What's your favorite candy (and why)? Addicted to the new pretzel M&M's. Chocolate and salt … very good combo. What's your favorite Halloween-related song? Does "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" count? Who would win in a fight: analog or digital? Analog will always last all 15 rounds … digital would be either a knockout […]
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Javelin (Tom Van Buskirk)
What would you rather be: a zombie or a robot? Well, if you are a zombie, you are essentially a pile of organic mush being controlled by an alien virus or some such, and if you are a robot then you are a pile of circuits controlled by humans, or by other robots. Or maybe […]
Mountain Man (Amelia Meath)
What would you rather be: a zombie or a robot? Zombie. At least you got to be human at some point. Unless I was a robot with an emotions chip, like Data had. Who would win in a fight: Freddy Kruger, Mike Myers, a gremlin, the Blair Witch, Freddie Mercury, or you? Freddie Mercury always […]
Mute Math (Paul Meany)
Describe (in detail) your best Halloween costume. This year I'm thinking of getting the darkest spray tan I can get, gel my hair back, wear cut off Jnco shorts and go as the Situation on heroin. What's your favorite candy (and why)? Hot tamales, because they go brilliantly with coffee. Who's your favorite monster (and […]
RJD2
If you could ask Bob Moog one question, what would it be? As I understand it, in the early 60’s when he, Don Buchla, and others were developing electronic instruments, his decision to make them intended for a 12 tone musical interface seems pretty important in hindsight. I’d ask him to talk about the climate […]
Saturn Never Sleeps (King Britt)
What was your craziest/most memorable Halloween night? 2007 NYC. I had a gig at Cielo for Deep Space w/ Francois K. My hotel was three blocks away and it took me almost one hour to get to the club! Actually very scary! Who would win in a fight: Freddy Kruger, Mike Myers, a gremlin, the […]
Shout Out Out Out Out (Nik Kozub)
Describe your best Halloween costume. Again, when I was a kid, I had some pretty awesome costumes, thanks to my wonderful parents. My Mom would get pretty elaborate with things like building me a fly costume with paper maché and huge metal mesh eyes and stuff. One year I went as a giant Diet Coke […]
Two Fresh (Sherwyn Nicholls)
If you could ask Bob Moog one question, what would it be? What’s his favorite Moog instrument? What is your favorite album (ever) that features a Moog instrument? Eliott Lipp: Tacoma Mockingbird Who would win in a fight: analog or digital? Analog, it’s like asking who’d win in a fight between Human and Robot. The […]
Wellness: Fly through the flu season
Fall has arrived, with its (mostly) cooler temperatures, and that means the start of a new season. No, not leaf-peeping season. Cold-and-flu season. Local health practitioners are beginning to see residents suffering from more cold and flu symptoms, and the Buncombe County Health Department — along with other area health services — has started administering […]
Stand by your policies, Xpress, not politicians
Shame on the Mountain Xpress for publishing the Oct.13 commentary in support of Heath Shuler! [“Why We Support Heath Shuler”]. Adhering to policy not to publish commentary endorsing an individual candidate has previously been a hallmark of distinction for the Mountain Xpress. That the editor would change his sound thinking merely because the authors are […]
We Come in Beats
When Bob Moog presented his paper Voltage-Controlled Electronic Music Modules at the Audio Engineering Society conference in October 1964, it was the Big Bang of modern music. His ideas literally electrified synthesized analog sounds, exploding the sonic limitations of earlier formats like magnetic tape. The nascent planet of electronic music that formed from Moog’s discoveries […]
Best of WNC or Best of Asheville?
I read the Mountain Xpress every week. I read the Best Local Do-Gooder list in your Round Two Oct. 20 issue. There may have been a Do-Gooder organization left off that list. Full Moon Farm in Black Mountain houses and takes care of wolf dogs in the area. Even though they are not open to […]
Moogfest inside info
• If you’re seeing a show at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, there’s not a bad seat in the house. However, seats on either side of the balcony can lead to a stiff neck from prolonged turning in one direction. Use intermission and any between-song banter to practice some neck stretches. • If you’re at the Orange Peel, […]
Better late than never: The Transit Commission responds
I'd like to address complaints by Mr. Greg Watson in his [letter] "City Buses are Either Too Early or Too Late; They’re Also Disgusting." (Aug. 11, Xpress). Over 5,000 Ashevilleans depend on the Asheville Transit System (ATS) each day. While most find ATS a reliable service, there will always be customers who slip through gaps […]
Moogfest logistics
Info from the official site: Is Moogfest 2010 an all-ages festival? Yes, patrons of all ages are welcome. Stella Blue is our only venue that is 18+ but all of our other venues are all ages. Tickets will be required for patrons of age 2 or older. If you do bring the little ones, we […]
Beyond an art-school joke
Lots of people remember Devo for their hit song “Whip It.” The song’s video was one of the first played on MTV, and helped catapult the band to stardom. What many people don’t know is the band was founded on some radical principles. The name "Devo" comes from the band’s concept of “de-evolution — the […]
Sit out election day at your peril
Recently the Unitarian Universalist Church’s Film Committee showed 30 people the film Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space, offering pros and cons regarding NASA’s plan to establish U.S. space mastery for military and commercial purposes, excluding other nations. Proponents cited the strategy of “high ground,” which would offer speedy defense against threats. Opponents foresaw […]
Cash cow at 60 mph
The city of Asheville could use funds. In my neighborhood, we have a speeding issue. I live on Brevard Road between Haywood Road and the [Interstate] 240/26 interchange. The speed limit between those two points is 30 mph. Regularly, drivers will have at times speeds exceeding 60 mph. Maybe the name should be changed to […]
Sign Asheville up
I have an idea for a solution to the problem of the peeling street signs. The city should hand the peeled signs over to local artists (one per artist) and allow them to create artistic (but easy-to-read) versions using their own styles and methods on top of the metal signs. This would put the street […]
Celebrating Bob’s Spirit on a Hallowed Weekend
Bob Moog lived at the edge of sonic reality, constantly pushing sound barriers. He sought to provide musicians with a new musical vocabulary to communicate to their audiences. Although it seems to be paradoxical, this pioneering inventor settled deep in the hills outside of Asheville on a secluded piece of land. In 1978, after 14 […]
Chairman of the beard
The last few months were quite a whirlwind for bearded indie champs Band of Horses. Since hitting the road in March, the band's been in rock 'n' roll overdrive: selling out shows across the U.S. and Europe, sharing the stage with veterans like Pearl Jam and Widespread Panic, and watching their latest release — the […]