Modern Skirts
Modern Skirts
Good Living in Athens, Georgia
Famous for such bands as R.E.M. and Of Montreal, Athens has a cool and creative scene perfect for fostering bands.
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Good Living in Athens, Georgia Part Two
Unlike New York City, Athens doesn't have lofty expectations for its bands. It's more of a slow build up.
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Pavement Keeps Doing Good
Modern Skirts, taken from a Stephen Malkmus song, became the band's name because it was the least offensive.
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Troubles with Genres
'Power driving piano pop' is just one of many genres that doesn't do much to help actually describe a band.
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Give Me Liberty or Promotion
Promoting without a set genre is difficult, but at least you have the liberty of shaping your own sound.
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Spice it Up
Having a permanent sound would get boring. Modern Skirts try to be interesting while recording.
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Craptastic Genres
Wow, that sounds great. Can you make it sound just a little crappier?
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Suffix Indie
Indie and then something is better than American Idol and anything.
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Listening to Rush...Limbaugh
Stop listening to music. Turn on right wing talk radio, it will make you nice and mad.
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Touring with R.E.M.
Playing at the 40 Watt, hanging with Mike Mills, Opening for R.E.M. in Europe...just a normal summer for the boys in Modern Skirts.