Download or read book Mardi Gras Mambo written by Greg Herren and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bourbon Street Blues and Jackson Square Jazz, Greg Herren introduced the wickedly naughty--and irrepressible--Scotty Bradley, who's never met a drink he didn't want, a decadence he could resist, or a hunky trick he won't treat to a little bit of himself. Now, in Mardi Gras Mambo, Scotty's back on the crowded, party-happy streets of New Orleans, getting ready for a Carnival he'll never forget--if he lives through it. . . It's Carnival time in New Orleans, and Scotty Bradley, ex go-go boy turned private eye, is looking forward to relaxing with his boyfriends, Frank and Colin, and partying it up right. But nothing ever seems to work out the way Scotty wants it. Not only is it cold and rainy, ruining his elaborate costume plans, but former FBI agent Frank has "issues" with dropping a hit (or two, or four) of Ecstasy. Hello! Ecstasy at Mardi Gras is practically guaranteed in the Gay Bill of Rights! Fortunately, Frank gets over himself, the weather clears up, Scotty's dealer, Misha, delivers the goods, and the boys are off to the races. And that's when the real fun begins. After a night of partying, they come home to find the cops waiting for them. Misha has apparently been murdered and guess who was the last person to see him alive? Turns out his wheeling and dealing had gotten him in trouble with a lot of people--including the Russian mob. And those guys don't play around. Suddenly, Scotty's missing not just one but two boyfriends. And as the streets of Nola come alive in a hot human frenzy of sequins, music, dancing, and the sweat of thousands of revelers ready to throw caution and clothing to the wind, Scotty is in a desperate race to save the men he sometimes loves and keep Fat Tuesday from being the last day any of them ever see. . . "When Herren introduced young, well-muscled former New Orleans bar dancer Scotty Bradley, he gave crime fiction one of its most engaging gay heroes." --Booklist Greg Herren is a personal trainer and writer who calls New Orleans home. Former editor of Lambda Book Report, he has published in many publications, including Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, A&U, Genre and Instinct. He is currently working on a sequel to Mardi Gras Mambo. He has no pets, no plans to adopt or artificially inseminate, and tries to live quietly with his partner of eight years.
Download or read book Love Mardi Gras written by Lauryn Pena and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When quintessential Californian Lisa Perez catches her fiancé cheating on her she finds herself despondent and confused about how to handle the next steps of her life. Heartbroken, downcast, and desperate for a change of scenery, she books a last-minute flight to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras weekend. During the weekend of parades and beignets, she attends a black-tie masquerade ball in the French Quarter where she quickly meets a new group of friends that make her forget about her life in Los Angeles. Through the Bloody Mary bender, crawfish, and charbroiled oysters, she finds clarity among the chaos and creole flavors. She meets a man who provides the perfect distraction from her heartbreak, and she becomes open to falling in love again. But when the masks come off and Mardi Gras is over, will they be able to maintain a romance?
Download or read book Dinosaur Mardi Gras written by Dianne de Las Casas and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dinosaurs parade down the streets of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras carnival. Includes glossary and related craft activity.
Download or read book SPIN written by and published by . This book was released on 1987-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-11-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book Mardi Gras Chronicles written by Errol Laborde and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to all things Mardi Gras . . . past and present! From Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday, New Orleans is transformed. Queens and fools, demons and dragons reign over the Crescent City. This vividly photographed book is a lively, comprehensive history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Fascinating and intimate, this book seamlessly intertwines the past with the present.
