TALK ABOUT THE PASSION Dear Readers: This issue of the Georgia Magazine is themed around the growing, thriving music community in Athens and at the University of Georgia. With the exception of Around the Arch at the front of the book, every piece in this issue—from feature stories to profiles to the back page—showcases music, musicians, and those in the music industry, many of them UGA alumni. In fact, we had far too much information to fit into one 56-page magazine. On our Web site, you’ll find additional content, including first person memories and archival photos. We are very grateful to the following organizations, which provided financial support for this issue:
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The Terry College of Business The Hugh Hodgson School of Music New West Records
We also want to thank local artist Patrick Dean (BFA ’98) for creating our cover art, which features caricatures of musicians whose works have contributed to Athens’ reputation as a music city. We owe a debt of gratitute to the photographers who were willing to share their images with us: Terry Allen, Rhonda Nell Fleming, Scott Ippolito and Billy Young. We would also like to thank the many Athens musicians who provided us with interviews, images and songs. Enjoy! GM Staff
SCOTT IPPOLITO
Five Eight’s Mike Mantione onstage at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta in November.
RIGHT CLICK Download Athens music—including new songs from Five Eight, Modern Skirts and The Bearfoot Hookers—at the Georgia Magazine Web site. Through June 15, MP3s from these artists and others including Allison Weiss, Spring Tigers, The Agenda, The Orkids, Venice is Sinking, Curley Maple, DJ Triz, JazzChronic and Sursievision are available for download at www.uga.edu/gm.
How many did you recognize on the cover? 1. Rhett Crowe (Guadalcanal Diary) 2. John Bell (Widespread Panic) 3. Mike Houser (Widespread Panic) 4. Cindy Wilson (B-52s) 5. Fred Mills (UGA School of Music) 6. Curtis Crowe (Pylon) 7. Randy Bewley (Pylon) 8. Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon) 9. Michael Lachowski (Pylon) 10. Arvin Scott (UGA School of Music) 11. Bill Berry (R.E.M.) 12. Peter Buck (R.E.M.) 13. Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) 14. Mike Mills (R.E.M.) 15. Harold Williams (The Jesters)
GEORGIA MAGAZINE • MARCH 2010
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