Carnival serves as a potent local muse for songwriters and musicians, and Adam Frischhertz is no exception. “Throw Me Something Sister,” he says, was intended to be a parody “Little Shop”- and/or “Rock Horror”-inspired show tune, satirizing the baser stereotypical debauchery of Mardi Gras.
Playing drums on the song is Michael Bland from the band Soul Asylum and session drummer at Prince’s Paisley Park. Otherwise, it’s all Adam — like so many of us, a child of Mardi Gras.
Carnival song by Adam Frischhertz
For more from Adam, including Axe Murderer Joe, the album the song is drawn from, check him out on Spotify.
Earthtalk: “Cool Roofs” for New Orleans
It’s hot outside, but it could be cooler! In this article, Brooke Theis explores Cool Roofs, an effective solution to the urban heat island effect that makes the New Orleans heat so unbearable. The author also explores inequalities in how people experience the environment from identity perspectives like race and class.
Big Chem-EZ: How can small Louisiana communities access clean drinking water after a hurricane?
When I went to visit the Pointe-au-Chien tribe after Hurricane Ida with my Service Learning class, I heard that one of the biggest challenges in the aftermath of the hurricane was finding enough drinking water, so in this article, I explore water purification methods: 1) when they are necessary, 2) how they work, and 3) if they really make your water safe to drink.
