Blog Topic: Great Job

Culture Briefs: The Classic City Rollergirls Are Moving to the Classic Center

By Blake Aued | October 18, 2013 11:11am

Photo credit: Chip/Flickr

The Classic City Rollergirls announced Thursday that they will be moving from Athens Arena to the Classic Center when their next season starts in January.

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Homedrone: The New Elf Power Video is Vaguely Unsettling

By Gabe Vodicka | October 17, 2013 2:19pm

When the members of Elf Power aren't weighing in on issues of local import 1,000 miles away, they're making music. When they're not doing that, they're making music videos.

After the jump, check out the somewhat spooky new music video for "Darkest Wave," a standout tune from the group's standout new record, Sunlight on the Moon.

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Homedrone: Elf Power's Bryan Poole Talks Guns on Illinois TV News

By Gabe Vodicka | October 16, 2013 4:57pm

So, here's a funny thing. Yesterday, Champaign-Urbana, IL ABC affiliate WICD NewsChannel 15 ran a story on Urbana's gun laws and how they conflict with from those of the neighboring Univeristy of Illinois and the presumed wacky hijinks that could ensue once the city's concealed carry law goes into effect.

The "person on the street" giving his two cents is none other than Bryan Poole, aka the Late BP Helium, Elf Power guitarist and friendly Athens fella. Seems that Poole, "pedestrian," was wandering the streets prior to the Neutral Milk Hotel/Elf Power show in Urbana and was stopped by the news crew, who were no doubt drawn to his scruffy facial hair and impish aura.

Poole's sage advice? "Seems like it could be very confusing. The first thing that comes to mind is maybe they could put signs up."

Watch the clip here.

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Grub Notes: Eat Local for Life Wednesday

By Hillary Brown | October 15, 2013 2:53pm

Leading up to Saturday's AIDS Walk, even non-walkers can help out and eat well at the same time, with Wednesday's Eat Local for Life event.

AIDS Athens organizes the percentage night every year (Flagpole is a sponsor), and most of the participating businesses are giving a chunk of your bill to the charity for lunch, dinner or even drinks.

Places you can eat/imbibe are listed on the flyer after the jump.

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Homedrone: New Videos: T. Hardy Morris, Powerkompany

By Gabe Vodicka | October 11, 2013 11:58am

T. Hardy Morris and T. Hardy Morris

Here are two new music videos—excuse me, one new music video and one new music film—for your viewing plej.

The "music film" (seems a tad precious, but it was shot on film, so I guess it's OK) comes courtesy of local songwriter T. Hardy Morris and Austin, TX-based website Transistor Six. It accompanies the title track from Morris' recently released solo LP; the Super 8-shot clip is a nice analogue (get it?) to the warm, nostalgic tune.

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Homedrone: Here's a Photo From Last Night's Aaron Carter Show

By Gabe Vodicka | October 11, 2013 10:26am

Presented without comment.

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Homedrone: Hear a Song from Ruby the RabbitFoot's Normaltown Records Debut

By Gabe Vodicka | October 2, 2013 2:31pm

Today Normaltown Records announced their latest signee: local outfit Ruby the RabbitFoot. The group, led by songwriter Ruby Kendrick, established itself with the No Weight No Chain LP, a solid collection of folky pop tunes that centered on Kendrick's airy sense of melody.

But if "Coffee & Honey," a video for which can be streamed after the jump, is any indication, the band's Normaltown debut—said to be called New as Dew and out spring 2014—will be a vast departure for the group.

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Culture Briefs: This Stirring Georgia Football Promo is Actually Worth Watching

By Gabe Vodicka | September 27, 2013 4:47pm

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Homedrone: Video: Mumford & Sons Try to Snap Pics at Clermont Lounge, Get the Ol' Heave-Ho

By Gabe Vodicka | September 12, 2013 11:41am

This hilarious bit of news is being picked up by everyone from Creative Loafing to TMZ, but it's worth noting that the original scoop came from Starcasm, whose source was none other than Athens' Uncle Pizza, aka Jubee of Jubee and the Morning After. Because he was there, for some reason.

After earnest, old-timey-ish folk-rock outfit Mumford & Sons played Centennial Olympic Park Tuesday night, they did what all celebrities visiting Atlanta do: they ate at Antico went to the Clermont Lounge, that dimly lit bastion of middle-aged stripperdom.

Read on after the jump.

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Homedrone: Here's a Panda Twerking to Big Freedia

By Gabe Vodicka | September 9, 2013 12:02pm

Big Freedia

Former Flagpole music editor Michelle Davis, who's currently in Washington, D.C. on some fancy law-school internship, shot this video of a panda bear twerking to Big Freedia's "Ass Azz Everywhere" at the Smithsonian's National Zoo:

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