Twenty-Five Years Of Murmuring In Athens: Athens Bands Play R.E.M.'s Murmur

Jeff Montgomery's been a supporter of Athens since before he lived in town. He remembers coming to Athens for a CD release show for R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People and being impressed by the fact that it was a benefit show raising money for Community Connection, the local non-profit resource organization. Now he's on that organization's board, and helping organize events like November 25's "A Perfect Circle: Athens Bands Play R.E.M.'s Murmur." This event draws inspiration from "Finest Worksongs," an event in late 2006 where Athens bands chose from a variety of R.E.M. songs to cover, paying tribute to our town's most high-profile ambassadors. [read more...]

Deerhunter's Musical Masonry Shows a Few Foundational Cracks at the 40 Watt

"As Atlanta based band Deerhunter demonstrates a maturing aesthetic in their latest release Microcastles, their performance at the 40 Watt indicates they may still be a bit small for the britches of professional musicanship." [read more...]

ON THE SHELF: Blade Runner (1982)

You’ve got Harrison Ford at his most brooding, Daryl Hannah at her most flexible, and Rutger Hauer at his weirdest. Not to mention that Sean Young makes the idea of sleeping with a potential robot seem very appealing. What’s not to love? Sure, the ending (depending on which version you’re most familiar with) can be a little hard to wrap your head around, but ambiguity isn’t exactly a new thing for science fiction. [read more...]

Microcastles: Deerhunter gets a little less Cryptic

With their October 28th release, Microcastle, Atlanta band Deerhunter has picked up the scent of a maturing aesthetic while retaining their enigmatic style. [read more...]

I Want My MTV Back

Growing up in the boy band-riddled, teenybopper heaven of the late 90’s doesn’t exactly arm me with the nostalgic credibility to say this, but I’m going to anyway. What the hell happened to MTV? [read more...]