D&D Sluggers album release show at Soapbox
D&D Sluggers merge a variety and sounds with chip music for fun, catchy music. [...]
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Giles Corey talks on-the-job training for Lubriphonic
Chicago band's sound is a high energy mix of funk, rock, and soul. [...]
Jack’s Mannequin preps new album release, plays Greenfield Lake
Andrew McMahon readies a third album for band Jack's Mannequin and talks about the road there and some friends who helped along the way [...]
Minus The Bear at Soapbox this weekend w/Skysaw, The Constellations
Minus the Bear take on mini-tour in support of new album "Omni" [...]
Marc Price to perform at Nutt Street Comedy Club
Marc Price is an actor and comedian, gaining fame on "Family Ties" and making "Trick or Treat" in Wilmington [...]
Mike Blair and The Stonewalls release “The Print”
Blair's second release is a five song EP [...]
album review – Koot Hoomi Presents: The Dark Side of Hall and Oates
Former Wilmington Musician Robert Lurie has creative fun with Hall & Oates [...]
Album review – SWTHRT – “Compact Disc”
Southport, N.C. duo release dreamy confection of caustic pop and open hearted lyricism [...]
Punk duo Blacks releases “Demos”
Punk rock duo approaches music in diffrent way [...]
American Aquarium’s singer-songwriter BJ Barham
BJ Barham talks about building a working band and recording new album with Jason Isbell [...]
The Del McCoury Band and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The N.C. music legend covers a lot - his family, joining Bill Monroe's band, Jerry Garcia, and making music with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band [...]
EP review – Bella Vita’s “Flight Patterns”
folk / indie band shines on uplifting EP release [...]
album review – David Dondero’s “A Pre-existing Condition”
Dondero's latest features an interesting mix of covers [...]
Beta Radio Live at WHQR
Beta Radio puts on a (nearly) full band show as part of local radio station's live music series [...]
Bibis Ellison releases “Demo”
Singer-songwriter takes a different approach on songs [...]
Glow in the Darks Scars Tribute Album
ILM musician's catalog of work gets a massive tribute album [...]
album review – Skullbuckle
band comprised on musicians from various NC bands deliver scorching debut [...]
Album review – Unholy Tongues – “Jackal in a World of Reassurance”
New instrumental delivers effective, engaging, high energy instrumental album [...]
Gray Young at Satellite Bar & Lounge on Saturday
A moving, sonic experience returns to Wilmington. Raleigh's Gray Young plays from new album "staysail" with ILM band Unholy Tongues [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – Johnny Griffin on early Wilmington Production
Film Commission director looks back [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – Joe Dunton on Capturing the Picture
Joe Dunton discusses the visual style of "Blue Velvet" [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – The Beaumont’s Neighbors
Neighbors discuss the film's production [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – Jeff Goodwin on Making the Ear
Make-up effects artist discusses making one of film's most famous creations [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – a film historian’s look back
Bill Ackerman's scholarly essay on Wilmington's most famous film production. [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – an interview with Vernon Harrell
Crew member shares stories from the set, from the big ear, Barbary Coast, to Brad Dourif dancing with a dead snake. [...]
Sid Haig – “How come you’re asking so many jackassy questions?!”
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine in October 2008) By Bryan Renfro A week or so before I was to meet Sid Haig, I watched House of 1000 Corpses again for probably the [...]
Interview with artist Don Marquez
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine October 2008) By Brian Tucker Illustrator, comic artist, and painter Don Marquez weaves classic style with a love for adventure [...]
Interview with Spoonfork’s Oscar Lundin
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine, October 2008) By Josh Spilker The Swedish rock duo’s album is like turkey dinner at your grandma’s house gone horribly wrong. [...]
Interview with London photographer Anne O’Hara
When did you begin photographing mannequins and dolls? O’Hara: I started photographing dolls and mannequins in particular about eighteen months ago. I was taking photos of [...]
Art is Skateboarding – Skateboarding is Art
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine June 2008) By Jonathan W. Smith Art has been woven into skateboarding’s history since the beginning. Skateboarding itself is art, [...]
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