Nashville Scene

McWherter Talks Taxes in New TV Ad

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Politics and Education, Primary Day Edition: 5th Congressional District

• by Nashville Jefferson
• Tags: Nashville Jefferson, Primary Day 2010, 5th Congressional District, Republican Candidates, Political Positions

McWherter Calls Haslam Cowardly

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

At Each Other's Throats for Months, Tennessee Republicans Must Kiss and Make Up Tomorrow

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Haslam Panders to Memphis Again

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

For All His Talk of Bipartisanship, Alexander Chooses Obstructionism in Senate

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Congress

Is the Tea Party Racist?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Red State Update, Video

McWherter Kicks Off Fall Campaign

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Election Officials Play Keystone Kops in Jeff Yarbro-Douglas Henry Contest

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Can Karl Dean’s industry think tank rebrand Music City?

Nashville Calling

• by Adam Gold

Tennessee's Best Political Race: Herron vs. Fincher

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Voters Resoundingly Rejecting Wamp in Early Tally

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Daily Show Mocks Ramsey Again

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Video

Cooper and Blackburn Voted Against Bill Providing Healthcare To 9/11 First Responders and Clean-up Workers

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Politics, head scratchers, Congressman Jim Cooper, Congressman Marsha Blackburn, Zadroga bill, 9/11 first responders, partisan pedantry

Right Wingers Lose Another Statewide GOP Primary

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Fred Douglas Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Metro Parks, Nashville park reviews, Fred Douglas Park, worst park in Nashville?

Why I Voted For J.R. Lind for Governor in the Democratic Primary

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Politics, JR for guv'nor, McWherter, green vest of comfort vs bowtie of intimidation

McWherter Says He's Fine with Billion-Dollar State Revenue Loss

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media

Zach Wamp's Grudging Concession: 'The Best Candidate Doesn't Always Win'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Haslam Admits Visiting Nantucket

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

McWherter: 'I've Never Set Foot in Nantucket'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Pastor Maury Davis Appears On Huckabee's Fox News Show, Fumbles With Truth

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Maury Davis, Cornerstone Church, Mike Huckabee, Fox News, murdering Sunday school teachers, dissembling, Video

Gubernatorial Debate Special! Basil Marceaux Isn't the Nuttiest Candidate — June Griffin Takes the Honor

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Politics, Basil Marceaux, Howard Switzer, June Griffin, Scopes Monkey Trial, nuttier than squirrel turd, Video

Basil Marceaux Campaign Coordinator James Crenshaw Responds to Skeptics

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Politics, Basil Marceaux, James Crenshaw, Video

A Brief Internet Primer for Teddy Bart

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Media, blogging 101, Teddy Bart, Internet primer, duh

McWherter Trails Haslam by 25 Points in New Poll

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Haslam Agrees to Three TV Debates

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Will Haslam Make It Three Straight for GOP Moderates?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

On Same-Sex Marriage, McWherter's Happy On Wrong Side of History

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

There Once Was a Man from Nantucket

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Looting Mars Bells Bend Paleo-Indian Archaeological Study

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Bells Bend archaeological study, Bells Bend, Nashville history, Tennessee Paleo-Indian history, Clee's Ferry, David Anderson

Tennessee Falls Behind

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Education, education

Haslam's Glass Jaw and the Dems' Enthusiasm Gap

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Video

Roy Herron Threatens to Lick Skillet, Wear Straw Hat to Prove Bumpkin Status to All

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Metro's plans to make over the century-old NABRICO riverfront complex are impressive — with one major exception

Take It to the Bridge

• by Christine Kreyling

Between Zach Wamp's secessionism, Ron Ramsey's cult of Islam and Basil Marceaux dot com, the governor's race couldn't get much weirder

Silly Season

• by Jeff Woods

A game of refrigerator roulette, anyone?

Food Fright

• by Lindsay Ferrier

Love/Hate Mail

Play Guitar? Play for Milktooth!

