Blog Topic: Listomania
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In the Loop: 11 Days of Christmas: Athens Hip Hop Gets Political
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
Mokah Jasmine Johnson talks with ACCPD Capt. Mark Magnuson during a Black Lives Matter rally in July.
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.
A new voice emerged in local politics in 2016—a year when blue-on-black violence continued to roil the nation. Hip-hop promoters Mokah Jasmine Johnson and her husband, Knowa, spoke up with a message of peace and harmony in a city that too often ignores its racial fault lines.
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Culture Briefs: 11 Days of Christmas: Indie South Fair Blows Up
Photo Credit: Missy Kulik
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.
Indie South Fair has long drawn artists and craftsmen not only from Athens, but all over the Southeast. So it made sense for founder Serra Ferguson to take her show on the road.
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Homedrone: 11 Days of Christmas: Wuxtry Turns 40
Photo Credit: Matt Hardy/file
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.
One could say—fine, I'm saying it—that the Athens music scene has east and west poles, not north and south: The 40 Watt Club at Washington and Pulaski, and Wuxtry Records at Clayton and College. At one of these places (or in the few blocks in between) is where most of the great music in this town has been made and heard for decades.
The venerable record store, which has nurtured former clerks and future stars like Kate Pierson, Peter Buck, Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton and John Fernandes, turned 40 this year:
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In the Loop: 11 Days of Christmas: Athens Defeats Campus Carry
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.
It almost seems like a minor issue now, given what's about to be unleashed by the Trump Administration, but last spring UGA was up in arms (bad pun intended) about a bill to legalize guns on college campuses.
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In the Loop: 11 Days of Christmas: Puppy Love
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.
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Culture Briefs: 11 Days of Christmas: Winterville's Mayor Rocks
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
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.
Yes, Winterville's mayor literally rocks. The small town just outside of Athens elected renowned local roots-rocker Dodd Ferrelle mayor last year, and he took office in January with big plans to turn the sleepy 'burg into a regional destination for arts and music.
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Homedrone: 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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Homedrone: Gordon Lamb's Favorite Athens Popfest Moments
Flagpole music columnist Gordon Lamb was a partner in the Athens Popfest—which returns today after a five-year hiatus—from 2008–2011. Below, five of his favorite Popfest memories:
Black Kids
1. Black Kids breaking out was huge. Their first show outside of Florida was the Athens Popfest in 2007. The rest is history.
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Homedrone: Blake Reviews Gabe's Top 10, No. 1: Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell
From now until Dec. 30, music editor Gabe Vodicka will reveal his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2015, and news editor Blake Aued (along with his 17-month-old daughter, Iris) will review each selection in response.
1. Sufjan Stevens: Carrie & Lowell
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Homedrone: Blake Reviews Gabe's Top 10, No. 3: Ryley Walker, Primrose Green
From now until Dec. 30, music editor Gabe Vodicka will reveal his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2015, and news editor Blake Aued (along with his 17-month-old daughter, Iris) will review each selection in response.
3. Ryley Walker: Primrose Green
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