—Article by David Menconi Pretty much by definition, mastering engineers do their work behind the scenes and largely unheralded. That describes Brent Lambert, proprietor of Kitchen Mastering on Brewer Lane in… Read More →
Monthly Features
The large-scale textile portraits of Hollis Chatelain
Meet Hillsborough textile artist Hollis Chatelain. She creates large-scale, colorfully saturated textile portraits through a process called textile painting. To create the artworks, she draws out enlarged depictions of scenes… Read More →
This Human Way: Carrboro Cartoonist Max Huffman Inks a Wry New Comic Collection
—article by Emilie Menzel In Carrboro cartoonist Max Huffman’s comics, a quick, wry, referential humor bops across the panels. The dialogue’s snarky and glib, the tempo happy to spin you…. Read More →
Orange Crush: A Conversation with Jaki Shelton Green
—article by Brian Howe North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green has been the state’s leading international champion of literature’s ground-level power for decades. Her vital voice, last heard in all… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Be Good to Yourself Album Crowdfunds for Musician Mental Health
—Article by David Menconi About two years ago, Ed Bumgardner found himself once again doing something he really hates: Attending a funeral for yet another musician friend of his who had… Read More →