Formed in 1976, The B-52s were made up of siblings Cindy and Ricky Wilson, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, and Fred Schneider. They had a jam session at a restaurant that led them to establish the band. After trying out a few names, they landed on The B-52s because of how the beehive hairstyle Pierson and Cindy Wilson wore resembled a plane nose. Their new wave sound was … [Read more...] about Music Monday: The B-52s
Athens
Southern Stays: The Graduate Athens
The Graduate Athens is another one of the South's outposts of this stylish boutique hotel chain set in college towns, along with Oxford, Richmond, and Charlottesville. Originally the Foundry Park Inn, this building formerly housed an iron foundry. The rooms themselves are arranged like an old-school motor lodge with exterior entry, a short walk from the University of … [Read more...] about Southern Stays: The Graduate Athens
R.E.M. Landmarks Fans Can’t Miss
The band known as R.E.M. was formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia by Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry. Stipe was an art student at the University of Georgia, where he befriended Buck, an Emory University dropout working at a downtown record store. From there they met Mills and Berry, Macon natives, at a party and began rehearsing at an old … [Read more...] about R.E.M. Landmarks Fans Can’t Miss
Gameday Guide to Athens, Georgia
It’s fall in the South, which means a few things. The humidity has started to lessen and the temperatures started to lower. The students are back in school. And college football season is upon us. No matter what team you root for, the region has so many great college towns with plenty to offer beyond the campus. Next up is Athens, a city all of us writers are familiar with. … [Read more...] about Gameday Guide to Athens, Georgia
Visiting the Georgia Museum of Art
Established in 1948, the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, Georgia became the state's official art museum in 1982. It's located on the campus of the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art. What to See at the Georgia Museum of Art The permanent collection boasts works of American art, including paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries with an emphasis on … [Read more...] about Visiting the Georgia Museum of Art