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Athens Blur Magazine - Issue 6
Athens Blur Magazine - Issue 6
Athens Blur Magazine - Issue 6
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6
Vinyl
The
Revival
adele’s
big
night
Fan
Funded
ALBUMs
confessions
of a groupie
HorsEplay
PLUS!
WITH
Ben Kweller
FALLING IN
LOVE WITH
PAUL RUDD
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HELP THE PEOPLE COME HOME
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HorsEplay Not that he needed a new direction,
WITH
but five albums into a celebrated
cult-status career, Ben Kweller
Ben Kweller
found one by looking back to where
it all began - his Austin, TX roots.
— Jon Ross
(42)
Underneath the layers of
Nashville’s ‘60s country
Willie sound, one man found a gold-
Gets mine of Willie Nelson gems.
Naked
(22)
— Alec Wooden
Funded
become less relevant, and produced a criti-
bands look to their cally acclaimed debut
fans for the big $$$$. album.
— Vixen*
(53)
Is America falling back in
(60)
Finally admitting your bro-
love with Vinyl? Depending mance for Paul Rudd? You’re We Love
on who you ask, it never
really fell out.
not the only one. You,
— Alec Wooden — DeMarco Williams Man
music
COLUMNS
THE FIRST WORD: 9
A Merger Of Epic Proportions
WHAT’S YOUR MUSICSCOPE? 80
17
Astrology for Musicians
spotlights
A.C Newman 11
13
Kuroma 12
Joe Bonamassa 13
Ben Kweller 14
Joshua Radin 17
Madeline 18
Gift Horse 20
Dubconscious 21
20
Adele 22
Casper & The Cookies 25
40
Zion I 26
The Rattlers 27
25
UPCOMING RELEASES
ALSO:
TEN QUESTIONS FOR: 40
Irish folk legend Liam Clancy
ARTS &
ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIE PREVIEWS: Worth your $9.50? 57
57 60
We Love You, Man: 60
America Keeps Falling For Paul Rudd
What You See Is What You Get: 62
65
Paula Poundstone Returns to Athens
FOOD
MEALS FOR YOUR BROKE ASS: 65
The Joy of Ramen Noodles
ALSO INSIDE:
62
ATHENS LIVE: The Month in Photos 69
FOOD BY OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE CALENDAR OF EVENTS 74
HorsEplay
probably similar to small- just a snapshot of a partic-
town Georgia in a lot of ular point in time. For his
ways,” Kweller said. “It’s just
Photo courtesy ATO Records
next album, Kweller may re-
like so many other normal lit- Sha, songs like “Fight” bring into their clique,” Kweller turn to piano-driven rock,
or he could move toward a
Ben Kweller
tle southern towns in Ameri- rollicking vocal harmonies said. “The whole country
different sound entirely.
WITH
ca where the football team is front and center. “Things I scene from the late ‘70s came
really popular in high school, Like To Do” and “On Her out of Texas — people just “Genre change is a part
and people cruise around in Own” are rooted in shuffle didn’t want to conform to the of what Ben Kweller is. I’m
their pickup trucks and go to beats, reflecting a rambling Nashville ways. Nashville’s al- a Gemini with multiple per-
Sonic and get cherry limeade.” spirit and a laid-back way of ways been very pop driven.” sonalities. And I have ADD,
On Changing Hors- life. These songs embody the When Kweller left Tex- so I get bored really easily,”
es, Kweller’s singing, a reedy Texas country sound, which as for New York City on the he said. “My favorite artists
sound that always seems may put him at odds with heels of rock success, he kept always did different things;
about to crack but almost contemporary country radio. his country music child- it’s just part of being an art-
never does, is buffeted by a “Obviously, they know hood tucked away. Many of ist. You don’t want to lim-
lazy pedal steel. While back- I’m Texas country and not the songs on Changing Hors- it yourself to one sound.”
ground vocals have been part Nashville country, so I don’t es were written during the en-
of his music since 2002’s Sha know if they’ll fully let me suing years while Kweller, — Jon Ross
MADELINE
WHO’S WHO
Madeline Adams
(guitar, vocals)
Courtesy The Weepies
Jacob Morris (bass)
Theo Hilton (keys)
For the record, Madeline summers of 2007 and 2008, next time than you did the Jim Wilson (drums)
Adams is great at interviews. White Flag is a locally grown last. It’s nerve racking. And Jason Trahan (guitar)
“They pretty much all product – recorded in small the adrenaline rush is huge.”
make me nervous,” laughs parts by Asa Leffer at DARC And lately, she’s shared FORMED
the local on-the-rise song- studios and in earnest by Ja- that adrenaline rush with 2000 in Athens, GA
stress. “I’m not really good son Rivera (also an occa- the employment of a full-
with talking at all.” sional member of her band) time backing band. LABEL
Lucky for her, she’s quite at The Bakery Studios. “Well, I do like perform- Orange Twin/Plan-It-X
good at singing — some- “One of the sweeping ing both ways (solo and full LATEST RELEASE
thing that has always themes of the album is kind band),” she says. “Solo is in- White Flag (2009)
made her stand out since of a surrender of sadness,” teresting because it’s all on
her days as young coffee she says before stopping her- you and that can be quite a ON THE WEB
house rat around Athens. self quickly. “Oh God, that’s rush. But it’s not as fun as www.madelinesongs.com
“Every day I’d come down- the cheesiest thing I’ve ever playing with your friends.
town and hang out at either said out loud (laughs). But re- And crowds enjoy the band
Blue Sky or the X-ray Café ally, I guess a lot of the songs much more I would say. stopping voice with which she
or at Wuxtry and I met a lot were about being really tired It’s a lot to ask of a listen- tells stories of years well be-
of musicians and ya know, it about being sad and a final er to pay attention with- yond her young age of 23.
was the cool thing to do,” she apology and a letting go.” out a beat going on.” With Southeastern U.S.
says. “I had a great admiration And letting go on this, Which is, in reality, only and a European (U.K. and
for a lot of local bands like her most polished (in terms partially true. Say what you France) tour slated for
Elf Power and Neutral Milk of quality, instrumentation, will about Madeline, but one the coming months, there
Hotel and of Montreal, and etc…), seems like a chal- thing she doesn’t have is a doesn’t seem to be much
I just wanted to participate.” lenge for someone who problem commanding atten- on the horizon that could
And since her start at the is most decidedly to pre- tion on stage. Between pulls stop Madeline’s trajectory.
ripe age of 15, she’s done fer the live environment. of whiskey, her between-song Well, okay. Maybe one thing.
much more than participate. “The thing that’s real- banter is uncomfortably and “I don’t quite under-
2002’s Kissing & Dancing and ly scary about recording is undeniably charming (re- stand what I’m supposed to
2007s The Slow Bang began that it’s just so permanent,” member, she doesn’t like to do about a Visa in the U.K.
a local, regional and nation- she says of the differenc- talk), and while the back- or work permits or any-
al buzz that has since grown es. “There’s always this chal- ing band certainly helps the thing,” she says with a ner-
into a full-blown roar with lenge that you give your- dynamic of each live show, vous chuckle. “So I’m try-
her latest effort, White Flag. self with the live performance the musical buck stops with ing to figure that out.”
Recorded between the that you want to do better the the soaring, biker-brawl-
— Alec Wooden
adele’s big night “Just because you love doing something doesn’t mean that other people will
love what you do,” she explained. “Everyone wants to be a pop star, the fact
that I’ve actually kind of managed to do that-I never ever expected it. I never
sensational songstress wins big at grammys expected it on this level anyway.” - Adele
U.K. in January of 2008 and I’ve actually kind of managed the things I wanted from my I’m not into girls. If I was I’d
rocketed to #1 on the U.K.’s to do that —I never ever boyfriend, he was never going be Queen!”
Album Sales Chart. She expected it. I never expected to be. I get really jealous Now that she has
received a five star review in it on this level, anyway.” She anyway, so I couldn’t fight conquered the music industry
The Observer Music Monthly, added between chewing gum, with girls and boys.” with her debut, Adele is
which proclaimed, “Of all “I thought I might be big The boy, whose name already writing for her next
2008’s female vocalists, none in London or a U.K. based remains anonymous to the album. “I haven’t started
is as great as this one.” She thing, never thought it would press, has since tried getting recording it yet,” she said.
went on to win a Critics
Choice Award at the 2008
Brit awards. The British press ADELE
weren’t the only fans of 19.
As soon as the album debuted WHO’S WHO
Adele (vocals)
here, People Magazine gave
her album a four star review FORMED
and raved, “Adele is Britain’s 2006 in the UK
best new singer.”
