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R.E.M., Jeff Mangum Push for Net Neutrality
Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum and Astra Taylor and Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry of R.E.M. are among the dozens of musicians who signed an open letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler in support of net neutrality.
They argued that, without net neutrality, artists won't be able to distribute their work online without big corporations that pay Internet service providers for bandwidth.
The Obama Administration is in favor of treating all Internet traffic equally, but Republicans have pushed to delay an FCC vote on the policy. They claim it would lead to higher taxes.
The full text of the letter is below:
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Vote For the 'People's Choice' Addition to This Year's AthFest Comp
For its annual compilation album, AthFest is doing things a little differently this time around.
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Watch Kishi Bashi Perform on 'The Late Show with David Letterman'
Athens resident, lover and internationally acclaimed pop singer-songwriter/violinist Kishi Bashi made his network television debut last night, when he and his band—which includes Mike Savino of NYC-based alt-folk outfit Tall Tall Trees—played "The Late Show with David Letterman."
The group performed "Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!", the soaring lead single from last year's Lighght.
Watch video of the performance below:
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Photo Gallery: Robyn Hitchcock at The Foundry
Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift played The Foundry Friday evening. Below, check out a selection of photographs from the show.
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Tonight in Athens: Drive-By Truckers, Moon Taxi, Spaceface
It's a big night for live music in Athens, with three marquee shows to get you all hot and bothered on a cold and windy evening:
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Q&A With NPR Music Critic Ann Powers
Adding to all of the hoopla surrounding the Drive-By Truckers' homecoming residency at the 40 Watt this weekend, NPR Music’s Ann Powers makes a stop in town Thursday to have a public chat with DBT frontman Patterson Hood. Flagpole caught up with Powers via email to talk about her appearance on campus, the role of a critic in today’s media environment and the Athens scene right now.
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'It's Friday' Airs 300th Show Today
"It's Friday," the popular radio and TV collaboration between WUGA, the UGA Broadcast Office and UGA's Music Business Program, celebrates a milestone today at 3 p.m., when its 300th episode airs live on WUGA 91.7 FM.
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R.E.M.'s Mike Mills Made a Music Video Mourning the Death of Newspapers
Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn
R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills—along with Colton Dunn of the Comedy Central sketch show "Key & Peele," Zach Sherwin of the hit YouTube spoofs Epic Rap Battles and actor Brandon Johnson—made this music video mourning the downfall of newspapers. Especially the comics.
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