Homedrone
-
'Tramp the Dirt Down' and Other Songs About Margaret Thatcher
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died today, marking the end of an era for music as well as politics.
Unlike in the U.S., where musicians mostly stayed away from criticizing President Reagan, their British counterparts had a field day with Thatcher's conservative regime. Here are a few of the many, many songs written about the Iron Lady's 15-year reign.
-
Q&A With JoJo Glidewell of Modern Skirts
After a final handful of shows, local pop heroes Modern Skirts will hang it up—for good, they say. Flagpole chatted with the band's guitarist and pianist JoJo Glidewell about what he'll take away from the band's 10-year run.
Flagpole: What’s first on the agenda now that you're done with Modern Skirts?
JoJo Glidewell: I’ve been working with of Montreal for about a year now… I’m guitar tech-ing, and then they dress me up, and I’ve been playing with them a little bit recently. So it’s this like kind of getting to do everything sort of job and they’re great to tour with, and I’ve been enjoying that a lot. Also, I’m in a cowboy choir that just started this week.
FP: Do you feel free from the responsibility of Modern Skirts?
-
Deerhunter's Josh McKay on Playing 'Fallon'
On Tuesday, Atlanta noise-rock outfit Deerhunter was the musical guest on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," and the band played the title track from its upcoming album, Monomania. It was a hell of a performance: aside from the hedonistic, scuzzed-out glory of the tune itself, frontman Bradford Cox (an Athens native) appeared as a bandaged-up version of his new alter ego Connie Lungpin, sauntering off stage near the end of the song and wandering down a 30 Rock hallway, eventually pausing to wait for an elevator.
-
AthFest Announces First Wave of 2013 Artists
Patterson Hood
AthFest, the local music and arts festival that is the yearly centerpiece of the AthFest Educates! nonprofit foundation, has announced the first wave of performing artists for 2013.
-
40 Watt Makes Rolling Stone Best Clubs List
This will come as no surprise to well-traveled Athenians, but the 40 Watt Club is among the best music venues in the country, according to Rolling Stone.
-
Help New Sound of Numbers Press New Vinyl
The use of Kickstarter and its ilk has become such a widespread tool for bands that it's hardly news anymore when a group embarks on an online fundraising campaign to put out this or that record, to finish this or that documentary. And it wouldn't be an overstatement to say the system is often abused, what with every Joe Schmo on the block asking an invisible fanbase for $3,000 to properly record his debut album of polka-tinged Ween covers.
-
Photos: Circa Survive at the Georgia Theatre
Philly rockers Circa Survive played the Georgia Theatre on Thursday, Mar. 28. Flagpole was there to capture the band's headlining set in photos.
Page 144 of 192, showing 8 posts out of 1533 total, starting on # 1145, ending on 1152