Nashville Scene

Wamp Attack of the Week! Haslam in Cahoots with Casino Gamblers!

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

McWherter Insists He's Awake and Running for Governor

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Cane Ridge Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Nashville park reviews, Metro parks, Cane Ridge Park

Wamp Goes Off on Tom Ingram, Sissy Wannabes and Uncooperative Reporters

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Study Grants Tennessee Juries Dubious Distinction

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Equal Justice Initiative, black jurors stricken in the South, Batson rule, Tennessee, shuck and jive

The Problem with a BP Boycott

• by Chris Wage
• Tags: The Economy, BP oil spill, BP boycott, Chris Wage

Morning Roundup: What's in This Week's Scene?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup: Wamp's Web, Heavy Metal Move and More

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Morning Roundup

Bloggers Go Wild Over the Big Breakup

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media

Budget Deal Shaky Already: Ramsey Won't Back Down on Babies

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

Score One for the Republicans in Budget Gamesmanship

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

TMI, Stacey Campfield! TMI!

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Stacey Campfield and sex: two concepts that should never appear in the same sentence, Tennessee infant mortality, Tennessee abortion

Sneaky Lawmakers Hide Special Amendment for NRA Buddy

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

Humpin' Around With Harmony Korine: Trash Humpers Invade the Nashville Scene Office

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Daily Diversion, Trash Humpers, Harmony Korine, inside the Scene offices, Harm's way, Video

Wamp Can't Pass Ramsey's 'Smell Test'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Haslam Strikes Back, Accuses Zach of Taking Wampum

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Fish Hatchery Fans Giving Ramsey the Boot

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Harmony Korine's assaultive new film Trash Humpers takes a bleak joyride through Music City — and an international audience is watching

Trashville

• by Adam Gold, D. Patrick Rodgers, Jack Silverman and Jim Ridley
• Tags: Cover Story, Slideshow, Video

D-Day: Al and Tipper Gore Call the Whole Thing Off

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Breaking News, Al Gore, Tipper Gore, divorce, married to the sea

Dear Strange Men, Please Back Off

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

Hard Currency: Woman Banker Fired For Being Too Hot

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Debrahlee Lorenzana, hot money, sexual discrimination, Village Voice

Senate Overrides Guns-In-Bars Veto

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

Washington Post Writes Off McWherter

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Robin Smith Puts Kent Williams' Pet Rabbit on the Stove to Boil

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

The Cheesestick Incident: Seriously, Maury County?

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Maury County, high school, cheesestick, zero tolerance ... for saturated fat

Taint Misbehavin': Madison Man Alleges Mapco Express Toilet Poked His Perineum

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Hargrove, Mapco Express, perineum, prostate, cringe, litigation, Nashville lawsuits, Nashville Mapco toilet lawsuit

High Fiber Content: A Trip to the Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

We're Breaking Up over Al and Tipper

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Video

Morning Roundup: Murderer on the Loose

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Morning Roundup

State Lawmakers Cut Budget Deal

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

'Flash Gordon,' 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot': Your Weekend Movie Alternatives

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Flash Gordon, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Belcourt, Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Harmony Korine, Trash Humpers, Video

Notes from The International Country Music Conference 2010

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Barry Mazor, Walt Trott, Jimmie Rodgers, Marty Stuart, International Country Music Conference, babies and biscuits, Craig Havighurst

Danny Tate's conservatorship comes to an eruptive end in a Nashville courtroom — but what has he really won?

The War Between the Tates

• by Brantley Hargrove

Let the budget bloodletting begin as the GOP cuts off life support for babies

• by Jeff Woods

In praise of attics and basements, and the little things in them

• by Walter Jowers

Love/Hate Mail

The flood's aftermath: When the saints came marching in

• by Lindsay Ferrier

Trash vs. art: Two Scene critics disagree whether Trash Humpers merely molests Dumpsters or belongs in one

• by Mike D'Angelo and Michael Sicinski
• Tags: Cover Story, Video

Neil Young Gets Awesome Tonight and Tomorrow Night at The Ryman

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Awesomeness, Bert Jansch, Neil Young, Ryman

Green Mind: Bonnaroo Amps up the Carbon Shredding

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Bonnaroo, green, Bonnaroo, hippies, hipsters, sustainability

Katherine Heigl Moving to Nashville?

