Issue Articles — Dis 'n' Dat
Wild West
Home is, of course, where the heart is. In the case of nouveau hillbilly multi-instrumentalist Mike West, home is "Da Nint’ Ward" and Home is the title of his sixth […]
Good Goth! It’s Borgessa!
What is Goth? The Teutonic barbarians who conquered the Roman Empire in the 3rd-century? Suburban kids dressed in black with a predilection for the novels of Anne Rice, the albums […]
The Religion of Art
When New Orleans Saints fallen warrior Ricky Williams chills in his Kenner crib, the chilling is elevated by the hip-hop murals adorning the walls, as created by Miami artist David […]
The Geraniums Are Blooming
The beautiful thing about the music business is that it’s full of surprises. For instance, over a year ago, Jeff Treffinger and Brendan Gallagher, two of the Mermaid Lounge’s owners, […]
Masking Take
Costuming, in New Orleans, is a religion. This religion has two high holy days–Halloween and Mardi Gras. Halloween is reserved for scary, outrageous and/or sexy costumes while Mardi Gras is […]
Twilight of The Rock Star
“Without music, life would be an error,” Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in Twilight of the Idols. The Twilight Singers are the latest side project of Afghan Whigs lead singer Greg Dulli, […]
Love, The Psychedelic Way
Approximately two decades ago, the Psychedelic Furs first performed in New Orleans. The gig was at the Oak Street club then known as Jed’s. As was typical 20 years ago […]
From Coco to Satchmo to Keb’ Mo’
Since there are no topless Buddhist bass-playing former porno stars coming to New Orleans this month, I figured I’d clear my desk (and computer) of urgent press releases and/or flagrant […]
The Allure of The Forbidden
In another life, Miss Tammy Faye Starlite was a nice Jewish girl from New York named Tammy Lang. She was a member of the cast of the soap opera "The […]
