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Issue Archive for
Feb 12-18, 2009
Vol. 28, No. 1

News

Features

Straight to the Heart: The Nashville Scene's Valentine's Day Revival Package

Tags: Features, Features, Nashville

Features

Here's your smokin hot love letter - just fill in the blanks

by Tracy Moore
Tags: Features, Features, America's Next Top Model

Features

Creating the perfect Valentine's mix tape

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: Features, Features, David Bowie, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Aimee Mann, Dennis Hopper

Features

Mood-setting mix-tape essentials

Tags: Features, Features, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, The Afghan Whigs, Joan Armatrading

Features

From sweet and creamy to hot and steamy, theres a cocoa for every relationship

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Features, Features, Bethany Thouin, Arnold Myint, Kate Roos, Belmont

Features

Local Valentine's Specials

Tags: Features, Features, Cheap Trick, Gaylord Opryland, Minnie Murphy, Bongo Java Roasting Co.

The Mumbai terrorist tragedy tests a Nashville couple's devotion
- by Jim Ridley
- Tags: News, Nashville, Mumbai, Santos Lopez, India

Features

Dont imitate the romantic gestures you see in movies

by Jim Ridley
Tags: Features, Features, Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Prince (Musician), Al Stewart

Features

How to tell a secret admirer from a stalker

Tags: Features, Features, Cape Fear, Reno

Stories

Signs from the depression: A rash of diaper theft at Walgreen’s

Tags: Stories, Phil Bredesen, Gordon Baum, Tennessee, The Wall Street Journal

Ask a Mexican

Misconceptions and myths

by Gustavo Arellano
Tags: Ask a Mexican, Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles, Netflix Inc., Mexico

Woods

Phil Bredesen becomes America's Health Care Enemy No. 1

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Woods, Phil Bredesen, Kent Williams, Barack Obama, Robin Smith

Letters

Love-Hate Mail

Tags: Letters, Love/Hate Mail, Nashville, Steve Henley, Daron Hall, Mark Griffin

Pith in the Wind

Attorney General: We're a 'Nation of Cowards' on Race

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Breaking News, Media, Politics, Video

Pith in the Wind

Photo of the Year

by PJ Tobia
Tags: By the Way, Cleveland, housing woes, love/home is a battelfield, Photography, Tobia, World Press

Pith in the Wind

Pith in the Wind Forces Democratic Party Chair to Send Press Release

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Red Soxmobile for Sale!

by PJ Tobia
Tags: Crazy Crap, car for sale, Go Yankees!, lookin' for love, Massholes, Red Sox, Sawx, Taz, Tobia, Yawkee Way

Pith in the Wind

Constituents Rally Around Williams in 'Man on Street' Poll

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

The Answer to America's Economic Woes: Be More Like Canada

by Caleb Hannan
Tags: Hannan, banking, Botswana, Canada, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, why we're screwed

Pith in the Wind

Obama's Afghanistan Surge Begins with a Bang

by PJ Tobia
Tags: 101st Airborne, 10th Mountain, Afghanistan, civilian deaths, Logar, surge, Tobia, Wardak

Pith in the Wind

Gandhi's Grandson to Speak at Vol State This Afternoon

by PJ Tobia
Tags: Ben Kingsley, Gandhi, India, The Mahatma, Tobia, Vol State, WaPo

Pith in the Wind

Tennessee: Great Innovation in the 'Land of Possum Crackle'

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Kotz, The Economy

Pith in the Wind

Sky's the Limit for GOP's Righteous Agenda: Yes We Can!

