Although categorized as “Shoegaze” back in the 90’s, Slowdive certainly had more dimension to their sound than just a wall of distorted guitars fronted by a faint voice. They, like their contemporaries My Bloody Valentine, had a quality inherent in their music that has gone on to influence many current electronic, indie and goth artists. “Catch the Breeze” is a 2-disc set of most of their 3 proper albums, along with 8 singles and a Peel Sessions cover version of Syd Barrett’s “Golden Hair.” If you are new to Slowdive or one of their diehard fans, this should be mandatory to your CD collection. — Herman Snell and Alex Slawson
Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.
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