'Our Noise' Tells the Story of Merge Records, and Tells it Well
Independent Weekly (NC) |
September 18, 2009
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More by Brian Howe
The Tuba Exchange Makes Durham Something of an International Tuba Meccanew
The Tuba Exchange, which has specialized in tuba trade, repair and distribution for a quarter-century, is the only business of its kind in the country, specializing only in tubas and accepting trade-ins.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Brian Howe |
08-14-2009 |
Music News
Two Decades In, Lud Remains Lean, Mean and Laid-Backnew
V -- which encompasses vintage indie rock, classic rock, funk, punk, even Krautrock -- feels cozy, a little funky and very lived-in, too.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Brian Howe |
11-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Blag'ard Survived Brushes With Fame, F-150s and Fatherhoodnew
Blag'ard's injuries have been numerous and fancifully acquired. The Chapel Hill duo of singer/ guitarist Joe Taylor, 36, and drummer Adam Brinson, 26, seems destined for near-misses and closeness-to-catastrophe.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Brian Howe |
10-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Sebastian Junger's Gripping Chronicle of Afghanistannew
Sebastian Junger's meditations on fear, killing and love—and on the intoxicating allure of combat for one group of young men—will no doubt earn WAR a well-deserved spot among the great works of combat journalism.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Bronwen Dickey |
06-11-2010 |
Nonfiction Reviews
The Secret World of Day Laborersnew
Day laborers are among the most exploited and vulnerable workers in the American economic system, yet they perform some of the most necessary — and dirty — jobs. Dick Reavis, a veteran journalist, chronicles his experiences working as a 62-year-old day laborer.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Dick J. Reavis |
02-22-2010 |
Excerpts
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Greensboro Writer Riffs on New Phish Biographynew
First assigned to cover the band for Rolling Stone in 1995, Parke Puterbaugh became both fan and occasional band publicist, which granted him the access to observe Phish at their peak and through their drug-addled nadir.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Rob Mitchum |
01-14-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Michael Chabon Discusses Children and Popular Culturenew
Chabon is the jack-of-all-trades of contemporary literature. His literate, humorous, elegiac books include everything from a Pulitzer Prize winner about comic book creators to an alternate-world mystery in a Jewish free state. Now he's got a new collection of essays, Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father and Son.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Zack Smith |
10-30-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
In 'The Big Rewind,' Nathan Rabin Uses His Pop-Saturated Memory as a Window into His Lifenew
Did I mention that most of this book is extremely funny? Rabin is aware that there are plenty of hard-luck stories out there, and he's just as hard on himself as he is on such targets as a video store boss, several girlfriends from hell and a Movie Club co-commentator married to the guy who wrote Soul Plane.
Independent Weekly (NC) |
Zack Smith |
08-28-2009 |
Nonfiction Reviews