With recording ability at their fingertips, fans have made concerts multimedia events. Does it hurt, or help? David Lowery doesn’t dread the camera flashes or the crude YouTube videos –
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Backward and forward with a Royal BangBackward and forward with a Royal Bang
You’ve heard them, this new barrage of bands paying homage to the late ’70s and early ’80s, playing their “wanna sport the keytar” synthesizer pop/rock. Not naming any names (Empire
Inspiration from odd placesInspiration from odd places
For many musicians, writing, playing and recording music is not their full-time job. Too often (and this is certainly true in Athens) the singer in the midnight slot at Caledonia
Trouble with tickets: Merger of live music giants could turn ticket business into one big auctionTrouble with tickets: Merger of live music giants could turn ticket business into one big auction
Since this is a tale about control, let’s start by stopping. Pull your eyes off the page and scan the horizon. Off in the distance they sit (no, wrong word,
What does the future of music hold?What does the future of music hold?
Ross Flournoy is a pretty smart guy. The lead singer/guitarist of The Broken West, an indie-rock band out of Los Angeles, Flournoy likes to entitle songs after archaic 16th Century
Great Pains and Moons Over My HappyGreat Pains and Moons Over My Happy
It resounds in a rush — fuzzed out guitars crafted in big city streets, punctuated by lyrics of drug addiction and the calamity of love. The sound — unmistakable, yet
He did it his wayHe did it his way
You’re a founding member of The Whigs, this catchy-ass band from Athens, and on the cusp of signing to a major record deal, you leave. Weird, but OK. Then your