HumidCity

Some of our readers may well have noticed that once again a new crop of authors are appearing on the blog. You see, HumidCity is an organic community that continually grows and shifts. While I remain the dictatorial overlord the cast of characters goes through a pretty consistent state of flux.

Rooted firmly in the “pass the mic” ethos of the hip-hop scene we try to bring in new voices that we beieve need to be heard. Unlike the well known Metroblogging sites we do not make any money from the effort. As a pro blogger I wholeheartedly support being paid for my words, it is what keeps a roof over my wife’s head. I also believe that there are times when purity of message requires a removal of profit motive. HumidCity exists perpetually in one of those times: post levee failure New Orleans.

That said  would like to share the current roster of internet reprobates that have agreed to share their wit, wisdom, rants, and perspectives with you.  As always the list of active authors will change as people join and leave. I’m going to try to recap the current culprits monthly (we’ll see how that works out…)

• Bigezbear
• Dirtysouthbureau
• Editor B
• GBitch
• George Ingmire
• Liprap
• Lord David
• Loki, Founder (Me!)
• Louis Maistros
• M Styborski
• Maitri
• NOLARising
• PH Fred
• Kami Patterson
• Rachelle Matherne
• Greg Peters
• Eli Ackerman
• Wet Bank Guy

[EDIT: I am a clod. I completely forgot that the madcap snarking of Adrastos will also be found here on occassion. Omission now rectified. -Loki the clod]

As always, these voices are brought to you free of censorship by HumidCity. Please go check out their blogs, especially if you live outside of the New Orleans area. It will be infuriating and educational, I promise!

-Loki, Founder HumidCity

In the near future you will be seeing posts from a voice new to HumidCity: George Ingmire. You may be familiar with him through his Wednesday morning radio show on WWOZ 90.7fm, or you may know him through his work in the local film scene. It you read the Gambit you might recognize him from their most recent 40 Under 40.

Mr. Ingmire is responsible for producing and restoring the documentary film Think of Me First as a Person which was one of 25 films in the country to be added to the National Film Registry in 2006. George has been a fellow conspirator on projects going back to the days of the Silver Machine where he was kind enough to lend his audiovisual expertise to our projects on several occasions.

Check out this video interview with him on NOLA.com!

George, my brother, welcome to HumidCity!

Tune in today, Wednesday (January 16th) from 11:30am to 2:00pm CST, as we celebrate Allen Toussaint’s birthday (January 14, 1938). From the late 50s to the present, from Devo to Irma Thomas, now’s the time to savor some Southern Nights and find those Lipstick Traces, as we listen to Allen Toussaint and those his music has touched.

WWOZ 90.7 on your FM dial!

If you are outside of the New Orleans Metro Area tune in the stream at WWOZ Online