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Williams Attends GOP Caucus Meeting

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Opryland Ownership Named in WaPo Story on Employers Challenging Unemployment Bennies

by PJ Tobia
Tags: The Economy, benefits, Gaylord, lay offs, Opryland, Tobia, unemployment, WaPo

Pith in the Wind

Historians: George W. Not the Worst President Ever

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Kotz, Politics, Presidential Politics

Pith in the Wind

Commercial Appeal Sticks to Its Guns on Gun List

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Media, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Stacey Campfield Meets St. Peter; It Doesn't Go Well

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Kotz, Legislature, Politics

Pith in the Wind

Bredesen Aide Rushes to Defense of Governor

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Did He Or Didn't He? Harold Ford and those Merrill Lynch Bonuses

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Like a Tree Falling in the Forest, TSEA Holds a Rally Without the Media

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

TSEA 'Still Fighting, Not Rolling Over'

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

House Conspiracy Theorists Strike Back at Unbelievers

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Budweiser Sees Your Single-Beer Ban and Raises You Two

by Caleb Hannan
Tags: 40 Jealous Whores, Hannan, Legislature, Budweiser three-pack, market economics, single-beer ban, Washington City Paper

Pith in the Wind

Naifeh Drives 'Em Wild Again

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Ultimate Fighting Championship is Coming to Nashville

by Brantley Hargrove
Tags: By the Way, Carlos Condit, Martin Kampmann, Sommet Center, UFC

Pith in the Wind

Vandy Star D.J. Moore to be Drafted by NFL's Worst Team

by Caleb Hannan
Tags: Hannan, Sports, D.J. Moore, Detroit Lions, draft gurus, ESPN, Merrill Lynch, patheticness, Vanderbil football

Pith in the Wind

Legal Immigrants Ripped Off by Scummy Job Broker, Rally at High Noon

by PJ Tobia
Tags: Immigration, H2B, immigration, press conference, rally!, scummy bosses

Pith in the Wind

Beaten at its Own Game, Gannett Considers Creating Rival Blog

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Kotz, Media

Pith in the Wind

Why Sen. Jackson Opposes Gun Microstamping

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Governor Killing Our Buzz Over Stimulus Money

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

State Celebrates Federal Bailout: Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Tennessee GOP Should Ban Gays From Painting Houses

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Kotz, Legislature, Politics

Pith in the Wind

Corker & Alexander Vote for All Tax-Cut "Stimulus"

by Caleb Hannan
Tags: Congress, Hannan, Politics, Albert Haynesworth, Bob Corker, Lamar Alexander, Mapco, Obama stimulus package, Reagan, trickle-down, WTF?!

Pith in the Wind

Gays and Lesbians Fan Out Across State Capitol

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Culture Clash: Gays Confront Knuckle-Draggers at the Capitol

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Another Crime by Another Handgun Permit Holder

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

DA Lets Cobb, Kelsey Off Hook in Legislative Crime Spree

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Law and Order, Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Bredesen: "Arrogant, Autocratic, and Seemingly Allergic to Legislative Accountability"

by Bruce Barry
Tags: Barry, Politics

Pith in the Wind

Democratic Party Insiders Feuding over Forrester's Pay

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Memphis Cancels its FedEx Uniforms

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Crazy Crap, Kotz, Sports

Pith in the Wind

Beware the Stimulus Package's Fake Job Stats

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Congress, Kotz, Politics, Presidential Politics, The Economy

Pith in the Wind

More Cruel Jackassery from Our Hero, Stacey Campfield

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Gaylord Job Cuts Produce High Levels of Unintentional Irony

by Caleb Hannan
Tags: Hannan, The Economy, bidness, Butch Spyridon, Colin Reed, Gaylord, hotels

Pith in the Wind

Clint Brewer Out as City Paper Editor

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Media, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Nashville Predators Insist They're Not Papering the House

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Kotz, Media, Sports, Video

Pith in the Wind

News Flash: 'Advancing Equality Day' Fails to Advance Equality at Legislature

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Gun Nuts Make Ominous Warnings, Post Maps to Homes of Newspaper Executives

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Law and Order, Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Waiting for the Democrats' Legislative Agenda

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Red State Update: Wall Street Bonus Edition

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Politics, Red State Update, The Economy, Video

