“It was curiously flat.” What halftime show was music industry critic Bob Lefsetz watching? For those who wanted to see guys stand there and churn away on guitars, there wasn’t much there for you, but it was so relentlessly over the top that it was hard not to be entertained. Gladiators? Check. Thor’s helmet? Check. [...]
Tag Archives: Super Bowl
Festival Season Kicks Off Early
December 14, 2011 – 2:54 pm
One thing I can say about the sports impacting New Orleans: we have hosted more major sports events than any other city in the US. That means tourist dollars. Even now, in December 2011, the city’s tourism people are in a frenzy preparing for Superbowl XLVII, which is scheduled to be held in New Orleans [...]
The Season’s Over, and …
February 7, 2011 – 1:01 pm
… for a while yesterday, I hoped that if nobody scored, maybe the Saints could keep the title for another year. That didn’t happen. … I thought National Anthem singers lip synched their performances. Christina Aguilera proved me wrong. … the Black Eyed Peas confused me. A cover during their halftime show? And I felt [...]
Lil Wayne’s Ready for the Super Bowl
February 3, 2011 – 11:38 am
Updated At WeezyThanxYou.com, there’s a download link for “Green and Yellow,” Lil Wayne’s pro-Green Bay Packers freestyle over Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” beat on the eve of the Super Bowl. This isn’t the first time he’s pledged allegiance to the Packers; last year, he announced his support for the Vikings against the Saints in [...]
Saints/Falcons Preview: Running Up the Score
December 27, 2010 – 5:29 am
Well that was rough. The Saints defense spotted the Ravens 21 points before settling down to hold them to three field goals the rest of the way. But it put Brees and the offense in the position of having to throw a million times versus about two rushing attempts. Sean Payton clearly had the idea [...]
Live Review: Better Than Ezra at the House of Blues
February 18, 2010 – 9:15 am
It’s almost a week after the 44th annual Super Bowl and the Saints have won. The crowd stands anxiously in a dark room chanting “Who Dat?” Shadows move across the stage and a spotlight focuses on a man dressed in an elaborate mask and boa while sitting at a drum set. In three, two, one he starts a beat, [...]
Slideshow: “Lombardi Gras” New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Parade
February 10, 2010 – 3:28 pm
Yesterday, downtown New Orleans hosted the Super Bowl victory parade for the New Orleans Saints, and it will almost certainly go down as the largest Super Bowl parade ever, and possibly the largest parade New Orleans has ever seen. Alex Rawls has some notes on the parade here, and below are photos taken by Kim [...]
