Placebo—”Meds” (Astralwerks 2006) Over the past 10 years, Placebo has become one of the top-selling British arena rockers for the UK’s Marilyn Manson/Pumpkins set. Their powerful electro-alt-rock, genre-defying sounds have kept them out of the superstar mainstream U.S., with the exception of some choice airplay of their singles on alternative Internet radio. It’s no surprise that Placebo’s strength lies with their singles on “Meds.” But after you’ve picked up their singles compilation “Once More With Feeling” and their debut, you’ll find the hits on “Meds” well worth the price of admission.
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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