'Big Phil' and company deliver on the swagger
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
In the rap world, swagger is equated with state of mind. Or, as 30-year-old producer Phillip "Big Phil" Hudson puts it, "It's how you personify yourself." "If you're a go-to person, the person everybody wants part of, you're on to some grown man stuff," he says. Over the last few years, Big Phil and his MAD Muzik Group affiliates, which include producers Darryle "Soopa" Crutcher, Mr. Mitch and Rickey G, have built a reputation based on plenty of swagger. Full story »
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Listen Up: Grace Askew
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008
Instead of singing, Grace Askew could be unearthing a tyrannosaurus rex. “I wanted to be a paleontologist, digging up dinosaur bones,” said Askew, 21. That was at age 8 after she saw “Jurassic Park.” “It was scary, but I love scary movies.” Joni Mitchell changed all that. Askew began listening to lot of Mitchell after getting a guitar at age 13. “I’d never heard anything like her. I could identify with her kind of writing. Her sense of imagery — I loved that.” Full story »
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.38 Special still rocking like rough-edged barroom band
Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008
In the 1980s, .38 Special of Jacksonville, Fla., was one of the biggest rock bands around, scoring Top 10 hits such as "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You," and touring alongside similar big-hook bands like Survivor and Night Ranger. Full story »
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'Polk Salad Annie' serves up win in Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Brandon Bennett of Ponchatoula, La., turned out a high-energy version of “Polk Salad Annie” that convinced the judges to name him winner of the 2008 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Thursday night. “It’s been a great ride and a lot of fun,” he said after the contest at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. A near-capacity crowd of Elvis fans turned out to find out which of 10 finalists would get the coveted designation. Full story »
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