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BUSINESS
In EMERSON DAMERON
Married bachelors, adult children of eunuchs, and
walking contradictions worldwide: the end of your
suffering is at hand. Used to be freedom from
hope was the only thing left to hope for, but it
turns out this stasis was sitting on a bubble the
whole time, and the bubble will burst in, that's
right, an hour and counting. Yeah, that last
chapter was sad, but what would you say if I told
you that I had it from a reliable source that we're
currently skimming the index? None other than
newscaster Dan Rather has just announced that
an aquatic apocalypse is touching down on the
Eastern Seaboard as we speak. Flags in New York
are at fourth mast, flags in Chicago and all points
West are still at half mast, and delusional
Californians are trying in vain to grow gills within
the next four hours. (Each time zone gets a sepa
rate apocalypse, naturally.) Robert Frost spent so
much time fretting about fire and ice that he
neglected to realize that life on earth will cer
tainly be done in by the great equalizer. The late
Mark Sandman hit it closer when he said, "You'd
better swim/Swim like a motherfucker.'’ But no
Fruit Loop will stay afloat for long in the water
age. It's time to find two of each species, make
awkward introductions, and kill the rest of our
time. together talking about local and regional
music and culture. (Hey, let's not let the apoca
lypse get in the way of a weekly tradition.)
Local musician-about-town Barry Sell found him
self short one customized Gibson SG guitar after
the late night Skin Pops gig on Friday, June 22.
The instrument's sanded-down, unfinished body
was last seen in a nylon guitar case. Call 769-
0906 with any leads on Sell's baby's whereabouts.
Big winners at this year's EyeBall Music Video
Showcase (which went down on the night of
Thursday, June 22 and the morning of Friday,
June 23 at the 40 Watt Club) were Jose Lauro
Mata's video for The Homes' "Cookie Cutter
Master" ($500 and a Deluxe Raygun Award cre
ated by artist Dylan Neuwirth), Usama
Alshaibi's treatment of Freak Garden Accident's
"Dance Habibi Dance" (S300 and a Standard
Neuwirth Raygun), and local java-slanger Joey
Foreman's vision of The Olivia Tremor Control's
"Another Set Of Bees In The Museum" ($200 and
? Standard Raygun). Russ Merkow's video for
Quasar Wut-Wut's "Wonderbra" and the Tim
Nackashi/Mark Magnarella treatment of
Jurifer's "Superman" were mentioned honorably,
as long as I'm stuck on these passive sentence
constructions.
In related news, Prometheus X Productions is
accepting submissions for this year's Kudzu Film
Festival, to be held Wednesday, October 18
through Sunday, October 22 at the Morton. Click
on prometheus-x.com or call 227-6090 for details
or an application.
Athens' Bluestring (recently voted "Best Band To
See Live" in the Athens Flagpole Music Awards
2000, indicating the presence of a diligent 'string
fan base) heads to Nashville later this summer to
get a fresh wax from producer/drummer Rich
Redmond. In the interim, vocalist and instru
mental swingman Ted Pennington has been
recording with former Bluestring singer Erin
Macue. The fruits of these sessions can be heard
on Macue's forthcoming solo platter. The current
Bluestring lineup plays the Georgia Theatre on
Thursday, August 17, just in time to brainwash a
few freshmen.
All things move toward their end; time crumbles
mountains and brings down dictators. I think you
know where I'm going with this. Local rock
combo Amber Jack (f/k/a SkUlet), is, according
to a recent press release, "dead." Likewise, the
members of Deacon Brody have an.icably gone
their separate ways. Josh Lott, bassist for The
Walt Lariat, has left the band for whatever
reason. For those keeping score, Lott was also the
drummer for the recently defunct At The Price Of
The Union, which
brings it all around
in a big circle, sort
of like the recycling
symbol. A cycle of
artistic difference*.
So it goes.
DJ Wonka of 90.5
FM's "Organic
Compound" is ready
to drop Certified
Organic, the first in
what may become a
series of expansive,
esoteric mix CDs. The
disc showcases Wonka's
unique knack for
weaving together tracks
from Portishead,
Cinematic Orchestra,
Dynamic Syncopation,
The Herbaliser,
Fantastic Plastic
Machine, The Wiseguys
and a holy host of others
(26 numbers in all, not
counting the intro). E-
mail kiwi@ arches.uga.edu
for information on the CD,
and catch Wonka spinning
live at UGA's Tate Center on
Friday, July 14, after which
he's rumored to be Big
Apple bound.
You'll never hear me accuse Lures drummer Clay
Leverett of wearing too few hats. Besides
fronting the increasingly popular Lona, Leverett
new has a hip-hop flavored side project called
River City High that hits the Engine Room
Supercenter on Thursday, July 13. The following
night, the ER welcomes uncouth Atlanta garage
rockers The El Caminos and formaldehyde-pre
served New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain.
Local crooner, busker, and
rodeo clown Bill Scoggins
has three new MP3 files
posted at vitaminic.com
tor your downloading
enjoyment. Across the
musical spectrum, the
Chris Connelly-ish indus
trial pop outfit
Radio:Tahiti was sur
prised to see its recent
MP3 ranked #8 at
MP3.com. According to
co-frontman Steve
Fitzpatrick, "That's
pretty good for a band
no one in this town
seems to have heard
of."
Send local music news,
promises, proposals,
propositions, and
funnel cakes to omni-
vore@starplace
.com, voice mail;
549-2630, facts
machine: 548-8981,
or by post to P. 0.
Box 1027, Athens,
GA 30603 Attn.:
Emerson. Send all
dated material at
least eight days in
advance. (I wouldn't
send you an expired jug of milk, now would I?)
Stay strong, and don't go out in che rain. (You're
made of sugar, remember? You'll melt.) These are
the days. Enjoy the wine.
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