An odd thing about the most interesting experimental bands in New Orleans is that they seem to be better appreciated by just about anyone but New Orleanians. Case in point: Belong, the totally out-there twosome of Michael Jones and Turk Dietrich, is getting to be pseudo-renowned in certain circles for its refined metamorphosing of ambient white-noise sheets into riveting shoegazer swells — and this is likely already the most ink, digital or otherwise, any NOLA writer has spilled about the band in more than five years of existence. Read the rest of this entry »

by Sam Winston

My recent post on whether or not all post-Katrina New Orleans are libertarians deep down gets a response on The Huffington Post by John McQuaid. You can also see comments and response to the original post here or pasted below the fold. Read the rest of this entry »

by Alejandro de los Rios

OK Hornets fans, the season might be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t all have a good time. At least, CP3 wants y’all can still have a good time. Or so I can imagine is the reasoning behind Chris Paul hosting a “Teal and White” party at Club 360 in Downtown this Sunday night in which Paul and other Hornets players are set to attend, the Free Agents Brass Band will perform and Chris Paul will be presented with a Lionel Milton painting and the “New Orleans MVP Award.” Now far be it from me to question an athlete that throws a party in which he is presented with a painting of himself and an MVP award, but I guess that will all depend on how it’s all set to go down and whether I land credentials for this thing and get to see it myself (fingers crossed).

All the details, in full press release form, are after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »

The real reason why Jindal is having barbecue with McCain?

Is it the same reason McCain is just getting around to denouncing two crackpot preachers that endorsed him?

McCain’s health records are being released today. Conveniently, on a Friday afternoon going into a long weekend. Well played.

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