Monthly Archives: April 2009

Movie Review: We Fun

In order to be successful, it seems that rock documentaries need to feature three basic things: awesome music, copious alcohol, and a topless girl. Atlanta music scene doc We Fun has all three, and it’s pretty great.

The movie profiles several Atlanta bands who have become well-known in the wider indie world. The Black Lips, Deerhunter and Mastodon are the big three — Atlanta’s holy trinity, if you will — but there are also notable appearances by and interviews with The Coathangers, Mourdella, The Babyshakes, King Khan and the Shrines, and many others.

The music is loud, the parties are crazy, and the city feels epic.  It’s almost hard to believe these bands weren’t even on the map a few years ago.

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Live Review: Venice is Sinking

Some days, it feels like Venice is Sinking is finally getting the recognition they deserve. Their video for “Ryan’s Song” premiered on the front page of Stereogum in February and since then the band’s new album, AZAR, has received glowing reviews from the likes of NPR and Venus Zine. But other days, the band still feels like Athens’ best kept secret. Their record release show, this past Friday night at Kavarna, felt a lot like the latter. In the smallish coffee shop, the band played flawlessly to a crowd of about 40.

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