Download or read book Listen Again written by Eric Weisbard and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that pop music turns on moments rather than movements, the essays in Listen Again pinpoint magic moments from a century of pop eclecticism, looking at artists who fall between genre lines, songs that sponge up influences from everywhere, and studio accidents with unforeseen consequences. Listen Again collects some of the finest presentations from the celebrated Experience Music Project Pop Conference, where journalists, musicians, academics, and other culturemongers come together once each year to stretch the boundaries of pop music culture, criticism, and scholarship. Building a history of pop music out of unexpected instances, critics and musicians delve into topics from the early-twentieth-century black performer Bert Williams’s use of blackface, to the invention of the Delta blues category by a forgotten record collector named James McKune, to an ER cast member’s performance as the Germs’ front man Darby Crash at a Germs reunion show. Cuban music historian Ned Sublette zeroes in on the signature riff of the garage-band staple “Louie, Louie.” David Thomas of the pioneering punk band Pere Ubu honors one of his forebears: Ghoulardi, a late-night monster-movie host on Cleveland-area TV in the 1960s. Benjamin Melendez discusses playing in a band, the Ghetto Brothers, that Latinized the Beatles, while leading a South Bronx gang, also called the Ghetto Brothers. Michaelangelo Matos traces the lineage of the hip-hop sample “Apache” to a Burt Lancaster film. Whether reflecting on the ringing freedom of an E chord or the significance of Bill Tate, who performed once in 1981 as Buddy Holocaust and was never heard from again, the essays reveal why Robert Christgau, a founder of rock criticism, has called the EMP Pop Conference “the best thing that’s ever happened to serious consideration of pop music.” Contributors. David Brackett, Franklin Bruno, Daphne Carr, Henry Chalfant, Jeff Chang, Drew Daniel, Robert Fink, Holly George-Warren, Lavinia Greenlaw, Marybeth Hamilton, Jason King, Josh Kun, W. T. Lhamon, Jr., Greil Marcus, Michaelangelo Matos, Benjamin Melendez, Mark Anthony Neal, Ned Sublette, David Thomas, Steve Waksman, Eric Weisbard
Download or read book New Orleans Memories written by Carolyn Kolb and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate native's salute to the past and present glories of the Crescent City
Download or read book Night Day New Orleans written by Todd A. Price and published by ASDavis Media Group. This book was released on 2007-01-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sleek guide emphasizes the details that busy and discerning travelers need to know: the very best venues and activities, the prime time to be in every spot, and packed with insider tips. Structured around styles (such as hot & cool, hip, classic) that make up New Orleans' unique character, the guide's easy to use format gives travelers a selection based on the city's array of personalities, not geography or price.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to New Orleans written by Samantha Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to New Orleans is the ultimate travel guide to this captivating city. Packed with smart, lively coverage of all the sights, hotels, restaurants and bars - as well as the best places to hear amazing live music, from jubilant Second Line street parades to atmospheric local clubs. This is the book that tells you what you really want to know about New Orleans - the best hole in the wall restaurants, the best French Quarter guesthouses, the sights that are worth seeing and those that aren't. New Orleans' vibrant festivals are covered in detail: Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest - the biggest roots music festival in the US - Essence, Voodoo, French Quarter Fest and many more. If you want to really experience the city like a local, encountering Mardi Gras Indians at dawn or dining at grand old Creole restaurants unchanged for centuries, this is the book for you. Katrina and its aftermath are covered honestly with no holds barred, and there are details on volunteering opportunities, from helping rebuild in the Ninth Ward to re-planting the nearby wetlands. Stunning photography brings this extraordinary city to life while detailed maps, marked with all sights, hotels, restaurants and bars, will help you get around. Make the most of your time on earth with The Rough Guide to New Orleans.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to New Orleans Travel Guide with Free eBook written by Rough Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical travel guide to New Orleans features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks of things to see and do will make it a perfect companion both, ahead of your trip and on the ground. This New Orleans guide book is packed full of details on how to get there and around, pre-departure information and top time-saving tips, including a visual list of things not to miss. Our colour-coded maps make New Orleans easier to navigate while you're there. This guide book to New Orleans has been fully updated post-COVID-19. The Rough Guide to New Orleans covers: The French Quarter, The Mississippi River, Tremé, The CBD and Warehouse District, The Garden District and Uptown Mid-City and City Park, Faubourg Marigny, Bywater and the Ninth Ward, and The Cemeteries. Inside this New Orleans travel guide you'll find: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER Experiences selected for every kind of trip to New Orleans, from off-the-beaten-track adventures in Baton Rouge, to family and child-friendly activities like Mississippi steamboating, or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like the French Quarter. PRACTICAL TRAVEL TIPS Essential pre-departure information including New Orleans entry requirements, getting around, health information, travelling with children, sports and outdoor activities, food and drink, festivals, culture and etiquette, shopping, tips for travellers with disabilities and more. TIME-SAVING ITINERARIES Includes carefully planned routes covering the best of New Orleans , which give a taste of the richness and diversity of the destination, and have been created for different time frames or types of trip. DETAILED REGIONAL COVERAGE Clear structure within each sightseeing chapter of this New Orleans travel guide includes regional highlights, brief history, detailed sights and places ordered geographically, recommended restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs and major shops or entertainment options. INSIGHTS INTO GETTING AROUND LIKE A LOCAL Tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots for scenic walks, boat trips or sampling local delicacies. HIGHLIGHTS OF THINGS NOT TO MISS Rough Guides' rundown of Tremé, the CBD and Warehouse District, and the Garden District's best sights and top experiences helps to make the most of each trip to New Orleans , even in a short time. HONEST AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS Written by Rough Guides' expert authors with a trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, this New Orleans guide book will help you find the best places, matching different needs. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Comprehensive 'Contexts' chapter of this travel guide to New Orleans features fascinating insights into New Orleans , with coverage of history, religion, ethnic groups, environment, wildlife and books, plus a handy language section and glossary. FABULOUS FULL COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning French Quarter and the spectacular Mississippi River Route. COLOUR-CODED MAPPING Practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered, colour-coded keys for quick orientation in Bywater and the Ninth Ward, and The Cemeteries, and many more locations in New Orleans, reduce the need to go online. USER-FRIENDLY LAYOUT With helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time.
