From Wikipeida: In 1997, Entertainment Weekly ranked the Firesign Theatre among the “Thirty Greatest Comedy Acts of All Time”. Their 1970 album Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers was nominated in 1971 for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation by the World Science Fiction Society, and their next album I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus received the same nomination […]
R.L. Burnside and his wife Gracie of Snow Hill have been together for 47 years. “When she took my order at McDonald’s all those years ago, I thought she was the prettiest thing I’d ever seen,” R.L. said. “She didn’t laugh when I asked for the Smurf toy in my Happy Meal either; I knew […]
Artist: Dinosaur Jr. Album: Sweep It Into Space For everyone who thought guitar-based rock was destined for the underground, the new Dinosaur Jr. album pulls it voraciously back into the light. Since the reformation of the original lineup in 2005, J. Mascis (vocals/guitar), drummer Murph and bassist/vocalist Lou Barlow have churned out a stream of […]
Last Saturday The Wife and I attended a gender-reveal party in Hookerton, although Google Maps interpreted “Hugo Road” as “Hugo Church Road” and we nearly ended up in Ontario. In case you don’t know, Jonathan Massey and I are contributors to the Bryan Hanks Radio Show (see the ad below). Regular listeners to the program […]
Chris Lavender, Jonathan Massey, Bryan Hanks and Darrell Hanks. / Photo by Ted Turner Last Thursday four men piled into a rental car and set out for the great unknown. The men — radio host Bryan Hanks, his brother Darrell Hanks, newspaper journalist Chris Lavender and the only North Carolinian to ever fail an emissions […]
Tax Deduction #2 and her dog Lucille getting haircuts at Brian North’s Dip ‘N Clip in La Grange. / Photo by Bucklesberry Gazette Staff You know him as the guy who keeps the lights on over at WCTI. Soon, you’ll know him as the man who perms your poodle. As a sportscaster, he’s covered more […]
Photo by Bryan Hanks / The Bucklesberry Gazette In 1984 a grand restoration effort began that would eventually restore the Statue of Liberty to her former glory. Such effort hadn’t gone into restoring a French beauty since Sophia Loren auditioned for the part of Bella Swan in the Twilight series. Although Lenoir County doesn’t have […]
When UNC basketball coach Roy Williams announced his retirement last week it sent shockwaves through the sports world. For several days after Coach Williams’ press conference, emergency rooms across North Carolina reported record numbers of thumb injuries from internet sports experts. “These older guys got all juiced up over the news of Roy’s retirement and took […]
Quiltro is an instrumental trio that weaves cinematic soundscapes through a post-rock/psychedelic prism. Their self-titled debut album is a good representation of their live show. Anyone with a passing interest in early 1970s Pink Floyd, Mogwai or Explosions in the Sky should give these guys a listen. The latest release from Elephant9 continues the Norwegian trios […]
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