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Jun. 5—NEW LONDON — With this collective and giddy sense of (almost) post-COVID freedom we're all experiencing, it's almost easy to forget Those Who Would Capitalize on our new desire to DO THINGS. Take, for example, the airline industry. My wife Eileen and I had been planning a trip to New Orleans — where we were married and where we've spent a lot of time over the years — when the plague ...
Jun. 2—Summer in New Orleans? Even the humidity sweats. It's as though someone sprinkled fire ants on the sun. And all but the most pious commit heinous crimes, hoping to get sent to Hell for some blessed relief from the heat. Which is one way of explaining that, yes, there's an excellent reason so many New Orleans and Louisiana musicians hop on the tour bus in the summer — with instructions ...
May 26—Tick Tock Tick Will Porter, featuring Dr. John. Gramofono Sound. Dubbed "a soul masterpiece" after its extremely limited U.S. distribution in 2016, Tick Tock Tick is a memorable disc by San Francisco-based, West Virginia-raised roots singer Will Porter. While its initial release was focused primarily on Europe and Japan, that shouldn't stop U.S. blues aficionados from being drawn to ...
Image zoom Credit: Jason Kirk/Newsmakers While Eminem might have gone into the 43rd annual Grammy Awards as one of music’s most nominated artists, he was also the most controversial due to the misogynistic and homophobic lyrics throughout The Marshall Mathers LP, and the violent depictions in songs like “Stan” and “Kill You.” When the Recording Academy booked Em and Elton John to perform together during the awards show, reaction was swift. Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) executive direc...