Into the Forums

In this week’s Forums, political roustabouts took aim at the Carolina Stompers, the recent arrests of key personnel at the city of Asheville, and local shenanigans pertaining to Google’s experimental fiber network — not to mention national ideological sparring matches, wondering how to categorize Vampire Weekend, and lots more.

Video a-go-go

This week’s round-up includes breakdancers Hunab Kru, the Cole Mountain Cloggers, a training session with the Blue Ridge Rollergirls; the acobatics of the Runaway Circus and the Loose Cabooses, and of course, much more.

Into the Forums

On boarders’ ever-active minds this past week in the Xpress Forums: job opportunities (at Xpress and elsewhere); health care reform; demographics of the Tea Party movement; history of U.S. immigation; the merits or not of Lou Majors’ video art; and firing unhappy workers. Here are the links to those threads — plus a special video teaser of Xpress Forum boarders duking it out.

Video a-go-go

This week, many Asheville videos were about its courtship of Google’s high-speed Internet project, but they’ve gotten plenty of coverage already. So here’s a look at some of the best of the rest, Windhorse Zen Community’s bee hives, Earthshine Mountain Lodge’s box turtle, who loves Asheville Yoga the most, strangeness from Asheville High’s digital media class, and more …

Video a-go-go

A jazz performance by Howard Hanger and friends, a heads up for the upcoming Fanaticon, Sirius B’s musical woo to Google, a ditty from bagpipe player Connell Sanderson, and more, in this week’s round-up of local videos.

Video a-go-go

In this week’s round-up of local videos: Asheville gets Google-eyed, Jason Ingle keeps tabs on our real-estate market, wondering why the turkeys crossed the road, The Enemy Lovers — and more. Watch ‘em here!

Video a-go-go

Exporting Asheville culture to Mandarin-viewers; Asheville Steel pitches their line of Paragon knives; how cabinet handles are made by blacksmiths in Zirconia;  the kids of Asheville School go ghost hunting; and a tight focus on Brushfire Stankgrass’ bass player Bryan White, in this week’s round-up of locally made and focused videos.

Video a-go-go

This week’s gamut includes: hyperniche Matthew Dillner visits the French Broad Chocolate Lounge, several noteworthy approaches to promotional videos, how folks vied for a spot in the 2011 Freaks of Asheville Calendar and techno contra dancing.

Video a-go-go

Did you miss the straight-razor convention in Asheville? A little uncertain about urban obstacle-course running in Asheville or our influence on East Bay’s punk-rock scene? Or why the Carolina Stompers showed up at the last Toughman contest? Find answers to life’s persistent questions, and more, in this week’s installment.

Into the Forums

Here’s some of what Xpress Forum “boarders” have been up to this week: hosting a cross-platform discussion with Shad Marsh’s Sunday night radio show; debating whether Asheville’s burlesque movement has evolved since The Rebelles disbanded, and; of course, discussing their own priorities.

Video a-go-go

A report on Asheville FM, a look at irritainer Cookie LaRue, a sample from the Found Footage Festival, a taste of what’s needed in Jewish Asheville, and a listen to “Don’t Stop Loving Me Now,” as performed by Floating Action — all in this week’s Video round-up.

Video a-go-go

In this week’s round up: the peace and quiet of Asheville after a heavy snowfall, teens make a silly Breakfast Club-style dance montage, an iron pour at Phil Mechanic, graffiti’s many faces, plus a jam-band rendition of Bizet’s “Habanera”