In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Arthur, Hanna, Soul Surfer, Your Highness and The Conspirator.
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Busk Break: Andrew and Andrew perform “I Ain’t the One”
Local buskers Andrew and Andrew perform their original tune “I Ain’t the One” in front of Malaprop’s in a warm and windy spring day.
Busk Break: Andrew, Andrew and Laura perform “My Day”
Local buskers Andrew, Andrew and Laura perform their original tune “My Day” in front of Malaprop’s on a windy spring day.
Elitist Bastards: Shall I wash your Hanke, sir?
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Source Code, Insidious and Hop. The duo also talk about next week’s Asheville Film Society screening, Blonde Venus, and upcoming releases Arthur, Hanna, Soul Surfer and Your Highness. And just to cap it off, the critics also give us a brief preview of this weekend’s ActionFest film festival.
Local Matters: Talking about the local GOPs new chair Henry Mitchell
In this week’s Local Matters podcast, Xpress News Editor Margaret Williams talks to reporter Jake Frankel about the election of Henry Mitchell as the new head of the Buncombe County Republican Party.
Elitist Bastards: I Saw the Diary of a Sucker Punch
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Sucker Punch and I Saw the Devil.
Web Extra: Remembering the Marion Massacre
In the following multimedia companion pieces to this week’s cover story, “Mountain Shame,” we offer a narrated slide show of images culled from a newly unveiled scrapbook that documents the violent 1929 labor strikes in Marion, N.C. We’ve also posted the audio documentary, Strike, which examines the demonstration and its effect on the rural mountain town.
Local Matters: WNC Union history, Ingles versus City Council and NC budget woes
In this week’s Local Matters podcast, Xpress News Editor Margaret Williams talks to reporter Jake Frankel about the coming cover story on new perspectives on the “Marion Massacre” union strike, and with reporter David Forbes about Asheville City Council’s recent back-and-forth with the Ingles grocery chain, as well as their recent conversation with NC Treasurer Janet Cowell at a CIBO luncheon.
Busk Break: Link and Schinasi perform “Monk Song”
Local songwriter Link (from Thy Courage Quail) and fiddler Erica Schinasi perform “Monk Song” from the album goblin’s gate in front of the iron sculpture in downtown Asheville.
Elitist Bastards: The Mystery of the Wax Bastards
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss current releases Limitless, The Lincoln Lawyer, Paul, Somewhere and Today’s Special.
Busk Break: Jug band trio covers Blind Boy Fuller
This trio of local buskers covers “Jitterbug Rag” by Blind Boy Fuller near Mayfel’s in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Vollie McKenzie and Brett improv
Busking guitarist Vollie McKenzie and fiddler Brett (from The Bloodroot Orkaestarr) improv in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville, NC.
Busk Break: Sanders, Acker, Aspinwall and Tillough perform “Amazing Grace”
Busker Sarah Sanders, along with pals Liz Acker, Jason Aspinwall and Matt Tillough, perform “Amazing Grace” to the tune of “The House of the Rising Sun” to raise funds for her coming trip to volunteer at the Door of Hope Children’s Mission in South Africa.
Busk Break: Matthew Heckler performs on Lexington Avenue
Busker Matthew Heckler performs in front of Boca on Lexington Avenue on a very warm spring day in downtown Asheville.
Local Matters Special Edition: Hunger in Asheville
In this special edition of Local Matters, Steve Shanafelt talks to senior reporter David Forbes and food reporter Mackensy Lunsford about the recent report by the Food Research and Action Center which identified the Asheville metro area as the seventh worst in the country for food hardship.
Elitist Bastards: Lock them up … in the Elephant!
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther talk about current releases Battle: Los Angeles, Cedar Rapids, Mars Needs Moms and Red Riding Hood.
Agent 23 on philosophy, friendships, collaborations and being positive
The local hip-hop artist talks about his forthcoming album, Monkeywrench on this podcast. He also talks about some of its inspirations, his personal evolution as a hip-hop artist, the stories behind meeting his collaborators and why being positive isn’t always about being happy.
Local Matters: County Budget, City Council and EPA updates for CTS
In this week’s Local Matters podcast, Xpress news editor Margaret Williams talks to reporter David Forbes about Buncombe County’s budget woes, and environmental reporter Susan Andrew about the latest news from the EPA about the polluted CTS site. Xpress freelancer Christopher George also presents a rundown of last week’s City Council meeting.
Busk Break: Revenge of the Mules perform “Jello-Legged Girl”
New Orleans-based buskers Revenge of the Mules perform their original tune “Jello-Legged Girl” in front of the Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville.
Elitist Bastards: The Brides of Rango
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther talk about current releases Rango, The Adjustment Bureau, Beastly and Take Me Home Tonight.
Local Matters: Downtown Heroes, more expense woes for County Commission and some very strange foods
In this week’s Local Matters podcast, freelancer Christopher George talks about the Downtown Heroes celebration, Xpress news editor Margaret Williams talks to reporter Jake Frankel about this week’s Buncombe County Commission meeting, and Xpress food writer Mackensy Lunsford talks about her new project to eat some fairly strange foods in local restaurants.