Pith in the Wind

Anti-Scientology Group Anonymous Wants You to Wear a Funny Mask this Valentine's Day

by Caleb Hannan
Tags: Hannan, Celebrity Centre, Music Row, NashThetans, Natalie Portman, religion, Scientology, V for Vendetta, Valentine's Day

Pith in the Wind

GOP Slaps Around Dem Congressmen

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Red State Update: The Case of the Octuplet Mom

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Red State Update, Video

Pith in the Wind

GOP Attacks Chip Forrester's Bowtie

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Biz Pigs Join the Campaign to Smear Kent Williams

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Legislature, Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Red State Update: Dunlap Croons for Valentine's Day

by Pete Kotz
Tags: Red State Update, Video

Pith in the Wind

European Union Condemns Tennessee for Steve Henley Execution

by Brantley Hargrove
Tags: Crazy Crap, European Union, Steve Henley, Tennessee executions

Pith in the Wind

Corker Insists Stimulus Is 'Huge Mistake'

by Jeff Woods
Tags: Politics, Woods

Pith in the Wind

Pushing Daisies: Flower Shops in the Red, Just Not on Valentine's Day

by Caleb Hannan
Tags: By the Way, Hannan, Emma's Flowers, roses, Rote Display of Thoughtfulness, Valentine's Day

Music

Features

B.B. King and Buddy Guy return with two inspired albums and new energy

by Ted Drozdowski
Tags: Features, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, T-Bone Burnett

Features

Women composers, Bartók, Dvorák among Alias ensemble's winter sampler

by Russell Johnston
Tags: Features, Bela Bartok, Michael Bowers, Antonin Dvoak, Gabriela Lena Frank

Features

Treasure Fingers gets down with a now sound

by Sean L. Maloney
Tags: Features, Treasure Fingers, Atlanta, Comiskey Park, Shadow Stevens

Features

Jayhawks pair Mark Olson & Gary Louris reunite with Ready for the Flood

by Chris Parker
Tags: Features, Mark Olson, Gary Louris, The Jayhawks (Musical Group), Minneapolis

The Spin

Jucifer, The Features, The Basement Birthday Bash, Jack and More

Tags: The Spin, Jimmy Jack, Jacob Jones, Amber Valentine, Mike Grimes

Nashville Cream

The Nashville Nightlife Awards Are...Back?

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: Whatevs, booze and blow, Chris Crofton for Indie Rock Star of '08, Nashville Nightlife Awards, who what where?

Nashville Cream

Make-Out with Violence Releases Free Digital EP

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: Creamtastic, free tracks, fresh tracks, Make-Out with Violence

Nashville Cream

The Cream-pire Strikes Back: 10 Bands With More Sci-fi Cred Than U2

by Sean Maloney
Tags: Creamtastic, nerds musical and otherwise

Nashville Cream

Next Big Nashville's Road Trip to SXSW; Movie News

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: SXSW, Landon Pigg, movies, SXSW, Turbo Fruits

Nashville Cream

Dude Shut Up: Five Examples of Instrumental Awesomeness

by Sean Maloney
Tags: Creamtastic, grilled meat makes everything more appealing, singing is so overrated

Nashville Cream

Nu Metal Parking Lot: Slipknot at The Sommet Center

by Steve Haruch
Tags: Moving Pictures, Slipknot, Video

Nashville Cream

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Grimey's Today, Release Album Tomorrow

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: Cream Calendar, fresh tracks, Grimey's, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Audio

Nashville Cream

B.B. King and Buddy Guy at The Ryman 2/12/09

by The Spin
Tags: The Spin, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, The Ryman

Nashville Cream

Wanda Jackson at The 5 Spot 2/17/09

by The Spin
Tags: The Spin, Those Darlins, Wanda Jackson

Nashville Cream

Valentine's Day Mix-and-Match: the Cream Gift Guide (Abridged)

by Steve Haruch
Tags: Whatevs, gifts, hotness, Sexy Party, Valentine's Day

Nashville Cream

I Was Made for Lecturing You: Gene Simmons Appears at The Basement

by Adam Gold
Tags: Creamtastic, Gene Simmons, The Basement

Nashville Cream

Lonely Island and the Infinity Cat Monkey Paintings

by Steve Haruch
Tags: Creamtastic, National Skyline, Be Your Own Pet, in a box, Infinity Cat, Lonely Island, monkey paintings, OK chimps aren't monkeys, on a boat motherfucker, Saturday Night Live

