Rep. State Lawmakers Introduce Medical Marijuana Bill to Tennessee State Legislature with Musicians and Patients Present DEC 15, 2016 – Medical marijuana took a huge step forward in Tennessee, with 2 state lawmakers, Rep. Jeremy Faison, R-Cosby, and Sen. Steve Dickerson, R-Nashville, introducing a bill to legalize cannabis use for medicinal uses through a doctor and a dispensary card. Similar […]
First Amendment is the Only Permit a Busker Needs DEC 22, 2014 – Busking, or street performing, is when a musician, magician, or some kind of entertainer plies his wares out in public, usually near sidewalks, subway stops or city parks as people walk by, such as the musicians pictured left. Some of the greatest songwriters got inspiration […]
MAY 22, 2014 -A southeastern town in Tennessee, Lake City (which has no lake), had its name changed to “Rocky Top” last year by the Tennessee General Assembly and the Governor Bill Haslam signed the legislation. The town did this to try and take advantage of the name of the famous country bluegrass song “Rocky Top”, for […]
APR 18, 2013 – Longtime musical-activist Pete Seeger has been announced as one of the over 200 performers playing at the Milford Musicfest, a music event that centers around music, activism and progressive policies such as sustainable energy and opposition to fracking and the Keystone XL Pipeline. Read more on JTMP Green here. (photo credit: Anthony Pepitone/CC)