Mike Patton

Contractors clearing the rock slide blocking Interstate 40 near Tennessee plan to begin hauling away debris today, the N.C. Department of Transportation said. Read More

Contractors clearing the rock slide that has blocked Interstate 40 near the Tennessee line could blast again early this week. Read More

A contractor on Interstate 40 on Tuesday detonated dynamite and ammonium nitrate, sending a dust cloud 300 feet into the air and rocks raining down 200 yards away. Read More

The day the album came out, I rushed to the record store. Read More

A contractor on Interstate 40 Tuesday detonated 39 holes filled with dynamite and ammonium nitrate creating a blast that sent a dust cloud 300 feet into the air and rocks raining down 200 yards away. Read More

I've come to subtitle it "Or How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Bill Laswell"; the beret-ed bassist and producer is worth his own essay ( seriously ), in part because he spearheaded a lot of metal-influenced free jazz. Read More

Loose material is still coming down the mountainside at the site of Sunday's rockslide near mile marker 3 on Interstate 40. Read More

Kid Koala is super entertaining and a delight to be around both on stage and off. Read More

The county seat will save as much as $5,000 on insurance costs in the coming year, thanks to a more competitive environment. Read More

Alright now that you have one band back, Mr. Patton, I think it's due time to get Mr. Bungle about again. Read More