Soon after its U.S. release, LABEL
Columbia Records, XL
Adele began performing live Recordings
on shows such as her debut
on The Today Show, followed LATEST RELEASE
by appearances on The Late 19 (2008)
Show with David Letterman,
ON THE WEB
The View, CBS Early Show, www.adele.tv
Photo courtesy Sony BMG CBS News Sunday Morning,
Late Night with Conan
FORMED
1998 in Athens, GA
LABEL
HHBTM (US), PIAPTK (US),
Wiakiki (Japan)
LATEST RELEASE
Modern Silence (2009)
ON THE WEB
www.casperfandango.
com
Courtesy Casper & The Cookies Why should you go out and
When hearing the band’s one on the list was Casper & Stanton adds, laughing. spend your hard earned cash
offbeat name, Casper & the Cookies, and that’s when Casper & the Cookies on Modern Silence?
the Cookies, the first thing the live band got together and are known mostly for their “Economic stimulus,” says
to enter your mind is most everyone made me keep it,” wildly entertaining shows that Stanton. “You get a lot of
likely Christina Ricci and her says NeSmith. “I’ve come to seem to appeal to all kinds bang for your buck. There’s a
friendly ghost companion accept that it’s just going to of crowds. “We played this 21-minute song on it. That’s
from the 1995 flick, or the be what it is.” neighborhood tavern called why!”
thought of your mom’s Though Casper & the White Water Tavern,” says The album, set to drop
homemade chocolate-chip Cookies has been making NeSmith. “It was in Little in May, is 69-minutes long
cookies. (Neither are images music since 1998, they Rock, Arkansas. You kind of complete with 15 relatively
which should distress you too became an official touring expected a Clinton to walk in, short pop songs and a final
much). But give this born and band in 2005, with NeSmith and you know, start buying track that NeSmith jokingly
bred Athens band a listen, and wife Kay Stanton being people beers. They were calls, “a 21-minute long self-
and the friendly little ghost the only remaining original obviously all regulars and indulgent piece of shit.”
will be the furthest thing members, now complete didn’t know us.” Not one member from
from your mind. with drummer Joe Rowe and After the modest success of Casper & the Cookies is
When asked about the guitarist Jim Hix. 2006’s The Optimist’s Club, a heard on the last track, just
peculiarity of the band name, The power-pop band is not ridiculous amount of touring 35 of their closest friends
Jason NeSmith (aka Casper only unique in its name, but and a thriving fan base, it was fusing together to form an
Fandango) admits, “It’s my in its style as well. “We just back to the studio to begin experimentally beautiful
fault.” have experimental tendencies, what NeSmith calls “our track. “It’s high concept,” says
It all started in the late but we end up making things major statement.” The result NeSmith, laughing.
‘90s when NeSmith started that sound like pop music is a third full length album Both Stanton and NeSmith
a project where he would that is made to be played off Happy Happy Birthday to have high hopes for their
release a string of homemade loud most of the time,” says Me Records, Modern Silence. upcoming record. “I don’t
cassettes, each having a NeSmith. “I don’t know “We did what we thought want to come off as conceited,
different backing name, even what you would call that. We sounded good and felt right but damn it we’re great and
though it was just NeSmith always fight against it, you and we just weren’t going people need to know that! I
behind the whole thing. First know? I don’t think we fight to be afraid of things,” don’t know if it’s going to get
it was Casper Fandango against it to make the end says Stanton. “I think the exposure it deserves, but
and the Knees, then it was product convoluted, but what that’s probably the biggest this could be our moment.”
Casper Fandango and His comes out of us is pop songs.” difference from what we’ve
Tiny Sick Tears. “The next “Convoluted pop songs,” done in the past.” — Kristen Lee
“Where
Thursday has a new album out and, if As I listen through New Found Glory’s lat-
cerebral post-hardcore is your jam, it’s… est album, Not Without a Fight, I can’t help but
recall the famous scene from “Dazed and Con-
it’s always
well, a new Thursday album. Geoff Rick-
ly still couldn’t hold a note if it was Su- fused” where Matthew McConaughey’s char-
per Glued to his hand but Common Exis- acter, Wooderson, famously professes, “That’s
springtime.”
tence manages to rip, rumble, scream and what I love about these high school girls,
soar on par with Thursday’s best up to man. I get older — they stay the same age.”
®
this point – “on par” being the key qualifi- Surely the members of New Found Glo-
er. Like sprinting on a treadmill, the guys ry must feel like Wooderson in relation to
in Thursday are going full speed ahead, their fans, but what I could not have pre- LOGO AND NAME ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS
but they’re not really going anywhere. dicted was feeling like Wooderson my-
Now, now! Calm down emo kids! Giv- self in relation to New Found Glory.
en how high 2006’s A City by the Light Di- Yes — I just essentially called
vided set the bar, that’s not to say Com- New Found Glory “jailbait.”
mon Existence is not an enjoyable album – it I first heard New Found Glory in 2000, when
just means for a new album, there’s ironi- they were called “A New Found Glory” and more
cally not much “new” to be found. Where- famous for an amazing album of pop-punk
as ACBTLD marked a massive jump in pro-
covers than their own songs. I was an over-
duction quality and a noticeable increase
ly self-conscious sophomore in high school, liv-
in energy and tempo, Common Existence
comes off sounding like a compilation of ing in a boring suburban wasteland, and the
muffled B-sides from the former album. Coral Springs quintet’s sugary sweet nug-
And please understand, it’s tough to gets of radio-ready pseudo-punk were like son-
AARON
give a band that’s been around for 11 years ic crack rocks for wannabe rebels like me. It
Joshua Redman and practically spearheaded a genre the was okay to like them back then, but I’m 24
Kuroma
Compass “what have you done for me lately” treat- now. If New Found Glory was a musical vehi-
Paris
ment, but hey, Thursday chose to record cle, it would be a sketchy DeLorean whose des-
BONDING
Bloodkin Jason Isbell And a new album, and damn it, if fans want- tination date is permanently locked to “High
Baby, They Told Us The newest project of former The 400 Unit In 2007, tenor saxophon-
ist Joshua Redman took a cue ed to tread familiar ground, they’d save School,” the age of sugary angst and pent up re-
We Would Rise Again Whigs member Hank Sullivant, Jason Isbell And their money and listen to the old albums. bellion. An age I have no goddamn business go-
Paris is a fun romp through sever- The 400 Unit from his saxophone forebears.
COMPANY
The gray area reality of Common Exis- ing back to. And yet, I’m already halfway through
As 2008 witnessed the start of al of your favorite music genres; Instead of going into the stu-
tence is that either all its tracks are equal- the album, and haven’t skipped a track yet. Oh,
a downturn in America, found- spanning a spectrum that moves The second solo effort from dio with a standard rhythm sec-
ly great, equally unimpressive, or they all god. We are far past foreplay. I’m going to hell.
ing members of Bloodkin, Dan- from classic rock to psychedel- Jason Isbell, (former guitarist of tion, he removed the piano, mold- sound too damn much alike. Whatever
ing Back East with just horns, It’s as if I’m 24 years old, standing outside the
iel Hutchens and Eric Carter, ic pop, sometimes in one song. Athens’ Drive-By Truckers), is a the case, there are no standout hits or ob-
bass and drums. On the 50th an- local bowling alley of my crap ass hometown, and
emphasized the realities of start- While marked with variety, there perfect combination of southern vious duds – just 11 totally solid Thurs-
niversary of Sonny Rollins’ Way along walked this naive, sexy little high school
ing something new. In their lat- is a cohesiveness to the album rock and classic soul, complete
706.353.3190
day songs that sound just as good as hottie called Not Without a Fight. And dam-
est release, Baby, They Told Us We that comes from Sullivant’s voice with a live band kind of feeling, Out West, a saxophone trio al- you’d expect, but not an ounce better.
bum, Redman was modeling him- nit, I can’t help but feel dirty for flirting with
Would Rise Again, Bloodkin em- and a certain grit that spans the which I don’t mind one bit. The
self after the saxophone great. something I know I’m way too fucking old for.
phasizes strong friendships and record and brings it all together. album’s opening track, “Seven- — PT Umphress
I’m sure New Found Glory can relate, but
BAIL BONDS
a positive outlook on the days While there’s not a track that Mile Island,” tells the story of Fast forward two years to Com-
pass, which once again presents hey, when your unwillingness to grow up is as
ahead. The closing track, “Sum- jumps out as a “can’t get it out a failed father and a young girl
Redman sans piano but with a much a cash cow as theirs is, you can’t necessar-
mer in Georgia” harps on the of your head” single, the record about to give birth, along with a Franz Ferdinand
very unusual band. For the group, ily blame them for continuing to crank out rock
fact that, “let’s take a road trip/ ages like a fine wine, getting bet- mention of concrete towers and Tonight
20% UGA Discount
he chose the bassists Larry Gren- solid, cute, but barely legal albums like this.