Nashville Cream

Chris Dane Owens, 'Shine on Me'

by Steve Haruch
Tags: Moving Pictures, Wow, awesome, dragons, love has enemies, The Protomen, what we did yesterday at the office instead of working, Video

Nashville Cream

Weekend Round-Up: My Stabby Valentine Style Part 1

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: Cream Calendar, D. Striker, Friday the 13th, Hotpipes, John Travolta's package, MEEMAW, Oblio, Space Capone, weekend round-up

Nashville Cream

Treasure Fingers and Justin Kase at 12th & Porter 2/13/09

by The Spin
Tags: The Spin, Justin Kase, The Spin, Treasure Fingers

Nashville Cream

Hey You Way Cute Smoking Girl at the Dr. Dog Show

by Steve Haruch
Tags: Cream, Dr. Dog, glances, missed connections, smoking

Nashville Cream

Lake Fever Sessions: Roman Candle

by Steve Haruch
Tags: Moving Pictures, Lake Fever Sessions, Roman Candle, Video

Nashville Cream

The Knop's Pop Chops: An Interview With Steve Knopper

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: Interviews, interviews, RIAA, Steve Knopper, too little too late

Nashville Cream

Get Hard, Stay Hard: Jensen Sportag to Climax All Night

by Seth Graves
Tags: Cream Calendar, Fly Golden Eagle, Jensen Sportag, Makeup and Vanity Set, Mercy Lounge

Nashville Cream

Happy Birthday Billy Block Show

by Adam Gold
Tags: Cream Calendar, The Billy Block Show

Nashville Cream

MEEMAW, The Tits and The Fork Hunts at The End 2/13/09

by The Spin
Tags: The Spin, MEEMAW, The End, The Fork Hunts, The Spin, The Tits

Nashville Cream

Big Balls: Rock 'n' Bowl, Dudes, Paramore, Raconteurs and So Forth

by Steve Haruch
Tags: Whatevs, Ben Folds, bowling, dudes, Paramore, The Raconteurs

Nashville Cream

Weekend Round-Up: My Stabby Valentine Style Part 2

by D. Patrick Rodgers
Tags: Cream Calendar, David Silver, Dr. Dog, Drug Rug, Little Richard, weekend round-up

Restaurants

Dining

At Provence and Davis-Kidd, dining is by the book(s)

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Dining, Reviews, Bronte Bistro, Davis-Kidd Booksellers Inc., Montecito, McDonald's Corporation

Bites

Hey Crackheads!*

by Nicki Wood
Tags: Foods, Retail, Girl Scout cookies, Samoas

Bites

Since We're Sharing: My Valentine's Day Lamb Shoulder Triumph

by Lee Stabert
Tags: Recipe File, bark, lamb, recipes, Valentine's Day

Bites

Margot and City House Get Beard Nods

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Events, News, People, Restaurants, awards, City House, Daniel Lindley, James Beard Foundation, Margot Cafe, Margot McCormack, Nashville restaurants, Tandy Wilson

Bites

Soup Sunday Soup Soupçons...on Sunday

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Events, Our Kids, soup

Bites

As the President says, "Buy Your Own Damn Fries"

by Nicki Wood
Tags: Cooking the Books, People, books, hot fish, Nicki Wood, Obama, President Barack Obama

Bites

A Heart-Shaped Box of Valentine Goodness; or, Leftovers Again

by Jim Ridley
Tags: Events, Weekend Bites, Bethany Thouin, Cathy Parsons, Cuppycakes, Laura Button, Nashville candy, Nashville chccolate, Nashville chocolatiers, Nashville Valentine, Nashville Valentine restaurant specials, The Cocoa Tree, truffles, Whole Foods