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Hot Goss, National Skyline, the Heigl factor, Knocked Up

Weekend Round-Up: Meme-Morial Day Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Guffaw!, weekend round-up, Meme-Morial Day, Hotpipes, The Features, De Novo Dahl, Cortney Tidwell, Uncle Skeleton, Moustache May, East Side Prom, Happy Valley

Pack Mentality: San Antonio Youths Think They're Werewolves, and It Has Nothing to Do With Music

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, Wow, Gangs are posers ... somehow, werewolves, Note to self: Don't go to San Antonio, goth, emo, trends, awful, Kids these days, Video

Scandal Alert: Hayley Williams Gets N00d (NSFW)

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Hot Goss, Hayley Williams, Paramore, n00dz, lecherousness

Daughtry and Kelly Clarkson Duet For Flood Relief [Oh the Humility]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Moving Pictures, American Idols, Bridgestone Arena, Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, The fuckin' flood, The fuckin' humilty, Video

Get Your Geek On: Chiptune at The Black Church Tonight

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Cream Calendar, chiptune, video games, RainbowDragonEyes, terrible band names, Video

Bert Jansch: the guitar hero’s guitar hero, and influence on everyone from Led Zeppelin to Pavement

Heroic Doses

• by Edd Hurt

BYOP Song in Scott Pilgrim Trailer, Next Big Nashville Design Contest, Forecastle Headliner Revealed & More [Newsy Bits] ... [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Newsy Bits, Scott Pilgrim, Be Your Own Pet, Next Big Nashville, contests, Billy Corgan = angsty human salamander, Smashing Pumpkins, Forecastle, Blitzen Trapper, Hole, Video

Bert Jansch, Roger McGuinn, Pentagram, Harvey Milk and More

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Liner Notes, Bert Jansch, Pentagram, Harvey Milk, Roger McGuinn

Trash Humpers Invade the Scene

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Trash Humpers, Harmony Korine, Chris Crofton, Dave Cloud, Brian Kotzur, Travis Nicholson, Chris Gantry, Rachel Korine, hello movies, Video

Richie Kotzen Wants to Educate Me [ROFLKOTZEN]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, ROFLKOTZEN!!!, phone calls, You Tell Concerts, Video, Audio

'Too Safe' Video From Daniel Pujol

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, I KNEW Infinity Cat was a "pack", Daniel Pujol, fresh vid, Ren Fest, not THAT Stewart Copeland, obviously, Video

Harmony Korine Introduces Trash Humpers at The Belcourt, Drum Solo Ensues

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Trash Humpers, drum solos, The Belcourt, Harmony Korine, Brian Kotzur, Video

Pentagram's Bobby Liebling: The Cream Interview

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Interviews, Pentagram, metal

Kings of Leon Will Play New Songs, Possibly 'Beachy' Ones, at Bonnaroo, Ease Your Mind

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Kings of Leon, Nathan Followill, Bonnaroo

Shaved Bieber: Awesome Pun, Interesting Concept

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Whatevs, hair removal, Beibercaust, Video

Arcade Fire to Play the Ryman, Aug. 9 [Belated Announcement]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, anthems, Arcade Fire, no Internet, The National, The Ryman, Video

Red-Headed Stranger

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: National Skyline, Willie Nelson, cut your hair

Magical Mystery Artist [Paul McCartney!] to Bring Tour to Bridgestone Arena [Blind Item: Updated]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, royal rumors, blind item, Bridgestone Arena

Local Rock's Finest Join Candice Burnside in Fighting Breast Cancer This Weekend

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Breast Cancer Pwned, Candice Burnside, Cortney Tidwell, De Novo Dahl, Exit/In, Grimey's, Hotpipes, Mercy Lounge, The Features, The Privates, The most Nashville tags ever!

The National to Play the Ryman, Oct. 3

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, The National, Ryman, High Violet, BRB; out looking for astronauts, words, Video

Uncle Skeleton Releases Warm Under the Covers at Moustache May Celebration, May 29

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Cream Calendar, Uncle Skeleton, Warm Under the Covers, Moustache May, Ross Wariner, YK Records, Michael Eades

Bonnaroo, Ten out of Tenn, Justin Townes Earle Help Flood Relief [Newsy Bits]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, flood, benefits

Pentagram at The End, 5/28/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Pentagram, The End, crazy motherfucking eyes, Black Tusk, I Am the Tower, Trash Humpers, The Spin, Slideshow

