R.E.M's Accelerated Comeback
Dec 31st, 2008 · Singer Michael, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills came together in Athens, Ga., in 1980 to form the group R.E.M. This year, the band released Accelerate, its 14th album.
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Greek Police Continue Clashes With Protesters
Dec 18th, 2008 · Violent protests are continuing in Greece two weeks police shot and killed a teenager. Riot police have clashed with rock-throwing demonstrators in central Athens. Christmas shoppers and people in cafes sought cover. Derek Gatopolous, a reporter for The Associated Press, offers his insight.
Greek Riots Rage For Fourth Day
Dec 9th, 2008 · Riots in major Greek cities have entered a fourth day after the weekend killing by police of a teenager. Much of downtown Athens has been closed because of the violence. John Psaroloulos, editor of the English-language newspaper The Athens News, offers his insight.
Soldier's Heir Returns Marble Fragment To Greece
Dec 5th, 2008 · A piece of the Parthenon has come home. During theWorld War Two occupation of Greece, an Austrian soldier took a marble fragment from a frieze in the ancient temple above Athens. His granddaughter, who inherited the stolen treasure, returned it this week. Greece is fighting to get back more of the Parthenon — the Elgin Marbles — from the British Museum. Still, it welcomed this small piece as a symbolic return.
Hot Tuna Founder Among The Coolest Of Athens, OH
Oct 9th, 2008 · Recently, The Athens News ran a competition to determine the "coolest" person in the Ohio county. The results? A local banjo player beat out a founding member of The Jefferson Airplane.
Antony And The Johnsons, Old School Soul, Cuban Jazz, And More *
Oct 6th, 2008 · It's been three years since Antony and the Johnsons released a CD. The band is back with a new EP featuring the strangely haunting voice of frontman Antony Hegarty. Hear "Shake the Devil" from Another World. Also on the show: a live recording of the Buena Vista Social Club performing at Carnegie Hall; old school soul from singer Raphael Saadiq; the vivid imagery of singer David Eugene Edwards and Woven Hand; songwriter Scott Jared, a music therapist by day and Super XX Man by night; and a wrecking ball of an album from the Athens, GA band Dead Confederate.
Oct. 9: Of Montreal, Live in Concert **
Oct 3rd, 2008 · The Athens, Ga., band Of Montreal, led by frenetic frontman Kevin Barnes, has built a reputation on meticulously crafted, synth-driven psych-pop, with flamboyant production and gleeful sonic flourishes. Of Montreal brings this musical spectacle to Washington, D.C., for a full concert, webcast live at NPR.org on Oct. 9. The performance will begin streaming online at approximately 10 p.m. ET.
Liz Durrett: 'You Live Alone'
Sep 29th, 2008 · Liz Durrett is finally stepping out of her shell on her third and latest album, Outside Our Gates. Known for her sparse and somber Southern folk music, the Athens, Ga.-based musician has put together a release that still has plenty of gloom but is now balanced by over a dozen guest musicians, including her uncle, Vic Chesnutt.
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