Archive for August, 2010
MP3 of the Day
The Athens Popfest kicks off today! If you are there or you’re going to be there, don’t miss Gold-Bears playing an afternoon show at The Caledonia Lounge on Saturday, August 14. They are a great band! Today we have Jezzer by Gold-Bears.
MP3 of the Day
On this day in 1892 Thomas Edison received a patent for the two-way telegraph. On this day in 1979 Blondie performed Hanging On The Telephone at the Aladdin in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MP3 of the Day (x2)
On this day in 1982 The Go-Go’s appeared in their underwear on the cover of Rolling Stone. On this same exact day 19 years later (in 2001) Go-Go’s lead singer, Belinda Carlisle, appeared topless on the cover of Playboy. Today we have the original version of the song Vacation by The Textones from 1980 – and an early live recording of The Go-Go’s performing their version of Vacation at Palos Verdes High School in 1981.
Popfest preview
On this day in 2008 The Apples in Stereo appeared on The Colbert Report. They will be playing at this year’s Athens Popfest on Friday, August 13. Today we have a live recording of Ruby by The Apples in Stereo from the Athens Popfest in 2006.
Popfest Preview
The Sheffield, England band Standard Fare will be performing at the 40 Watt on Thursday, August 12 as part of the Athens Popfest. Today we have Let’s Get Back Together by Standard Fare from the album, The Noyelle Beat.