it’s been a while,” and in a world ter with each listen. The songs an airstream trailer 300 yards up
of defaults, weakening mort- have a decidedly southern rock a lake. It could be a disaster, but adier and Ruben Rogers, drum- “I’m bored, c’mon let’s get high,” in- — PT Umphress
QUICK RELEASE
gage backed securities and un- feel instilled with a psychedelic somehow it works. My personal mers Brian Blade and Gregory tones Alex Kapranos on “Ulysses,” the
ethical Wall Street execs, a road edge. Sullivant’s voice is dreamy favorite, “The Blue,”shows Isbell’s Hutchinson … and nobody else. opening track of Tonight: Franz Ferdi-
trip (to get the hell out of here) and soft but assertive. High- talent for creating deep and The concept alone — two bass nand, the third offering and first album in
doesn’t sound all bad. The album lights of the album include “Alex- meaningful lyrics, and with the players? two drummers? — is three years from the Glasgow quartet.
shifts between slow-paced, blue- ander Martin,” a song with an al- help of a front row electric guitar, enough to create that giddy an- “Alright Alex, I’m game. just the cocaine talking.
most country feel to it. In “Paris” ticipation that fuels CD sales. But What’s your poison?” Hey, it makes a whole lot
sy croons and twangy, country pushes the envelope of southern
you’ll hear a more pop sound that on the first track Redman and co. “To start, how about some Ecstasy to make of sense on ‘Live Alone,’
dirges to popular, uplifting bal- rock. “No Choice in the Matter”
leave the novelty behind, creat- you all happy and nostalgic?” While “Ulysses” our Studio 54 homage to
lads. The opening track, “The Vi- is reminiscent of MGMT (whom is the album’s statement of pure
ing a boundary-breaking perfor- churns through its singsong giddiness, “Turn disco balls and Blondie.”
per” laments on the band’s fall- Sullivant supported on tour classic soul, complete with horns,
It On” quickly follows with dance-floor groov- “Yes, I see what
ing apart and hints at their last year). The piano in “Search- an intervening keyboard and an mance that feels like a live show.
iness. “No You Girls” (hey, is this “Take Me you mean. Wait, is
promising reunion. While there ing For A Sheep” is a nice touch. achingly beautiful electric guitar The music functions much the
Out”?) pushes the party in full-rave mode. that Andy Warhol?”
are plenty of individual sounds In some places the guitar solos solo. Brace yourself though, it’s same way as on Back East — the “No, no, that’s just a
“Awesome, Alex, I’m roll-
on the album, the catchy tune of drag out a little long for my taste, bound to get stuck in your head lack of a harmonic piano anchor hallucination brought
ing now, what’s next?”
“Little Margarita” will swoon lis- but only because I really dig Sul- for days. Though his first solo allows Redman more improvi- on by ‘Lucid Dreams.’”
“Let’s come down a lit-
teners into Bloodkin’s position livant’s voice and clever lyrics. record, Sirens of the Ditch, wasn’t satory latitude — but the added tle there, partner.” A shot of “Twi- “It’s only eight minutes (only?), but feels
of all-encompassing blues, coun- If you like the Whigs and poorly received, this album will kick of two percussionists helps light Omens” helps the transition. like an eternity.” Damn mushrooms.
propel the music. On Compass,
“Where it’s always springtime”
try and Americana rock. The al- MGMT, Paris is a must listen, be his best yet. Isbell embodies “Yes, so right.” Hear the synths, “Sorry. How about a farewell toke of
24-7
bum fortifies that the revitalized but don’t expect too many ref- southern rock with his own Redman flies far outside tempo melodic, wondrous. Perfect. ‘Dream Again’ and ‘Katherine Kiss Me’?”
sound of Bloodkin rises from the erences to past projects. Sulli- soulful twang and, with the help and harmony with bass and per- “Question for you,” Alex pipes up. “Where Ahh, solemn berceuses from a quiet ballad-
ashes of old and promulgates vant has created a sound and of The 400 Unit has proven he cussion egging him on, creating do you see yourself in five minutes time?” eer – a fitting way to end a riotous affair.
that old friendships will nev- a style independent of his for- can successfully stand on his own an album packed with thought- “Don’t know, right now I’m feeling pret- Thanks guys for the weird, wild trip.
er burn and, instead, rise again. mer bandmates, and it works. two feet. ful and impressive musicality. ty . . . HOLY CRAP WHAT IS THAT?” Don’t stay gone so long, OK?
“What, the punk/metal breakdown at
— Will Hackett — Lindsey Lee — Kristen Lee — Jon Ross the end of ‘What She Came For’? That’s — Ed Morales
Railroad Earth
Amen Corner
Wall St.
Jackson St.
Lumpkin St.
1973 - A crazed fan bites Lou Reed on and killed by the president of her fan 1990 - Gloria Estefan York City.
his rear end during a concert in Buffalo, club, Yolanda Saldivar, who had recently leaves the hospital
NY. been fired for embezzlement. after being injured 1979 - Van Halen 1985 - “The Grand Ole Opry” debuts
in a bus crash on begins their first on television.
1992 - A Chicago judge rules in the lip- March 20. world tour.
syncing scandal of the Milli-Vanilli class- 1994 - Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley
APRIL
action suit that $3 cash rebates would announce they are separating.
be given to anyone that could prove
they bought the group’s music.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1957 - Elvis Presley
1945 -Billboard Magazine 1961 - Elvis Presley 1969 - Jim
buys a mansion in 1981 - AC/DC 1985 - Wham! becomes the first
introduces a top albums 1970 - The Jackson Five performs his last Morrison is
chart naming The Nat King
Tennessee, which he
names Graceland. release “ABC”. live show for the
releases Dirty
Deeds Done 1966 - A
arrested by
the FBI for
Western act to play in China.
1991 - Ringo Starr is a guest 14
Cole Trio as its first #1. next eight years 1998 - George Michael is on Fox TV’s “The Simpsons.”
Dirt Cheap in riot breaks interstate flight,
1985 - Spin Magazine 1987 - Dean Martin Jr. in Pearl Harbor, arrested in a public restroom in
the U.S., five out after which stems
2004 -Axl Rose is refused a begins its first dies in a plane crash Hawaii. Presley Beverly Hills for lewd conduct. 2002 - Kid Rock and Pamela
years after a Rolling from obscenity
request to block the release publication. while in the Air National performed the He is sentenced to community Anderson get engaged.
its Australia Stones charges after a
of a Guns N’ Roses greatest Guard. show which raised service for the incident.
release. concert in Miami concert.
hits collection by Universal $62,000 for the 1963 - The
Paris. 85
Music Group after a federal U.S.S. Arizona Beatles meet
2002 - Lyle people are 1996 - MC
judge hears his case. memorial fund. the Rolling
1968 - Eric Clapton 1963 - The Beatles Lovett is arrested. Hammer files for 1968 - Syd Barrett leaves
trampled by a 1985 - An estimated Stones after
is arrested on drug release their first 1995 - Eddie bankruptcy. Pink Floyd due to his
1979 - Metal hair band bull, breaking 5,000 radio stations a Stones
charges in Los album, Please Please Me, Vedder of Pearl Jam suffering from psychiatric
Twisted Sister becomes the his lower right around the world concert in
Angeles, along with in the U.K. is rescued after a disorders compounded by
first band to sell out New leg in several simultaneously play the Richmond, England.
Neil Young, Richie riptide carries him 1976 - Jimmy Buffett’s drug use.
York City’s Palladium without Furay and Jim 1997 - Marilyn places. song “We Are the World.”
250 feet offshore in “Margaritaville” is released. 1983 - Pete Farndon of
ever releasing a record. Messina. Manson ends a show 1983 - U.S. Interior Secretary
New Zealand. 1994 - Kurt Cobain the Pretenders dies of a
in Honolulu, soon 1991 - Rod Stewart is James Watt bans the drug overdose at the age
1991 - Eric after falling from the Beach Boys from the 4th (Nirvana) kills himself
1991 - A deadly plane crash surprised onstage by Elton of 29. He had been fired
Clapton’s four year- stage and severing an 1970 - Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul of July celebration on the with a shotgun. He is
near the California/Mexico John, who was wearing a from the band the year
old son, Conor, artery in his hand. & Mary pleads guilty to charges of Washington Mall. He says found three days later.
border kills seven members dress. before due to his drug
dies after falling 53 “taking immoral liberties” with a 14- rock ‘n’ roll bands attract the
of Reba McEntire’s band and problem.
stories from a New year-old girl while in Washington, DC. “wrong element.”
her road manager. McEntire 1997 - Joni Mitchell is reunited
was on a separate plane. York City apartment 1961 - Elvis Presley
window. records “Can’t Help 1995 - Rapper Eazy-E dies from with Kilauren Gibb. Gibb is the
Falling in Love.” complications of AIDS daughter that Mitchell had 1972 - Isaac Hayes wins
given up for adoption 32 years 2002- Eminem agrees an Oscar for Best Music,
1962 – Ray Charles starts his to pay $100,000 minus 1963 - Bob Dylan performs his first
own record label, Tangerine. 1965 - Members of The 1987 - The Soul Train 1982 - David Crosby is arrested in Los before. Original Song for the
attorney’s fees to a man major solo concert at Town Hall in
Rolling Stones — Mick Music Awards debuts. Angeles for possession of Quaaludes song “Shaft”.
who had filed a civil lawsuit New York City.
