When we look back on the last decade in music, there are a ton of things that stick out. Boy bands, the rise of electro, Soulja Boy, the advent of hipsterdom, etc etc. Being asked to name the most important/influential musician of the last ten years is a hard task, especially in a decade so […]

“I showed Daft Punk to the rock kids,” said James Murphy, on his first and arguably best single, “Losing My Edge.” He’s not lying — and that action changed the sound of a decade. The true credit, however, belongs to Daft Punk.

I was six or seven when all of this was going down, but I can […]

The sometimes-septet from Montreal released their first music in 2003 and has been consistently producing quality ever since. Arcade Fire is the most important band of the decade for numerous reasons and many hard-to-define qualities, though the Arcade Fire’s music is the only true indicator of the amazing things they have done during the past […]

It would be inaccurate to describe “Louie,” the new FX series from comedian Louis C.K., as a comedy. It’s funny, sure, and frequently hilarious, but if you’re looking for cheap ‘laffs,’ perhaps I could recommend “Two and a Half Men” or “Friends.”
“Louie” is more like a series of brutally honest short films centered around Louis […]

Rarely are works of literature put to song: books are often made into movies, plays, even television shows, but rarely does an artist make an album in tribute. A rare exception is The Arcade Fire’s “Neon Bible,” loosely related to the novel of the same name by Tulane alum and Pulitzer Prize winner John Kennedy […]

The Clash were never “the only band that matters.” No band ever is. That said, it is totally, unequivocally clear that the most important band of the 2000s was LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and DFA — the label he co-founded — have had more of an impact on the general sound of music than anyone […]

There has always been some indescribable beauty in the music of Sufjan Stevens, be it his endlessly inventive orchestration or his music’s endearing eccentricity. On the All Delighted People EP, his first proper canonical release since 2005’s Illinoise, Stevens does not stray from what has brought him vast success within the indie music world […]

If you’re anything like the stereotypical college student, you spend a great deal of your day with tiny speakers in your ears. But what you may not know is that there’s a massive world of totally free, regularly update, and worthwhile content just waiting for you to listen to it. Podcasting (POD = Playable On […]

And just like that, it’s mid-August. Welcome back to New Orleans! Or perhaps, welcome to New Orleans, freshmen! Time for another year of cutting-edge social commentary and snarky pop culture references. I hope your summers were full of all sorts of ridiculous adventures, but almost as importantly, I hope they had awesome soundtracks. So, without […]

Nicole Nolan The Disappearing Spoon
Roughly 700 students on Tulane’s campus every semester take a chemistry class. Chances are you took one and hated it, thought your teacher was boring or the subject esoteric and irrelevant. I’m sure you memorized and then promptly forgot the Nernst equation, Lewis structures, principal quantum numbers and what this Mendeleev […]

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, […]

Florence + the Machine has flown under the American mainstream’s radar since the release of their most recent album, “Lungs.” Relatively unheard of in America until recently, the London singer’s album peaked at the number one spot on the U.K.’s Billboard Top 100 Chart in February. Florence Welch and her “Machine” have been enjoying widespread […]

Apple’s new iPad is a bit of a conundrum. Sure, the iPad is a shiny touch-screen thingie that combines the neato features of an iPhone with the portability and easy reading capabilities of a Kindle. But how practical is it? What can actually be done with an iPad, beyond playing Tetris, watching stupid YouTube movies […]

The Tallest Man on Earth: Also a pretty good songwriter, surprisingly enough
You might be surprised to learn that The Tallest Man On Earth is not, in fact, a term solely reserved for Sultan Kösen, an eight-foot tall Turkish man. It’s also the moniker of Swedish folk musician Kristian Matsson, a mustachioed virtuoso on the acoustic guitar. […]

I could claim that I was leaving my favorite eatery for the last Hullabaloo of the year out of some sort of nostalgia for the final issue, but the truth is I hoard the Adams Street Grocery like Smegol hoards the Ring.
I firstly fear that spreading knowledge of the po’boy joint might cause a mob of […]