Film Review: “Shut Up and Play the Hits”- A Documentary on LCD Soundsystem

By Codi Glancy Directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, “Shut Up and Play the Hits” opened last night across the country. The critically acclaimed documentary follows James Murphy, the lead singer of LCD Soundsystem, a week before their final show at Madison Square Garden on April 2, 2011. The film was shown in multiple […]

Picture Book & Live Review: ATL Collective @Eddie’s Attic- July 11

Photos and Review by Codi Glancy The ATL Collective has continuously brought us wonderful renditions of classic albums once a month since 2009. Taking place at Eddie’s Attic and composed by a plethora of musicians from our great city, the collective captures the essence of each interpreted album from start to finish while adding a […]

Picture Book: BB&T Atlanta Open First Serve Concert with Sister Hazel, Ponderosa, Seven Handle Circus- July 14

Photos courtesy of Martin Fahsel This past Saturday, the BB&T Atlanta Open kicked off with a concert in the Atlantic Station park. The lineup included bluegrass band- Seven Handle Circus, Athens rock band- Ponderosa, and of course Sister Hazel. Highlights of the day included Seven Handle Circus’ cover of House of Pain’s “Jump Around”, new […]

Cd Review: Serg Tankian – Harakiri

  Review by Ellen Eldridge Generally speaking, I don’t choose to spend my time listening to others bitch about religious freedom or political injustice. I delete those friends on Facebook who spread horrible pictures of abused animals and children, not because I am insensitive but because that’s the last thing I need upsetting me during […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Zach Deputy @ Eddie’s Attic – July 6th, 2012

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Zach Deputy’s solo-acoustic set at Eddie’s Attic was the perfect way to start my Friday evening. The show was intimate, reverent, and strangely hilarious. Instead of live entertainment at a venue, it seemed more like Zach was a close friend who whipped out his guitar for an impromptu performance […]

Picture Book & Live Review: Lazer/Wulf @ The Earl – July 7th

Photos and Review by Chandler Mays Anyone who tries to spread the word about Lazer/Wulf always runs into the same problem: Explaining their sound. People throw around genre catchwords such as metal, jazz fusion, thrash, sludge, mathcore, aggressive, progressive, symphonic, melodic, evil-funk, avant-metal… the list goes on. Personally, I prefer to use the phrase “groove […]

CD Review: Everest — Ownerless

Everest Ownerless ATO Records By Al Kaufman Success in the rock world is a crap shoot. For every Coldplay and Linkin Park that make it big, there are thousands of bands that have more talent but never make it. Is Everest a great rock band? No, but they’re just as good as any of these […]