“Party Tip: There is absolutely no reason why today can’t be the greatest day we’ve ever had.” – Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. as a musician is easy to explain. He writes mostly silly heavy rock anthems — hilarious ditties with titles like “Party Hard,” “It’s Time To Party” and “Party Til You Puke” — aimed to […]
Director Edgar Wright (of “Shaun Of The Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” fame) has basically built one giant videogame of a movie. Slacker/bassist Scott Pilgrim, played extremely Michael-Cera-y by Michael Cera, meets the literal girl-of-his-dreams in archetypical ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ Ramona Flowers, played coyly by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. In order to be win her love, […]
It’s that time of year again. Parents invade our humble homes, help us get our dorms the cleanest they will probably ever be, constantly fret over our safety and well-being and — perhaps most importantly — fund our indulgences into New Orleans’ supreme cuisine. The New Orleans restaurant-to-parental-love barometer (Commander’s being the paragon of pure […]
I am a World of Warcraft addict, just one of the 11.5 million subscribers whose definition of “getting to the grind” is going to fulfill a quest rather than going to work.
World of Warcraft has kept gamers hooked for five years now. Some play it for the social aspect — it’s called massively multiplayer for a […]
It’s been a tumultuous time for basketball: Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson was replaced by Ed Conroy, a new basketball training facility is in the works and, perhaps most of all, my bracket was royally screwed by Duke winning the NCAA Championship. One piece of news, however, has gone relatively unnoticed. Little-known sports promoter Don […]
“Hot Tub Time Machine” may not be “The Hangover” it’s aiming for, but if you go in expecting a raunchy R-rated romp through a cheesy ’80s set, you’ll find yourself having a genuinely good time. All you have to do is embrace the projectile vomit, laughably thin romantic subplot and total disregard for the logic […]
According to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau, New Orleans ranks eighth among the 51 largest U.S. cities for the percentage of residents who walk or bike as their main mode of transportation.
The report, compiled by the Alliance for Biking and Walking, reported that 9 percent of trips made in the city are done […]
I know that Pitchfork is supposed to be the end-all-be-all of “indie” music, but sometimes they’re just plain wrong. Contra is not as great as they seem to think it is. Merriweather Post Pavilion was not the greatest album of the last year. Having said that, the Pitchfork list of the Top 100 Tracks of the 2009 […]
If the only mention of “Battlestar Galactica” you’ve ever heard was John Krazinski’s spot-on Dwight Schrute impersonation saying, “Bears, Beets, ‘Battlestar Galactica,’” you haven’t experienced one of the most compelling shows of the decade. Contrary to popular belief, “Battlestar” wasn’t just a show about spaceships, robots and explosions, though those parts were a significant part […]
Talking about “Lost” without resorting to exclamations of “Oh my god” or “What the frak?” is almost impossible. You’ve got to hand it to the masterminds behind one of the greatest shows of the decade: Not only did they promise a definite end to the show almost three years ago, but they also managed to […]
After the three consistently great mixtapes (especially the fantastic Seinfeld-themed The Mixtape About Nothing), Wale should have run out of material for his debut album. Instead, he solidifies himself as Hip Hop’s “next big thing” with Attention Deficit, a record that appeals to the mainstream, but still brings the same energy and blazing with which […]
It’s a terrible paradox: Right around finals, students suddenly find themselves too tired from the semester to actually get down to business. Swamped with last-minute papers and final exams looming ahead, it is all too easy to succumb to the pleasures of an afternoon nap, the ever-distracting Facebook or the tempting tunes of Beatles […]
It’s written by the pop culture savants at The A.V. Club, the non-satirical, yet still witty entertainment flipside to The Onion.
Inventory isn’t so much a traditional book, but rather an extension of the Inventory Web series at avclub.com that takes a theme and crafts a list surrounding the idea. It’s a collection of lists that […]
Since iPod commercials stopped using U2 songs and started featuring bands like Feist and The Submarines, the term “indie” has been thrown around more than praise for the latest Animal Collective album.
But what defines the genre is as varied as the plethora of sounds on that same Animal Collective album. The New Orleans indie […]
The cold weather may be setting in, but the warming glow of the Generationals sticks around all year. With the release of their invigorating debut album Con Law, the New Orleans-based band’s feel-good, sunshine pop is the perfect accompaniment for a walk through Audubon Park or across the academic quad.
The Generationals — consisting of Ted Joyner […]