Cruelty of the Heavens Digital Exclusive Interview
Check out Grit901's digital exclusive interview with Memphis's own Cruelty of the Heavens whose FIRST show is coming to Meddlesome Brewing Co. on August 18th...and it's FREEEEEEEE!!!
Jadewick – Carve Out Your Own Void Album Review
I had the fortunate opportunity to meet Zohayr Shirazee while I was working at a corporate music shop in suburban Memphis. His sincere love of music can be illustrated through the many occasions he’s skipped his lunch breaks to spend time freely riffing around with licks from bands like The Fall of Troy, Glassjaw, and...
Cruelty of the Heavens – Grow Up and See Album Review
Whether you listen for deep lyrical symbolism that echoes the pain from the youth of a generation wandering through the toxic wilderness that their elders abandoned them in OR you’re just into comically cynical bunnies and like to rock out to Blink 182…you’ll fall in love with this album.
Southern Avenue Album Review
For local Memphians, driving on Southern Avenue feels like a caffeinated rush hour fast lane connecting Midtown to East Memphis. Lucky for the rest of the world, the sound of Stax Records’ latest local record, Southern Avenue connects the rockin’ Memphis blues to ears, feet, and heartbeats across the globe… and with no streetlights or...
Memphis Local Artist Profile: Chaos Order
I recently had the great pleasure to meet a Memphis based hardcore band by the name of Chaos Order last month as they played a local show at the Hi-Tone small room. Neal Bledsoe provides the lead vocals, Jared Filsinger graces the bass as well as some backup vocals, Austin Russell leads in with some...
Breaking Benjamin’s Ben Burnley talks about his health, new album, and chats with fans on Facebook!
Check off conquering alcoholism from Ben Burnley’s bucket list! The lead singer opened up about his achievement over the past few years when he hopped on Facebook last...
Breaking Benjamin’s new album, Dark Before Dawn, is being released on Tuesday
First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Seth, and I'm a rock and metal buff. Not to say those are the only things I listen to. No no. My music tastes are like a cheeseburger. Rock and metal are the bun and...
American journalism. Ethical standards in question
Can the public trust today’s news media to present factual, ethical, and unbiased news content? Historically, news writing has always been based on genuine information, however, Internet journalists like Stephen Glass, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, and Jayson Blair have been damaging...
Internet to kill the radio dial
The sun was blistering at noon on a humid summer day in Memphis as a man wiped the sweat away from his touch screen phone in an attempt to change the station that he was listening to on his iHeart radio mobile application. Being in the radio industry for 13 years, local disc jockey Fletch...
Kodo drums take GPAC audience on mystical journey
BANG! BANG! A swell of bass rattles the darkness in an unlit auditorium as mysterious silhouettes flood the stage with agile speed. The limelight slowly becomes more distinct on center stage exposing three Japanese tribal drummers at the helm of three colossal bass taiko drums pounding them in precise syncopated harmony, and this is the...
