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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Hammer No More the Fingers
by Josh Spilker Last December Durham showed Wilmington a thing or two about live shows by way of the band Hammer No More The Fingers (HNMTF). Three playful, and by all [...]
Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade warm up Juggling Gypsy
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine March 2008) By Jenica Jones Imagine the sultry jazz halls of the 1930s and 1940s, people listening to the mysterious voice spilling [...]
Interview: Artist Josh Heilaman
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine March 2008) By Brian Tucker Josh Heilaman is a working artist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma whose creations look as though they [...]
Live review – Irata
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) January 17, 2008 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, N.C. Irata, an instrumental three piece Irata from [...]
Of Montreal, from Athens, comes to N.C.
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine January 2008) By Joseph Carr I sat down with the band Of Montreal, an eclectic group of musicians from Athens, Ga. This past [...]
Rong – Creating their Own Local Legend
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Bootleg magazine, January 2008) The world is either small or just made of many small circles always leading to something new. On a [...]
Live review – Thunderlip
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) November 18, 2007 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC As a band, Thunderlip appeared to have more fun on [...]
Live review – Valient Thorr
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) November 18, 2007 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC Enough time has passed since the passing of James [...]
Live review – Freedom Hawk
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) November 10, 2007 – Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern – Wilmington, N.C. There’s no stage at [...]
Album Reviews – Chris Cubeta, Darling, Mooney Suzuki, Sean Fournier, Freedom Hawk, The Features, Humpback Jack, Stranger Day, Smashing Pumpkins
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine, August 2007) Chris Cubeta and the Liars Club – Faithful By Brian Tucker There was an illustration years ago in Rolling Stone [...]
Beer Review – Flag Porter
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine – August 2007) By Lector Bennett It only takes a quick walk around our Port City to imagine how it played a huge role in [...]
A Mess of Fests – La Tomatina
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, August 2007) By Lance Mitchell If you’re looking for a little more action than usual this summer and you just happen to be [...]
Taxi Life, by Anonymous
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, August 2007) I’m a taxi driver here in Wilmington. I was up at 5:20 a.m. to work the taxi dispatch phone which made me severely [...]
Scott Crowder’s Dark Little Rooms
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine, August 2007) By Brian Tucker Scott Crowder probably had one of the coolest dads in the history of parents. Imagine the son of a [...]
Cable After Midnight – 1985’s Fandango
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, August 2007) By Brian Tucker Road trips encapsulate the spirit, determination and attitude of this country. For the young, striking [...]
Thunderlip prepping new album “The Prophecy” for August 2007 release
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, August 2007) By Brian Tucker There’s an image to me that sticks out about Thunderlip, and its not one of leader singer Chuck [...]
Labeling Deloris hits town before a hurricane does
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2006) By Brian Tucker Andrew Boudouris wants to get pierced. Someone at a local tattoo shop told him when to stop by but the [...]
Superheroes and Philosophy
(originally published in Avenue magazine, September 2005) By Chad Gooden What makes Superman the man he is? What is it besides the super human strength? What motivates him to [...]
Robert Lurie’s college writing project was about Australian band The Church
(originally published in Avenue magazine, September 2005) By Brian Tucker It was during Robert Lurie’s first summer in Wilmington as a graduate student at UNC-Wilmington [...]
Local artist – Tom Fleming
(originally published in Avenue magazine, August 2005) By Brian Tucker “Hi, Tom,” a teenager says as Tom Fleming moves through Fanboy Comics, past boxes and boxes of [...]
Exploring the Invisible Hand – ‘The Tipping Point’
(originally published in Avenue magazine, August 2005) By Ron Odom Anyone taking a class in basic economics, or studying it on their own, will inevitably encounter Adam [...]
NBC’s ‘Surface’ begins shooting in Wilmington
(originally published in Avenue magazine, August 2005) By Brian Tucker On July 9th an open casting call was held at Westfield Shopping Mall for NBC’s upcoming science [...]
The End of Detroit
(originally published in Avenue magazine, August 2005) By Ceri-Louise Frid For the last year downtown Wilmington has enjoyed rock music from The End of Detroit, a seasoned [...]
Local Artist – Josh Moore
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2005) By Brian Tucker In a downtown coffee house Josh Moore rests with his back to the counter and entranceway. Before him are [...]
Lucky’s Pub – Under New Management
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2005) By Dave Ryder Wilmington has never suffered from a shortage of bars and clubs. In fact some would argue that the [...]
Paw Jam 2005
originally published in Avenue magazine July 2005 By Brian Tucker Located on the ground throughout Battleship Park there were many bowls of water. The Cape Fear River was [...]
The Lights on the Stage – On Broadway school
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2005) By Ceri-Louise Frid Velvet curtains of Thalian Hall open to reveal a sea of mermaids on stage, the music starts and the [...]
Essay – Where You Call Home
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2005) By Danielle DeRise A few evenings ago, when the cloudy day was finally turning to dusk, I heard a chorus of joyful voices [...]
Ford’s Mustang returns
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2005) By Ron Odom Ford Motor Company has finally done what many car lovers have wanted for years – return to [...]
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