The Boro's 25-Year Anniversary Celebration This Week, Matt Mahaffey Rumored for Possible Appearance

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, The Boro, Murfreesboro, dives, Happy Anniversary, ya old beast, Matt Mahaffey, Department of Hearsay, Paul McCartney isn't a turd of any sort

Mixtape Round-Up: New Hotness From Dee Goodz, OpenMic, Darnell Levine & Rio

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Creamtastic, Music, Mixtape Round-Up, Dee Goodz, OpenMic, Darnell Levine, Rio, video, Video

Food References Without Commentary

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Whatevs, Bar-B-Q Killers, The Pietasters, Maceo Parker, Sir Douglas Quintet, The Fatback Band, Cake, Goodie Mob, Thin Lizzy, The Turtles, video, Memorial Day, Video

Cortney Tidwell, Hotpipes and The Features at Exit/In, 5/29/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, benefit, Grimey's, The Features, Hotpipes, Cortney Tidwell, DJ Bawston Sean, Candice Burnside, Video

If you think you’re too cool for Pentagram, you’re wrong

Wolf Blitz

• by Sean L. Maloney

Harvey Milk are still higher than your assessment (and don’t call them hipster metal)

Least-Likely Athenians

• by Matt Sullivan

How Miles Davis helped The Byrds, and why guitarist Roger McGuinn likes the Internet

Folk Ways

• by Ron Wynn

Those Darlins, Nobunny, PUJOL, Natural Child, The Spits and more

Food Allergies Less Common Than Thought, Study Discovers

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, food allergies

Market Fresh: Vanderbilt Farmers' Market Opens Today

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Farmers' Markets, Vanderbilt Farmers' Market, locavore, farmers' markets, fresh

Well, We Might as Well Shut This Blog Down, `Cuz It Ain't Gonna Get Better Than This

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Miro District, bacon, Benton's Bacon, bourbon, whiskey tasting, Joe Shaw, Julian Van Winkle, Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery

Tallying the Tea Total

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Drinks, Arnold Myint, iced tea, iced tea in Nashville, ChaChah

Weekly Open Thread is Full of Advice

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread

We've Got a Growler Winner

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Fun and Games, Cool Springs Brewery, Brew Pubs, contests

Feminism Killed Food, But Who Cares, Since Women Can't Cook Anyway

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Bite Your Tongue, feminism, foodies, Michael Pollan, Janet Flammang, Anna Clark, chefs, kitchen

Playing Chicken: Time to Prep for Fiery Poultry Fest

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events

Chef Brown, Pitmaster Martin Head to NYC for Southern Invasion

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Bites

It's True: Hot Kabobs is Closed

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, Hot Kabobs, Nashville restaurant closings

First Bite: The New Sky Blue Cafe

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: First Bite, Sky Blue Cafe, Chad Stuible, East Nashville restaurants, coffeehouses

Never the Same Thing Twice at Vending Spree Blog

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Cheap Eats

TomKats Launches Restaurant at Mandrell's Former Mansion

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Fontanel, The Farm House at Fontanel, TomKats, restaurant rumors

Bloggers, Diners and Restaurants Give Back: Flood Relief Update

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Sweet Relief Bake Sale, Nashville food bloggers, Eat Out for Nashville, Green Wagon, flood relief

Wine Wednesday: Apparently Bottles Float Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, wine, Wine Wednesday, Nashville Wine & Spirits, flood survivors

Memorial Day Smoke Session

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Barbecue

Latte Art Throwdown at Bongo Java East Tonight!

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, baristas, Bongo Java East, Fido, John Stephenson, latte art, Nashville Coffee Society, rosettas

Wandering Wino: Kick Off Your Summer Right

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, Frugal MacDoogal, Wandering Wino, Miel Restaurant, Village Wines, F. Scotts

ChaChah, Dose and Mambu: Crawl out of your noontime rut with this trio of midday meals

What’s F’lunch?

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, ChaChah, Dose Coffee & Tea, Mambu

Bruckheimer's bulked-up Prince of Persia plays better on the Wii

• by Ron Wynn

Sex and the City 2: one giant air-kiss of a movie

• by Jim Ridley

Michael Caine raises Cain in dreary vigilante saga Harry Brown

• by Jim Ridley

Vanderbilt grad student Stephanie Pruitt garners national recognition

Looking Forward to a Life in Poetry

• by Chapter16.org and Maria Browning