While Hamilton County Democratic Party officials posted that Obama supporters and local Democrats would be “camping out all night to be the first to vote on Wednesday morning, October 15,” one local photojournalist says that the scene at the Election Commission was only a “camera show”: (more…)
The Death Set reminds me of a cross between early Beastie Boys (before they were actually B-boys), Bikini Kill, and Devo mixed with a healthy dose of ridiculously high energy punk that makes me a little fatigued just watching. They mix guitars with some electronics and drums to create a dense mix of chanty, sweaty bar anthems. TDS are about to start a tour stint with premiere masher-upper Girl Talk playing large clubs and theaters, so this should be a rare opportunity to see them in a small club. The Fixins and Stolen Minks share the bill.
Desperate to buy the new Ben Folds album but short on cash? Never fear, just comment! We’re giving away a $15 iTunes giftcard to a randomly-selected commenter on the blog this week.
Chattanoogans-turned-Nashvillians Heypenny have released a brand-new video for one of their, well, not-so-new (but still very cool) songs. Props for the imagination, boys.
We received a couple of interesting photos from an anonymous reader… There’s a close-up of the “parking pass” after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
If given these five objects as inspiration-a ball of sting, mirror, bone, moth and glass of water, what would you paint? This question lies at the heart of Object Project, the new exhibit which opened at the Hunter Museum yesterday. Featuring nearly 30 works by fifteen artists from around the country, it is a collection that is truly more than the sum of its parts. For the engaged viewer, Object Project offers not only a glimpse into the minds of these fifteen artists but a thought-provoking exercise in artistic imagination. (Photo credit: Chip Talbert)
Politics and religion will always cross paths—religious belief, after all, is for many a filter through which to see the world—but the intersection gets harder to navigate when the IRS is involved. Today’s Times Free Press takes a look at the way local churches are handling election season. Has your church addressed the presidential race from the pulpit or formally endorsed a specific candidate?
Author: Chad Newton Filed Under: Satire Published: October 9th, 2008
On the heels of his recent political endeavors supporting presidential candidate Barack Obama, film star Samuel L. Jackson today announced a move into local politics by entering the race for the District 8 City Council seat on the Chattanooga City Council. Read the rest of this entry »
