The Radical Radicant // Insomnia 6574
A cat fight screaming sets off a dog barking, which sets off all the dogs barking; soon it’s a cacophony of dogs and as if conducted by a drunken symphony conductor, a random scream is heard in the distance, followed by the distant and rapidly approaching wail of a police siren. I live on a [...]
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A perfect way to end the month of June was the Southern Lord showcase at the Big Top. This tour consisted of Black Breath, Martyrdod, Burning Love and Enabler. This had to be the best metal tour passing through New Orleans, hands down. Local band haarp opened and the show was only 5 dollars. Seeing haarp for the first time playing on the floor was [...]
Chocolate Cities: The World of Go-Go Live
Natalie Hopkinson, writer, journalism professor and contributing editor to the online magazine The Root, has been studying the way of life that is go-go music in her home of Washington D.C. for over a decade, attending shows, interviewing musicians and entrepreneurs and soaking in the overall spectacle of go-go and how it relates to the history [...]
Lost Dog: The Search For A Forgotten New Orleans Superhero
On a recent Friday night in the Harahan Community Center, the master of ceremonies had the capacity crowd’s attention. “This here,” he promised, “this tonight is gonna be some old-school professional wrestling!” All of us cheered. “Some of you may remember—folks my age, a little younger—the kind of old-school wrestling New Orleans was famous for. [...]
The Way of The To’: Caddywhompus Achieves Road Nirvana
Originally from Houston, Chris Rehm (guitar/vocals) and Sean Hart (drums) have made New Orleans their home since 2008 and have continued to make a lasting impression. They have won hearts locally and nationally as the one-of-a-kind noise pop duo, Caddywhompus. As they stated in a past interview withANTIGRAVITY (May 2011) “If you’re not touring, you’re not [...]
10,000 Ways To Kill Your Baby And Other Nightmares of New Moms
As new mommies we have accepted that the world is divided between two types of people: those who have kids and those who don’t. We are the ones who shamelessly go see movies like What to Expect When You’re Expecting to see if it bears an inkling of similarity to our new lives. We also find ourselves [...]
Bonnaroo 2012 Mix Tape
Oh Roo, you’ve done it again! Another near-perfect weekend of music, art, food and fun has been written and it was one for the history books! The shows were incredible and the weather was the most forgiving it has ever been. A little curry chicken and fried Oreos didn’t hurt either. But let’s be honest, [...]
Top Tent: Erin’s Bonnaroo Best Of
Alice & Groucho Who knew that Alice Cooper was such good friends with Groucho Marx in his twilight years? I certainly didn’t, so when I saw this event on the calendar of the Bonnaroo Cinema (an air-conditioned tent complete with a popcorn machine and other concessions in the lobby), my interest was firmly piqued. Turns [...]
