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"To me, Pylon was the best band to ever come out of Athens. It still is."

joseph conrad is fully awesome — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:41:42 -0800

Pylon guitarist and co-founder Randall Bewley died yesterday of a heart attack at age 53. From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "I'm in complete shock," B-52's frontman Fred Schneider told the AJC Wednesday night from Seattle, where his band is touring. "To me, Pylon was the best band to ever come out of Athens. It still is." The Athens-Banner Herald writes: "Pylon's music was distinct - a punk aesthetic that couldn't be categorized. It earned members the respect of their peers and many Athens bands that followed them and, according to the All-Music Guide, repeated plugs from R.E.M. that Pylon was a major influence on its alternative pop music." Via Athens Music Junkie's post, Randy Bewley: "This hurts so much to write. It has been a very hard day for us all in Athens. We have lost one of our dearest friends. A critical part of our community has been taken from us and he will be missed sorely." Crazy, which was covered by R.E.M. on Dead Letter Office From 2007: Danger, Feast on my Heart Pylon footage from the 1987 documentary Athens, Ga.

The Finest of Worksongs

ewagoner — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:59:07 -0800

Tuesday was all about R.E.M. at the Fabulous 40 Watt in Athens, GA. Local musicians came together to celebrate a benefit CD release, a new CD/2CD/DVD release of R.E.M.'s early years, and R.E.M.'s induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. The Elephant Six Collective were there (darned near all of them) performing as The Observatory. Patterson Hood played, as did Five-Eight. And to start the show out right, R.E.M. themselves (even my fellow farmer Bill Berry) took to the stage. People in the audience (myself included) were feeling fine.

ewagoner — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:41:14 -0800

Election results got you down? Feel like drowning your sorrows, but don't have much to spend? If you're in Athens, GA, you can use the beerometer, thoughtfully provided by the local mainstream newspaper, to get the most beer for your buck.