From 1980 until 1992, I was editor and co-publisher of Wavelength, a music magazine in New Orleans. 'Dedicated to New Orleans music', Wavelength specialised in extended interviews with members of the New Orleans musical community, along with historical anecdote, in-depth coverage of the city's many music festivals and cultural activities, as well as listings of musical events in the city. Its readership included subscribers across the United States and in several foreign countries.

Information scarce - In the young discipline of popular music studies, material on musicmaking in local communities is scarce. As Sara Cohen has said, 'What is particularly lacking in the literature is ethnographic data and microsociological detail.' That’s particularly true of New Orleans, where even though there’s massive amounts of books that mention the city and its music, they’re not scholarly or useful by any means.

So outside academia useful - My work

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Sara Cohen, Deborah Cameron’s, , North America, Louis Gates, Marshall Sahlins, Bambara Choctaw, popular music, international music, popular music studies, ‘historical ethnography’, oral histories, knowledge researched, musical activities, music studies, cultural activities, music orleans, orleans centre,