Blogs
If God Is Willing…
Last night I saw excerpts from Spike Lee’s new documentary If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, his follow-up five years later, post-Katrina to When The Levees Broke. […]
The Morning Drive
On the way to work, I decided I’d thought far too long about the Hoodoo Gurus’ Purity of Essence (Hoodoo Gurus). The opening tracks – “Cracking Up,” “A Few Home […]
Uncle Lionel in Times Square
Tonight, Spike Lee’s new documentary If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise premieres at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, and it airs on HBO August […]
On the Road Again
North Louisiana native Tony Joe White has made a career out of being laconic, and his matter-of-fact delivery lent a homespun truthfulness to race relations in “Willie and Laura Mae […]
Think We Need This?
Of course I know the city of New Orleans is in a deep financial hole right now, thanks to a previous administration that spent money (that we didn’t have) like […]
Expendables Expendable?
Last week, we received a press invite to the New Orleans’ red carpet premiere of The Expendables, the Sylvester Stallone-penned/directed action film shot around here. The invite listed retired wrestler […]
Preview of Kermit Ruffins’ “Happy Talk”
Kermit Ruffins will release his new album, Happy Talk, October 26. For those who can’t wait, here’s a free mp3 to download: “I Got a Treme Woman.”
Five Fats Chicken
My husband recently rocked my world (and my heart—literally) with a new dish that’s now become known among our friends as Five Fats Chicken. It’s made with bacon fat, chicken […]
Stay Positive
The shock of loud guitars and amped-up tempos obscured for many the fact that punk rock was pop at its core. The Ramones’ subject matter leaned toward the B-movie, but […]
Talk About Pop Music
The EMP Pop Conference has been one of the more thought-provoking gatherings of critics, ethnomusicologists and others who find meaning in pop music. In 2010, it leaves its long-time home […]
