Blog Topic: Video

Homedrone: Photos and Video: Athens Hip Hop Awards

By Flagpole Staff | March 9, 2015 1:05pm

The third annual Athens Hip Hop Awards happened Saturday, Mar. 7 at the Morton Theatre. Flagpole photographers Joshua L. Jones and Randy Schafer were there to document the show. Check out photos and video below.

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Homedrone: Watch Kishi Bashi Perform on 'The Late Show with David Letterman'

By Gabe Vodicka | February 17, 2015 10:40am

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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Homedrone: R.E.M.'s Mike Mills Made a Music Video Mourning the Death of Newspapers

By Blake Aued | February 4, 2015 4:57pm

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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Homedrone: Watch New Videos from Monsoon, Kenosha Kid

By Gabe Vodicka | January 28, 2015 3:40pm

Two new videos to get you hyped on the current state of Athens music, which, ICYDK, Athens music is basically just like CRUSHING IT right now:

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Homedrone: Hey, Here's a New Kishi Bashi Video

By Gabe Vodicka | January 21, 2015 4:00pm

World-renowned, Athens-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi is currently on a tour that spans the majority of the continental U.S. Sadly, there's no local date yet announced, but we can hope? Or, we could just cry.

To give us some solace in our time of sadness, Kishi Bashi has debuted a music video for "In Fantasia," the striking, seven-minute closer to last year's Lighght.

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Homedrone: Flagpole Premieres: Cult Fluorescent, 'Fiel'd' Video

By Gabe Vodicka | January 13, 2015 10:50am

Songwriter Brad DeMatteo, who writes and records lovely minimalist pop tunes as Cult Fluorescent, is in the midst of a move from Massachusetts to the Classic City. "I'm basically moving to Athens for a change of scenery," he tells Flagpole. "It might sound too simple, but that's the truth. I want to put myself and my music in a new environment."

To help welcome DeMatteo to town, we're pleased to premiere a brand new video for "Fiel'd," the airy last track from Cult Fluorescent's recent full-length, I Had No Patience: No Patience.

Stream the video, directed by Michael Bucuzzo of experimental film collective SurreaLux, below:

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Homedrone: Watch Mothers' Kristine Leschper Get Her Hair Chopped Off at Athens AMP

By Gabe Vodicka | January 9, 2015 10:54am

The spookiest salon ever.

As we reported last month, the second installment of Athens AMP, a collaborative series involving artists, musicians and performers, took place at Flicker Theatre & Bar Wednesday evening. The show featured a special set from local folk outfit Mothers titled IN THE EVENING I AM FORGOTTEN.

Mothers' Kristine Leschper was joined by musicians and performers Matt Anderegg, Drew Kirby, William Kennedy, Taber Lathrop, Jack Blauvelt, Remember Watts and Tyler Leslie. For the grand finale, a masked figure approached and began cutting Leschper's hair while she sang.

Check video of the performance below:

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Homedrone: Michael Stipe: R.E.M. Will 'Never, Ever' Reunite

By Blake Aued | December 15, 2014 11:06am

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe—who, at age 54, is starting to bear a passing resemblance to John Malkovich—gave an interview to "CBS This Morning" that aired Saturday in which he looked back on his 30-year career to promote REMTV, a DVD box set of the band's television appearances. Here are some of the highlights:

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Homedrone: B-52s' Kate Pierson Announces Solo Album, Drops Video

By Gabe Vodicka | December 3, 2014 3:13pm

Photo Credit: Monicanation/Wikimedia Commons

She may be a New York City gal these days, but Kate Pierson will always be known as an Athens music legend, having co-founded the B-52's in the Classic City way back in 1976.

Aside from her work with the legendary new wave outfit, Pierson has stayed busy with a steady stream of collaborations over the years. And yesterday, Pierson announced that she will release her debut solo album, Guitars and Microphones, which features contributions from Australian singer Sia (who shares songwriting duties) and The Strokes' Nick Valensi, on Feb. 17.

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Homedrone: Watch a Clip From R.E.M. By MTV

By Gabe Vodicka | November 21, 2014 12:30pm

Photo Credit: Cass Bird

The six-DVD R.E.M. retrospective REMTV is available starting Monday, Nov. 24, just in time for holiday shopping, and you can get a sneak preview of its main feature, the full-length documentary R.E.M. By MTV, Sunday at Ciné (read our Calendar Pick here).

For a taste of what to expect, check out the five-minute excerpt from the film below, which follows the band on its injury- and illness-riddled Monster tour. It's a serious blast from the past that reminds us what it was like when MTV was the go-to source for music news and gossip.

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