1997 - For the first time, Jagger, Keith Richards, and It is the first televised and drug paraphernalia, driving under 1999 - The Black Crowes
Bill Wyman — are arrested perform in Knoxville, Tenn. One against him for allegedly 2000 - Sony Music
Michael Jackson’s Thriller ties awards ceremony to the influence of cocaine and carrying a 2000 - Bo Diddley files suit against
for “insulting behavior” in of the concertgoers later sued hitting him in the head Entertainment
with the Eagles Greatest Hits pay exclusive homage concealed .45-caliber pistol. Nike for using his name and
London after the three were the band for $385,000 in a claim and face with an unloaded announces plans to make
as the all-time best-selling to black producers, handgun. The man, image without permission. Nike is
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the background of similar injustices.”
was it like hearing that recording just singing in taverns, ya know. It was
a whirlwind. It was like being thrown
ABM: Describe the artistic community again?
Clancy
into a raft at the head of the Colorado
of Greenwich Village in the 1960s. LC: “I hadn’t heard (those songs) in rapids and riding the rapids for the
with
45 years. (The record label) sent me next ten years. You didn’t have time to
LC: “The one thing you have to
the proposed release discs , and it was think about anything else or put it in
remember — the way we are going
quite startling to hear after 45 years…I perspective.”
through this (economic) down turn
probably would have heard some of the
now – is that the ‘60s were the upswing
from the terrible, terrible depression
by Alec Wooden decades earlier. Small town Ireland
was very much medieval. And when I It wasn’t as if you got off stage and then it was over.
R
came to America, the first time I came Every night was a concert and a party because
iding the memory of over was by ship. I didn’t know what
friends past and six was happening to me, but I knew it we’d always be singing.
months shy of his 74th was extraordinary. So many kindred
spirits were coming into the Village —
birthday, it seems Irish people so much like ourselves, coming
songs in the meantime on radio and ABM: Tom and Paddy died in 1990
things like that — but never the entire and 1998, respectively, and Tommy
folk legend Liam Clancy from small towns and oppressed
concert, which is a whole different
finally has time to put backgrounds and finding spiritual and Makem passed in 2007. What do
thing, because very often it’s not the
four decades of sustained artistic freedom. The euphoria of that
songs but the dialogue in between that you miss most about your former
— it was incredible, it was all spanking bandmates?
creativity into perspective sets the period, ya know?”
new, that was the amazing thing about
LC: I find myself sometimes going
with the re-release of his it. Spanking new. It would have been ABM: The reception for the sound ‘what the hell was the name of that
famous 1963 St. Patty’s Day great to be in the Village at that time
of the Clancy Brothers was pretty guy…’ and I go to pick up the phone
anyway — but to suddenly be on the
concert at Carnegie Hall. Ed Sullivan Show and have a measure immediate. What do you think caught and call Paddy, but Paddy is dead.
people’s attention from the get-go? Or something from Shakespeare will
of celebrity was beyond your wildest
Athens Blur Magazine: What’s your come up and I’ll go ‘I’ll call Tom,’ and
dreams. It was a very exciting time.” LC: “We picked songs that were so
earliest musical memory as a boy in I can’t. Ya know, the last man standing
moving to us that we had to sing
ABM: When you saw the American is very tough. There’s no triumph in
Ireland? them. And ironically, those were the
the last man standing.”
LC: “As a young boy I remember skyline from the boat for the first ones dropped by the imitators. People
walking up the bank of a river shore time, do you remember your first started picking up on the up tempo ABM: You turn 74 this year, but you’re
and realizing that I knew a whole impression? ones and singing them in pubs and
certainly not slowing down, with a
song, ‘The Croppy Boy.’ And then I singing them to death — to the point
LC: “I thought it wasn’t a bit like
where they became nauseating. But new record due out shortly. What
said, ‘well, if this one feels so good, Hollywood (laughs). It was run
(the serious songs) were a great relief continues to drive you into a fourth
maybe I’ll learn another song.’ And down West side by the docks, the
it kind of took off from there. I was from the perceived notion of Irish decade of sustained creativity?
piers. Advertisements peeling off the
a terrible romantic and dreamer. If songs — the songs written for the LC: “As far as the album goes,
walls. It wasn’t at all the sparkling
I hadn’t made it in this business, Irish-American schmaltzy market. it’s a much more reflective album.
The Clancy Brother and Tommy Makem blended music, theatre and cultural wit Hollywood picture of America that
I’d have ended up in the gutter And that wasn’t what we were about Very, very different from some of
to become sensations of 1960’s Greenwich Village. I expected. And then I settled in
somewhere — because I had no at all. So something new was created.” the older stuff. It’s definitely a sign
Greenwich Village at my brother
aptitude for anything else (laughs).” a country in 1948 when I was 13 was perfect. Did you get to see any of the times. In general, ya know,
Paddy’s apartment — and God ABM: Did you have any idea of the
years of age. There was still a great of the Civil Rights movement first I’ve learned a lot at this stage. The
almighty, that summer was…rough. I
ABM: Of course, you’re a man who’s deal of anger and a lot of people magic The Clancy’s and Tommy sun will rise tomorrow, and no one
hand? still remember sleeping on a mattress
proud of your heritage. But you who had witnessed the atrocities
on the floor and having cockroaches Makem were creating in the knows what the next day will bring. I
of the occupations. So those things LC: “Before these recordings
weren’t exactly leaving paradise scampering on my body.” moment? think that’s the important thing is to
were very much alive — and then, were made, I had traveled to the be receptive to what might happen.
when you sailed from Ireland, of course, coming to America and (American) South — it was quite LC: “It’s hard to say. Having the
ABM: St. Patrick’s Day 1963 was a concerts was only part of the party, Because in my experience, life has
correct? seeing similar things.” startling to see the level of injustice been full of surprises, and no one
and discriminations, just like we special night, and a night cataloged ya know what I mean? It wasn’t as if
LC: “In the early ‘60s, the British knows what the next tide is going
occupation of Ireland wasn’t that ABM: And you certainly weren’t had suffered in Ireland. It brought on this re-issue of your now-famous you got off stage and then it was over.
Every night was a concert and a party to bring. And that’s the lovely thing
far removed. Ireland only became coming to a place where everything it all back to me. So we were concert with your brothers Tom, about it, isn’t it?” B
very involved in the Civil Rights because we’d always be singing. We’d
always less
the “Nashville that playing. One of the songs, one of
Sound.” Endless So what is it that you’ve learned kind of drummed into me. the first recordings Willie ever did,
layers of thick the most from your four decades
playing alongside him? He’s always been one for “the I uncovered stuff that you couldn’t
here on the original recordings
harmonies and MR:If I could sum it all up, it’s really simpler , the better .” because they were covered up.
plush strings kept that “it’s not what you play, it’s
what you don’t play.” It’s the space Are you gonna head down to the
country music between the notes. When you’re local patent office with that
relevant in the young and just starting out, you’re way too loud and way too phrase (“un-producing”)?
rising times of busy, and you’re really not listening to anybody but yourself and
you just wanna get your licks in there. Now that I’ve mellowed out,
MR: (Laughs) I don’t think anybody wants it! It’s not too glamorous.
