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The Georgia College and State University show was quite a success... everyone that made it out really enjoyed themselves... the boys made some new friends (at the end of the show the boys were actually mobbed by about 15 girls ) and really sparked some interest.

No that's Justin .. the man with some recording school under his belt.... They are having a lot of fun... they're also making amazing music. I can't wait untill everyone can hear more.

The GY fellers playing with their new toys

GY BOYS THE "STUDIO" 2

GY boys THE "STUDIO" Gabe - standing Justin - manning the station (Amsterdam friend) Kalen - sitting

Why the suit? It seems like the real thing would have been more of a statement... but guess she didn't want to get arrested.

How ironic would that be... a republican gets elected because some leaning to left won't vote Dem. but vote Ind. instead.... it's time to unite ... and fight against evil!!!

Norman Blake neglected... once again

Posting Bush's exact remarks from a press conference never seems to be in the best interest of the President or the Whitehouse. I bet the Whitehouse staff member that has to type those things up and put them on the website is proud that he/she can help this administration get re-elected to another term...............

Judd Junior - The Cat's out of the Bag and It Scratched Me Really Bad

I got a honeydogs cd at the Potters house... about 3 years ago... when I was looking for some obscure records... and of course my stylish wardrobe. I thought it was pretty good ... definitely worth the 1 dollar I payed for it.. still wrapped in plastic... It's nice to finally have some background info on em. Thanks Tater.

sorry reading is something I've never been good at...... pick on someone with a brain big enough to defend his/herself.....

I thought this post was really going to be about forgotten animals such as wombats tiger quolls and whatever this thing is But I do like Floyd... I must admit I've never listened to this album... I think I'll give it a shot.

Yeah, they finished some new recordings today... we have a friend who studied recording in Amsterdam for a year... he's going to try to clean them up a little bit before they try to post the new mp3s on the site... we all have to try to be patient...and boy is it hard.. I have heard the new stuff in the rough (unmastered) form and it's amazing.....I am certain it will be completely worth the wait! I assure you the guys are working hard as we type!

