Blogs
Jazz Fest: Day 1 – Get Cosmic
A beautiful day, and the topic of conversation was what a beautiful day it was. Here are the notes: First great thing eaten: the fried crabcake – crusty outside, moist […]
More YouTube: A-Trak and Kid Sister
Tonight, A-Trak brings his “Magic 8 Ball Tour” to the House of Blues. Here’s footage of the DJ talking about Kanye West and the mechanics of creating music. You can […]
Jazz Fest Preview: Ms. Lauryn Hill
The Arcade Fire and Mumford and Sons weren’t the only Jazz Fest artists to play Coachella last weekend. Ms. Lauryn Hill (Saturday, May 7, Congo Square Stage, 5:25 p.m.) returned […]
Jazz Fest News: Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons Reviews
Saturday night, the Arcade Fire (Friday, May 6, 5:35 p.m.) headlined Coachella. It was the band’s first time headlining a major festival, and by all accounts, it was a major […]
Filmmakers: Why We’re Suspicious of You
Here at the corner of Frenchmen and Decatur, our parking has been screwed for days because a movie is being shot. That’s irritating, but I won’t complain about that. But […]
Alan Lomax in New Orleans, 1982
This afternoon, I received an email that read: In 1982, famed folklorist Alan Lomax spent considerable time videotaping in New Orleans — musical performances of Indians on the street out […]
Can You Jump?
We just received this email from the casting director for the film remake of 21 Jump Street: The feature film “21 Jump Street” is now seeking extras. The film stars […]
Grammy Come, Grammy Go
I have a hard time feeling a sense of great injustice for the Recording Academy’s decision to consolidate categories, in the process wiping the Best Cajun/Zydeco Album category. I’d prefer […]
Jazz Fest Notes: Jeff Beck
In preparation for his Jazz Fest appearance, Jeff Beck (Apr. 29, 3:20 p.m., Acura Stage) will perform on American Idol this Wednesday, April 6. He’ll perform a song with the […]
Giving Spammers Credit
At least they stay current. Just got this appeal to cough up my bank info: Hello, please i am Issa Atyalla from Libya, i and my sister is presently in […]
