-
Recent Posts
- Walton and Johnson perform blackface on the radio. (Feb. 2019. Vice)
- Jan Ramsey keeps music journalism alive in New Orleans (Columbia Journalism Review. Jan. 2018).
- Fishing For Answers: How LA’s new Master Plan would effect fishermen. (64 Parishes. November 2018).
- Why We Shouldn’t Nominate New Orleans’s Mayor Mitch Landrieu for President (Vice. April 2018).
- The Gangster Whisperer (Medium. Jan. 2018).
Archives
- 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
Category Archives: About MPW’s books
Article & photo gallery about MPW’s recent book party (NOLA.com. May 2014).
For fans of hip-hop, bounce, New Orleans, and musings about illustrious people, Vaughan’swas the place to be on May 4 for the Hip-Hop Book Release Party for “New Orleans: The Underground Guide V.3.” and “Famous People I Have Met: Collected Works 1999-2014” — both by Michael Patrick … Continue reading
Local album reviews written by the students in my rap class (OffBeat. April 2005).
Just before Katrina in 2005, I began teaching a class that helps kids K – 8 improve their literacy by writing rap songs (see video at bottom). I’ve taught the class ever since, and my students’ debut album was written about here … Continue reading
WELCOME to my music blog!
This here is an archive for the published music journalism of…me. Michael Patrick Welch. Not to be confused with Michael Welch from the newer Star Trek, or “Monster” Mike Welch, the child blues guitar prodigy. Since 2001, I’ve written about … Continue reading