‘60s and ‘70s I hope, you choose what you play a little more sparingly. For me, What did you learn the most from revisiting these songs, many of
pop. It helped to it’s all about tone, and not necessarily how much or how fast I play. which are four decades old?
make Willie Nel- Willie’s always stressed that less is more. Which was always kind
of drummed into me. He’s always been one for “the simpler, the
MR: It just confirmed the fact that less is more — when you’ve got
a great song, you don’t need a lot else. All we needed was Willie
son a household better.” and the guitar, and we could have gotten by with that. To (Chet
name at RCA — Atkins’) credit, that’s what was selling at the time — that’s what
Speaking of simpler and better, you are the mastermind of the new people wanted to hear. But it didn’t work as well with Willie. Of 12
but, despite their “Naked Willie” records, I think only
mastery, some- collection due two songs charted.
thing about those
Willie
out soon. What And every record
sparked the idea? that came out
sessions never MR: This record at that time was
felt right. Four was produced done in that
decades later, by musical greats style. Chet knew
Gets
Chet Atkins and that Willie was
longtime Nelson Chuck Jarvis. Chet really special and
harmonica player was running RCA that maybe (the
Mickey Raphael and producing a Nashville Sound)
Naked
lot of their hits. The wasn’t gonna fly,
finally got his style of the day but it’s what they
hands on the was “the Nashville did at the time. It’s
sound” where they the way records
tapes and found would take an were made. I
out what was artist and a song don’t wanna take
underneath. and — they called
it “sweetening” (Above Left) The younger versions of Nelson and Raphael lay down tracks in the RCA studios. (Above Right) Raphael on stage
anything away
from him — I just
By Alec Wooden — and put during a recent tour. wanted to look at
W
heavy strings it through another
and background lens.
illie was really your exposure to Just sitting on the floor, just listening to his songs and his talking, he
singers on it to “sweeten” the performance. Country music was
country music, correct? so impressed me — and I thought, “this guy is really amazing.” And
he said, ‘If you’re ever around, come sit in with us.’ So I went and competing with pop at the time — Perry Como, Andy Williams — so Did it feel like more work at times to “un-produce” rather than
Mickey Raphael: Ya, I was really in the folk scene in the ‘70s — they wanted to break away and get it away from the fiddles and “produce?”
sat in with his band one night at a high school gymnasium outside of
didn’t know anything about country music. I was working with B.W. banjos and be more of a cosmopolitan sound. They made great It was real time intensive. We went in and listened to everything and
Dallas at a benefit for a volunteer fire department (laughs). I really
Stephenson and was in the scene with Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael records, but they were heavily produced. Lots of embellishments, there was so much leakage — some of the songs were recorded
struggled — didn’t know the songs, didn’t even know the classic
Murphy — that was kind of the music world I was involved in. But lots of strings and the background vocals. Listening to those, I love with everyone in the studio at one time — even the orchestra was
country songs he was doing. But it was really intriguing, and I knew
I was a big fan of The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Flying Burrito the songs – and I always thought that these songs were so strong in there. So you’ve got strings leaking into all the mics. But I didn’t
it was something I had to check out.
Brothers, The Byrds, Gram Parsons... lyrically, they didn’t need all that. And I wondered what Willie would wanna start re-recording pieces because it would lose the integrity
have sounded like if he had a hand in the production back them. In of the original product. So I kept everything original, but it was real
So how were you able to score that gig as a 21- the back of my mind, I knew these songs were great – and I know time consuming to find ways to clear the strings out without losing
year-old kid? Did you know, or was there any way to know, what a how he records now, which is pretty basic, and I wondered what anything.
long and special career Willie was going to have? they would sound like. If you were to record them last week, or
MR: Let’s see…I went to work with Willie in 1973. On a fluke, I got record them the way he does now, what would they sound like? And what are the fans going to take away from it?
MR: No, not at all. In fact, I wanted to play with Waylon Jennings
a call from Darrell Royal — at the time, the football coach at the Well, the fans that aren’t familiar with the originals, they’re just
(laughs). He had a harmonica player coming up that really influenced
University of Texas. He was a real big fan and a real close friend Now, is this a typo on the credits, or are you really listed as the “un- gonna think it’s a good project with good songs. Some of the
me, named Don Brooks, who was from Dallas, where I grew up.
of Willie’s and invited me over to his hotel suite after a ballgame producer” of this record? younger fans may not even know of these songs. And then it might
So I was watching Donnie’s career and that really interested me.
and said, “I’ve seen you play before, bring your harmonicas, I’ve MR: (Laughs) I couldn’t say I produced the record, because Chet spur them to and find the original and see how they were making
Donnie quit about the time I was with Willie, he just didn’t want to
got some of my friends who are singer and songwriters, they’ll be Atkins produced the tracks. But coming in there and stripping all this records in the ‘60s. And all those things are still available. Even if
go on the road anymore. Willie was gonna take the summer off, so I
passing the guitar around.” And Willie was one of the guys. I had stuff off the tracks, I figured my credit would be “un-producing.” I they didn’t go back and look at the originals, it still makes for a
asked him if he could call Waylon for cause I wanted to go out and
one record of Willie’s called “Willie Nelson & Family”, so I was kind was able to get a hold of the tapes, and I pitched it to RCA. I went great and unique Willie project. It’s the stuff that got me interested in
play with him, and he did. So I went out for a couple of months with
of aware of Willie, because he was really weird and eccentric and in, got the multitrack, and took the strings and the voices off to see Willie in the first place. B
Waylon. I just wanted to try something different — I had just turned
different — but he wasn’t on my radar at all before this.
Fan
industry know-how, she “We wanted to give
struck out solo. But there them a little bit more bang
was still one major obstacle (Above) Jill Sobule turned to her fands after two indie labels folded with her on the roster. for their buck,” says Rawrb,
to overcome: a big, fat They responded by donating over $80,000 to finance her new album. real name Rob Kersey,
dollar sign. the band’s jester-hat clad
“I wanted to do it on my frontman. “Hopefully one
own, but on my own, I had no money. There’s no trust of their favorite bands saying their name in a song on
fund,” Sobule’s raspy voice laughs over a mid-morning the CD would be pretty ideal.”
Funded
phone call from her home in L.A. “But I thought, I have Masters of social networking and no strangers to
a small but really mighty fan base. I originally wanted YouTube fame, the group posted a video on the site
by Natalie B. David the idea of everybody being stockholders, but the way humorously explaining the band’s plight and what they
that the laws are in the U.S. it would’ve been a difficult, hoped to achieve. For $50, fans names were included in
big mess, and impossible. So, I thought the second best the song and they also received a free autographed CD
thing is donations, but in return I would give some sort and poster from the band. Two businesses also donated
of gift at whatever the level would be.” to the cause for slots at $250 each.
So to the fans Sobule went, offering donation levels “We wanted to see what happened with that,”
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raised, or once time runs out, “Of course you get the
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three: the production and EQ on the chorus of the one
marketing of the album. song…’” she laughs, “but
All investors, who even that was great. People
currently must be UK take the time to think about
residents, have their names it.”
credited in the first run of For bands at a crossroads
albums produced and also where one turn could mean
get a free download of the backing out of the industry,
completed record, as well asking help from fans is
as any other perks the band (Above) Joke/Metal band Psychostick raised $16,000 to fund a new record by offering incredibly logical. Including
fans a mention on an album track.
or artist wishes to offer. the people who would love
However, Bandstocks differs to see a band continue most
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“The people who buy Bandstocks should only do so “I think that’s important for any band to understand,
because they like the artist and want to be part of is to realize that your fans are what keeps you moving as
that collaboration, not because they are worried about a band,” he says. “If you want to be on any sort of level
overall financial results.” where it becomes your living, your fans will be the ones
But the end result of these new methods is, whether that put the money in your pocket, one way or another.”
bands go the fan-funded route on their own or with Although both Sobule and Psychostick hope they
the help of sites like Bandstocks, more than just money won’t have to repeat these experiments, at the end of
and services changing hands. With the emergence of the day, their fans’ contributions certainly won’t be
social networking Web Sites and the ever-increasing forgotten.
importance of the Internet within the music industry, “Maybe next time, the next album I’ll pay for. I
the long-standing gap between artist and fan is won’t need the donation system, but I’ll do something
shrinking ever smaller. different,” says Sobule. “But I’ll always do something to
“You could easily start a band tomorrow, record include the people that have supported me.” B
The addiction started with a small dose. My favorite and get backstage somehow. This time proved more
challenging as they had a security guard blocking the
indie-rock band was coming through town to a small
local club that held maybe 300 people at best. I had a side entrance to get backstage. Luckily, a rowdy drunk
few drinks before the show, as I was underage at the audience member distracted the guard long enough
time, to give me a little “liquid courage.” Before the for me and one of my guy friends to sneak past him.
band came to stage I planted myself on the steps stage There we were, standing on-stage with members of
left. Security didn’t mind, as they were more focused on Staind only a few feet away. We acted like we belonged
watching the crowd in front of the stage, who had just there, avoiding making eye contact with security. When
finished a massive mosh pit during the opening band’s the show ended, we followed everyone else that was
performance. backstage and the band that exited the back doors,
After what felt like hours the band came out and the heading to another building where the green rooms
crowd went wild. The rush of excitement I felt being were. Just as we were about to walk into the building, a
so close to my favorite band was like that giddy feeling man at the front entrance asked where our passes were.
you get when you are in a new relationship. I was in awe My friend and I looked dumbfounded. I responded, “We
during the entire performance. After the show ended, I didn’t know we needed to wear them.” The guy smirked
noticed the bass player, Kevin* hanging around greeting and replied, “Sorry, no passes, no entry.” Disappointed,
fans and I felt the sudden urge to approach him. He was we turned around and headed to the front of the venue
dripping with sweat and his white shirt was soaked, to reunite with our fallen comrade who wasn’t so lucky
baring his skin underneath. I was nervous and when I sneaking backstage with us.
