Every year, Da Capo Press collects some of the best writing about music in magazines, newspapers, blogs, and elsewhere, and publishes its Best Music Writing anthology. Best Music Writing 2011—which showcases writing from 2010—was released on Tuesday, and while we haven’t seen a copy yet, the Village Voice reports that two OffBeat stories were included [...]
Tag Archives: Offbeat Magazine
December 2011 Letters
December 1, 2011 – 12:01 am
HALLOWEEN SHOOTINGS This is in response to Jan Ramsey’s blog post “Rotten, Really Rotten Apples” commenting on the Halloween shootings by suggesting to set up random checkpoints in the French Quarter and high crime areas at night.—Ed. Unfortunately it really isn’t just New Orleans. Here in Memphis—where the Beale Street district is much smaller—the police [...]
Jan Ramsey Recognized by Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame
July 5, 2011 – 10:58 am
The Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame will hold its Memorial, Induction and Awards Ceremony August 7, and OffBeat will be part of it. The annual event will take place at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center, when Big Chief Romeo Bougere of the Ninth Ward Hunters will be named Chiefs’ Choice, Queen Mercy Stevenson of [...]
December 2010 Letters
December 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
TALES OF THE OFFBEAT As a fan of old pulps and EC Comics, I am quite captivated by the cover of your Halloween issue. Great job. —Randy Haecker, New York, NY Congrats on the November cover “Tales of the OffBeat.” It looks great. Every time I pass one, it catches my eye. You guys did [...]
Can We Ever Change?
March 10, 2010 – 10:38 pm
We learned an important lesson in the past few weeks in regards to the cover of our March issue. As those of you who are old enough to remember, in 1972 George Carlin did a monologue on the “seven words you can never say on television.” Those were shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and [...]
(Still) Stirring Up The Pot
December 23, 2009 – 4:02 pm
OffBeat has been pushing for recognition for the music, musicians, arts and cultural businesses in New Orleans for a long time. Along with MusicSwingsVotes.org, we’re sponsoring the first of a series of public forums for the New Orleans mayoral candidates at 6:30 p.m. at Loyola University’s Roussel Hall on Monday, January 11, 2010. All are [...]
Essential Matters
July 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
I love my job. I really do. My Mama always said I was lucky to have found a profession that combines all the things I love—music, photography, art, cooking, reading, writing, art. I suppose I fit more into the creative community than the pure wanna-make-a-buck group, but I also think this love of my work [...]
