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Even though we were just talking about The Moondoggies earlier today, we would be remiss not to share this with you. Each of the 12 bands in $5 Cover: Seattle had short documentary's made about them and the Moondoggies' edition is appropriately the first. The "Amplified" documentaries are meant to introduce the real people behind the [...]

I believe Seattle has spawned a new subculture I'm coining as hicksters. These guys probably grew up in Seattle. Suburban white kids with wealthy parents just like hipsters. But, they're dressed like they came from a farm where dating your cousin is the norm. Your beard(like the amish) is never long enough. and the uniform consists of boots, carharts, and either flannel or a cowboy flair button-up. Little did I know, this definition is already on urban dictionary. Don't you hate when your ideas were already someone else's IDEA? Headlining Wednesday was: The Maldives.(pronounced mall-deevs) [...]

• Maldives - Time Is Right Now

Speaking of music and movies (they go well together, no?), this Monday March 1st at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Cinema -located inside McCaw Hall-you can catch the screening of the much-ballyhooed Seattle version of MTV's $5 Cover . It's an hour long and tickets are (ironically) $10. First come, first served; no advance tickets available. Starts at 7pm. . If you missed this little endeavor, basically it's a stylish profile of 13 Seattle bands as they wade their [...]

The Lights have been steadily churning out dirty rock jams locally for a little while now, so it's no coincidence that the Lights made an appearance in the much talked about MTV drama about the Seattle music scene, $5 cover, directed by Lynn Shelton. Back in 2007 Shelton also directed the video for their song [...]

• The Lights - New New (v2)

Here it is the much anticipated EP from MaG , '$5 Cover'. The entire EP is produced by G.C. and bought to you by the people of Kevin Nottingham Inside is the tracklisting and link to the bandcamp site where you can stream or download the project. Big congrats to MaG as I know he has been working on this project for a while. Download & Stream Here. Related Posts: [...]

Here is the final leak off the upcoming MaG X Kevin Nottingham EP project. 'Dopeman' is off the upcoming '$5 Cover' EP which will be available next monday November 2nd. MaG-Dopeman <code</code<a Download (Right Click, Save-As) Related Posts: MaG Ft. Zach Berkman-Rich And Famous MaG-Picket Fences MaG-Good Morning X Reaganomics Mixtape The Clipse Ft. Pharrell-I'm Good [...]

• MaG/G.C. - Dopeman

My latest kick has been the web-series $5 Cover from music-loving director Craig Brewer and MTV. Brewer is a notorious music junkie (see: Hustle and Flow and Black Snake Moan ) who, while looking for his next project, turned his camera towards his hometown of Memphis. $5 Cover depicts the lives of fictional characters, all with their lives intertwined in the music scene there in Memphis. Upon first viewing, it might seem that Brewer as managed to find actors with strangely exceptional musical talents; in actuality, many of Brewer's actors are [...]

Lucero will be starring in MTV's new show $5 Cover, which premieres today. The series, directed by "Hustle and Flow" writer-director, Craig Brewer captures the lives of Memphis musicians. Part reality show, part indie cinema, "$5 Cover" will be aired on MTV and here . The main Web component of the series offers 15 digital episodes, each six or seven minutes long, only loosely chronological, that follow the romantic entanglements and career ups and downs of a group of Memphis musicians as they haunt bars, clubs and cafes. MTV will air a half-hour [...]

Ever been to Memphis, TN? Nashville may get all the glory but that's only if you're into what passes for Country music. If not, it's all about The River City. MTV linked up with the director of the acclaimed film Hustle & Flow to tell a few Memphis music stories under the name $5 Cover. It's got it all: dive bars, roller derby brawls, cheating hearts and lots & lots of music from local country-punks Lucero, and psyche-folkies Snowglobe to name a few. Check out the show's website for more details and check out the [...]

MTV Shows Memphis, time to stand up! The long-awaited series from director Craig Brewer and MTV , $5 Cover , launches on May 1st. Enjoy this sneak peek at what's in store, and get ready for the new Memphis music mania in 2009. More details as they become allowed to be released. For now, check the preview!

She's the star of the new web-based series from MTV and director Craig Brewer entitled Five Dollar Cover . She can "triple-slap the upright bass like Willie Dixon on Steroids" (according to Jim Dickinson). She can sing like a siren. She's been on tour the world around, playing packed-out shows at places like the Royal Albert Hall. And tonight, Memphis-based upright bass player, vocalist and film engeneue Amy LaVere, will be the musical guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight, Monday night (Feb. 2). [...]

MTV Shows Memphis, get ready to stand up. $5 Cover , the highly-anticipated new web series from director Craig Brewer has already made its introductory splash to audiences at the Sundance Film Festival this past weekend. In the weeks and months to come, the rest of the world will have an opportunity to find out what those of us in Memphis have long known and understood: the richness and depth of our tightly-knit music scene and those involved. For now, take a minute to check [...]