reached him; all I could manage to ask was, “Can I have From then on every concert I went to turned into a
your shirt?” He laughed. “This sweaty, smelly thing?” mission: find a way backstage to party with the band. I
I shook my head yes. “Come with me, I’ll get you a wasn’t interested in sleeping with any, as most would
different shirt.” assume ‘groupies’ do. I was more about partying and
The next thing I knew he was leading me to the “green being friends with the members, although I am sure they
room” (a room designated for performers only). The didn’t feel the same about wanting to just be friends
whole time I was trembling inside with nervousness. with me. For some reason there was a thrill in sneaking
A few other girls were escorted into the room shortly backstage without getting caught but mostly it was for
after. I couldn’t believe this was actually happening — I bragging rights that I partied with “so and so.”
wanted to call every friend I knew who would be up so One weekend my best friend, Karen* and I decided
late in the night but, alas, this was pre-cell phone days. to make a trip up to Hollywood, California. We stayed
After a quick shower, Kevin led the group of us out at the Hyatt on Sunset Boulevard, next door to The
of the venue to the parking lot where a tour bus was Comedy Store. I had never seen stand-up comedy
parked. This was the first time I had ever seen a tour bus before and had no desire to. Instead, we went to the
and naturally, asked for a grand tour. On the bus, there hot clubs around town — but as we walked back to
were a few drunken girls baring their breasts to the our hotel room, Karen had to use the restroom badly.
other musicians in the band. She asked a door guy at The Comedy Store to use the
From that night on I was officially addicted and facilities. Long moments went by and Karen had not
wanted to see what other and bigger bands I could hang returned from the restroom so I asked to go investigate.
out with. The next concert was for a more recognized I walked up the stairs to the “original room’” and there
band, Staind, who were on tour promoting Break The sat Karen, laughing as she watched the performance of
Cycle. I went with two of my male friends. Together, the a local comedian. I joined her at the table and from that
three of us pushed our way to the front of the stage. moment became addicted to stand-up comedy. We spent
Again, with liquid courage, I felt compelled to get closer our next two nights in Hollywood at The Comedy Store,
running into comedians such as Pauly Shore, Eddie
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says the filmmaker. “I don’t wanna seem too caveman,
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coherent curriculum, provi d i n g stu- equation. Vinyl offers everything that digital doesn’t.”
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othe r w is e would not have.
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> 2.8 GPA than to elicit a chuckle when considering most of the vinyl he loves is actually his elder.
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“The most interesting side of vinyl
ll bands want vinyl now. to me is that it’s wrapped up into
Everybody wants vinyl. the whole moving from vertical to
They all do,” says Dylan horizontal nature of what’s going on
Magierek, working his in the music business at this time,”
way through a sleet/snow mix on says Steve Dixon, president of Red
the roads of Portland, Ore., where Eye Distribution corporation, whose
he heads up the Badman Recording catalog of over 3,000 titles makes
Group. “Bands would always mention them one of the largest independent
it, and a lot of times it didn’t make distributors of physical and digital
sense, but now it’s very important music in the country. “Which is
that each of my bands do vinyl. to say ten years ago, there was
And I’m sure I could probably find sort of like one thing [CDs]. The
a bunch who would want to choose horizontaling of the music business
vinyl over CD.” is that you can buy [music] however
Badman is well-suited for the you want it and that’s what I like. I
artistic community of Portland. like having these different formats
Founded in 1997, the independent available, and I like the fact that you
label and production company’s can buy it on an online store or buy
flagship releases are from Innocence it at a physical store or buy it direct sales (digital or CD) got hit with a “You don’t have vinyl at Wal-Mart, — but others, like the new Animal
Mission, My Morning Jacket and from the artists’ website. It’s a little 14 percent decrease from the year Target and such,” says Mike Turner, Collective, of Montreal, Deerhoof,
Mark Kozelek — but its full roster bit more decentralized but it offers before, pointing to digital single sales the brains behind Athens, Ga., Deerhunter, etc., we will order a box
boasts nearly 30 clients, each of a lot more variety to match the being the biggest work horse of the label Happy Happy Birthday To Me lot [about 25 – 30 copies]. We deal
whom find a unique niche in various product, vinyl included, to whatever industry — leading many artists and Records. “Well, Best Buy is jumping with [nearly 30] distributors in order
sectors of the industry. While the the fans want.” labels to encourage a hand-in-hand into vinyl, but if they aren’t careful to carry a wider selection of vinyl.”
majority of the clients on that roster The last decade has proven growth of vinyl while still appealing (and they won’t be) it could put Turner is tuned in. Owning the
don’t sell more than 3,000 copies “whatever the fans want” is the to Generation Y with free downloads them in the same spot it put Tower label helps, sure, but you can tell
of a recording, Magierek has an central pillar to music sales of the included in such a purchase. (Records) where they had loads from his words he takes pride in
understanding of their values in future. When vinyl sales declined “If you get a vinyl album with of vinyl and no one to sell it (to).” carefully crafting a viable collection
today’s market. during the rise of the CD, it was a download card on it when you Turner’s credentials surpass being a at Wuxtry.
“The last three releases we’ve done what the fans wanted. When CDs purchase that format, you own the label head — he’s also one of the two “Lots of things will determine what
have all been on vinyl,” he says. “But faltered in the face of downloading whole record,” says Dixon. “You can vinyl purchasers for downtown’s own we order,” he says. “Blog coverage,
we don’t do it on bands who we and digital sales, it was what the fans burn a whole CD of it, you can put Wuxtry Records. Pitchfork [Media] reviews, regional
expect to sell less than 500 because wanted. Now, fans seem to demand it on your computer, you can put it Wuxtry (with two locations, or local press push, bands touring
it’s so cost prohibiting. If we can any and every format. in your iPod, you can play it on your the other being down the road in through town, customer requests,
move 500 LPs at around cost, I’ll do “I think we’ll see more of that, vinyl player, you know. It allows you Decatur, Ga.) has been a snapshot our own personal tastes, and deep
it.” like record companies and artists not to have to buy something twice of the American vinyl culture since back catalog.”
Five hundred LPs. That’s crazy especially trying to cater their in order to have it on the format that opening in 1976. The melting pot of
talk for anyone with a major-label offering to their fan base,” says you might want, whereas if you buy Athens’ artistic community has long
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mentality (which, by the way, does Dixon. “If the fans want a box set a CD, you’re stuck with not having fed a musical addiction for students,
not seem to make Magierek envious of 45s they’ll do that, if they want the vinyl option. If you want the musicians and tourists under ere’s a fun exercise: Run
— he’s been down that road before a vinyl with a download card they’ll vinyl option you have to go and buy the watchful eye of nondescript outside and find as many
as a one-time Universal music rep). make a band happy. Even if it loses a do that, if they want it on CD they’ll it again.” clerks with quiet demeanors and 13 to 24-year olds as
Selling only 500 units of just about little bit of money, it’s important to do that. There will be these cool Whatever the reason, consumers encyclopedic knowledge about pretty possible. It’s a safe bet most
any band merchandise would make keep your bands happy.” offerings and I think that the fan are buying records – but the question much every record, CD or cassette on will have a cell phone plastered to
most big time executives vomit in choice aspect of it is good and I remains: From where? The internet the racks. the side of their face. And it’s a near
their diamond encrusted Cheerios think that vinyl has added to that seems a likely source, since so many “Any store can just blindly order certainty that if they don’t, there
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and send said “failing” band packing. equation.” purchases now can be made with a one copy of each release, but if you are two little earbuds coming out of
But bands aren’t just flocking to id consumers suddenly It’s becoming a fairly normal to simple point and click. Not so much do that you’ll go out of business. their head leading to an iPod or their
homes like Badman because they have a collective moment see music industry profit statements on the Internet, but rather in your If a store thinks it can just place other preferred form of digital media
can’t sell 500,000 copies of a record of clarity and convince colored in red. It’s a loser. A local “mom & pop” record stores. records on a shelf and they will sell player. In today’s music world the
— they’re doing so because of themselves it was time to worsening flop. But is really as bad While this is a delightful thought themselves then they will be stuck thought process is convenience sells.
