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Rose Library Presents: Atlanta Intersections

Atlanta Intersections explores how lives and place are bound together. The series brings activists, artists, authors, journalists, musicians, photographers, scholars, and urbanists together to discuss their lives, their work and their experiences of the city and how it all converges.
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Episodes

William DuVall and Randy DuTeau of Neon Christ, Part II

Our exploration of the Rose Library’s Atlanta punk collection continues with a conversation with William DuVall and Randy DuTeau of Neon Christ. In this episode, we talk about the band’s 1984 tour, the song they wanted played on 96 Rock, settling old scores, the 1984 reissue, and last year’s Record Store Day show in Atlanta. Neon Christ formed in 1983 and soon began sharing the stage with hardcore luminaries such as the Dead Kennedys, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, and Corrosion of Conformity. Last yea...

Mar 09, 202255 minSeason 2Ep. 4

William DuVall and Randy DuTeau of Neon Christ, Part I

Our exploration of the Rose Library’s Atlanta punk collection continues with a conversation with William DuVall and Randy DuTeau of Neon Christ. In this episode, William and Randy talk about how they discovered punk, their first bands, the formation of Neon Christ, the band’s first show, their early sound, and hardcore’s DIY ethos in part one of our conversation. Neon Christ formed in 1983 and soon began sharing the stage with hardcore luminaries such as the Dead Kennedys, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles...

Jan 27, 20221 hrSeason 2Ep. 3

A Conversation with Upchuck

Join us for episode two of our exploration of the past, present and future of Atlanta punk. In this edition, Randy Gue, Assistant Director of Collection Development at Rose Library, and music writer Chad Radford talk to Hoff, KT, and Mikey of Upchuck, who have been called “one of the most talked about bands” in the local scene. You can hear Upchuck’s latest single here . More Upchuck: Instagram Bandcamp Learn more about the Rose Library's Atlanta punk rock collection (1980-2009) here ....

Dec 29, 202141 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Gary M. Pomerantz

In this episode, we sit down with author and journalist Gary M. Pomerantz to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication of his book, Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family, a landmark history of Atlanta. After he finished the book, Pomerantz donated his research files and interviews to the Rose Library. Join us for an inside look at the making of Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn . Gary M. Pomerantz joined The Washington Post as a sports reporter in 1982. He moved ...

Nov 25, 202145 minSeason 2Ep. 1

A Conversation with Alli Royce Soble and Jon Arge

To view the "Our Archive Could Be Your Life" exhibition, please click here Jon Arge Born a Taurus during the Age of Aquarius in Venice, Florida, Jon Arge showed promise in nothing other than reckless self-expression from the start. He moved on at an early age from wall based, large-scale abstract murals in lipstick to smaller, more concise renderings in ink on paper. After attending the Savannah College of Art & Design, he relocated to Atlanta, where he dabbled eagerly in nonsense and art fo...

Mar 24, 202158 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Noe Martinez and Bill Taft

For more information on Rose Library's holdings of Common Good Atlanta's Phillips State Prison Book Projects records, check out the finding aid .

Feb 24, 202153 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Jon Arge

You can learn more about the Jon Arge collection at Rose Library here: https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/arge1404/ . Check out the online exhibition “Our Archives Could Be Your Life”, which features a selection of Arge’s Polaroids.

Jan 27, 20211 hrSeason 1Ep. 4

Walter Brown Reeves and Neighbor's Network

Did you know Atlanta was an important crossroads for local, national, and international hate groups in the 1980s and 1990s? Join me for a conversation with Walter Brown Reeves about Neighbor's Network, a local community-based organization dedicated to countering this hate group activity in Atlanta and Georgia. The records of Neighbor's Network are part of the Rose Library's holdings that document the history of the city.

Nov 25, 202049 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Atlanta's Underground Music Scene

Join us as we discuss Chad Radford's escape from the Midwest, Atlanta's underground music scene, "Southern" hardcore, and two contenders for Atlanta's album of the year.

Oct 28, 202034 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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