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Stipe 'Thrilled' that Jay-Z Copied R.E.M. Lyrics
That's Michael Stipe in the spotlight, talking about Jay-Z using his lyrics.
The R.E.M. frontman talked about Hova quoting from "Losing My Religion" in a recent interview with the British music magazine NME.
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Mama's Love Releases New Single
Hot off a win at the 2013 Flagpole Athens Music Awards for Best Jam Band, laid-back local dudes Mama's Love have released a new single. "Beyond the Divide" seems to be intended as a sort of continuation of the band's 2012 full-length, The Great Divide; that phrase recurs throughout the new tune.
The song, which was produced by local luminary John Keane, can be found on iTunes. It's a perfectly serviceable slice of feel-good sunshine-rock that runs nearly eight minutes and features a couple bitchin' guitar solos. You know, the youje.
Mama's Love has a pretty full summer schedule, but doesn't play locally until Saturday, Aug. 17 at New Earth Music Hall. That gig is being sponsored by a local manufacturer of smoking accessories. The headiness never stops.
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Here's a Little Taste of the New Elf Power Album
We reported back in May that Elf Power's upcoming album, Sunlight on the Moon (see the floweriffic album art above), would harken back to the group's more shambolic psych-folk days of yore, and judging by the just-released title track, that looks to be true.
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Flagpole Heads to Pitchfork Fest This Weekend
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Despite recent local weather patterns that would seem to counterindicate this fact, it is, indeed, the middle of summer out there. And summer, as we all know, means festival season. This weekend, July 19-21, Flagpole will head up to the positively balmy burg of Chicago, IL to bear witness to the seventh annual iteration of one of the most consistently consistent summer fests in recent history: the Pitchfork Music Festival.
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Peter Buck to Play Solo at 40 Watt
Peter Buck
If Mike Mills can do it, I reckon Peter Buck can too. The 40 Watt Club has announced that on Thursday, Nov. 14, the R.E.M. six-stringer will perform solo alongside Drivin' N' Cryin' axeman Kevn Kinney and his Roamin' Countrymen band. The concert is being billed as a "Special Community Show."
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Here's the First Single From of Montreal's New Album
The new album from local psych-pop shapeshifters of Montreal is due out Oct. 8 via Polyvinyl (preorder the record on kool green vinyl here). It's called lousy with sylvianbriar (all lowercase), and you can view the cover art above.
Below, stream the record's first single. "fugitive air" (again with the lowercase) is a lower-fi affair than most recent oM, harkening back to the group's early 4-track days. In fact, the press release reports that the new album was recorded on 24-track tape with local engineer Drew Vandenberg.
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Herb Guthrie Memorial Service Planned for July 20
The memorial service for local musician Herb Guthrie, who passed away last month while in Uganda on a mission trip, has been scheduled for Saturday, July 20 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (165 Pulaski St.). Here's the official announcement:
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Watch The Humms' 'Sleepy' New Video
Here's a hypnotic new clip from the garage-psych freax over in the HUMMS camp.
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