day 2,023
I haven't posted the blog traffic update in a while due to general busy-ness. However, the blog numbers keep growing with your help! Even in December, with the holidays thrown …
Obadele Visit Ignites Old Fires
Councilman Kenneth Strokes is being lambasted by police organizations and other critics for inviting Dr. Imari Abubakari Obadele to speak to young people at City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 1, …
[The JFP Interview] Deuce McAllister
Standing in line at the Reservoir Winn-Dixie's grand opening Saturday, Jan. 29, you could feel the excitement surging throughout the store from not only customers but store employees as well. …
Street Talk: What do you think about Councilman Kenneth Stokes?
Lakesha Nichols, 24, "I think that he is a pretty fair person. I stand behind him."
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Friday, February 4
Choosing Between ‘Life' and ‘Choice'
Since Roe v. Wade made abortion legal in this country 32 years ago on Jan. 22, 1973, there has been a civil war between those who agree with the ruling …
Mayor Johnson Weekly Newsletter 2/4
Grove Park Community Center (4126 Parkway Avenue) – 25 slots available
City Community Centers & Gymnasiums Plan Spring Break Enhancement Program for Children. The City of Jackson Department of Parks and Recreation announces that several of its city facilities will be …
[Lott] The Course of Freedom
As we watch the aftermath of the elections in Iraq, let's remember that while our own American culture remains young, our course of freedom is not. More than 225 years …
"Cathedral," Castanets
San Diego underground heroes and newest proponents of twisted alt-gothic-country, Castanets are Americana at its most melancholy; singer Ray Raposa even terms it "derailed psych-country." Obvious references are The Velvet …
Thursday, February 3
Europe vs. America
A provocative piece by Tony Judt in the New York Review of Books right now.
Transcript of ‘State of the Union' Address
George W. Bush last night:
Wednesday, February 2
D.I.Y.: How to Play African Drums
Nelajah and Kenya Gowans, of the Kuumba Afrikan Drum and Dance Workshop, make it sound simple to learn to play African drums. Likewise, dance instructor Felicia Bell easily explains the …
Tribute to Slain Men Hits Roadblock
At the request of the Philadelphia Coalition, Sen. Gloria Williamson, D-Philadelphia, introduced Senate Bill 2961, which would name Mississippi Hwy. 19 from Philadelphia to Lauderdale County the "Chaney, Goodman and …
New Oneida LP
Oneida record new album, The Wedding CD/LP; Tour w/ Black Mountain + Kinski; prepare split 12" with Plastic Crimewave Sound.
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days
Thursday, Feb. 3
College basketball, LSU-Shreveport at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): The Blazers, who are having a good season, are worth a look.
[Wine] New Zealand…They Make Wine There?
For the average person, New Zealand probably means little more than lush green mountainous landscapes, sheep and Hobbits. For the savvy wine drinker, however, New Zealand means world-class Sauvignon Blancs, …
[Music] Maurice Smith: Jackson's Newest Sound of Neosoul
When a music listener from Mississippi takes a moment to reflect on the local homegrown talent, the first names that likely come to mind are blues legends such as B.B. …
A Review of "Big Enough"
Intense, humbling attention is given to the day-to-day lives of little people in a new documentary from independent filmmaker and Stanford University professor Jan Krawitz. At once heartbreaking, humorous, inspirational …
Barbour: Heed The Will of The People
We feel it's important to ask a serious question of Gov. Haley Barbour—has he returned to Mississippi to govern the state, or just to test his pet ideological theories about …
Stokes: A Friend of Hip-Hop
There are few people who I feel are truly allies to the hip-hop nation. The press condemns us, most parents hate us, and advertisers use us. But around these parts, …
[Stiggers] When I Say, ‘Hee', They Say ‘Haw'!
This episode of "All God's Churn Got Shoes" has the answer to the burning question: Where is Colin Powell? The former secretary of state and his son Michael (former FCC …
Carlos Smith
The strength and tone of his voice reminds you of the late and great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Knowing Carlos Smith's passion and dedication to helping others succeed, you …
Tuesday, February 1
Jazz in America Program at Miss. Schools
and is offered free of charge on a national basis.
IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN "JAZZ IN AMERICA" EDUCATION PROGRAMS. With generous support from Northrop Grumman and the National Endowment for the …
Rufus McKay of the Fabulous Red Tops at Millsaps
Rufus McKay, the lead singer of the Red Tops, backed by the Ben Shaw band, will rock the house in the season's sixth Arts & Lecture Series program at Millsaps …
Yonder Mountain String Band in Oxford
This bluegrass band performing high energy, foot-stomping bluegrass with psychedelic flavors will perform Wed., Feb. 16, at The Library in Oxford. 18+, $15. 211 S. Lamar Blvd. 662-236-0050.
Tina Turner 2-CD Anthology
TINA TURNER SCORES HER HIGHEST BILLBOARD 200 CHART DEBUT EVER WITH NEW DOUBLE-CD ANTHOLOGY ALL THE BEST DEBUTING AT #2.
Anders Parker in Memphis
Anders Parker is going to be playing at the Newby's on Thursday, March 17th, in support of his new releases, Tell It To The Dust, and Wounded Astronaut. If you …
Coachella Line-Up Confirmed
April 30-May 1, 2005 Coachella, Indio, California. Coldplay, Bauhaus,
