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Because nothing cools you down quite like a boatload of booze. The post Getting to Know the New Orleans Frozen Daiquiri appeared first on Bevvy Read More

Gangstar New Orleans a fost lansat in versiune beta pentru iPhone si iPad de catre compania Gameloft, acesta fiind un nou joc din seria Gangstar. Dupa cum prea bine stiti, cei de la Gameloft… Read More

Hey there, Disney Guys and Gals!     It's Tink, here to share with you an awesome tip for dining in the Orlando area in September! I bet you haven't heard about this amazing… Read More

As we all know, this has been one of the worst hurricane seasons for the Gulf of Mexico and relief efforts will continue for many weeks and months to come. For those that can help provide re… Read More

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the NewsBrought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com.'Flurry of Fun' coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios for the holidays.Disney is bringing a new ent… Read More

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the NewsBrought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com.Construction walls now surround the former Universe of Energy Pavilion at Epcot.Ellen's energy Adv… Read More

By Kevin Porter Music fans could be forgiven if they celebrated the news of a new Lee Roy Parnell album, Midnight Believer, for it has been 11 long years since his last one. Parnell does it… Read More

Welcome back, Earthlings. In this week’s Video Clip, The Shins draw on their finest influences of the ’80s British New Wave (see The Human League, Heaven 17, Gary Numan) with a… Read More

"How Trombone Shorty is training the next generation of musicians in his hometown" PBS NewsHour 10/19/2017ExcerptSUMMARY:  Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, grew up with mu… Read More

Photo: Seth Jacobson By Kevin Porter The year 1967 saw the formation of Fleetwood Mac and Genesis. The same year also saw the formation of Roomful of Blues, and the band is still going to th… Read More

One of the most influential rock n’ roll performers of the 1950’s and 1960’s, Fats Domino has died of natural causes at the age of 89. From New Orleans, LA, Domino was an… Read More

Hey there, Disney Fans!!!    I hope everyone is having an awesome Fall and is enjoying the heck out of a pumpkin spice something right about now! Now that we are in the "off-season… Read More

"Trump Recycles Flawed Gun Talking Point" by Robert Farley, FactCheck.org 11/8/2017President Donald Trump has once again misused the example of Chicago to make a case against gun regulations… Read More

"Some U.S. Hospitals Don’t Put Americans First for Liver Transplants" by Charles Ornstein (ProPublica) and Lee Zurik (Fox 8 WVUE New Orleans), ProPublica 11/20/2017At a time when there… Read More

While most homeowners are enjoying seeing the value of their properties appreciate, there’s also good news for some of those who were previously underwater, or owing more on their mort… Read More

This is the first in my new series of Photo Gallery posts. I love taking pictures, and inevitably, I have far more photographs than I can really use in a single blog article, so it was time… Read More

Welcome to the latest edition of Ears the NewsBrought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com.Disney will be making daily announcements about its new and upcoming parks and resorts projects be… Read More

Nomzamo Mbatha Named KO-KO’s 2017 Woman Of The Year! With everything she has achieved this year, the actress is ending off the year on a crazy high having been named Woman of the Year… Read More

Each month of 2018, I’ll publish a calendar wallpaper for readers’ computers. For January 2018, one of my photographs from New Orleans in winter fog. Happy New Year, everyone! &n… Read More

Top 10 Unsolved Murders in American History Although there are many unsolved crimes and mysteries in America and throughout the world, we have chosen this list as the Top 10 Unsolved Murders… Read More

History of the Super Bowl Every February Americans gather to celebrate the National Football League’s championship game. Some gather just for the food or the alcohol, while others are… Read More

Meet SoBou, one of my favorite restaurants in New Orleans. At SoBou, expect riffs on old favorites. Chef Juan Carlos Gonzalez's menu is playful, tongue in cheek. No boundaries -- or at least… Read More

Happy 300th birthday, New Orleans! What a great time to visit, take in a little Jazz, and eat some of the best food in the country. Here are souvenirs that will make you think about the… Read More

Ric Flair and his Friends made the four horseman a household name, nWo made WCW and Ted Turner Temporarily win in TV Ratings, Degeneration X was WWF’s answer to the nWo, The Undespute… Read More

Learn the Facts About Prostate Cancer “Most people don’t think prostate cancer is going to happen to them, unless their father or brother had it,” says Olive… Read More

Iconic landmarks around the world will turn red in a global display of unity on July 20 Johannesburg, 10 July 2018 – Special Olympics South Africa will flick the switch and turn on the… Read More

AUGUST 2018 1st - Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks Cooper's Beach (Southampton, NY) Hot off a rousing performance opening up for NRBQ at My Father's Place @ the Roslyn… Read More

Surfing The Interweb So You Don't Have To! Here's This Week's Random Collection of  Tasty Items From The World Wide Web! The Torrid Story Behind "Wild Thing" … Read More

Around stately Mind Smoke Manor, the first true sign of the Summer season is when the staff of Mind Smoke Records gets our Guitar Farm up and running for the Spring and Summer Season. … Read More

