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Gabe Vodicka's No. 9 of 2016: Samara Lubelski, The Gilded Raid
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
9. Samara Lubelski: The Gilded Raid
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 10 of 2016: Kendrick Lamar, Untitled Unmastered
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
10. Kendrick Lamar: untitled unmastered.
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11 Days of Christmas: Athens Bands Want to Sell You a Car
As the Flagpole staff takes a much-needed break over the holidays, we're reposting 11 of our most popular, most important, funniest and/or otherwise noteworthy stories of this most dismal of years. Look for a new post each day through Jan. 2.
Ten years ago, any band with even a drop of indie cred would've been called a sellout for selling a song to a car company. In today's fractured media landscape—where everything is supposed to be "free" and the radio only plays that one song over and over—a TV commercial is about the only way musicians can put their music in front of consumers and make a nice check in the process.
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Team Clermont Co-Founder's Comments Led to Staffer Resignations
In September, several employees of the Athens-based music-PR firm Team Clermont resigned abruptly. Now, the reason for the staff shake-up has been clarified.
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Flagpole Premieres: WF Addams, 'Little Explosions'
Up-and-coming Athens/Atlanta three-piece WF Addams formed this spring out of the ashes of heavy/sad/epic rock group Juna, and ditches that project's sense of unresolved gloom for a somewhat more spirited, if no less reflective, approach.
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Watch Michael Stipe Sing Nat King Cole's 'Nature Boy' at Jeremy Ayers' Memorial
When Athens arts icon Jeremy Ayers died in October, it inspired an outpouring of tributes and remembrances from his friends, who described his kindness, generosity and abiding love of both people and the natural world.
Last month, a memorial for Ayers took place at the Morton Theatre downtown, where friends and family gathered to celebrate his life.
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Live Review: Jason Isbell and Will Johnson at Georgia Theatre
Photo Credit: Sean Dunn
It was little surprise that Jason Isbell sold out three consecutive nights at the Georgia Theatre last week. After his meteoric rise following his move to Nashville, Isbell has become a household name among those who consume popular music outside of Top 40 charts. It certainly didn’t hurt that he had former Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson in tow.
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Bloodkin's Daniel Hutchens Suffers Stroke, Friends Set Up Gofundme
Photo Credit: Bloodkin via Facebook
A Gofundme page has been set up for Bloodkin member Daniel Hutchens, who suffered a minor hemorrhagic stroke recently.
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