Bites

He Made a Commercial About Trader Joe's

by Nicki Wood
Tags: Retail, commercials, Trader Joe's, YouTube, Video

Bites

Pin Pals: Free Lunchtime Bowling Games at Pla-Mor Lanes

by Lee Stabert
Tags: Bites, bowling, free stuff, lunch, Pla-Mor Lanes

Bites

Account of Noshville's Monte Cristo

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Foods, Restaurants, club sandwich meets cracklin', excess, Monte Cristo, Noshville

Bites

Beignet: It's What's Hot in Dessert

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Foods, 1808 Grille, beignets, Cafe Du Monde, Cajun Steamer, Nashville beignets, Wild Bill's Beignets & Bikes

Bites

Agave Nectar? Hardly Know Her!

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Drinks, Foods, agave, coffee, sweeteners, things that never actually happened, where to buy agave Nashville, Whole Foods

Bites

Empty Plate: Load Up and Fire Away on Our Weekly Open Thread

by Jim Ridley
Tags: Open Thread, Arby's, Bites open thread, Chick-Fil-A, dipping sauces, Krystal, Margot McCormick, McDonald's, McDougal's, Nashville restaurant news, Nashville restaurant reviews, Nashville Top Chef Tour, Otter's, Tandy Wilson, Tony Roma, Varsity Grille, vegetarian Krystal, Zaxby's

Bites

Spring is Right Around the Corner: Sign Up for a CSA Before It's Too Late

by Lee Stabert
Tags: Bites, CSA, Delvin Farms, local, seasonal, Turnip Truck

Bites

Ombi Sad for a Little While About This...

by Carrington Fox
Tags: News, People, departures, Jason Love, Laura Wilson, Nathan Lindley, Ombi, Pat Embry

Bites

WWTG: Where Would Tony (Bourdain) Go?

by Lee Stabert
Tags: Bites, Anthony Bourdain, Benton's bacon, crunk fish, Drew's Brews, Mitchell's, No Reservations, Prince's, Taqueria San Luis, Yazoo

Bites

Where Did the Faucon Salad Go?

by Nicki Wood
Tags: People, Restaurants, Faucon salad, history, local, Nashville restaurants, restaurants

Bites

PadThai Kitchen's Pad Thai

by Nicki Wood
Tags: Foods, Restaurants, Nicki Wood, Pad Thai Kitchen, Thai food

Bites

Hot Dog! Wiener Cart Parked in 12South

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Foods, 12South, cheap eats, hot dogs, mobile carts

Bites

Chef Robb Leaves Miro

by Carrington Fox
Tags: News, People, Adelicia, Dean Robb, departures, Miro District, Scott Cohen, Watermark

Bites

Laissez les Beignets Rouler at Acorn

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Restaurants, Andy Hunter, beignets, Mardi Gras, prix-fixe

Bites

Grocery 101 at Whole Foods

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Events, Retail, free samples, recession cuisine, Whole Foods

Bites

Valentine's Day Mess à Coeur

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Bite Your Tongue, People, Restaurants, bad manners, Gov. Winfield Dunn, iPhone, Martha's at the Plantation, Nashville Wine Press

Bites

Smokin' Monday at Corner Pub: Too Bad It's Only Once a Week

by Carrington Fox
Tags: Events, Foods, Restaurants, barbecue, Corner Pub, Green Hills restaurants, Smokin' Monday

Movies

Reviews

Peter Fonda, William Shatner ballet (!) among 2009 Nashville Film Festival lineup

by Jim Ridley
Tags: Reviews, Reviews, William Shatner, Nashville, Frozen River Oscar, Ben Folds

Arts and Culture

Theater

Powerhouse Wilson, Friel and Mamet dramas compete this weekend

by Martin Brady
Tags: Theater, Nashville, Jeff Obafemi Carr, Eddie George, David Mamet

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