David Gilmour & Sonny Boy Williamson
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Actual ticks, tacks found in breath mints
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From the vault: Regina Spektor and R.E.M.
Regina Spektor Far Sire Records Regina Spektor is widely known for being unknown to what’s left of the music buying market. For the uninitiated, the Russian-born Spektor has a cheerful voice that could make a funeral dirge bounce, superb songs with sparse arrangements, and enough personality to sing the phone book and make it sound […]
AUDIO: A chat with Bryan Hanks and Jonathan Massey
Bryan Hanks opens the show with a tribute to his wife Tina and those who reached out during his time of need. UNC fan Jon Dawson reluctantly encourages Hanks to recount a positive story involving Mike Krzyzewski, and Jonathan Massey floats the zinger of all zingers – complete with musical accompaniment. CLICK HERE to listen […]
Jones County man campaigns to outlaw salad bars
Jones County native Jeffrey Tambor developed a love for vegetables while working at a restaurant. “I worked as a busboy at a steakhouse on Saturday nights when I was a teenager,” Tambor told The Free Press. “They started me off folding napkins, carrying out the garbage and sweeping up. Eventually I worked my way up […]
The Lovely Intangibles and The Dave Brubeck Quartet
New album: Tomorrow Is Never Artist: The Lovely Intangibles Before hearing a note, the pedigree of The Lovely Intangibles should compel even the most jaded music snob to un-hunch their shoulders and take note. With three members of The Lost Patrol (Stephen Massucci, Michael Williams and Tony Mann) and former Dotsun Moon vocalist Mary Ognibene […]
Ghost of former customer haunts North Carolina restaurant
Every Wednesday and Saturday, the Brooks’ Place BBQ parking is packed with people with a penchant for wood-cooked swine. “We cook only the porkiest pigs with wood that’s been marinated with our secret family barbecue sauce,” said owner/operator Albert Brooks. “Even the ashes taste good.” A fixture in Greene County since 1978, Brooks’ Place has […]
Patrick Holmes of Lenoir County Public Schools talks budgets, superintendents and early college
In a new 13-minute interview, Lenoir County Public Schools public information director Patrick Holmes sheds light on the state budget crisis, iPads in the schools and the Lenoir County Early College program. Holmes also talks about outgoing LCPS superintendent Dr. Steve Mazingo and incoming interim superintendent Brent Williams. CLICK HERE to listen to the interview. […]
Kinston man takes part in rescue of person who fell from Bogue Inlet Pier
Jonathan Massey of Kinston was one of the first people to come to the aid of a man who fell from Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle. CLICK HERE to listen to his account of what happened.
Sharks found at water park
The recent rash of shark attacks along the North Carolina coast was at first believed to be a natural phenomenon. “Some people thinks it’s down to water temperature or the over-harvesting of fish along the coast,” said Topher Grace of the NC Wildlife Commission. “My personal belief was that the salty residue from fast food […]
Jon Dawson: Sounds + Words 