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The Reel Deal: My extremely biased best films of 2025

Posted by Wil Wright
|Date: February 16, 2026
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The Reel Deal: My extremely biased best films of 2025

By William Wright The gravitational center of my life is music, and because of that, music rarely surpris ...

By William Wright The gravitational center of my life is music, and because of that, music rarely surprises me anymore. I’ve trained myself to hear it on the molecular level, but from a distance – str ...

February 16, 2026
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‘Europe ‘72’ documents Grateful Dead’s first tour of the continent

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|Date: February 16, 2026
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‘Europe ‘72’ documents Grateful Dead’s first tour of the continent

Live triple album is essential listening for both fans, new acolytes Writer’s note: Rock lost a legendary ...

Live triple album is essential listening for both fans, new acolytes Writer’s note: Rock lost a legendary artist and performer on Jan. 10 when Bob Weir, guitarist, songwriter and founding member of th ...

February 16, 2026
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‘Blount County Live’ pursues local musical mission

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|Date: February 16, 2026
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‘Blount County Live’ pursues local musical mission

New podcast features conversation, interviews, performances While Knoxville generally gets all the attent ...

New podcast features conversation, interviews, performances While Knoxville generally gets all the attention in terms of music, musicians and musical events, Blount County can hold its own with regard ...

February 16, 2026
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Trio of local songwriters show out with new projects

Posted by Luke Brogden
|Date: February 16, 2026
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Trio of local songwriters show out with new projects

By Luke Brogden Highway Love: Maggie Tharp captures the sound of the road on new release As of late, ther ...

By Luke Brogden Highway Love: Maggie Tharp captures the sound of the road on new release As of late, there’s been a sensational uptick – a wave of sorts – in powerful female songwriters helming killer ...

February 16, 2026
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The Writer’s Way: An Interview with a Knoxville playwright

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|Date: January 12, 2026
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The Writer’s Way: An Interview with a Knoxville playwright

Speaking with Summer G. Awad, playwright of ‘WALLS: A Play for Palestine’ By Harrison Young Summer G. Awa ...

Speaking with Summer G. Awad, playwright of ‘WALLS: A Play for Palestine’ By Harrison Young Summer G. Awad is a playwright, speculative fiction writer, actress and slam poet with an eye for energy and ...

January 12, 2026
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Lost Classic – ‘Tunnel of Love’

Posted by Ken Lay
|Date: December 21, 2025
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Lost Classic – ‘Tunnel of Love’

Springsteen tones things down on ‘Tunnel of Love’ By Ken Lay By the end of 1985, Bruce Springsteen was on ...

Springsteen tones things down on ‘Tunnel of Love’ By Ken Lay By the end of 1985, Bruce Springsteen was on top of the rock ‘n’ roll world. He had scored a multiplatinum album with “Born in the U.S.A., ...

December 21, 2025
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Lee Zimmerman’s November Indie Exploration

Posted by Lee Zimmerman
|Date: December 21, 2025
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Lee Zimmerman’s November Indie Exploration

A recent recap of under-the-radar releases By Lee Zimmerman Bill Mallonee – “Trailways” An Americana orig ...

A recent recap of under-the-radar releases By Lee Zimmerman Bill Mallonee – “Trailways” An Americana original, the onetime leader of essential ensemble Vigilantes of Love has been creating earnest roo ...

December 21, 2025
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Madame Weezy’s horoscopes

Posted by Jennifer Duncan Rankin
|Date: December 15, 2025
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Madame Weezy’s horoscopes

Practical predictions from BLANK’s resident soothsayer By Madame Weezy The most sparkly, nostalgic and jo ...

Practical predictions from BLANK’s resident soothsayer By Madame Weezy The most sparkly, nostalgic and joyful time of year is upon us, bestowing all its warm fuzzies and ephemera. What folks look forw ...

December 15, 2025
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Film soundtrack captures classic live performances by The Beatles

Posted by Ken Lay
|Date: December 15, 2025
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Film soundtrack captures classic live performances by The Beatles

‘Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years’ features Fab Four at their best By Ken Lay The decade of the 1960 ...

‘Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years’ features Fab Four at their best By Ken Lay The decade of the 1960s brought music fans far too many iconic bands and works to even begin to mention in such a bri ...

December 15, 2025
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The Writer’s Way – Craig Smith

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|Date: December 01, 2025
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The Writer’s Way – Craig Smith

An interview with Craig Smith, playwright of 'Reunion Under the Moon,' 'The Good Son,' 'Birds on the Bat, ...

An interview with Craig Smith, playwright of 'Reunion Under the Moon,' 'The Good Son,' 'Birds on the Bat,' ''Til Death Do Us Part' and 'Theatre of Operations' By Harrison Young Craig Smith is a playwr ...

December 01, 2025
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Madame Weezy – Nov 25

Posted by Jennifer Duncan Rankin
|Date: November 21, 2025
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Madame Weezy – Nov 25

Practical recommendations from Blank’s resident soothsayer By Madame Weezy Gobble gobble, ya turkeys! It’ ...

Practical recommendations from Blank’s resident soothsayer By Madame Weezy Gobble gobble, ya turkeys! It’s Madame Weezy, here to remind you to give thanks for the blessings you’ve received throughout ...

November 21, 2025
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Gift Ideas From the Past

Posted by Lee Zimmerman
|Date: November 20, 2025
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Gift Ideas From the Past

Box sets, releases and archival offerings As the year draws to a close, it’s naturally a time to l ...

Box sets, releases and archival offerings As the year draws to a close, it’s naturally a time to look back. In what we call the music biz these days, there seems to be a continuing trend of rem ...

November 20, 2025
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The Reel Deal: ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’

Posted by BLANK
|Date: November 01, 2025
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The Reel Deal: ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’

Springsteen biopic, ‘Nebraska’ box set released on same day By Bill Foster Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska, ...

Springsteen biopic, ‘Nebraska’ box set released on same day By Bill Foster Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska,” released in 1982, was one of the greatest left turns in the history of modern music – and per ...

November 01, 2025
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The Writer’s Way: An interview with Gayle Childress Greene

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|Date: September 30, 2025
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The Writer’s Way: An interview with Gayle Childress Greene

By Harrison Young Gayle Childress Greene is a playwright, actress, director, dancer, choreographer and ch ...

By Harrison Young Gayle Childress Greene is a playwright, actress, director, dancer, choreographer and children's book author with enough good cheer to back all of those up. We first acted together in ...

September 30, 2025
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The Clash knocks it out of the park opening for The Who

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|Date: September 30, 2025
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The Clash knocks it out of the park opening for The Who

Shea Stadium concert captures punk legends at their best By Ken Lay When U2’s The Edge inducted The Clash ...

Shea Stadium concert captures punk legends at their best By Ken Lay When U2’s The Edge inducted The Clash into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he said that the band made the only music that mattered ...

September 30, 2025
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