Blogs
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 […]
Joss Stone
I guess she is that popular. Looks like she flew back to London after Voodoo to sing “God Save the Queen” before the Saints-Chargers game.
Voodoo Notebook dump: Day Two
Next to Nine Inch Nails, Lil Wayne was the biggest draw Saturday and generated the most excitement. That didn’t make him punctual; in fact, his DJ was 10 minutes late […]
Voodoo Notebook dump: Day One
At 11 a.m., the Noisician Coalition left the Bingo! Parlour and started its parade around the Voodoo mall. All the instruments are homemade – a tree of mixing bowls of […]
Countdown to Voodoo: Thievery Corporation’s Radio Retaliation
The Voodoo Music Experience starts Friday. Just time for a little bit of last minute housecleaning this week. Thievery Corporation: Radio Retaliation (Eighteenth Street): The revolution will never sound more […]
Love for Jonathan Batiste
On Sunday, Ben Ratliff gave a warm review to a performance by the Jonathan Batiste Quintet in the New York Times: He can show off, and occasionally does. A long detour […]
What Voter Fraud?
John McCain’s sputtering attempt to interject ACORN into the debate this week likely left anyone who didn’t know the issue confused as to who was doing what, and how it […]
