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Music is both a way of life and an industry in New Orleans but the city's native traditions are seriously endangered as musicians have either fled the city or struggle with daily challenges of housing and loans. Jazz journalist Larry Blumenfeld has been reporting on the city's challenges as part of the Katrina Media Fellows program. He joins us to examine whether - and how - the Crescent City can preserve its culture. Also: Alice Donut, a post-punk band formed in the East Village in late 1980's, and which disbanded for a time in the late 90s, is back together with a new album called "Fuzz." Finally: Find out who's the winner of WNYC's contest to seek out New York's biggest Beethoven fan.