Scion, Toyota’s millennial-targeted subsidiary brand, has been a big fan of New Orleans bounce via its media/marketing arm Scion A/V. Earlier this year they sponsored the EP Scion A/V Presents Big Freedia, as well as the video for Freedia’s “Y’all Get Back Now”, and a mix from DJs Rusty Lazer and Brice Nice (the mix [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving: A Big Freedia Animated GIF
November 24, 2011 – 1:46 pm
Nothing says Thanksgiving like an animated GIF of Big Freedia and her dancers poppin in downtown New Orleans, taken from Freedia’s “Y’all Get Back Now” music video. Source: eatcasey.tumblr.com.
Bounce X at Republic: Photos
November 1, 2011 – 5:30 pm
Republic hosted its biggest New Orleans bounce revue yet on Thursday, October 27. The show—Bounce X: Legends of Bounce—featured a mix of the old and new generations of bounce, with performances by Sissy Nobby, Katey Red, DJ Jubilee, Ricky B, 10th Ward Buck, Cheeky Blakk, Ms. Tee, Rusty Lazer, Nicky Da B, and Flyboy Keno. [...]
Super 8 Film Contest at One Eyed Jacks
October 14, 2011 – 2:51 pm
At One Eyed Jacks this Friday, October 14, a legitimately eccentric celebration will be taking place—the sort of event that could really only happen in New Orleans. It’s the Unofficial New Orleans Film Fest One Reel Super 8 Contest & Extravaganza, which I agree is difficult to get out in a single breath, and it’s [...]
YouTube du Jour: Kourtney Heart
October 11, 2011 – 11:55 am
Teen R&B singer Kourtney Heart released this second video for her song “My Boy” last night. The new video is for a remix featuring Soulja Boy that first came out in February this year and received heavy radio airplay. Gone from the original version’s video are the backup dancers and cameos from late collaborator Magnolia [...]
Sissy Before Sissy: A History of the Dance Called “The Sissy”
October 1, 2011 – 12:16 am
Over a generation before hip-hop dancers at DJ Jubilee’s New Orleans gigs were doing the Sissy Boom to bounce songs, or outré gay rappers Katey Red, Big Freedia, and Sissy Nobby turned the bounce scene on its…um…ear with the hyper-driven spin-off that has come to be known as Sissy Bounce, gay and straight denizens of [...]
YouTube du Jour: 8-9 Boyz
September 22, 2011 – 12:37 pm
“More Than Friends” was an obvious local hit from the start. Nobody had heard of the teenaged 8-9 Boyz before, but it didn’t matter. Beat crafted by premier bounce producer BlaqNmilD? Check. Guest appearances from local stars Big Freedia, Kidd Kidd, and Partners-N-Crime‘s Kango Slim? Check. Timeless tales of puppy love and getting down on [...]
YouTube du Jour: Partners-N-Crime
September 2, 2011 – 10:15 am
Tonight, Tipitina’s Free Friday show is a bounce showcase with the Big Easy Bounce Band playing live behind Partners-N-Crime and 5th Ward Weebie. The two collaborated on 2009′s “So Attracted”. Here’s the music video for PNC’s 1994 classic “Let the Good Times Roll.”
The Gravy: In the Kitchen with 10th Ward Buck
September 1, 2011 – 12:18 am
“I like hot. I like to use Crystal because I’ve experienced it and it’s not too salty. Some hot sauces have their own taste. Men love spice. My Mardi Gras [sauce] is not too hot, where my women are starting to take onto it also. We call it the Mardi Gras sauce because it has [...]
YouTube du Jour: Jam-All
July 27, 2011 – 12:10 pm
We were sent this video a couple weeks ago, and it immediately caught our attention with its excellent blending of bounce beats with live drumming and hand percussion in the opening. Once the lead singer launched into her verse, and the band settled into the infectious groove, we were left wanting more of the funky [...]
