Blogs
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Next week, Cheap Trick’s Budokan! will be released – a 3 CD and one DVD box set documenting Cheap Trick’s breakthrough album, Live at Budokan. I’ve always preferred the indispensible In […]
Henry Rollins in New Orleans
Last summer, singer/monologuist/cultural adventurer Henry Rollins came to New Orleans to document the state of the city and to tape an episode of his Independent Film Channel show. The show […]
Good Signs
This morning on NPR, a feature on the expectations for Barack Obama’s presidency included a clip of a woman who said something to the effect of, “He’ll work some magic.” […]
Swamp Fest: An Uptown Swamp
“You can hear Cajun and zydeco music and dance anywhere, but nowhere else do you do it in a zoo,” says Sarah Burnette. That might be an odd endorsement—there are […]
Christian Serpas and Ghost Town, Hoot and Holler: Live in New Orleans (Independent)
Christian Serpas writes the sort of clever, classic country songs that invite parody, but he does them well. “Bad Side of Goodbye” is the most obvious example, but “Miss Maybe” […]
Los Po-Boy-Citos, New Orleans Latin Soul (Independent)
We’ve waited for the post-Katrina influx of Latinos to be felt in New Orleans music, and despite the album title, we’re still waiting. These are a bunch of white guys […]
Bob Dylan, Tell-Tale Signs (Columbia/Sony)
Think about the changes in Bob Dylan’s career and how often they’re associated with lineup changes. Most famously, he made news when he added Mike Bloomfield and his band to […]
Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It (Columbia)
Raphael Saadiq and Take 6 performed with New Orleanians on their new albums. Here’s a take on the tracks they perform on. Former Tony! Toni! Tone! member Raphael Saadiq has […]
Take 6, The Standard (Heads Up)
Raphael Saadiq and Take 6 performed with New Orleanians on their new albums. Here’s a take on the tracks they perform on. Former Tony! Toni! Tone! member Raphael Saadiq has […]
Fujiya & Miyagi, Lightbulbs (Full Time Hobby)
English group Fujiya & Miyagi make clever dance rock based on Krautrock’s motorik beat, and Lightbulbs picks up where Transparent Things, their last album, left off. It’s silly as David […]
