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Jay Reatard Funeral Arrangements
This has been a difficult week in music, with the deaths of Bobby Charles, Teddy Pendergrass, jazz drummer Ed Thigpen, reggae producer Yabba You and Memphis garage rocker Jay Reatard. […]
YouTube du Jour: “Friends of Bobby Charles” Show, Jazz Fest 2007
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRP3uCjZjdQ[/youtube] We just received the news that Bobby Charles passed away this morning. Charles stayed out of the spotlight as much as possible, but was truly one of a select […]
Bobby Charles Passed Away
Songwriter Bobby Charles passed away this morning; the cause has yet to be determined. The writer of “Walking to New Orleans” and “See You Later Alligator” had struggled with ill-health […]
B.G.
Throughout the late ’90s the Hot Boys set Louisiana and the rest of the nation on fire. Standout members such as Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and Lil Wayne would all experience […]
YouTube du Jour: Haitian Drum Ensemble
Want to help Haiti? NPR has a good blog post here with some suggestions of what you can do. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqP0s9MBuoo[/youtube] Yesterday, Tuesday January 12, a 7.0 earthquake struck just outside […]
Preview New Galactic
Galactic’s new album, Ya-Ka-May is due out in early February. You can hear and download “Heart of Steel” – a collaboration with Irma Thomas – at Spinner.com. Galactic will perform […]
Podcast: John Boutte, Pt. 2
Last week, we posted part one of Colin Jones’ conversation with vocalist John Boutte. Here’s the completion of their talk.
YouTube du Jour: Teaser for HBO’s Treme Series
We’ve been watching the new HBO series Tremé film around town the past couple of weeks, including a great shoot with Steve Earle performing in front of The Apple Barrel […]
Mayoral Candidates Agree on Music
The details of their support may be different, but five of the mayoral candidates agreed on the importance of music to New Orleans at the Music Swings Votes forum at […]
New Orleans in the National News
Rock ‘n’ Bowl’s post-Katrina move and recovery: Watch the video on CNN.com. New Orleans might have our first white mayor in three decades. Yahoo News has the AP story. Former […]
