Blogs
Finally, No Coal
Last week I documented the grim results of trying to download free Christmas music from Amazon.com’s 25 Days of Free promotion. I just checked and things haven’t improved much, but […]
Just What They Always Wanted?
From a press release for “Mingle, Jingle and Jazz,” a fundraiser for the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Friday at Morton’s: “Mingle, Jingle and Jazz at Morton’s is a great way […]
Jazz Fest First Thoughts
Some disconnected quick thoughts: – It’s tempting to say that Jazz Fest has managed its long-time knack for booking bands after their prime – Pearl Jam – but they’ve got […]
Deep Breathing Exercises
Another Saints game like the last two and we’ll all need defib paddles under the Christmas tree if we want to see January. As crazy-making as the Redskins and Falcons […]
Get What You Pay For?
Amazon.com has its 25 Days of Free promotion, making available a new song each day for download. Here’s the scorecard so far: Dec. 1: “Joy to the World” by Casting […]
Still Got a Long Way to Go
As we reported yesterday, the court of appeals upheld a partial summary judgment against Tuff-N-Rumble, co-holder of the copyright of “It Ain’t My Fault” with the song’s writers, Smokey Johnson […]
Better Late Than Never
Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu announced that he’s joining the race for mayor of New Orleans. I suspect his opponents will make a big deal of his early announcement not […]
Bob on Bob
In the new issue, I reviewed Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart, which I think has received a lot of cheap negative reviews based on the simple premise that it’s […]
Reading’s Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Buckwheat Zydeco’s Lay Your Burden Down has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Cajun/Zydeco Album category, which adds credence to my belief that Grammy voters are going on […]
Grammy Has a Crazy Stick
After a few years when the Grammys seemed at least partially tethered to planet Earth, they returned to form this year, seeming more like a crotchety old man waving his […]
