Reviews, January ’15

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

December 2014

Reviews, December 2014

Books EMPIRE OF SIN: A STORY OF SEX, JAZZ, MURDER, AND THE BATTLE FOR MODERN NEW ORLEANS GARY KRIST (CROWN PUBLISHING) In Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder and...

Alex Taylor, Leigh Checkman, Lou Thevenot, Michael Bateman

November 2014

Reviews, Nov 2014

Books NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE’S “LEARNED” LENA DUNHAM (RANDOM HOUSE) What kind of girl is Lena Dunham? Not That Kind Of Girl, in any...

Alex Taylor, Carl Elvers, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman

October 2014

Reviews, October 2014

Books BLACK FRANCIS, JOHN FRANK, STEVE APPLEBY THE GOOD INN (IT BOOKS) In 1908, the simple mechanics of the zoetrope and the science, chemistry, and fledgling art of still...

Alex Taylor, Carl Elvers, Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson

October 2014

Glow Sticks and Goat’s Blood: AG Writers Pick their Voodoo 2014 Favorites

The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience has always served up an eclectic conflict of sound, whether it’s been Neil Young vs. Metallica, Rage Against the Machine vs. M.I.A., or this...

Alex Taylor, Anna Gaca, Erin Hall, Jenn Attaway, Jules Bentley

August 2014

Reviews, August 2014

Books MARC SPITZ TWEE: THE GENTLE REVOLUTION IN MUSIC, BOOKS, TELEVISION, FASHION, AND FILM (IT BOOKS) A critical look at the cultural trends that inform the creation of Wes...

Alex Taylor, Dan Fox, Leigh Checkman, Mike Rodgers

July 2014

Reviews, July 2014

Books DAVE EGGERS YOUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY? AND THE PROPHETS, DO THEY LIVE FOREVER? (KNOPF/MCSWEENY’S) Eggers’ latest effort is a series of conversations. Each...

Alex Taylor, Anna Gaca, Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Leigh Checkman, Lou Thevenot

May 2014

Reviews, May 2014

Books AMY WUELFING, STEVEN DILODOVICO NO SLAM DANCING, NO STAGE DIVING, NO SPIKES: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE LEGENDARY CITY GARDENS (DIWULF PUBLISHING) To create a...

Alex Taylor, Anna Gaca, Brandon Lattimore, Leigh Checkman, Lou Thevenot, Mike Rodgers