Magierek’s reason behind supporting start buying vinyl in mass quantities as it seems? Yes and no. Total music to the Brendan Tollers of the world, with a lot of records,” says Turner. Instant gratification sells. Portability
the small peanuts of the industry. again? Not exactly. By most sales in 2008 – Vinyl, CD, digital it’s really about the least surprising “We take the time to listen and learn sells. Kids today don’t want anything
“I love having LPs around,” he says accounts, the digital industry has albums and digital singles – actually detail of 2008 vinyl sales to learn about what we bring into the store. to do with those big ol’ black discs
simply. “And bands love them. A actually set itself up for revisiting the rose a substantial 10% from similar that 2 of every 3 records sold were We place orders daily, and some
label doing an LP for a band is way to analog medium. figures in 2007. However, full album done so in an independent store. titles we might only buy one copy
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lot of it, too, is that there’s just not PREDICTION: With a cast full of the all-stars of modern com-
that many great acts [today], so a lot he exact reason for the vinyl edy, this flick promises to be chock full of dirty jokes, cheap
of people are able to sort of go back shopping spree is probably laughs and fun.
in time. People who are in their 20s an amalgamation of all
now are just getting into The Beatles these factors. When digital
or Zeppelin. And where is the best is the childhood norm, you’ll need
place to get that music for cheap? At
a record store.”
something new to push the envelope.
And since the envelope is currently Knowing
Toller’s “looking back to look being pushed to its technological
(MARCH 20) (Alex Proyas) A gripping action thriller about a
forward” theory carries some weight limit — though that will probably
professor (Nicolas Cage) who stumbles on terrifying predic-
when just glancing the top selling change any day now — kids are tions about the future in the form of a piece of paper filled
vinyl list from last year. Second on looking backwards for their new fix. with random numbers, created five decades ago by an ele-
the list to Radiohead’s In Rainbows Is it the warmer sound quality? Is it mentary school student. As the numbers start matching up
(26,500 sold) is a re-issue of The the look? The feel? The interaction? to dates and death tolls from disaster’s past, the professor
Beatles 1969 masterpiece Abbey Road One vinyl vet offers a big clue sets out to prevent future disasters from coming true.
(16,500 sold). That is not a misprint. without even trying.
The two best sellers of vinyl in 2008 people are exposed to today, and “Right now my favorite record in PREDICTION: Looks like it could be worth your while, if
my collection is a test pressing of The you’re into the whole “end of the world” thing.
were Radiohead’s album they gave that’s why kids are looking back to
away digitally and a re-issue of that stuff,” says Toller. “Ya know, Mummies Play Their Own Records,”
an album that everyone’s parents I don’t think that (Abbey Road) says Turner. “Which I made a cool
already own. number represents 40-year-olds mummy wrapped cloth sleeve and
“That’s why I say that I don’t think buying Abbey Road again on vinyl.” hand drawn insert for.”
there’s that many great acts that While Abbey Road is the oldest re Try doing that with an MP3.
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REPORT upcoming DVD
RELEASE calendar
release
(APRIL 10) (Jody Hill) Seth Rogen
stars in this comedy as Ronnie
Barnhardt, a deceiving, self im-
portant head of mall security who
hopes to one day trade his flash-
light in for a badge and a gun.
17
(APRIL 17) (Burr Steers) Mike O’Donnell
march
(Matthew Perry) finds himself 37 and mis-
State of Play erable with his wife and two teenage kids.
But Mike is given a second chance when he
is magically transformed back to the age of
(APRIL 17) (Kevin MacDonald) A star-filled cast including Ben Affleck (“Smokin’ Aces”, “He’s Just 17 (Zac Efron), where he is thrown into high
Not That Into You”), Rachel McAdams (“Wedding Crashers”, “The Family Stone”) and Russell school with his two kids.
Crowe (“Body of Lies”, “American Gangster”) is sure to take viewers through this crime thrill-
er, based on a BBC series by the same title. In the film, a team of investigative reporters work PREDICTION: Looks like this film could be a
alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s wife. real winner with all the tweenies out there.
PREDICTION: With a solid cast and a solid plot, expect this to be a solid movie.
march 24 march 31
*Bolt *The Cake Eaters *Marley & Me *Timecrimes
*Big Stan *The Grudge 3 *Seven Pounds *Yes Man
*Bedtime Stories *The Day The Earth *The Tale of *Not Easily Broken
Stood Still Despereaux april 7
The Soloist *Doubt
(APRIL 24) (Joe Wright) Starring Robert Downey
Jr. and Jamie Foxx, The Soloist portrays the un-
Crank 2: High Voltage Release dates
likely meeting and friendship of a Los Ange- (APRIL 17) (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor) Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) faces a group are subject to
les journalist (Downey Jr.) and a homeless Juil-
liard-trained musician (Foxx), who suffers from
of Chinese mobsters who have replaced Chelios’ almost indestructible heart and re-
placed it with a battery-powered ticker that needs regular jolts of electricity to keep
change. Check
schizophrenia. working. movie websites as
PREDICTION: Without a doubt, this one will be a PREDICTION: Don’t expect this film to bring home any Academy Awards, but do expect a dates approach.
must see. lot of fast-paced and heart-pounding (haha, get it) action.
for Paul Rudd? one. going to be a clunker. The movies that I’ve worked
on that I really, really liked, and seemed genuinely
funny to me, in my opinion, have turned out
pretty funny.”
Just one week after “I Love You, Man” starts
You, really distant from it,” says Rudd about the kiddie
flick. “You go to work one day for a few hours in
a sound stage and, six months later, you go do
Man
another thing. It’s really isolated. I don’t really
work with any of the other people in the movie AVAILABLE 3/31
‘cuz it’s all just vocal. I will see that movie and
it will be very strange. I’m a character in it but
I don’t know what to expect. I’m really looking
by DeMarco Williams forward to seeing it.”
Knowing Rudd’s recent box-office track record
(five of six of his last major releases earned $60
T he premise behind Paul
Rudd’s latest cinematic foray,
“I Love You, Man”, has him on the
about it. I’m going to need a best
man for my wedding, so I go out and
try to find a friend. Then this movie
recent example. Rudd’s memorable
supporting turns in “40-Year-Old
Virgin”, “Anchorman: The Legend
million-plus), the general public probably feels the
same way. There’s just something about the guy
that we all love. Maybe it’s the effortless cynicism.
verge of walking down the aisle of Ron Burgundy” and “Reno 911!:
Might be his spot-on comedic timing. It could just
with the striking Rashida Jones. Miami” also left audiences feeling
be that the man is just like us. “I’m one of those
Unfortunately, there’s one snag to bad for the chap one scene and
all the matrimonial bliss: he doesn’t “I’m one of those guys,” fighting back gut-busting chuckles
guys,” Rudd tells, “no matter how old I get, if you
fart, I’m going to laugh for about ten minutes.”
have a single male friend to appoint Rudd tells, “no matter how the next. “It’s hard to make a living
Duuude, us too! B
as his best man. in any business, whatever that is,”
If you’ve followed Rudd’s career old I get, if you fart, I’m says the New Jersey native. “To
at any point over the past decade, going to laugh for about try to do it on one’s own terms is
you know that plot line has a very even harder. I thought, ‘I only want
serious hole in it. (No, wise ass, the ten minutes.” to do things I really like.’ For the
hole has nothing to do with anyone -Paul Rudd- most part, I have been able to kinda
wanting to marry the “Clueless” stick to that. I mean, I have done
costar; Rudd’s actually had that some real clunkers in there, too.
part covered in real life since 2003, They don’t always turn out the way
thanks.) It’s the no-male-friends sorta follows these conventions of a you hope. I’m still always amazed
thing that’s so hard to believe. Rudd romantic comedy, but it’s between that people would hire me to do
is like that one co-worker you have two guys. I go on man dates, blind something in a movie. It’s a job that
who rarely cracks a smile but always dates. It doesn’t quite work.” many people want. I just feel under-
has a timely joke. What’s not to What have worked in Rudd’s qualified in almost every category.”
love? career are roles where he’s this If you’re holding your breath for
“I’ve been kind of a girlfriend guy,” Adam Sandler-like loveable loser Rudd to run off a list of duds he’s
explains Rudd, 39, of his character who can never seem to get all of his been a part of, don’t; instead, the
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“I have an intelligent audience that the waitresses and the food in a club, her “stage life” from her “personal life,”
responds to things of certain humanity,” but I do still have a soft spot for the Poundstone simply cites that she can’t
said Poundstone, who brings her atmosphere.” turn it off.
what you
show to The Classic Center Theater in Given her stint on the “Tonight “What you see is what you get,” she
downtown Athens on Thursday, March Show” with Jay Leno providing political said. “I’m annoying. I can’t do a parent-
26. “I’ve had a nice, sustained career commentary for the presidential teacher conference — I dominate the
that I am truly grateful for with a steady election in 1992 and again in 1996 conversation.”
stream of younger fans. I love the on the “Rosie O’Donnell Show”, This single mother of three adopted
audience; they are very special.” Poundstone was chosen as the first children was recently named the
see
A CableACE and Emmy Award winner, woman to ever perform at the White national spokesperson for Friends of
Poundstone has built a career that’s House Correspondents’ dinner. Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) — a citizen
anything but ordinary, with HBO support group that helps raise money
specials, a show on ABC, numerous for local libraries, children’s summer
appearances on primetime programs “I have an interest in reading programs, author events and
(including “Hollywood Squares” and “To politics, but I am equipment needs.
