Issue Articles
Letters January 2004
THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN MUSIC So, it is official. No Grammy museum for New Orleans. Big deal. The Grammys have always been about reinterpretations of original music, popularity, sales, etc. […]
Letters December 2003
TWO ART FORMS While I have been enjoying OffBeat for many a hoodoo moon, your October issue was particularly satisfying. Featuring people who are both artists and musicians was fascinating. […]
Letters November 2003
EVERYBODY’S GOT IT I have only one quibble with Jeff Hannusch’s fine review of the Reverend Charlie Jackson’s God’s Got It CD in the October issue of OffBeat. Mr. Hannusch […]
Letters October 2003
LESS MONEY FOR ROCK STARS The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s decision to cut funding for police escorts for the Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs parades is shocking. Mr. […]
Letters September 2003
SUPERB The piece you did [Bunny Matthews] on the Ninth Ward is superb—really so. Bravo! —S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, John Hopkins University, Washington, DC A LIVING, DRIVING […]
Letters July 2003
WHERE’S WWOZ’S NEW STUDIO? I was disappointed to discover that Jan Ramsey had missed an excellent opportunity to educate OffBeat readers. In her June bit about developing Armstrong Park, she […]