Here's an Athens band that has had much success. Really good stuff.. I'll try to find some mp3s. m u s i c I AM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER The Tight Connection (Kindercore) US release date: 9 July 2002 UK release date: available as US import by Jason Damas PopMatters Music Critic e-mail this article Pop Culture has a rule of 20s: take a pop phenomenon (music, book, movie, you name it) and in 20 years it stands a great chance of coming back. So — surprise — we're in the midst of a massive '80s revival, where keyboards (which, except for dance music, were almost extinct in the grunge-saturated mid-'90s) have come back to the forefront in music. I Am the World Trade Center, basically the project of Kindercore Records co-founder Dan Geller and vocalist Amy Dykes, are one of the most popular and most visible acts of this current wave of synth-pop revisionists (others include Freezepop, Lifestyle, and newer Bis). The Tight Connection is I Am the World Trade Center's second album, following their debut Out of the Loop, which was released just a year ago! Now HERE is a trend that needs to stay!. Much like many of their peers, they take the synth-pop aesthetic to the extreme; I Am the World Trade Center don't use any instruments BUT synthesizers on this album. Geller puts together all of the arrangements, loops, samples, etc. on his laptop (which is rather amusingly pictured inside the album jacket, almost as if it's considered a band member) and Dykes piles some mildly ethereal, girlish vocals on top of it all. That's not much different from a band like Freezepop, who rely solely on the sonics of their Yamaha QY-70 and sound similarly flat on the course of the disc. And that's of course the common drawback to these nuevo-synthers; most of them are so strict, so hardcore that they create soundscapes even more bland than the less interesting half of early '80s new wave. Sometimes this loses and confuses people. But there's a difference between the authentically uninspired "vintage" synth-pop and the "inspired boredom" of these new bands. I'm sure that this sounds like a load of bull, but these new bands have history on their side and realize why new wave stays fun AND why it dated itself. And with that knowledge, many of them make entertaining if unremarkable records, sort of a "time capsule" that recreates old trends for fun and nothing more. What's wrong with that? Well, The Tight Connection, like almost any record fundamentally rooted in the past, can easily be compared to its predecessors. The most common (and most accurate) comparison is to Saint Etienne, whose lush dance soundscapes were more complex and calculated than anything by I Am the World Trade Center, even though there are notable sonic and vocal similarities: for one, Amy Dykes is a vocal dead-ringer for Etienne's Sarah Cracknell. But once again — "meticulous" is a word that doesn't even begin to describe the craftsmanship on a Saint Etienne record, while I Am the World Trade Center make records that sound glossy, superficial, plastiscene, and a little tossed-off (this is intentional, by the way, and I don't mean any of it as a bad thing). Saint Etienne's hooks are also sublime but very, very infectuous: some of them don't reveal themselves until after dozens of listens. The Tight Connection, however, is about surface and sound. The songwriting is almost intentionally thinner, as if the vocals were very much an afterthought to the bopping synthesizers that form the base of the songs. And Dykes' vocals retain more of the detached boredom of '80s new wave than Cracknell's, making her sound closer to Debbie Harry or even Nena (yes, really). In fact, I Am the World Trade Center do a very literal (though guitarless) cover of Blondie's "Call Me" here — you'd swear it's a karaoke version — as well as the more unconventional choice of the Stone Roses' "Shoot You Down". "Call Me" may have been too obvious a choice, really — since it's no leap of logic to compare Dykes to Harry, listeners don't need to be clubbed over the head with their similarities — but keep in mind again that I Am the World Trade Center are not to be taken fully seriously. This is a fun, lightweight side project. And it sounds like the ear candy that it is. Now, with that, one might find it suspicious that this article has not yet analyzed the band's name, which brings to mind the creepy images of last September 11th and the World Trade Center's collapse. Inevitably, I Am the World Trade Center (who did choose their name long before September 11th, and, in my opinion, have no real reason to change it) will garner most of their attention from the media and listeners because of their name, and many of them will be shocked — shocked, I tell you! — that the band didn't change their name out of respect for the victims. And most other reviews of The Tight Connection will probably mention this connection with a mixture of surprise and disgust in the opening few paragraphs. One particularly clueless reviewer said that "those looking for some sort of response to September 11 will doubtless be surprised by the group's failure to address the tragedy in any way. In place of catharsis, I Am the World Trade Center offers up simple pop melodies sung with very little conviction over 1980s-style Casio electronica." Uh, yeah. Since the band — who are really as much an art project as a pop band — have been thrust into a much brighter spotlight than expected or intended, there will undoubtedly be countless masses who don't "get" them, people who think their name is a tacky, commercialistic play on a massive tragedy, and midwestern soccer moms will wonder "what this world has come to". But I disagree with what our clueless reviewer stated; I Am the World Trade Center do not — and should not, even — have made a direct response to the September 11th attacks. That would be lying about what they are about, altering the concept of their art project to then pander to the masses and, in effect, that would be the greatest sell-out/cash-in that they could've possibly concocted. For I Am the World Trade Center to stick with their sound and put out a solid sophomore record is in line with George Dubya's request for U.S citizens to go about our lives as normal, as opposed to if I Am the World Trade Center had named the album "Tribute to Heroes" and tossed in a cover of "Won't Get Fooled Again". Or something. I would interested in hearing BK members' opinions on the issues mentioned in last paragraph.

[Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!!!

I have a sony ericsson... they make good phones will lots of cool features... but the buttons tend to be very small and I find that its reception isn't quite as good as some of it's Nokia counterparts. I don't mess with siemens... so I wouldn't know ...

