July 22, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 30

Grab your Docksider shoes, Ray Ban glasses, and Members Only jacket, and get ready to travel back to the 80's at Smokies Park! A four-decade look at the Knoxville music scene On sale now!

COVER STORY
Sounds and Sights
Metro Pulse writers capture a moment in time in Knoxville’s ever-changing musical milieu, including elements that offer up jazz, blues, bluegrass, folk, visiting icons, and even theremin-tinged rock.

Citybeat
This week: Mike Gibson gauges the success/failure rating of Market Square and discovers both raves and rants over the square’s ongoing renovations.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.
• EAR TO THE GROUND • LETTERS •

Opinion
Joe Sullivan urges support for the county’s wheel tax increase in Insights, Jack Neely fields reader responses on imitation aircraft and phantom parking fears in Secret History, and an Editorial lays out the Metro Pulse endorsements in the Aug. 6 election.

A&E
Ellen Mallernee brings us The Royal We, Jonathan B. Frey looks at the history of Blue Note Records in Pulp, and we spin some new discs in Platters.
• EYE ON THE SCENE • CALENDAR • SPOTLIGHTS •

Movie Guru
Ashley McNeil reviews Anchorman.
• NOW PLAYING • PAST & FUTURE •

Columns
Snarls by Scott McNutt
New Health by Wendy Smith
Sports by Tony Basilio
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd

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