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Four Days at Todd Rundgren’s Birthday Party (VICE. July 2013)
The post before this one is a Q&A I did with Todd Rundgren about his week-long 65th birthday party. The following is about that party. DAY 1 By the time we get to White Castle, Louisiana—more than an hour’s drive … Continue reading
Article plus unpublished Q&A with Daryl Hall (Gambit Weekly. April 2013).
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing my longtime singing hero Daryl Hall, whose 2013 Jazz Fest show with partner John Oates I wrote about for New Orleans Gambit Weekly — CLICK HERE to read that long article. Below this video of Daryl … Continue reading
Interview with Chuck D. of Public Enemy, PT1: about Hurricane Katrina (AntiGravity. 2007).
At times throughout my life I’ve wished Chuck D were my father. Nothing else has ever spun my brain as hard, both musically and socially, as Public Enemy. Various teenage groundings by my parents kept me from ever seeing P.E. … Continue reading
Interview with author Bret Easton Ellis and producer Braxton Pope (VICE. Feb. 2013).
To read the actual professional published interview at VICE Magazine, CLICK HERE. Below I have pasted the tons of interesting leftover material from that interview, wherein Bret Easton Ellis and Braxton Pope discuss their new movie The Canyons, plus Bret’s reputation, Lindsay Lohan, paprazzi, … Continue reading
Interview with Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart about Andy Kaufman (FEED. 1999)
Back in Tampa, FL, I lived near wrestling manager Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart, who managed Andy Kaufman during his brief spat as a professional wrestler. On the eve of Jim Carrey’s Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon, I … Continue reading
A gallery of John Porter’s amazing guitars (Premier Guitar Magazine. Feb. 2013).
The following intro leads to a gallery of guitars by the great musician and studio wizard John Porter, who also happens to be a neighbor of mine. Though the Premier Guitar Magazine piece is photo-oriented, the musical anecdotes that go … Continue reading
Interview with Greg Dulli for VooDooFest (Gambit Weekly. Oct. 2008)
CLICK HERE TO READ my brief Gambit Weekly piece about the Gutter Twins’ performance at VooDoo Fest 2008. Below is the full, un-published Q&A with Greg Dulli. Below that is a video of Gutter Twins playing at VooDoo Fest. MPW: Greg, … Continue reading
Interview with Greg Dulli about Twilight Singers (OffBeat. June 2006)
CLICK HERE TO READ my entire OffBeat article about Greg Dulli’s Twilight Singers band. The following is the unpublished, uncut Q&A from which that article derives. At the bottom I have pasted a live video of Twilight Singers in When did … Continue reading
Interview with the writer of the lame movie that stole Miss Pussycat’s name (Scat Magazine. 2007)
In the screenplay for Flakes, youngish white girl Miss Pussy Katz (say it out out-loud) steps out of her funky downtown New Orleans hangout wearing her own punky handmade clothes and exclaiming, “That’s not a new concept!” To which her … Continue reading
Interview with Big Daddy Kane & Doug E. Fresh (OffBeat. May 2006)
In the early stages of The Game, rappers were plucked up by record labels for their fresh ideas and raw talent. Whereas nowadays, Big Daddy Kane’s tight, high-top fade has more aesthetic value than most songs polluting 93.3 Besides being … Continue reading
New Orleans: the Underground Guide 