Download or read book Music in American Life 4 volumes written by Jacqueline Edmondson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 2530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of the relationship between American culture and music as defined by musicians, scholars, and critics from around the world. Music has been the cornerstone of popular culture in the United States since the beginning of our nation's history. From early immigrants sharing the sounds of their native lands to contemporary artists performing benefit concerts for social causes, our country's musical expressions reflect where we, as a people, have been, as well as our hope for the future. This four-volume encyclopedia examines music's influence on contemporary American life, tracing historical connections over time. Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between this art form and our society. Entries include singers, composers, lyricists, songs, musical genres, places, instruments, technologies, music in films, music in political realms, and music shows on television.
Download or read book The Restless Generation How rock music changed the face of 1950s Britain written by Pete Frame and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was our version of a Hollywood epic, shot in black and white over a ten year period, with no script and a cast of thousands who had to make it up as they went along. Tommy Steele, Cliff Richard, Lonnie Donegan, Terry Dene, Marty Wilde, Mickie Most, Lionel Bart, Tony Sheridan, Billy Fury, Joe Brown, Wee Willie Harris, Adam Faith, John Barry, Larry Page, Vince Eager, Johnny Gentle, Jim Dale, Duffy Power, Dickie Pride, Georgie Fame and Johnny Kidd were just a few of those hoping to see their name in lights. From the widescreen perspective of one who watched the story unfold, Pete Frame traces the emergence of rock music in Britain, from the first stirrings of skiffle in suburban pubs and jazz clubs, through the primitive experimentation of teenage revolutionaries in the coffee bars of Soho, to the moulding and marketing of the first generation of television idols, and the eventual breakthrough of such global stars as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Castic and irreverent, but authoritative and honest, this is the definitive story.
Download or read book Inside the Music the Life of Idris Muhammad written by Idris Muhammad and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the product of extensive taperecorded interviews conducted by Britt Alexander. Mr. Alexander met Idris Muhammad at Joe Segals Jazz Showcase in Chicago, IL, in the Fall of 1998, when he was writing free-lance for drum magazine publications. Mr. Muhammad then resided in Austria. Upon publication of the initial interview, both Muhammad and Alexander were living in New York City. The interviews continued. The result has been formatted into this book. Mr. Muhammad is now retired and living in New Orleans, LA. Mr. Alexander is a professional drummer, living in Santa Fe, NM.
Download or read book Latin Music 2 volumes written by Ilan Stavans and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 1751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive two-volume encyclopedia of Latin music spans 5 centuries and 25 countries, showcasing musicians from Celia Cruz to Plácido Domingo and describing dozens of rhythms and essential themes. Eight years in the making, Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes is the definitive work on the topic, providing an unparalleled resource for students and scholars of music, Latino culture, Hispanic civilization, popular culture, and Latin American countries. Comprising work from nearly 50 contributors from Spain, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, this two-volume work showcases how Latin music—regardless of its specific form or cultural origins—is the passionate expression of a people in constant dialogue with the world. The entries in this expansive encyclopedia range over topics as diverse as musical instruments, record cover art, festivals and celebrations, the institution of slavery, feminism, and patriotism. The music, traditions, and history of more than two dozen countries—such as Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Spain, and Venezuela—are detailed, allowing readers to see past common stereotypes and appreciate the many different forms of this broadly defined art form.
Download or read book Life on the Hyphen written by Gustavo Pérez Firmat and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expanded, updated edition of the classic study of Cuban-American culture, this engaging book, which mixes the author’s own story with his reflections as a trained observer, explores how both famous and ordinary members of the “1.5 Generation” (Cubans who came to the United States as children or teens) have lived “life on the hyphen”—neither fully Cuban nor fully American, but a fertile hybrid of both. Offering an in-depth look at Cuban-Americans who have become icons of popular and literary culture—including Desi Arnaz, Oscar Hijuelos, musician Pérez Prado, and crossover pop star Gloria Estefan, as well as poets José Kozer and Orlando González Esteva, performers Willy Chirino and Carlos Oliva, painter Humberto Calzada, and others—Gustavo Pérez Firmat chronicles what it means to be Cuban in America. The first edition of Life on the Hyphen won the Eugene M. Kayden National University Press Book Award and received honorable mentions for the Modern Language Association’s Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize and the Latin American Studies Association’s Bryce Wood Book Award.
Download or read book Heaven Before I Die written by Michael Oliver-Goodwin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
