Jeff Hanneman, a founding guitarist of the American thrash metal band Slayer, died Thursday morning of liver failure. He was 49. “Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home,” read a statement posted on the band’s website Thursday, May […]
Soul Infusion infuses local community with good times
April 24, 2013 by
Soul Infusion was the site of a pretty earthy party on Saturday, April 20. The home-turned-bistro played host to six local bands and housed close to 200 people. The event’s march of musicians featured one band for an hour every hour and included Porch 40, Pearly Peach and Flip Ya For Real. The tea house […]
Upcoming fashion expected to rip the runway
April 11, 2013 by
Photo taken by Christina Jackson One of WCU’s student organizations is daring to stand out from the others. When you take runway walking (modeling), music, and dancing you get Evolution Modeling Troupe. “A modeling troupe is an organization or agency that promotes fashion, and dance. We do urban modeling which consists of a series or […]
Musical entertainment expected to invade Cullowhee this weekend
April 7, 2013 by
The sounds of drums, timpani and other percussion instruments could be heard all over WCU during the week as a preparation for this weekend. The Color Guard Championships and Percussion Championships will be held in Ramsey Center on April 6 and 7. “For those of you who have never seen a been to a CIPA […]
Metal Mayhem radio show will blow your mind
April 3, 2013 by
Do you crave head-banging metal music but don’t know where you can listen to it? The Metal Mayhem radio show hosted by Sawyer Anthe and Benjie Stewart comes on Power 90.5 every Saturday night at 8 p.m. If you can’t listen to them on the radio don’t worry because you can also listen live on wwcufm.com […]
Musicians turn to fans, not labels, for support
March 11, 2013 by
Amanda Palmer has done something the entertainment industry has been struggling to do since the early days of Napster. She has found a way to effectively combat the piracy of her music. In a 14-minute talk at a recent TED conference in the United Kingdom, Palmer talked about how she used crowd funding, or asking […]
