STAFF PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF: Leo McGovern leo@antigravitymagazine.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Dan Fox fox@antigravitymagazine.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Andrew Bizer andrew@bizerlaw.com Dan Mitchell dmitchel@tulane.edu AuraLee Petzko auralee@antigravitymagazine.com Sara Pic sarapic@antigravitymagazine.com Mike Rodgers mikerodgers@antigravitymagazine.com Nicholas Simmons simmons@antigravitymagazine.com Jason Songe jasonsonge@antigravitymagazine.com J.W. Spitalny jw@antigravitymagazine.com Hunter Strickland hunter_strickland@yahoo.com Mallory Whitfield mallory@antigravitymagazine.com Alex Woodward alexw@antigravitymagazine.com AD SALES: ads@antigravitymagazine.com 504-881-7508 INTERNS: Caroline DeBruhl caroline@antigravitymagazine.com Brett Schwaner brett@antigravitymagazine.com Cover record circle by Lee Clements Inside Cover Photo by Brent Stewart Supa Saint photo in Homefield Advange by Zack Smith We like stuff! Send it to: 111 South Alexander St. New Orleans, La. 70119 Have listings? Send them to: events@antigravity magazine.com ANTIGRAVITY is a publication of ANTIGRAVITY, INC. RESOURCES: Homepage: www.antigravitymagazine.com MySpace: www.myspace.com/ antigravitymagazine INTROLETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR Well, that picture to the left probably says it all. I interviewed the one and only Supa Saint for this issue, so that can only mean one thing. It’s football season! Not a month of fake preseason games where the Saints starters play just a quarter or a half but seventeen weeks (and hopefully a few more) of full-blown football in New Orleans. To celebrate, we’ve launched the HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE, AG’s new sports section. Our St. Nick column moves to the HA and we offer extended previews of Saints games as well as interviews with Saintsrelated celebrities. Let us know what you think at feedback@homefieldadvantage.com. You might be wondering what will fill the space St. Nick formerly did—we’ve wrangled Nancy Kang of Glorybee fame to make monthly house calls for you, as she’ll dispense medical opinions on music-related topics. Pretty cool, huh? If that’s not enough for you, we’ve brought you a special record store roundup, where we tell you where you can buy music in New Orleans—in real life brick and mortar stores, no less. We also have interviews with the Silver Jews about their appearance in New Orleans, the Zydepunks on the release of their new album and 504 What Style’s Steve Williams on his annual Rock Art Circus, plus reviews of several local albums set for a <strong>September</strong> release, like the Tomatoes, Metronome the City and I, Octopus and the Revivalists. If even that’s not enough, we’ve got new comics (including a Saints-themed episode of Firesquito), previews of shows, photos of recent shows and a whole lot of whatnot. We’re loaded this month, and as I’m writing this I can already feel the coolness of the other side of the pillow calling, so I’ll let you roll into this issue—stop by and say hello over at Handsome Willy’s on Sunday, <strong>September</strong> 7th, when we’ll be ramping up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! —Leo McGovern, Editor In Chief; Photo by Zack Smith COLUMNANTI-NEWS AND VIEWS STATIC TV OPENS SEASON 3 On <strong>September</strong> 16th New Orleans’ own indie music show, Static Television, kicks off its third season at 10pm on Cox Cable channel 10. Also on tap is a <strong>September</strong> 15th premiere party at the Saint (961 St. Mary St.) with Seth Kaufman (let’s hope his equipment doesn’t get stolen like it did a few months ago, just hours before he played the Saturn Bar) and DJ Pasta. For more information, go to statictelevision.com. NEW ORLEANS BOOKFAIR REGISTRATION OPENS One of ANTIGRAVITY’s favorite events has begun accepting registrars. The New Orleans Bookfair is scheduled for Saturday, November 15th and again resides on the 500 and 600 blocks of Frenchmen St. As always, the Bookfair celebrates independent publishers and alternative media. For more info or to download a registration form, go to nolabookfair.com. PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC WITH THE JAZZ & HERITAGE EXCHANGE The people over at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation are always working hard to promote Louisiana music, and their latest endeavour, the Jazz & Heritage Talent Exchange, seems especially appealing. They’ve developed a new website, www.talent.jazzandheritage.org, to be a music promotion site in the vein of sonicbids.com except that it’s free. Any band can sign up and if you are interested in promoting your own band you’d be stupid not to spend the 15 minutes it takes to upload an MP3, some genre classifiers, a photo and some contact info. Who knows, you could end up playing a festival or landing on a soundtrack. Some of the bands that have already taken advantage are Antenna Inn, Fatter than Albert and One Man Machine. journey; recent topics include the history of Todd Rundgren’s “Hello It’s Me” and Eddie Kendricks, one of the founders of the Temptations. Though Bethea hangs her hat in Brooklyn these days, her writing often takes her back to her hometown: one entry begins in the Santa Monica pier and ends up at Pontchartrain Beach, circa 1962. Be sure to check out the audio commercial she dug up for it. NEW SUPLECS ALBUM IN THE WORKS Local rocker dudes Suplecs have been in and out of the studio recording their fourth full-length album, which they are calling “IV” for now. They are tracking at Balance Studios in Abita Springs and hope to be finished by the end of this month with a release date of March 2009. They will release a few songs on iTunes in between <strong>September</strong> and March. WHAT IS FUNBALL? That’s for us to know and you to find out. Just a hint: Spring 2009. NEW BLACKFIRE REVELATION ALBUM RELEASED For a band that’s now defunct, Blackfire Revelation has a solid upcoming schedule. Skullmask, the band’s last recorded effort, was released on August 15 at their website, myspace.com/ theblackfirerevelation. Sometime soon Blackfire Revelation will release Live Like a Snake, Die Like a Bull, a compilation of demos, live tracks and studio outtakes that, according to an e-mail from the band, “showcases the stylistic schizophrenia of the BFR during its short and pitiful lifespan.” FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE WHITE BITCH FEEDBACK ON THE DOUCHEBAG BARISTA From Erin, via e-mail: Rejoice! The cunt has been fired! Coffeeshop patrons all over New Orleans can breathe a sigh of relief...his reign of douchebaggy terror is over!! I am cabbage patching all over this bitch....Dave is gone, no other coffee shop in this city will hire him. NEW MUSIC BLOG APPEARS New Orleans native and NOCCA graduate Elizabeth Bethea has created a well-manicured music blog that suggests hope for this new, weird medium. The Gentle Bear (gentlebear.wordpress.com) is part sociology journal, part music appreciation, part confessional and all meandering From Brian Serpas, via e-mail: Hi <strong>Antigravity</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. First off, I would like to thank you for the great mag you all put out each month, it’s truly entertaining. Second, as a guitarist of fifteen years I can’t help but react to Mr. Dan Fox’s White Bitch piece. In his intro, he compares Mr. Bitches’ music to Santana over a beat machine? UH? I am aware that critiquing art can be a circle of no-it-alls running their mouths, but Santana over a beat machine! White Bitch s a good rock guitarist, but he does not create the moods that Carlos Santana did that are so recognizable. Thank you for your consideration. AG Editor Dan Fox: Thanks for your response; you do have a point. The comparison is lacking, so my apologies to the White Bitch—his songs are way more interesting than Santana’s. 4_antigravity: your new orleans music and culture alternative
COLUMNON THE SCENE 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 5. 1: DJ Kristen and Guitar Lightnin’ Lee. 2: Suplecs in the studio. 3: Big Baby singer Isidore Grisoli. 4: Early Man @ One Eyed Jacks. 5: Big Business @ One Eyed Jacks. 6: Haarp’s Keith Sierra. Contributing Photographers: Kristen (1), L. Steve Williams (2), M’Lyn Usie (3), Leo McGovern (4, 5), Eric Martinez (6). antigravitymagazine.com_5
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