Videos from Flaming Lips 24-Hour Tour
Here's a look at the Flaming Lips kicking off their 8th show in 24 hours at the House of Blues in New Orleans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc_2zjhRFyM Check back for more videos: Interviews with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips and Chris Pontius of Jackass Watch Chris Pontius lead the parade down Decatur …
Clarion-Ledger Executive Editor Needs JFP Nation's Help
All, I just learned that, on Tuesday, newish Clarion-Ledger Executive Editor Brian Tolley, brought in from Louisiana or somewhere, asked the staff to help "folks who are writing ads for our new subscription model ..." (presumably the dumb charge-for-web stories idea). Apparently those "folks" are probably far from Jackson in …
Henderson piece was cheap, WAPT, very cheap
So tonight I got a text that WAPT had done my story from a couple weeks ago about Robert Henderson, the pardoned felon who is now working for Council President (and mayoral candidate) Frank Bluntson. But when I watched the report, I realized that WAPT actually completely cribbed my enterprise …
New Ward 3 Election Set for July 24: Stokes v. Jackson, Bout II
The Jackson City Council tonight set a new election for Ward 3, in which LaRita Stokes' election to succeed her husband Kenneth Stokes was recently overturned for voting irregularities. What do you think will happen?
Welcome to the Music Section
Hey y’all, welcome to the new JFP music section. Poke around, and you’ll see plenty of new features. We now have a page that lists local bands. As we continue updating it, it will have info about the artists’ influences, members, history, etc. Email me at [email protected] if you would …
Welcome to the new JFP website!
After months of development and trials, we went live with this new website late Thursday. Cheers to developer Matt Heindl (also the JFP distribution manager) for all his hard work. In addition, Kristin Brenemen and her design team worked really hard to get the look right, and Latasha Willis and …