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Sad, to be Kind
This is inevitable, but dance music artist Kynt posted this “New Orleans Bounce Remix” of Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall.” It’s hard for me to hear it as anything but […]
The Challenge
How do you write about Michael Jackson that doesn’t seem brutally reductive? Tom Moon, writer of 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, addressed this question on his blog: Normally I’m […]
The Limits of Celebrity
US Weekly and numerous other tabloid weeklies have photo features that show that celebrities are just like us. They shop, they walk their dogs, play with their kids, and drink […]
Voodoo Fights Alzheimer’s
I’ve been told that undertaking mental challenges like sudokus and crosswords helps to fight the onset of Alzheimer’s. If so, Voodoo Music Experience is doing its part to help keep you […]
The Company You Keep
We’re pretty excited about this year’s Press Club award nominations, and part of the thrill is the company we’re keeping. It’ll be a shame when I beat friends that […]
Help Needed?
At the Rising Tide 4 bloogers conference, the day started with a discussion of culture. It raised an interesting tension as a social aid and pleasure club rep called for […]
He Means it, Man
Typically, I’m suspicious of the humorless and literal. More often that not, the combination leads to well-meant but obvious art. In the liner notes to Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs, […]
Planning for Your Future
While a season of So You Think You Can Dance? is underway, the judges are spending their weekends traveling to audition sites so the show can be start again in […]
Option 1: Build Levees
At HuffingtonPost.com, Harry Shearer’s latest blog post highlights a new strategy for dealing with the construction and design errors that led to Katrina’s flooding: WWL-TV, a television station that actually […]
Signs of the Times
New Orleans got love from the New York Times in the last few days. In Jon Pareles’ Bonnaroo wrap-up, Allen Toussaint was singled out for his version of “Whole Lotta […]
