Smell the Glove #5: The Meters
In this episode, Smell the Glove visits with two of New Orleans' most famous names - bassist George Porter Jr. and organist Ivan Neville. Porter fills us in on the recent Meters reunion and the band's history, post-Katrina New Orleans, the Sing Me Back Home benefit album and his take on the new school of New Orleans funk bands, including Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk. In the second half of the interview, Neville gives us the scoop on how Dumpstaphunk came together, the band's recent tours of Colorado and California and the origins of his nickname, "Scrape."
Straight out of the Tenderloin Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, freelance writer & photographer Andy Tennille is a fan of comedian Bill Hicks, Studio One reggae compilations, North Carolina barbeque and chicks with tattoos.
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| 1) Intro by George Porter |
| 2) Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight |
3) Porter on the Meters reunion shows in 2005,
the band's history & the story behind "Look-Ka Py Py" |
| 4) "Look-Ka Py Py," The Meters, Look-Ka Py Py |
5) Porter on post-Katrina New Orleans &
the making of the Sing Me Back Home Katrina benefit album |
6) "Fire on the Bayou," The Meters,
2005 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
| 7) Porter on the next-generation of New Orleans funk bands |
| 8) "Standing in Your Stuff," Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, 2005 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
| 9) Ivan Neville on the band's recent tours, the genesis of Dumpstaphunk and the origins of "Scrape" |
| 10) "Scrape," Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, 2005 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
| 11) "Tune #6 (Mix 1)," James Black, (I Need) Altitude |
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