Blogs
Why Silence?
Last night, Bill Ayers spoke on NPR’s Fresh Air. Earlier in the day, a lengthy interview with him ran at Salon.com. Both are fascinating, though there’s a lot of overlap […]
Defeat is Complicated
One thing covering music in one city tells you is that good music and bands fail to find audiences for a host of reasons that rarely have to do with […]
Conor Oberst preview
The artist behind Bright Eyes will be in New Orleans November 20 at the Republic as part of his tour under his own name in support of his self-titled Merge […]
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Next week, Cheap Trick’s Budokan! will be released – a 3 CD and one DVD box set documenting Cheap Trick’s breakthrough album, Live at Budokan. I’ve always preferred the indispensible In […]
Henry Rollins in New Orleans
Last summer, singer/monologuist/cultural adventurer Henry Rollins came to New Orleans to document the state of the city and to tape an episode of his Independent Film Channel show. The show […]
Good Signs
This morning on NPR, a feature on the expectations for Barack Obama’s presidency included a clip of a woman who said something to the effect of, “He’ll work some magic.” […]
Lee Dorsey for President?
Tano Sokolow has remixed Barack Obama into Lee Dorsey’s “Yes We Can Can” here.
Writing about Writing
When Hurricane Katrina leveled Peter Holsapple’s house, he left town and hasn’t been back nearly often enough. He has, however, been blogging on songwriting for The New York Times. In […]
Early Voting Ends Tomorrow
Folks – if you can’t vote on election day, Tuesday is your last chance. Wait times vary. I voted early Thursday at 2 p.m. and was out in an hour-and-a-half, […]
Voodoo Notebook dump, day three:
I waited until the Saints managed to not lose a game that should never have been close before going out to Voodoo Sunday. The hot day matched with people dressed […]