Gabriel Young travels to Georgia College and State University Wed. April 7th to perform for an eager crowd College Students. The GY boys have attracted some good attention down there. Here is an article about GY that is being published in this weeks GCSU news paper "The Colonnade." Special thanks to Pam T.(DreamyChick) for introducing GY to the Student Activities Board @ GCSU! -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local Band Comes to Campus by Jenny Weiss Gabriel Young, a hot new band out of Athens, will be performing on the front campus of Georgia College & State University Wednesday, April 7 at 8 p.m. Gabriel Young is a band comprised of two young men, Gabriel Zorbanos and Kalen Young Nash. Their music consists of acoustic guitars and original lyrics and delivers a sound that is a combination of folk, jazz, pop, singer/songwriter and R&B. Pam Tolbert, senior management of information systems major, has been a fan of the band since the first time she heard them play in Athens. "Gabriel Young really drew me in as a fan with their high energy instrumentals and soulfulness," Tolbert said. "They have something special when they come together to perform that other musicians often have trouble finding. They just have this passion, this drive and the heart to continue to the next level as a band. They really compliment one another both musically and vocally." Tolbert enjoyed the band's performance in Athens so much that she talked to Ronald Lunk, assistant director of student activities at GC&SU, about booking Gabriel Young to perform at GC&SU. "Anytime we have a student or faculty who recommends a group to come, we try to work something out," Lunk said. "This band is different from the groups that we usually bring to campus. I thought it would cater to a different crowd of students." "From what I have seen at other shows, they have a wide audience appeal," Tolbert said. "I thought they would connect well with GC&SU students." Gabriel Zorbanos is a classical guitar major at the University of Georgia. He spent a year in Sweden studying music and honing his skills on the guitar. Kalen Young Nash is finishing up his senior year at Madison County High School in Danielsville, GA. The guys have known one another for ten years. Living only a mile apart, they both had a passion for music and an interest in guitars. They have been playing together as Gabriel Young for three months. Though they have yet to be signed to a record label, the band has been receiving attention through playing at colleges, universities, bars and anywhere they can be seen by big crowds. "They have a unique sound, and they are really talented," Lunk said. "A lot of people will be more interested in their music once they hear them perform." The band also has a website where fans can check out clips of their music, find out the band's tour schedule and learn more about the guys. Those interested should check out www.gabrielyoung.com for more information. "I really think GC&SU students will enjoy what Gabriel Young has to offer as far as their vocals and guitar skills," Tolbert said. "The band puts on a great show, and I encourage everyone to come and check out the music for themselves." Local Band Comes to Campus -- Link to GCSU Colonnade Artical Click on the link - then Variety/Local Band Comes to Campus

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Speaking of high energy Jamming.. lots of that is going to be going on @ the Folklife in GA festival in the rural north Georgia (USA) town of Danielsville... in our beloved Madison County... April 3rd. This festival showcases a variety of arts and crafts as well as local music of all types… including Gabriel Young, Neil Pattman... a local blues hero, Packway Handle.. Bluegrass band, and even some Deep South church gospel! It's a great festival... I am really glad GY could be a part of it this year. I bet some of you "California Yankees" would really enjoy it!

Yet another friend of Gabriel Young... Heidi Hensley... Gabe refers to her as the sweetest little lady ever... and she really is.. plus she and her band are doing pretty well and put on a great live show... check her and her band out at heidihensley.com Give one of her hit songs a listen sweetness 2003 - The Bands Latest - The E.P. - Recorded and produced by John Keane. That may mean something to some...... P.S. Thanks for your interest in Athens music Umma... and others who are checking it out. Maybe all that new high speed net stuff that they're working on in Ireland will be avalible to you soon, Umma... so you can actually hear all this good music in Athens! ;)

Time for some friends of Beatking favorites Gabriel Young. The Divine Maggees. Gabriel Young has been playing shows with these two talented ladies for nearly 2 months. The Maggees are not originally from Athens... but like many bands they have come to Athens to make a name for themselves in the music world ... Check them out @ Divinemaggees.com Check out "white" it's a pretty catchy tune (I'd like to see a hip hop artist sample some of that violin work). Also these two made the trip to that big music Festival in Austin! I am almost certain there was a thread on BK about it. :D

3 new tracks layed down this week... and hopefully 3 more by Wed! You guys better either avoid the new mp3s or go invest in some Depends, because when you hear this new stuff you're going to soil yourself! It's really that amazing!!! I will let you guys know when the site has been updated! :D

Happy BirfdayTater!!!!! :psychofun: :psychofun: :psychofun: :psychofun: :singin: happy birf day to you happy birf day to you happy birf day dear tater happy birf day to you!!!!!! :singin:

I like the clips I heard.... it sounds like home to me :D :strumma: