Blog Topic: Media Matters

Grub Notes: James Beard Shortlist and Book Award Nominations Released

By Hillary Brown | March 16, 2016 10:00am

The James Beard Awards released both its book/journalism awards and the shortlist of restaurant/chef awards yesterday, and Five & Ten didn't make the cut for "best restaurant" (see our earlier post about the nomination).

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Homedrone: Yes, That Was a Monsoon Song in That Toyota Commercial

By Gabe Vodicka | February 8, 2016 3:23pm

Another day, another Athens band soundtracking a car commercial.

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Homedrone: Yes, That Was a Pylon Song in That Lexus Commercial

By Gabe Vodicka | January 15, 2016 1:21pm

Recently you may have noticed, during a commercial break from "Vanderpump Rules"—or whatever it is you watch after work when it's only 6 p.m. but it's already dark out and pissing rain and you just wanna dissolve into your couch with a box of Bagel Bites and a jug of Carlo Rossi and forget about life, man—a familiar song emanating from your television.

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Homedrone: Tina Whatley Chesnutt Responds to Documentary Director's 'Open Letter'

By Gabe Vodicka | September 30, 2015 4:32pm

Photo Credit: Bertrand/Wikimedia Commons

Vic Chesnutt

Last October, Ciné hosted a star-studded "rough-cut screening" of What Doesn't Kill Me… The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt, a documentary film directed by former Athenian and Chesnutt associate Scott Stuckey.

At the time, Stuckey and producer John "JoJo" Hermann told Flagpole they were unsure when the film would actually be released; rumors swirled that a rift between Stuckey and Chesnutt's wife, Tina Whatley Chesnutt, was the reason for its delay.

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Homedrone: 'It's Friday' Airs Final Show This Week

By Gabe Vodicka | June 25, 2015 2:45pm

Robb Holmes

"It's Friday," the charmingly democratic WUGA-FM radio series that features live musicians performing in-studio each week, will air its final episode tomorrow, Friday, June 26. Host and producer Robb Holmes, who has worked at WUGA since 1987, will retire following the series finale.

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In the Loop: ABH: 'The Sun Has Not Exploded'

By Gabe Vodicka | June 15, 2015 11:24am

Photo Credit: NASA

In case you were wondering.

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Homedrone: David Lowery: Apple Music is 'The Right Direction'

By Gabe Vodicka | June 9, 2015 11:41am

Photo Credit: Jason Thrasher

Athens resident and UGA music business lecturer David Lowery—he of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven fame—is an outspoken critic of the revenue-sharing system that has been established in the era of digital media. So, one would expect Lowery to have much to say about Apple Music, the tech giant's ballyhooed new streaming platform, which it announced yesterday.

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In the Loop: Oconee County Newspaper Shuts Down

By Lee Becker | May 20, 2015 11:38am

Photo Credit: Lee Becker

Oconee County lost another local news and information site on Friday with the closing of The Oconee Leader, the county’s largely free circulation weekly newspaper.

Publisher Rob Peecher announced the decision to close the newspaper in a front-page “note of thanks to our readers and advertisers” in Friday’s paper.

Peecher cited continued financial problems going back several years as the reason for the decision to close the paper. Friday’s was the last edition of the paper.

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Homedrone: Yes, That's Lera Lynn on the New 'True Detective' Season 2 Teaser

By Gabe Vodicka | April 9, 2015 3:40pm

Vince Vaughn in "True Detective"

HBO's noirish crime drama "True Detective" returns this June for a second season starring Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch, and the Internet is very excited about it.

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Homedrone: No, Mike Mills Is Not the World's Richest Musician

By Blake Aued | March 23, 2015 10:43am

Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn

Athens Facebook was duped over the weekend by an article claiming that R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills is the highest paid musician in the world.

Here's the article (in full, so as to avoid sending the sketchy website behind it any more clicks).

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