W E B T R A I L

* Tickets for a stretch of shows by alt-rock band Smashing Pumpkins at The Orange Peel sold out in just five minutes last night (Monday). See detailed article on the Around Asheville website. link

* The newly wide-ish release of "For Catherine", Ethan Hunter's first truly independent film, is available today on Netflix among other places. With a budget of just 5K it was shot entirely in Asheville, NC. Well done, Ethan Hunter and 207 Pictures, and I wish much success to you. view trailer on You Tube

x-posted to Around Asheville


* "Come in, it's a beast out there." With those words, Johnny Depp swings open the door to his sleek air-conditioned trailer and offers blessed relief from the brutal California heat wave. Read the interview with Keith Richards and Johnny Depp. Couldn't you just wrap all fours around him? link

* A small film about a short-lived rock star is making a big splash at Cannes. "Control," the story of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who committed suicide at 23," marks the feature-film directing debut of rock photographer Anton Corbijn. link

* A feast of phalluses, a plethora of public place peckers. New book, Bus Stop Knobs, brings together the world's well, best bus stop knobs. Hastily drawn for a moment of amusement and now immortalized forever in the most talked about coffee table book released this year. link

Today's Quote:
Regard your neighbour's gain as your gain, and your neighbour's loss as your own loss. --Tai Shang Kan Yin P'ien