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Cream, National Skyline, Milktooth, hermaphrodite puppies, now hiring, Video

Weekend Round-Up: 218th Day of the Year Style

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Weekend Round-Up, calendar, August, not really a style, things do do, bands to see

The Music Industry Sinks, While P.R.O.s Are Sittin' Pretty

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: National Skyline, BMI, copyright enforcers, ain't nobody got so much money they don't want what's comin' to 'em

Five Better Album Covers for Weezer's Hurley

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Whatevs, Weezer, Hurley, LOST, lazy and stupid

Arcade Fire, Justin Bieber, Josh Ritter and More: Inside This Week's Music Section

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Liner Notes, Arcade Fire, Josh Ritter, Justin Bieber

'Gruesome Twosome' Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie to Bring Halloween Hootenanny to Municipal Auditorium on Oct. 20

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Alice Cooper, hallowed be thy ween, hungry men that don't like pizza, Municipal Auditorium, Rob Zombie, Thunderkiss: $55, Video

The Protomen, Make-Up and Vanity Set & Magic Hammer at 12th & Porter, 8/6/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Protomen, Make-Up and Vanity Set, Magic Hammer, 12th & Porter, Slideshow

Jack White Gets Mad at Dead Weather Show, Calls Famous People 'Hip Motherfuckers'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: National Skyline, The Dead Weather, Jack White, yelling, hip motherfuckers, Full House

Justin Bieber Tonight at Bridgestone Arena

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Justin Bieber, OMG, Lake Bieber Productions, Video

Road Trip to Austin: JEFF the Brotherhood to Join Weird Al, MGMT, Os Mutantes and more at Fun Fun Fun Fest, Nov. 5-7

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Austin, bands, festivals, fun, fun, fun, JEFF the Brotherhood, road trip

DPR's Lollapalooza 2010: An Attempted Photo Essay

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, (Little) Monsters Inc., Lollapalooza, fake photographer, Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq, Devo, Lady Gaga, The Walkmen, The National, Arcade Fire, MGMT, Spoon, Green Day, The Dirty Projectors, Julian Casablancas = dystopian teenage warlord

Mitch Easter Tonight at The Basement

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Video

Nashville Calling: Can Karl Dean’s Industry Think Tank Rebrand Music City? [On This Week's Cover]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream, Mayor Karl Dean, Nashville Music Council

Alert: Band Gets Signed to Fake Contract, Told They Would Open for The Eagles

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Hot Goss, Moving Pictures, scams, charlatans USA, Nashville, the business, bands from the future, contracts, never give anyone money, Great World of Sound, Video

Arcade Fire at The Ryman, 8/9/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Arcade Fire, Ryman Auditorium, Slideshow

Heavy Cream: Song, 'Watusi,' Album, Tour, All That

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, Heavy Cream, New York, blogging, Brooklyn Vegan, Nashville omnivore, Audio, Video

Metric to Play Cannery Ballroom, Oct. 13

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Metric, Canadian indie-rock pixie, Emily Haines, Cannery Ballroom, sparklers and sparkly attire, Video

The Great Escape Charlotte Location to Re-Open Friday, Aug. 13, Have Lots of New Stuff

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Great Escape, the flood, back, caught you looking for the same thing, Nintendo, hoarders

D. Striker, 'She's Livin' on Credit Cards,' RR Party Friday (Obvs) at Bobby's Idle Hour

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Moving Pictures, D. Striker, credit cards, alloy wheels, classy, Video

A Few Things That Happened This Week, Including Patterson Hood Calling Kings of Leon 'Pussies'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Whatevs, feud-starters, The Dead Weather, Kings of Leon, Patterson Hood, The Looking Glass, Karen Elson, Third Man Records, Caitlin Rose, I thought it was the U.K.

