At some point in March, The Frontline Music.com went down, and I didn’t even know it. I was working 14-hour days at my new job out at the Memphis airport, and I wasn’t even aware that my blog domain had expired. Worse, when I did become aware of it, it was too late to renew the domain. So I ended up having to repurchase the domain from someone who acquired it after it went back to the registry, and then wait for the transfer to complete. Finally, as of today, The Frontline Music.com is back up and running. I apologize for the delay, and hope you will check back often for running coverage of the culture, food, music and lifestyle of the post-modern South.
Indie Rappers @Deathrow_Tull Live @SXSW
Alt-rap New Yorkers @Deathrow_Tull take it back to the old-school as they entertain the incredibly-long lines of fans hoping to get into the Hype Hotel at SXSW in Austin.
Main Street Soul
Memphis Black Expo 2013 at the Cook Convention Center
Jukin’ in North Memphis: The Anti-Beale Street
The Future of Memphis Music (@downtownbleu)
Paul Taylor & Blooz Emergency “Please Read My Mind”
The Blooz Emergency plays a Memphis-soul-tinged original at the Memphis Blues Showcase at the Rum Boogie Cafe, 2/2/13
John Saint Holiday and Friends at the Memphis Blues Showcase, Rum Boogie Cafe
Knowledge Nick’s Album Release Party at Newby’s 12/8/12
On December 8, Memphis hip-hop fanatics gathered at Newby’s near the University of Memphis campus to celebrate the release of Knowledge Nick’s new album Memphis: The Soul of Hip-Hop. The evening featured performances from C-Beyond, Jason Da Hater, Memphis veteran Tom Skeemask, Royal T and of course Knowledge Nick himself. Everyone who paid the price of admission got to take home a copy of Nick’s excellent new album.