Video: The Music Tapes - Kazoo Procession Finale - Popfest 08

The Music Tapes - Kazoo Procession Finale - Popfest 08
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No. 72: The Music Tapes At Athens Popfest, August 2008 [80 '08 (And Heartbreak)]

Dec 9, 2008, 4:00pm

No. 72: The Music Tapes At Athens Popfest, August 2008 [80 '08 (And Heartbreak)]

Caution: nostalgia ahead! In 1998, I moved to Athens, Ga., from Starkville, Miss., for a variety of reasons: I'd just gone through a bad breakup; my sister lived there; I was angling for a job with an Athens promotional company. A lifelong R.E.M. obsession didn't hurt. Deep down, though, what really drew me there was a feeling that something was happening. I was a fan of the burgeoning Elephant 6 (and Kindercore) scenes from afar: Olivia Tremor Control's Dusk at Cubist Castle and Neutral Milk Hotel's On Avery Island [...]

The grand finale of The Music Tapes set closing Athens Popfest 2008. While my camera ran out of space, the procession continued out into the streets of Athens and to a field where a game was played with bells and blindfolds.

Uploaded: August 18, 2008 11:28pm

Length: 02:56

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