Buried Treasure: Looking for Deals at the Record Raid

December 2015

Buried Treasure: Looking for Deals at the Record Raid

This past November, Record Raid threw down at the Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Countless vendors showed off their wares: one guy had a large...

Joey Laura

December 2015

Top 5 Humanist Tracks

5. JAMES MCMURTRY “COPPER CANTEEN” Only McMurtry can whip up the kind of lyrics that you recognize both cognitively and emotionally. With a line that says, “Then your breath...

Joey Laura

November 2015

Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes: Quirk and Spark

Of all the bands that exist as part of the Elephant 6 Collective, Of Montreal carved out, by far, the most interesting aesthetic. With a personal pop yearning and character...

Joey Laura

October 2015

Gang of Four’s Andy Gill: Songs of the Free

In the late ‘70s, as punk rose in its exposure post-Never Mind the Bollocks, Gang Of Four threw down the gauntlet regarding the young genre’s ultimate capabilities. While...

Joey Laura

October 2015

Top Guns: Antigravity’s Best of the Best for Voodoo 2015

The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience is once again upon us, requesting permission to buzz the hallowed oaks of City Park. It’s a magical time of year, bringing boundless joy to...

Andrew Mullins III, Erin Hall, Joey Laura, Kelly McClure, Kevin Comarda, Morgan Lawrence

September 2015

Wild Gift: Catching Up With John Doe of X

“Can I call you John?” I ask. He laughs. “Sure.” Based on the way he says it, he likes to laugh. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that he has a sense of humor. John Doe,...

Joey Laura

September 2015

Reviews, September 2015

Books KATRINA: AFTER THE FLOOD GARY RIVLIN (SIMON & SCHUSTER) Put Douglas Brinkley’s The Great Deluge (published in 2006) and Gary Rivlin’s Katrina side by side. Deluge,...

Andrew Mullins III, Holly Devon, Jenn Attaway, Joey Laura, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman

August 2015

Reviews, August 2015

Print MOMMA TRIED ISSUE NO. 2 MMXIV (SELF-PUBLISHED) It’s an odd, archaic feeling, sitting at a table with a magazine. The pages are slick and heavy with ink. A thrill of muscle...

Alex Taylor, Joey Laura, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman

July 2015

This Charming Man: Morrissey at the Saenger Theater

Getting Morrissey is an initiation in its own right. Given that it’s rare to hear his songs on the radio (whether from his solo career or from his work with The Smiths), it’s...

Joey Laura

July 2015

Reviews, July 2015

THE BRETON SOUND DON’T BE AFRAID OF ROCK & ROLL, VOL. 1 (INDEPENDENT) The latest from the bearded ones known as The Breton Sound is all about refining their formidable...

Anton Falcone, Joey Laura, Leigh Checkman

June 2015

Reviews, June ’15

ISSA RAE THE MISADVENTURES OF AWKWARD BLACK GIRL (37 INK/ATRIA BOOKS) YouTube, much maligned for creating loads of inane internet stars, blessedly balances out those scales by...

Jenn Attaway, Joey Laura, Leigh Checkman, M. Bevis

May 2015

Reviews, May 2015

ALABAMA SHAKES SOUND & COLOR (ATO) Alabama Shakes’ 2012 debut Boys & Girls heralded an auspicious beginning for these blues rockers, bringing the raw force of Brittany...

Brandon Lattimore, Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Joey Laura, Leigh Checkman