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 [...]
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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. [...]
Q and A with London artist Peter Michael
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, September 2008) By Brian Tucker Based in London, Peter Michael’s works are created after taking photographs of his subjects, [...]
Q and A with Chicago’s darling
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, September 2008) By Josh Spilker Darling is a modern rock trio from Chicago and also run a record label, Cardboard Sangria. Their [...]
John Hulme, author and filmmaker on new book series “The Seems”
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, September 2008) By Brian Tucker Author and independent filmmaker John Hulme was once a local on the streets of Wrightsville Beach. [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Live Review – The Felice Brothers
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer Magazine) March 5, 2008 – The Soapbox, Wilmington, NC In a warm and raucous way The Felice Brothers made a living [...]
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 – Paleface
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) December 8, 2007 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC Paleface stepped onstage casually as if only [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Q&A with artist Marissa Blood
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, August 2007) By Josh Spilker and Brian Tucker Marissa Blood is from Toronto, making her way as a feisty young artist in a town [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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