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Mourning Glorynew
The Happy Talk Band's new CD There, There includes a collection of eulogizing songs about bohemian New Orleans performed by an evolving band.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Happy Talk Band, There, There
Polar Oppositesnew
As oil and gas rig counts continue to rise in north Louisiana, Gulf drilling and inshore activity in the state's southern reaches are mired in a slump.
Tags: Economic Issues
Citizen Georgesnew
After years of corporate success and civic involvement, John Georges is spending millions on what could be his greatest acquisition of all -- the office of governor of Louisiana.
Alice Walker Opens Children's Eyes to Realities of Warnew
Kids and grownups everywhere are lucky Harper Collins was willing to print Why War is Never a Good Idea's thought-provoking eloquence.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
10-02-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Four Men and Your Babiesnew
New Orleans kid-band sensations the Imagination Movers begin taping their new show for Playhouse Disney this week.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Imagination Movers
The Catholic Diocese of Orange County's Bad Movesnew
The bishop broke his covenant, the former chancellor broke down -- but the truth about the Diocese of Orange's sex-abuse scandal is emerging in court anyway.
Tags: religion
Trendzilla: Sidekick Scourgenew
I always used to make fun of my friends for clicking away on their T-Mobile Sidekick cell phones in the middle of dinner, work, class, or whenever they had a second to spare.
Tags: fashion
Miss Cleo, This Time for Realnew
The album's eight tracks find Mis Cleo in a far different mood than America might anticipate. She's left the tarot cards and psychic-speak behind in favor of straight-to-the-gut protest poetry, as fierce and passionate as anything released by June Jordan or Nikki Giovanni.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-02-2007 |
Poetry
Remember Gene Watson?new
Nashville hasn't forgotten him, as Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack, Connie Smith, Rhonda Vincent, Joe Nichols and Mark Chesnutt turn up to help out with duet and background vocals on In a Perfect World, Watson's first album for New Jersey folk/roots label Shanachie.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: In a Perfect World, Gene Watson
Houston's Ten Worst Songsnew
… and we're still not as bad as Dallas
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-02-2007 |
Music
Houston's Very Best Songs Evernew
When we originally set about attempting to catalog a list of Houston's top songs ever, we thought it was a stretch. How could there be a list of ten, much less 100, world-recognized songs from this relative backwater of a music city? In fact, the exact opposite is true.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax and Chris Gray |
10-02-2007 |
Music
Death-Thrash-Power-Metal Beast Skeletonwitch Releases Third Albumnew
The mere presence of a track titled "Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery" says everything you need to know about Beyond the Permafrost.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Harris |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Hot Hot Heat Simmers Downnew
The group's latest effort was released on September 11 — the same day Kanye West's Graduation and 50 Cent's Curtis arrived in stores, kick-starting the most heavily hyped CD-sales slugfest in recent memory. Steve Bays had no illusions about knocking off the hip-hop icons.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Happiness Ltd., Hot Hot Heat
The Hip-hop Arm of Beatport is Ready for the Big Takeovernew
The download site has quietly revolutionized the distribution of electronic music in much the same way that iTunes has altered digital music delivery for the unwashed masses. And now, two and a half years later, the Beatport brain trusts are about to change the game again with hip-hop.
