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R.I.P. Athens Musician Brian Crane
From Paul Reavis of The Dictatortots comes the very sad news that local musician Brian Crane has passed away. Crane, who played in The Sugar Daddies and North Hollywood Model Search, was also known for his offstage work, as tour manager for groups like Flat Duo Jets and The Cramps.
Two friends reportedly discovered Crane's body in his apartment earlier today. Flagpole is inquiring further into the circumstances surrounding Crane's passing and we will update this post as news becomes available.
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Watch Michael Stipe Induct Nirvana Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn
The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony happened last night at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, where acts like Hall & Oates, Kiss, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt and Peter Gabriel were bestowed with the designation (see the full list of this year's inductees here). But the biggest moment(s) of the night came when grunge pioneers Nirvana were honored, 20 years after Kurt Cobain's death.
R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe was on hand to introduce the group, saying, "Nirvana were artists in every sense of the word. Nirvana tapped into a voice that was yearning to be heard. Nirvana were kicking against the mainstream. They spoke truth and a lot of people listened."
"They were singular and loud and melodic and deeply original," he continued. "And that voice. That voice. Kurt, we miss you. I miss you. This is not just pop music. This is something much greater than that."
Watch the video after the jump.
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Watch a New Video from Sam Sniper
In February, we gave you the first taste of Throwing Rocks, the new album from grunge-rockers Sam Sniper. Now, the group has released a video for "Nothing is Wrong," the album's second single. It's an upbeat and melodic jam, very much in line with the band's stated '90s rock steez.
Check it after the jump.
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Flagpole Premieres! murk daddy flex: 'Glass Music'
It's no secret that we at Flagpole have a little critical crush on murk daddy flex, the hip hop producer alter ego of local musician Terence Chiyezhan. His first official full-length, MDF, landed at No. 2 on our 2013 Top 10 list. We asked him to play our AthFest showcase last summer. And we got all hot and bothered when he posted a couple teaser clips from his upcoming LP, Genesis, late last year. (That's the album cover above.)
Now, we're tickled pink to provide an exclusive premiere of the first single from Genesis—which drops sometime this summer in CD and cassette form via Pizza Tomb Records—the utterly divine "Glass Music." The dense, immersive tune is a departure from mdf's prior work in tone and focus; where before there was tape hiss and muddied jazz samples, now there is booming low end and crystal-clear treble, well-placed empty space and earth-toned organics.
Check out the song, and the album's tracklist, after the jump.
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AthFest Compilation Tracklist Announced
Drive-By Truckers
The lineup and tracklist for the 2014 AthFest compilation album, which we previously reported will be pressed to vinyl for the first time in the history of the series, has been set, and Flagpole's got the scoop.
Given the obvious space restrictions of a vinyl record, it makes sense that the tracklist is down to 10 from last year's 16; more surprising, though, is that this year's edition—designed, per the press release, as a "cohesive rock collection"—is nearly devoid of AthFest-exclusive cuts.
Still, it's undoubtedly a solid list of songs. Along with cuts from New Madrid, Ruby the RabbitFoot, Family and Friends, Faster Circuits, Shade, Elf Power, Cicada Rhythm, Ghost Owl and Nicholas Mallis, the comp features "Rock Solid," a tune from Drive-By Truckers' recent digital-only Dragon Pants EP (a companion to the band's most recent full-length, English Oceans).
The album will officially be released June 17 via Ghostmeat, the local label that is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Online pre-sales start Apr. 15 at the AthFest site.
Tracklist after the jump.
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Big Ears Festival in Multimedia Review: Body/Head, Tim Hecker, John Cale and More
Photo Credit: Rachel Gibson
Editor's note: The Big Ears Festival took place Mar. 28–30 in Knoxville, TN, showcasing a wide-ranging set of experimental and other such forward-thinking art and music. After the jump, part one of Flagpole's review.
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Watch a New Video from Cottonmouth, Playing Go Bar Wednesday
After the demise of the Birdhouse Collection, several acts associated with the volatile and experimental-minded musical collective either imploded or went silent. But there have been rumblings of rebirth of late, with goth-punk faves Muuy Biien dropping a stellar second LP later this month and garage-pop miscreants k i d s re-tooling their lineup and sound (yet again) and readying a new album, reportedly called Take Forever.
Cottonmouth, Jacob Deel's noise/beats/avant-pop/whatever project, is back, as well. Last week, Deel released the Skin EP, the precursor to an upcoming full-length titled Man-Cub. That's the cover art above; you can listen to the EP here. After the jump, check out a rather disturbing new music video for "Firce," the record's industrial-inspired opening track.
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Behind the Scene: Scott Baxendale
Welcome to Behind the Scene, a biweekly series where Flagpole and Dirtty Toe Productions profile the people who work offstage to make Athens music matter.
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