Local Dave Shamban's Potential Quiznos Commercial Is, Well ... Just Watch It

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, David Shamban, Weirdsome, Quizno's, commercial, I don't smell awesome, Video

Arcade Fire to Burn Down The Ryman Tonight

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Arcade Fire, Ryman Auditorium, suburbia, Terry Gilliam, Video

Grand Palace Rock the Block Tonight on Elliston Place

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Rock the Block, Exit/In, Grand Palace, lots of bands

Super Bowl Rocket Ship, Umbrella Tree Free for the Downloading

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, Super Bowl Rocket Ship, Umbrella Tree, downloads, MP3

Neko Case Postpones Tour, Cancels Aug. 17 TPAC Show

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Neko Case, no relation to Justin, Bummerino Metropolis, TPAC, taking the "fun" out of refund, obligatory JEFFerence

Pitchfork-Reviewed Band or iPhone App?

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Whatevs, iPhones, apps, Pitchfork, rising, touchscreen, Droid doesn't

Arcade Fire release their third masterpiece in six years, going face-to-face with the mundanity of suburbia

Three-Peat

• by Adam Gold

Josh Ritter’s secrets to success: knowing your history and not being a jerk

Folk Ways

• by Lance Conzett

The curiously fast fame of Justin Bieber, which may or may not devour him and spit him out

Dream Bieber

• by Seth Graves

Torche, BEINGS and Demeanor at Exit/In

Bites Weekly Open Thread Needs Pot ...

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread

The Ethereal Flavor of a Summer Moment

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Drinks, St-Germain, liqueurs, cocktails, mixology

Your Chocolate Got in My Peanut Butter...and Promptly Melted

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Foods, Christie Cookies

Guild Celebrates Bakers Since 1155, Looking for More

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Travel Advisory, baking, England, further education, Nashville State Community College

Provence Moving Bakery From Gulch to Airport Area

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Provence Breads & Cafe, Kim Totzke, the Gulch

Free Ice Cream and Inspiration at Nashville Zoo

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Free Bites, Kim Ingram, Breyers Ice Cream, Ballad of the Blonde, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

On a Lighter Note: Where Do You Go For Cheap and Healthy Eats?

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Cheap Eats, Silly Goose, healthy food, cheap eats

SoleFood Nashville Dinner on Aug. 19 Benefits Charity

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, ChaChah, Arnold Myint, benefit dinners, Soles4Souls

Wine Wednesday: Lighten Up Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine Wednesday, wine, wine humor, wine websites, Twitter, Robert Parker, 3 Wine Guys, Gary Vaynerchuk

Wandering Wino: No Time to Eat This Week

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, wine tastings, ChaChah, West Meade Wine and Liquor Mart, Flyte, Woodland Wine Merchants, Marche, Grand Cru, Dose, BooneDocks, Whole Foods Cool Springs, Vinea, 100% Italiano, Mallory Lane Wines and Spirits, F. Scott's

There's More to Do in Pubs than Just Drink Beer ...

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Open Thread, Drinks, Melrose Neighborhood Pub, beer tastings, Geeks Who Drink, Past Perfect, bar trivia, pub quizzes

Longtime City Butcher Closing Up Shop

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Retail, Tombstones, Robert Regg Meats, butcher shops, Bobby Regg, Stephen Regg

Road Food

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Fun and Games, travel, Georgia, This American Life, Georgia, breakfast

Meat 'N Greet at Martin's

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Barbecue, barbecue, Martin's Bar-B-Cue, Nolensville, Pat Martin

Nolensville rocks when Martin’s Bar-B-Que joint goes whole hog

Small Town Saturday Night

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint

New documentary Winnebago Man examines the rise of a viral celebrity: bile-spewing RV pitchman Jack Rebney

Winnebago Warrior

• by Steve Erickson

Jean-Pierre Jeunet fires blanks at the arms industry in the insufferably twee Micmacs

A Very Long Derangement

• by James Cathcart

Eileen Sisk delivers the first in-depth biography of Buck Owens

Honky-Tonk Devil

• by Paul McCoy and Chapter16.org