Showing All "Big Freedia" Posts
Jan 26th, 2012 2 Comments
Sissy bounce emissary Big Freedia, the New Orleans sensation whose concert is something you absolutely should take your most prude friend to, made her network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel last… Read Story »
Aug 29th, 2011 1 Comment
"Nasty" is probably the title you'd expect for a team-up between Baltimore/Philly dance rapper Spank Rock and New Orleans sissy bounce queen Big Freedia. And the song itself, from Spank Rock's new… Read Story »
Jul 15th, 2011 3 Comments
"Excuse" follows "Almost Famous" on the five-song Scion A/V Presents Big Freedia EP. The video, funded entirely by Scion A/V, was directed by Scott & Karl of Project Fathom. If you liked the… Read Story »
May 9th, 2011 2 Comments
Wilco, The Strokes, Lupe Fiasco, The Decemberists, and many many others headed down to New Orleans for the week-long New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The festival started in the 70s, and it's… Read Story »
Mar 29th, 2011 1 Comment
"I wanna thank all of my fans and all of my haters for making me famous." Freedia gets that mission statement for "Almost Famous" out early, and spends the rest of this track -- the lead single from… Read Story »
Mar 25th, 2011 2 Comments
This week we've got new videos from tUnE-yArDs, TV On The Radio, SebastiAn, Mr. Dream, Coma Cinema, Big Freedia, and the Human League. That's a still from the Human League video above, who put… Read Story »
Mar 22nd, 2011 3 Comments
Booty-clap pied piper and Sissy Bounce emissary Big Freedia has spread awareness of her gender-bent rap amalgamations far beyond their New Oreleans origin, though it's only with next week's Scion… Read Story »
Dec 20th, 2010 14 Comments
A couple of Best Videos Of The Week ago I mentioned how nearly every good clip that week was too long, too nude, or too violent to make it on to MTV; one was even removed from YouTube, verification… Read Story »
Oct 26th, 2010 5 Comments
Every year the death knell drum beats a little louder around CMJ. By 2007 the NY Times was well practiced writing that sort of piece -- when the author of that year's article Melena Ryzik asked for… Read Story »
Sep 15th, 2010 4 Comments
If you're catching up on Big Freedia, the salient facts are these: She's the ascendant ambassador of New Orleans' "Sissy" bounce scene, a libidinous rap amalgam fronted by transgendered MCs that play… Read Story »
