Monthly Archives: March 2014

Raw Q&A with Slick Rick (St. Petersburg Times. 2000).

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

Hello, am I speaking to the Ruler? [laughs]What’s up guy? What are you doing today? I am just laying back today. We did a couple shows with Lauryn Hill and I am having a day off. Everyone’s happy to see you back! … Continue reading →

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Raw Q&A with Ronnie James Dio (St. Petersburg Times. 2000)

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

In 2000, arguably the greatest heavy metal singer of all time, Ronnie James Dio (then 58 years old), called my desk at the newspaper from his tour bus in Cleveland, Ohio, but at that moment I was in the bathroom. … Continue reading →

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Profile of ‘Sunken City’ web comedy (The Advocate. March 2014).

Posted on March 24, 2014 by

Every New Orleans resident and visitor defines the city’s central mythologies differently. In the Web comedy “Sunken City,” three couples — ghost tour guides, a wannabe Mardi Gras king and queen, and two Internet startup kids — strive to push … Continue reading →

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Interview with Public Enemy’s Chuck D. PT 2 (AntiGravity. 2007).

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

CLICK HERE to read the first half of my interview with my hero Chuck D, conducted just after Hurricane Katrina. In PART TWO we discuss Ray Nagin, hip-hop concert technology, sampling as illegal artform, the racial implications of guitar distortion, … Continue reading →

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The story of evacuating Katrina with our pet goat, PT 1-3 (Houston Press. September 2005).

Posted on March 18, 2014 by

Between Is And Was A satellite map claims that our corner of the Ninth Ward, back by the naval base 200 feet from the Mississippi River, is somehow dry. Four of five friends who remained — and say they’ll fight … Continue reading →

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Five-year-old New Orleans genius (LA Weekly. Feb 2014).

Posted on March 18, 2014 by

New Orleans native Anala Beevers possesses an IQ over 145 at just five years old. Her natural genius helped her learn the alphabet at just four months old. “When she was born I’d say the ABCs to her and she … Continue reading →

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Riding on a parade float with Mardi Gras’s first rock band (VICE. March 2014).

Posted on March 18, 2014 by

In 1987, singer and guitarist Sue Ford moved from Boston to New Orleans and became firmly entrenched in the city’s rock scene. She’s currently married to Jimmy Ford, a drummer, former bar owner, and one-time manager for acts like the … Continue reading →

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