Tell The Truth”), a comedy feature on not an expert on Along with her high school math
BRAVO, voiceover work for shows on politics,” teacher, Faye Ruopp, Poundstone has
Cartoon Network and ABC and a panel said Poundstone. also authored a series of math textbooks
position on a highly acclaimed news quiz for children entitled The Sticky Problem
show on National Public Radio (NPR). “In my early years of Parallelogram Pancakes, Venn Can We
“‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ on NPR I didn’t think that Be Friends? and You Can’t Keep A Good
is so much fun to do. The audiences are
it touched me. Slope Down.
is what
great and people often listen from home Poundstone — who says her first
and respond,” said Poundstone. “One Now it’s of book, There’s Nothing In This Book That I
lady told me that I just helped her do daily importance. Meant To Say, took nine years to write –
I’m
not a
her laundry. The idea that I could lighten has contracted for another book due to
anyone’s ‘load’ is pretty flattering.” her publisher in a year. She doubts she’ll
huge activist; maybe
you get
Jumping on a Greyhound bus at 19 make her deadline; she remarks her
to pursue an opportunity as a dancing I should be.” publisher shouldn’t find this surprising.
bear in the Disney parade in Orlando, “Writing books is a grueling act for
Poundstone found herself instead me,” said Poundstone. “You have to
“busing” at the local IHOP and never “I have an interest in politics, continually come up with characters
staying in the same place for more than but I am not an expert on and situations and say stuff about
two or three months at a time. politics,” said Poundstone. “I don’t insist yourself…I talk to my fans on Facebook.
Paula “A year in any one place seemed like that I’m right, but I am open to the I’m tagged on all the social networking
Poundstone too long of a time at that age,” said
Poundstone. “I didn’t quit school to
possibility that I’m wrong. In my early
years I didn’t think that it touched me.
sites.”
Excited about her upcoming
returns pursue comedy, I just quit.”
Growing up in
Now it’s of daily importance. I’m not a
huge activist — maybe I should be.”
appearance at The Classic Center
Theatre, Poundstone last appeared
to Athens Sudbury, Massachusetts, Poundstone Though her comedy material always in Athens in October 1997 at the
moved to Boston in 1979 to develop touches on the political climate of the University of Georgia as a part of their
her stand-up routine on the open mic time, Poundstone surmises that her act pre-homecoming festivities.
circuit. Later relocating to California, is a total autobiography, featuring the “I once performed at an AIDs
C elebrating 30 years as a
comedian, Paula Poundstone
continues to hone her craft, to share the stage with her for
she began to flourish on stage in San
Francisco and was eventually cast
in the movie “Hyperspace” in 1984
in Los Angeles. Billed as the film’s
topics that peak her daily interest. While
public transportation and busing tables
seemed to dominate her early comedic
career, these days she’s more focused on
fundraiser in San Francisco where I
shared a big stage with Linda Ronstadt
and Shirley McClain,” said Poundstone.
“At the time I felt like a little ‘club
star, Poundstone instead referred to anti-aging treatments and weight loss person’…Now, there’s really no
with her razor-sharp wit, candid one brief moment at the mic in herself as the “squeaky wheel” of the tactics — citing that vomiting should difference to me between the crowd at
take on circumstance and front of her following. There’s no production. be an honorable event, not a side effect the theater or the club — there’s just a
Though the roots of her success are from the latest augmentation. difference in the way I can communicate
unassuming improvisation. This competition between the older in local comedy clubs, Poundstone’s A suit with a tie have long served with them.”
veteran road warrior, TV star and generation and the newbies; preference these days bends toward the as an image piece for her persona,
local community theater. but Poundstone claims the wardrobe — Luanne Byrd
celebrated author doesn’t fear there’s just pure, unadulterated “It’s a great welcoming card when your actually functions as camouflage for Paula Poundstone is the last performance of the season
the newcomers to comedy. The comedy, and Poundstone remains audience is in their seats and they’re wearing the same shirt for an extended in The Classic Center’s Comedy Series. Tickets for the
March 26 show at 9 p.m. are priced from $10 to $40. For
there, ready to laugh,” said Poundstone. length of time.
younger guys jump at the chance ever quirky and relevant. “I don’t care for the interruption of When asked if it’s easy to separate
tickets or information please call 706.357.4444, visit www.
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feat. Blues Crossing Featuring: Behind the $15/adv., 18+ Alibi Saloon, 9p.m., Free Nautilus
The Melting Point, 8 p.m., Sun (RHCP Tribute Band) The HEAP Deluxe P-Funk
cover show with Snarky Georgia Theatre, 10 p.m.,
$5, 18 + El Scorcho (Weezer Rehab
Tribute Band) Puppy March 29 Georgia Theatre, 9 p.m.,
$5
Georgia Theatre, 10 p.m.,
March 19 40 Watt, 9:30 p.m., $6
$10 Ari Hest, Tim Brantley,
$15/adv.
David Koon
April 13
Bloodkin, Backyard Tire The Big Don Band Night Moves Gold,
Alibi Saloon, 9 p.m., Free Dead Confederate, The Melting Point, 8 p.m., Excalibrah and Lil Flip
Fire The Hoot
Summerbirds in the $8/adv., 18+ Scoldjah, Cassavetes, DJ
40 Watt, 9 p.m., $5 The Melting Point, 7:30
Karbomb, So It Goes, Cellar, The Interns, MB p.m., Free, All Ages
Appomattux
STS9 Bastard Suns, APOB
40 Watt, 9 p.m., $7/adv. March 31 Caledonia Lounge, 10 p.m.,
Georgia Theatre, 9 p.m., Caledonia Lounge, 10 p.m., $5/$7>21
SOLD OUT $5 Emmitt-Nershi Band April 15
March 27 with Town Mountain April 4 Benjy Davis Project
Pastor of Muppets March 24 Boombox
Georgia Theatre, 9 p.m.,
Georgia Theatre, 10 p.m.,
Caledonia Lounge, 10 p.m., $12/adv. The Whigs, Dark Meat,
$5/$7>21 Georgia Theatre, 10 p.m., $7
Vetiver, Larkin Grimm The Sammies
$10/adv. Terrapin Tuesday
40 Watt, 9 p.m., $10/adv. 40 Watt, 9 p.m., $15/adv.
Bluegrass feat.
Astrology for
Musicscope? Musicians
by MISS
TERIOUS
ARIES GEMINI
(03/21-04/19)
TAURUS (05/21-06/21)
(04/20-05/20) Hard work does pay off and the
Time to wipe the dust of that
Be cautious around the middle hours of rehearsal you have
bass and get the band back
of the month. You may find been putting in lately will help SLIGHTLY PIGS ON THE WING:
together this month! You’ll be STOOPID REHAB PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE ABBEY ROAD LIVE!
yourself distracted by the elevate your band to a new level
amazed that everyone else in
the band was thinking the same
beauty of a fan in the front row and expose yourselves to new APRIL 1 APRIL 3 APRIL 4 APRIL 10
and foolishly fall off the stage. fans. But don’t let it go to your
thing!
head!
CANCER LEO VIRGO
(06/22-07/22) (07/23-08/22)
(08/23-09/22)
No matter how sick you’re feel- Practice may seem like it’s turn-
Don’t freak out when your BENJY DAVIS NORTH MISS.
ing before an upcoming show, ing more into play time to you
and you may be feeling frustrat-
band dumps you this month. NAUTILUS PROJECT ALL STARS BRANTLEY GILBERT
do not cancel on your band A greater opportunity will
members — if so, they may be ed with everyone. Turn things APRIL 11 APRIL 14 APRIL 17 APRIL 18
become available a few weeks
the ones cancelling on you. around by having a quick band
after your breakup.
meeting to voice your concerns.
LIBRA SAGITTARIUS
(09/23-10/23) SCORPIO
Your heart will be broken this (10/24-11/21) (11/22-12/21)
month by a significant other. You’re feeling musically stale A person who can help your DJ LOGIC W/ THE NEW
STEVE KIMOCK ROBERT RANDOLPH
Heal yourself by writing the band along will be in atten- DUBCONSCIOUS CRAZY ENGINE & THE FAMILY BAND
lately. Luckily, a muse will come MASTERSOUNDS
dance at an upcoming show. Be
best song to date about your into your life around the 10th of APRIL 23 APRIL 24 APRIL 28 APRIL 29
sorrow. This could end up being the month, helping to inspire prepared to rock your heart out
during each performance!
the hit single you’ve you to get back in the groove. For complete schedule & pricing, check www.georgiatheatre.com
been waiting for.
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