The May 19 cover, featuring electronic music pioneer Bob Moog, is my favorite from 2010. The image seems to show the sounds and beats of the music played on the equipment Moog designed. I could almost feel the beat while making the image. — Kathy Wadham, advertising production manager
Year: 2010
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Two of 2010’s hottest news stories were written by frequent Mountain Xpress contributors Anne Fitten Glenn and Nelda Holder. Both women are longtime journalists: Glenn now writes our Edgy Mama and Brews News columns; before retiring late last year, Holder was our associate editor, in charge of the letters and commentary sections. Here are their […]
Setting our Sightlines on local theatre
We continued another year of the heavily trafficked Sightlines theatre-review project (mountainx.com/theatre). A collaboration between Xpress and contributors John Crutchfield, Lucia Del Vecchio Gray, Steven Samuels and guests, the online-only reviews attempt to provide honest and thoughtful criticism of almost every local theatre production. Watch for changes this year, as Samuels opens the Magnetic Field […]
Election 2010
It seems I do little writing these days, but as an editor I get to be part of our ongoing good-faith efforts to track down and deliver the news. One project I’d like to toot the horn about: our 2010 election coverage. Reporters David Forbes, Jake Frankel and Michael Muller (with a little help from […]
“Flooding and Rebuilding: Momentous and Magical Realms in Paint on Canvas”
With so many talented artists in Asheville to write about, it is difficult to choose a single favorite column of 2010. I always enjoy getting to know artists through the interview process, and for this reason I especially enjoyed writing profiles about people like Tim Barnwell, Luca Dipierro, Peter Parpan and Anna Jensen. Then there […]
“Finding Your Niche: Choosing the Livelihood Road Less Traveled”
By far, the coolest story in the Mountain Xpress for 2010 was the interesting article I wrote about myself. In it I discussed me, my business and how I run my business. How I don't have money to run the business that I don't run very well and about how I need your money to […]
“Eighty-Eight Keys, Many Hands”
Classical music had an active year in Asheville in 2010. The Asheville Symphony began its 50th season; the Classical Guitar Society began hosting concerts; the Chamber Music Society continued performances in its 58th season; and the Asheville Area Piano Forum hosted its 10th annual Fall Benefit Concert. My first story for the Xpress, “Eighty-Eight Keys, […]
“Asheville Sirens”
The Sirens cartoon (published June 16), which used the popular myth as a metaphor for the duplicitous allure of Asheville, is my favorite from 2010. I enjoyed creating it because: I was able to use a simple pen-and-ink style (with the benefit of not having to color) as well as an over-flowery narrative; I got […]
“Dunkin’ Booth Baptism”
Dunkin’ Booth Baptism (published Sept. 28), featuring Buncombe County Republican Party chairman Chad Nesbitt, was my favorite cartoon for 2010. I especially enjoyed drawing the characters. In fact, the characters, the concept and the writing were quite easy for me to develop. In earlier years, I loved lampooning Carl Mumpower, because he seemed a little […]
The “How to Live like a Tourist” cover
This colorful, hand-drawn illustration was one of my favorite covers. The subject was fun and casual, and the art and hand-drawn typography reflected that. — Drew Findley, production manager
“Sound Track: Sky Lake Soars at the LAB”
For weeks, all my trustworthy friends had been raving about Sky Lake. My curiosity was piqued, but still I remained skeptical. In my experience, it's nearly impossible to live up to that sort of hype. Nevertheless, I was dying to see for myself, so I kept an eye on Sky Lake's schedule and patiently waited […]
“Book Report: The Girl Who Chased the Moon”
Though I didn't get to interview local author Sarah Addison Allen prior to the March launch of her novel, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, that book stands out as my favorite that I reviewed this past year. Allen, a formerly frustrated romance writer, found her voice with the Southern-set, best-selling magical realism novel Garden […]
The “Burlesque” Cover
Although I could settle on either of a few, my internal politic unanimously rests with Those Legs. It came and then went with a fluidity quite rare in the grand compromise we call Commercial Art. Two Colors (both dark), One Image, No Photo, Small Teaser. After meeting the story's author just a few days ago, […]
“i-Dose: Is this how Ashevillans will be getting high in the future?”
I have to say, despite the resulting migraine, I loved doing that i-Dose piece. As a new Xpress writer, it was my first chance to really prove to the higher-ups that I could do some hard, investigative journalism. Sure, I wasn't uncovering a local scandal or a secret spy base or anything, but it did […]
“The Big Parade: Grammy-Winning Kids’ Singer Leads a Chorus Line of Famous Friends”
The first time I really became aware of Dan Zanes he was plinking a mandolin on an episode of Sesame Street, gathering a bunch of kids and Williamsburg-style hipsters around him, Pied Piper-like, on the steps of some Brooklyn brownstone. With his owl's-nest hair, craggy features and scrawny, aging-rocker bod, he physically reminded me of […]
“You Can Sing Me Anything”
I don’t get to write much for print. But a certain set of songs demanded the cover, and I allowed: a performance of The Magnetic Field’s iconic 69 Love Songs albums, recreated by nine local bands. The article consisted almost entirely of the performer’s answers to a series of questions I sent. It may have […]
The “Art Walk” Cover
I really enjoy getting to put art from local artists on the cover. It's always beautiful and dynamic. The collage style of this cover allowed me to exhibit the variety of art on display at the season's first art walk. This cover, like the Gabriel Shaffer (Jan. 6) and Alli Good (Oct. 6) covers I […]
“There’s Something About Joanna (Newsom)”
If you happened to read “There’s Something about Joanna (Newsom),” you probably gathered that I'm a big fan of Joanna Newsom. Despite, or perhaps because of, the intense media coverage she receives, phone interviews with the singer are few and far between, so I was thrilled to have an opportunity to pick her brain. On […]
An inside job
As the Gregorian calendar tick-tocks its way into 2011, many Ashevilleans will make resolutions hoping to change their lives for the better. Many start out with good intentions, but according to national polls, about 75 percent won't succeed. Gary Rollins, a local personal and professional development coach, suggests that the usual efforts don't create lasting […]
Asheville Disclaimer: Xpress Love,
The Asheville Disclaimer page, "Xpress Love," published Feb.10, was important to us because we felt a helpful guide to using the Mountain Xpress online dating service would bridge the gap between the lonely and the horny. — Michele and Tom Scheve, Asheville Disclaimer
“Do Yourself a Huge Favor, Strengthen Those Pelvic Floor Muscles”
"Do Yourself a Huge Favor, Strengthen Those Pelvic Floor Muscles" was one of the more memorable Edgy Mama columns I've written for Xpress, both because of the subject matter and the local response to it. The subject — how women can strengthen their pelvic floor muscles to avoid incontinence and improve their sex lives — […]