Bop

Francesca Lia Block, an award-winning author of young-adult books (the "Weetzie Bat" series among them), has known for a while now that one of her novels, "Baby Be-Bop" is at the center of a controversy in West Bend, Wis.

Burning Issue 2009

"Baby Be-Bop" is on a list of titles that a local group calling itself the West Bend Citizens for Safe Libraries objects to seeing in the public library.

Burning Issue 2009

Bop is like danc­ing which is (sorta, heh) like going to a con­cert).

Here’s an RSS Feed That Will Make You Cooler « Snarkmarket 2006

In the past three years, Luaka Bop has signed several bands from the borough, including Javelin, an electronic percussion band; Delicate Steve, a melodic instrumental band; and Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, a rock band that makes the audience part of the show.

Bringing the Bop Back Home Robert P. Walzer 2011

All three acts have one thing in common: They won fame in their own countries and abroad after being found by former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and his Manhattan-based label, Luaka Bop, which was launched in 1988 and became wholly independent in 2006.

Bringing the Bop Back Home Robert P. Walzer 2011

The duo anchors a showcase organized by their record label, David Byrne's Luaka Bop.

A Brief Guide to the Northside Festival John Jurgensen 2011

The duo anchors a showcase organized by their record label, David Byrne's Luaka Bop.

A Brief Guide to the Northside Festival John Jurgensen 2011

Andre Conti Brazilian Tropicália star Tom Zé was ready to leave music entirely before David Byrne signed him to Luaka Bop records.

Bringing the Bop Back Home Robert P. Walzer 2011

Is these stories cross-cultural triumph less likely for Luaka Bop now that it is focusing more attention in its own region rather than outside the U.S.?

Bringing the Bop Back Home Robert P. Walzer 2011

Less clear is what will happen when labels like Luaka Bop focus their searches in their own backyards rather than pursue the more costly and intensive process of hunting the back roads of Peru, Venezuela and Brazil.

Bringing the Bop Back Home Robert P. Walzer 2011