HUM 324 Lecture, 01.15.2010
Well the semester has just started and I’ve been trying to think up new ways to stay engaged and motivated in school, so I’m going to synthesize school with the geeky things that I love to do like...
View ArticleHumanities 324 Lecture Podcast
As promised, the recordings of the the Humanities 324 lecture’s have been podcasted and were just accepted into the iTunes store. Here are all the links. Subscribe in RSS reader View and stream on the...
View ArticleHUM 324 Lecture, 01.22.2010
As promised, though a couple days late, I’m posting the latest UNC-Asheville Humanities 324 lecture from this week. The topic was The Enlightenment, and you can read the lecture outline [pdf]. Dr....
View ArticleImpromptu Photography
Sometimes you’re just in the right place at the right time. I was sitting over at Izzy’s several days ago laptopping away, occasionally taking my pulse to see if I needed further espressos when my old...
View ArticlePortfolio: Nostalgia Dance Party
There’s a new club opening up in Asheville, the Arcade Asheville, in the location of the old and much mourned Joli Rouge and they are planning to have raging dance parties every Friday night. For a...
View ArticlePUSH video with Mike Belleme
A few months ago I was playing piano at a house party in West Asheville (the notorious Montana House) with Reese. We were trading places at the piano bench and mixing it up with some four-handed stuff...
View ArticleStyle Advice for Men
Ricardo Montalbán is unimpressed with your efforts. At risk of sounding like a pompous ass, I have style. I believe this because I get a lot of compliments on my choices in dress. Walking down the...
View ArticleSilent Sundays
A few months ago my roommate Jon Ammons and I were deep in conversation about something modern and forgettable and droll when we had the novel idea to resurrect a dead art. Namely, that of the silent...
View ArticleThe Roaring Lions EP
A little over a year ago, my friend Henry and I were invited by Je Widenhouse to sit in on his weekly gig at 5 Walnut Wine Bar here in downtown Asheville. Je and Henry are current members of the...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on Lexington Avenue
Lexington Ave. and College St. Photo by Derek Olson, via asheville-nc-photography.com This is a Letter to the Editor style post in response to two articles in the Mountain Xpress. The first was...
View ArticleBen Lovett’s Black Curtain
Last May I was in part of a music video for Asheville/L.A./Atlanta musician Ben Lovett. I’ve known him for a couple years, and he caught me playing my mobile piano rig in town a couple times and asked...
View ArticleDear Moogfest…
This is in response to Moogfest’s damage control spin-zone press release published today. I recommend you read it before continuing on. Dear Moogfest, Thanks for the $14 million in economic activity....
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