Ah, yes...after staring at the title of this blog post, I'm sure many of the readers of this blog are thinking to themselves, "Who the heck was Tom Wilson?!"  Tom Wilson initiall… Read More

In a June 1975 article in Creem magazine, Lester Bangs, while writing about how the impact of the breakup of the Beatles, captured some of the angst that existed in rock & roll music… Read More

This post is dedicated to The Ashley Street Krewe (Dayton, Ohio 1972) & Big Chief Joseph Perricone   The Mardi Gras Indian Tribe Music From the Mardi Gras Traditions w… Read More

My personal history with the cuisine of New Orleans goes way back to the early 1960's when I was an Army brat living in the New Orleans suburb of Metarie.  I got to experience thi… Read More

Hear ye!  Hear ye!  It's Mardi Gras week here at the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog!  We'll be posting something every day all the way thru to next Tuesday aka Fat… Read More

Louis Jordan was one of the musical greats who emerged from the swing era to leave a permanent mark on American music. In addition to being an accomplished saxophonist, Jordan is best reme… Read More

Best remembered as the de facto leader of the classic American rock band, Little Feat, Lowell George's distinctive style of slide guitar and vocalizing helped create a style of music that wa… Read More

Surfing The Interweb So You Don't Have To! Here's This Week's Weekly Roundup Of  Random Items From The World Wide Web!   A Sound Dynasty: Glynn Johns & Ethan John… Read More

I've always found the end of summer to be a time for looking back on various parts of my life.  A person never knows when a memory from years past will suddenly capture their imaginat… Read More

Cookies for Breakfast – Non-fiction by Elaine Stevens – October 14, 2018 “Today we will live in the moment. Unless it’s unpleasant, in which case we will eat a cookie… Read More

Live albums were once a staple of most rock acts but could possibly be considered an endangered species nowadays.  Sure, over the years there have been many live albums that were… Read More

DECEMBER 2018 1st - Frank Latorre & The Kingbees  The Maples  Manorville, NY Journey down to this cool American restaurant and get yer blues buzz on!  Fra… Read More

my dream starring the devil the river ran backwards and the music in the worldsounded like heavy metal and murder, my daddycame up from his grave and asked what the fuckis you doing son? and… Read More

Zoot Alors! My Christmas Spirit is at a fever pitch! It's time to get in the Holiday Groove with some Cool Yule Tunes!   Please note that it might take a minute for all the vide… Read More

  when the cold winds blow you know you got to go catch a live show!   JANUARY 2019 1st - Blue Velvo  KJ Farrells  Bellmore, NY Blue Velvo conti… Read More

Today I'm sharing with you ten of my most anticipated YA SFF releases of 2019 by authors of colour! A lot of these - though not all - are #OwnVoices stories based on the authors' own culture… Read More

Throughout any given year, I always read an inordinate amount of rock & roll books.  It's a habit I fell into back in my high school days.  Whenever I hear about a new roc… Read More

  Mind Smoke Records Promotions Director, Judy Fleenor-Sheets, recently sat down with the members of Haiku Monday, a conceptural pop band featuring the talents of Alex Maes (Gu… Read More

This post contains affiliate links.January saw the creation of a brand new, specific diverse reading challenge! Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2019 is a reading challenge to… Read More

One of the most unique aspects of Mardi Gras in New Orleans is the existence of the Mardi Gras Indians.  From the neworleans.com site: “Mardi Gras is full of secrets, and t… Read More

MARCH 2019 1st – Weisman’s Warriors ALS Benefit  CM Performing Arts Center  Oakdale, NY Come out and support this benefit for ALS Awareness.&nbs… Read More

I've always been a music collector whether it be Christmas music, songs by one hit wonders, Tom Waits rarities or various obscure tunes from a wide variety of genres.  One of my favor… Read More

APRIL 2019 2nd - Emily Duff Band  11th St Bar  NYC Emily Duff's recent album release, Maybe in the Morning, is a brilliant piece of work that deserves your atten… Read More

Neon – Fierce Fiction by Jack Orleans – Dave looked at the neon sign in the corner of the bar window: ‘DEAD END.’ Even though the name of the bar didn’t s… Read More

My #RamdadanReadathon 2019 TBRThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.The #RamadanReadathon… Read More

CGMagazineHarrison Dressler For fans of the Star Wars film series, there’s been no shortage of quality videogames throughout the past 30 years. While that steady stream of content has… Read More

Track List:  1.      I Wish I Could SIng  2.      Innocent Little Doggie  3.      Cool It … Read More

JUNE 2019 For those who haven't heard the sad news:  The Grey Horse Tavern, one of LI's most eclectic music venues which is located in Bayport, will be closing this  June… Read More

Mind Smoke Records latest album release The Lost Tapes Vol. 1 by The Hideaways is out today!    The Hideaways are starting to create a lot of buzz on the Long I… Read More

Track List:   1.  Excerpt     2.  Living With The Law     3.  Big Sky Country     4.  Kick The Stones  … Read More

It has been a long journey to write my love story which began when I was 15 and fell in love with an 18-year-old from Lonsdale, Arkansas. I lived in Texarkana, and Odis Tyler had t… Read More