Issue Articles
Tommy Ridgley: The Comeback Kid
Tommy Ridgley’s long wait is over. The vocalist, pianist and songwriter, who cut his first record in 1949 and was among the city’s upper echelon of R&B stars in the […]
The Mind of Mystikal
Desert Storm veteran and former security guard Michael Tyler, known in the local rap community as Mystikal, was well into the recording of his debut album when his sister was […]
Aaron Neville, The Tattooed Heart (A&M Records)
No one should begrudge Aaron Neville’s success. His was a hard-fought campaign to rebound from the “Tell It like It Is” travesty, which found him in possession of a national […]
Mr. Harold Dejan: A Life in Music Examined
Harold “Duke” Dejan, the 86-year-old leader of Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band, had come to the backyard studio of producer/Olympia trumpet player Milton Batiste on this April morning to be interviewed. […]
Fest Focus: Ivan Neville
When a guy like Keith Richards says you’re partying too hard, it’s probably time to slow down. That, at least, is how Ivan Neville sees it. The 35-year-old son of […]
Meter Men: An OffBeat Interview with Art Neville and George Porter, Jr.
“I see how this is gonna be.” That was Art Neville’s pronouncement ten minutes into a joint interview with George Porter, Jr., his musical collaborator of almost 30 years. Neville […]
Alex Chilton Lets Them Scream
Alex Chilton is strolling through the women’s clothing section of the Woolworth’s at Rampart and Canal, discussing astrology and rain coats. Astrology had come up a few moments ago at […]
