Blogs
The Trouble with Banksy
There are three Banksy pieces done in New Orleans that are little discussed because few saw them – a silhouette of a child playing a trumpet on the side of […]
Another Banksy Down
Graffiti/public artist Banksy hit the city with a series of works with, as his Web site says, the purpose of confronting Fred Radke, “The Gray Ghost,” who is known for […]
The Definition of Wrong
Last week, Tony Clifton played two shows at One Eyed Jacks, and it’s hard to imagine entertaintainment in more exquisitely bad taste. Since the lounge singer’s history has been one […]
The Industry vs. Music, Pt. 4,196
The New Yorker‘s Sasha Frere-Jones writes succinctly about the sad story of Muxtape, the mixtape/playlist streaming site that has met the sort of fate you’d expect when someone thinks creatively […]
Voodoo Schedule Up Now
The schedule for this year’s Voodoo Music Experience (October 24-26, not the Halloween weekend as it has been in the past). You can find it here. The Voodoo Web site […]
Michael P. Smith
Photographer Michael P. Smith passed away last Wednesday [Note: it was Friday, not Wednesday]. It’s hard to overstate his importance as someone who documented and chronicled New Orleans’ music-related cultural […]
Banksy update
In the last few weeks, I’ve been writing about the Banksy pieces on display around town. See them while you can because they won’t be there forever. Another one has […]
The Power of Guitar Hero
In our September issue, we have a piece in Fresh on the Guitar Hero phenomenon. How big is it? Metallica released its new album, Death Magnetic, as a CD and […]
Earl Palmer obit round-up
I expect that we’ll start getting some good, meaty obituaries and appreciations for Earl Palmer coming in shortly–because of how close his passing came to our deadline, we have something […]
Picking Up the Spares
I just received the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and frankly, I don’t know why I still pay attention. I feel like I’m in […]
