Blog Topic: Listomania

Homedrone: Blake Reviews Gabe's Top 10: Aphex Twin, Syro

By Blake Aued and Gabe Vodicka | December 22, 2014 11:55am

In one corner: Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka, itching to unleash his list of Top 10 non-local albums of the year onto a probably-suspecting public. In the other corner: News Editor Blake Aued, a new father whose awareness of 2014 music is limited to "Shake It Off" and Pharrell's giant hat. From Dec. 22–31, Gabe will count down his list, and Blake will review each album in response.

10. Aphex Twin: Syro

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Homedrone: Five Essential Centro-matic Recordings

By Dan Mistich | December 3, 2014 12:00am

Also: Read our feature on Centro-matic, which plays the Georgia Theatre Friday, Dec. 5 as part of the band's farewell tour.

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Culture Briefs: Yawn. Athens Made Another Best-Of List

By Blake Aued | November 21, 2014 2:41pm

Another day, another list.

This time, it was Travel & Leisure that named Athens one of "America's Best College Towns." in an attempt to get poor saps like me to reblog it and reap the clickbaity benefits. Here's their totally generic description of our city (R.E.M. blah blah Bulldogs blah blah lotsa bars) that could have been written by anyone with 15 minutes and an Internet connection.

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Homedrone: Flagpole's Favorite Local Tape Releases of 2014

By Gabe Vodicka | November 20, 2014 10:21am

Photo Credit: Kelly Hart

This week's cover story, about the resurgence of cassettes on both a local-music level and beyond, got us thinking about our favorite Athens tape releases of 2014. Below, a few picks for your listening pleasure:

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Homedrone: UPDATE: The Bworst UGA Football Tribute Songs of 2014 So Far

By Gabe Vodicka | October 16, 2014 10:21am

We're almost a month and a half into the Georgia football season, and for fans, there's plenty of reason to be optimistic. Despite a crushing week-two loss to South Carolina, the Dawgs are in the driver's seat in the SEC East; CMR and company might very well find themselves back in the Georgia Dome come December.

There's perhaps no UGA football tradition more indelible than the ill-considered and/or blatantly cash-grabby fan-made fight song, and so, nearing the season's midpoint, we thought it would be a good time to round up the best and worst—and bworst—tribute jams of the year so far.

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Culture Briefs: SEC Football Teams, Ranked

By Blake Aued | September 23, 2014 12:10pm

1. Alabama

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In the Loop: Taco Stand Locations, Ranked

By Blake Aued | September 16, 2014 3:04pm

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher via Taco Stand's Facebook page.

5. Atlanta (RIP)

4. Watkinsville (RIP)

3. Eastside

2. Downtown

1. Milledge

Update: Apparently there was an Atlanta Taco Stand. You learn something new every day.

@FlagpoleMag As the world's foremost expert, I can say old Eastside location was the best. Atlanta location (RIP) will always be the worst.
— John Frierson (@TheFrierson) September 16, 2014

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In the Loop: Athens Parking Decks, Ranked

By Blake Aued | September 10, 2014 1:38pm

12. Tate Center

11. Classic Center

10. Intramural fields

9. Georgia Center

8. East Campus

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Culture Briefs: Condé Nast Traveler Features Athens in Latest Issue

By Gabe Vodicka | July 8, 2014 2:07pm

White Tiger Gourmet

Another day, another listicle: This one comes courtesy of Condé Nast Traveler, which published a feature in its most recent issue titled "Skip Atlanta. Go Here Instead."

"Here," in case you hadn't surmised from the headline of this post, is good ol' Classic City, G-A—y'know, the town with all the best stuff. The magazine lists several local hotspots as examples of why Athens flat-out rulez and Atlanta straight-up droolz.

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Homedrone: 40 SoundClouds to Follow in 2014, Pt. 4.1

By Will Cash | June 30, 2014 10:40am

Photo Credit: Dux Content

With the semi-regular feature .ext e n s i o n, Homedrone reaches deep into the Internet to map electronic sight and sound.

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