Homedrone
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Q&A With Sparklehorse-Documentary Filmmakers Bobby Dass and Alex Crowton
Mark Linkous
Few artists maintain the kind of haunting mystery after their passing like Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous. Much like Athens’ Vic Chesnutt, Linkous suffered bouts of severe depression and paralysis before committing suicide in 2010. To celebrate Linkous’ life, British filmmakers Bobby Dass and Alex Crowton directed The Sad and Beautiful World of Sparklehorse, which screens at the 40 Watt on Tuesday.
Flagpole caught up with the filmmakers and Angela-Faye Martin, a singer-songwriter with close ties to Linkous, to discuss the film and Sparklehorse’s legacy.
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Photo Gallery: 2016 Slingshot Festival
The Slingshot Festival returned to downtown Athens this past weekend. Flagpolephotographer Joshua L. Jones was there to capture the madness. Check out a gallery of his photos below:
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Athens-Music Doc Premieres at Atlanta Film Festival Saturday
A Peculiar Noise, a free-flowing documentary about the Athens music scene, will have its official premiere Saturday, Apr. 2 at the Atlanta Film Festival, when it screens at 7 Stages Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Directed by onetime Athenian Jorge Torres-Torres, the film takes its name from an Olivia Tremor Control song and "documents the past and present of DIY underground music in Athens, GA," according to the festival's blurb.
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Watch Michael Stipe Cover David Bowie
Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe—who appears to be modeling his look after Luke in The Force Awakens these days—performed a spare, piano-driven rendition of David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” on “The Tonight Show” last night.
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Bands, Brands and Beers: Doing SXSW 2016
The thing you notice first about Austin’s South by Southwest in its metropolis-spanning current form is the jarring degree to which it is branded. Nearly everything is brought to you by some commercial entity or another. One gets the sense that this is what America will look like under President Trump: entire cities as living billboards, naming rights to public property sold to the highest bidder, every inch of real estate emblazoned with some lifestyle website’s logo.
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Kishi Bashi, Arrested Development, Family & Friends, Black Lips to Headline AthFest 2016
Arrested Development
AthFest Music & Arts Festival organizers have announced the headliners for this year's fest, which takes place June 24–26 in downtown Athens.
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R.I.P. Ross Shapiro of The Glands
Photo Credit: Mike White
Tonight in incredibly sad news: Ross Shapiro, the singer and guitarist for beloved Athens rock band The Glands, has passed away after an illness, friends confirm.
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Win Tickets: Faust and Muuy Biien Play 40 Watt Friday
German avant-garde rock outfit Faust and local goth-punks Muuy Biien play the 40 Watt Club Friday, and we've got a pair of tickets to give away.
To enter, tell us why you and a friend deserve to go for free in the comments below. We'll choose a winner Friday at 2 p.m.
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