December 2020

“We Just Want to Talk” COINTEL in New Orleans: Then and Now

The names of recent arrestees have been changed, and only “they/them” pronouns are used to protect the arrestees from retaliation. In 1972, a young radical Marxist named Harry...

Alex Taylor, Delaney Nolan

September 2017

REVIEWS

BÊNNÍ I&II (GONER) Self-described as a purveyor of “Hi-NRG new age” music from “an H Class planet far across the cosmic highways,” it wouldn’t be a stretch to...

Alex Taylor, Ben Miotke, Corey Cruse, Dan McCoy, Edward Pellegrini, Jenn Attaway, Morgan Lawrence, Travis Bird, William Archambeault

August 2017

REVIEWS

AR-15 DOGS OF WAR (C RAGE!) Whiskey-swilling, shirtless, and full of banter during their live shows, this trio’s latest cassette, Dogs of War, recalls influential ‘80s/ early...

Alex Taylor, Ben Miotke, Dan McCoy, Emily Elhaj, Leigh Checkman, Maeve Holler, Robert Landry, Travis Bird

January 2017

REVIEWS

CHILDISH GAMBINO “AWAKEN, MY LOVE!” (GLASSNOTE) On “Awaken, My Love!” Childish Gambino—better known as actor and comedian Donald Glover— dives headfirst into...

Alex Taylor, Andrew Mullins III, Brandon Lattimore, Dan McCoy, Kelly McClure, Robert Landry, William Archambeault

May 2016

Let It Grow: A City Farming Field Trip

Springtime in New Orleans. Vines crawl along fences. Weeds peek up through cracks in the sidewalks. Secret gardens, teeming with life, are tended by growers. I wonder about these...

Alex Taylor

January 2016

Reviews, January 2016

ADELE 25 (XL) Look, I get it. I’m being played. I’m being pandered to. I am fully aware of it. But I also don’t give a shit. I’m all in on this one: Adele is a magical...

Alex Taylor, Dan Fox, Dan McCoy, Erin Hall, Jenn Attaway, Joey Laura, Kelly McClure, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman, Nathan Tucker

November 2015

Reviews, November 2015

Books   KRISTIN HERSH DON’T SUCK, DON’T DIE: GIVING UP VIC CHESNUTT (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS) In the mid-1990s, Throwing Muses’ founder Kristin Hersh embarked on what...

Alex Taylor, Carl Elvers, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman, Nathan Tucker, Robert Landry

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

April 2015

Vote YES for New Orleans Public Libraries

Our libraries are facing a desperate situation. On May 2nd, the New Orleans Public Library is propositioning voters for the funds to continue operations. As of 2016, all of their...

Alex Taylor

March 2015

BUKU 4 U: AG Writers’ Picks

Parrotheads and classic rockers stand down: this is not your AARP convention, ‘90s glory days revival, camp-chair army jamstival. The BUKU Music + Art Project, now in its fourth...

Alex Taylor, Andrew Mullins III, Kate Russell

February 2015

Reviews, February 2015

Books JEFF CHANG WHO WE BE: THE COLORIZATION OF AMERICA (ST. MARTIN’S  PRESS) Best known for the landmark hip-hop history Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, Stanford University...

Alex Taylor, Carl Elvers, Leigh Checkman

January 2015

Reviews, January ’15

Books   THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ SCENE 1970-2000: A PERSONAL RETROSPECTIVE THOMAS W. JACOBSEN (LSU PRESS) Jazz music is New Orleans’ artistic tributary that runs into the...

Alex Taylor, Andrew Mullins III, Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman, Robert Landry