-
Recent Posts
- (no title)
- Lake Charles Was Destroyed by Hurricane Laura. America Has Already Moved On. (The New Republic. Sept. 2020.)
- An Innovative School. An Inspiring Leader. And a Sex Scandal. (Bayou Brief. December, 2020.)
- Seven pieces from Book & Film Globe (2020): Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Dave Chappelle, Marc Maron, #BlackAF, “Wendy” and “Cut Throat City.”
- 133 Famous People I Have Met
Archives
- June 2021
- December 2020
- May 2020
- February 2020
- February 2019
- August 2017
- November 2016
- December 2015
- August 2015
- June 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- May 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Interview with bounce artist Ricky B. Nov 2010 (AntiGravity).
[Author’s note: Because my Magnolia Shorty interview was so sparse, AntiGravity bundled it together with the following Q&A with old-skool N.O. rapper Ricky B. and called it “the Bounce Report.” This is “the Bounce Report pt. 2.” I also did … Continue reading
Posted in MPW's published writing
Leave a comment
Interview with Mannie Fresh. December 2011 (AntiGravity).
Turns out the king wears no bling. The honor I felt getting a private audience with beatmaker and DJ Mannie Fresh was far more outsized than Fresh’s style of dress: a fresh but simple maroon Polo shirt and jeans. Embarassingly, … Continue reading
Swoon’s Music Box Project: Dithyrambalina. Oct. 2011 (Gambit).
“Jay Pennington, aka DJ Rusty Lazer, bought a house on Piety Street that seemed hopeless. “The inspector who came out said it was being held together by good wishes,” Pennington says. Eventually, Pennington and collaborators from the local arts organization … Continue reading
Interview with Magnolia Shorty. Nov 2010 (AntiGravity).
I don’t have too many articles to my name that I regret. My OffBeat column (2002-2005), where I was allowed to write in first person (a column, to me, is like tuning into someone’s short-wave radio or cable-access show), featured … Continue reading
Music Rights: an educated opinion on New Orleans’ noise ordinances (AntiGravity. Nov 2011).
Many of us moved to New Orleans because it’s supposedly one of the last places an American can unselfconsciously make a joyful noise. Within the world’s most musical city, my wife and I sought out the area most conducive to … Continue reading
Interview with DJ Bomshell Boogie. Aug 2012 (AntiGravity).
26-year-old Brandi Addison–better known as DJ Bomshell Boogie–has been a fixture on New Orleans’ various rap scenes since before the flood. She’s made her mark everywhere from underground mixtapes, to her Bomshelter weekly at the Dragon’s Den, to her high-profile radio shows on Power 102.9—from which she was … Continue reading
Posted in MPW's published writing
Leave a comment
Interview with Big Freedia (cover story). July 2011 (OffBeat).
“I am not transgendered; I am just a gay male,” says Freedia, on the front patio of the Country Club clothing-optional pool in the Bywater, one recent hot spring day. In the past, Freedia was often packaged with fellow gay … Continue reading
Interview with Ratty Scurvics (cover story). December 2011 (OffBeat).
“Despite living and performing in New Orleans most of his life, composer, pianist and singer Ratty Scurvics refuses to skip to second base by mentioning the city every 16 bars. From his work long ago as the musical director for End of … Continue reading
Posted in MPW's published writing
Leave a comment
Interview with Debauche “Russian Mafia Band.” March 2012 (OffBeat)
“Singer and guitarist Yegor Romantsov, leader of New Orleans’ “Russian Mafia Band,” Debauche, has his doubters. Romantsov’s particular Russian charm and accent, both onstage and off, are so thick that some think it’s a put-on. “They hear me on the radio … Continue reading
Posted in MPW's published writing
Leave a comment
Interview with the Electrifying Crown Seekers. April 2012 (OffBeat)
“He has his eye on your soul, for sure. But the energetic front man on stage shredding the Flying V guitar is not trying to lead you to the devil with his rock ‘n’ roll. Actually, when you see him … Continue reading
Posted in MPW's published writing
Leave a comment
New Orleans: the Underground Guide 