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Wuxtry's Sidecar to Sell Discount Vinyl Starting This Weekend
The storefront on the northwest corner of Clayton Street and College Avenue downtown was once home to Wuxtry Records, until the record store moved into the larger space next door in 1989. Most recently, the former location served as an eat-in area for Ike and Jane's nearby stand. Now, Wuxtry is again reclaiming the teensy space (the store housed its used-CD selection there for a brief stint), reopening it as a spot to buy bargain-priced used vinyl.
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PoleCast: Androcles and the Lion
Welcome to PoleCast, a series of audio interviews with local artists.
Androcles and the Lion
McKendrick Bearden of local indie rock band Androcles and the Lion describes the quirky beginning of his rock career with bandmate Austin Harris. Bearden also lends insight into how the band has changed with the addition of drummer Paul Stevens, who played on the group's new album, due out this fall.
Listen after the jump.
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UGA Wideout Chris Conley Plays Guitar, Loves John Mayer
Chris Conley. [credit: Blake Aued]
Flagpole is going to be experimenting with a little football coverage this fall. Gabe Vodicka and I went down to Butts-Mehre (huh huh) today to talk to Coach Mark Richt and a few of the players, among them Chris Conley, a junior wide receiver who's also writing an Athens Diet column for us later this month.
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Washed Out's Ernest Greene Shows off Athens Home Studio
In this just-released installment of the Creators Project video series, Ernest Greene (pictured above) of synthpop outfit Washed Out describes the instrumentation and processes behind his upcoming album Paracosm, out Aug. 12 via Sub Pop. In the video, Greene, who is newly relocated to Athens, shows off his home studio and also visits Atlanta's Tree Sound for a chat with owner Paul Diaz.
Watch after the jump:
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Neutral Milk Hotel to Tour Everywhere, Forever
Photo Credit: Will Westbrook
Today, the totally reunited members of Neutral Milk Hotel were all, "Listen guys, not only are we gonna tour this fall—a jaunt that includes three way-sold-out Athens shows, two in Atlanta and a stop at Asheville's Mountain Oasis festival—but we'll continue to tour 'til the mothafuckin' wheels fall off."
And then Jeff Mangum added, "We're gonna keep this train a-movin' through the cold, cold winter, playing everywhere and anywhere in the United States of America and Canadia, forever. That's on top of our already-announced series of dates ALL OVER THE WORLD. OMG."
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(UPDATED with Casper & the Cookies Tribute) Remembering Bill Doss: One Year Later
Photo Credit: Eric Harris
One year ago today, we got the word that Bill Doss had passed away. Shortly after, we sent out a call for tributes and remembrances, and were immediately flooded with stories from those who knew Doss best. Read those here.
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R.I.P. Birdhouse Collection
It's better to burn out… Well, you know the rest. Word has come down from several members of local musicians' collective the Birdhouse Collection (read our recent feature story on the group) that the group has all but dissolved. The Birdhouse Bandcamp page features a message that reads, "The end. The music that is here will stay, new music will be elsewhere. This is not abandonment, it is progression."
But, according to some members of the collective, the dissolution is less amicable than that statement would seem to indicate.
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Watch MTV's Athens-Based Web Pilot
Remember when all those MTV cameras were filming you a few months ago? Turns out it was for a new web series—for the media giant's new MTV Other venture—called "This is the Place." The pilot episode, set in Athens, was posted today. Watch it below.
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