comic… R.E.M. Back in the "Studio" 30 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 So R.E.M. is back to recording their follow-up to 2008's Accelerate. The guys are camped out somewhere in the Louisiana region but maybe not in an actual studio (random guessing…
nathan sheppard… New Addiction: Nathan Sheppard 29 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 (Photo/Ziona Kocher)I was sitting here at the desk listening to some of the recordings from the R.E.M. 30 event and I was struck by Sheppard's vocal abilities. "He sounds just…
picks of the week Weekly Show Picks 28 Apr 2010 End of the semester is getting closer and closer. Take a break from studying (or from the students!) and check out the great special stuff going on in Athens this…
Electronic/DJ… The Final Bow: My Last WUOG Shift 27 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 The old place in Memorial...So this is it. The last time I'm ever going to click on the mic, read some nearly impossible to pronounce PSA from our crack PR…
cold… Venues = Cool 26 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 Some time ago I did a post about why I avoided certain venues during the winter. Basically, they got cold. REALLY cold. Now all the venues I've listed have really…
B-52s… Schneider is a Punk Rocker 23 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 Ziona's been telling me for a long time now that Fred Schnider's solo album Just Fred really rocks but as someone who is only sorta into the B-52s, I let that…
placeholder post… I’m Running Late This Morning… 23 Apr 2010 So here's a video of a cat eating an orange... Just kidding.No worries, there will be a full, proper blogpost later on today. Until then, please enjoy this interesting interview…
cycling… Twilight is Upon Us 22 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 OH MY GOD SPARKLY VAMPIRES!!!Just kidding. I don't think Athens would stand for that kind of Twilight. No, this kind is much cooler and has actual value. It's a bike race,…
concert picks… Weekly Show Picks 21 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 This week some of the "friends of the blog" are playing! Be sure to check out Tunabunny, who once hung out with Jordan at WUOG! There's also Witness the Apotheosis,…
eat america… Old School Cool 20 Apr 201014 Feb 2014 So my boss and I were talking the other day about some old Athens bands when he mentions that he used to play in a few himself. It was great…