The Side Effects
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The Side Effects were a indie rock band, part of the music scene of Athens, Georgia. The Side Effects debuted in 1980, alongside other local performers like R.E.M..
History
The band was started by Kit Swartz and Paul Buchart, who knew R.E.M. members Michael Stipe and Peter Buck. According to Buck, the two were supposed to play in a band with himself and Stipe, but never showed up to practice.It Crawled From the South, Gray, Marcus, 1997, p20 The two bands, however, would cross paths again later that year when The Side Effects, along with Men In Trees, made their musical debut with R.E.M. at an Athens party. R.E.M., then named Twisted Kites, would headline, and the Side Effects, comprised of Buchart, Swartz, and Jimmy EllisonR.E.M.: Fiction, Buckley, David, 2002, p34 made their debut as an opener.It Crawled From the South, Gray, Marcus, 1997, p29
The band would gain prominent local publicity, being in a scene that produced The B-52s, Love Tractor, and Pylon, all of which would receive varying degrees of success in the future.It Crawled From the South, Gray, Marcus, 1997, p40 The band also opened a spinoff of the famous local Athens 40 Watt Club called the 40 Watt East in May of 1980, which was opened across the street and later merged back to the original.It Crawled From the South, Gray, Marcus, 1997, p154
The band would disband in 1982[link], accessed 17 June 2006. While R.E.M. would release their album Murmur to critical acclaim, other Athens-area bands would break up, including the Side Effects when Ellison was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.R.E.M.: Fiction, Buckley, David, 2002, p103
Buchart still lives in the Athens area today, giving tours of the city as well as acting as a primary source in a variety of R.E.M. literature such as David Buckley's biography of R.E.M., , and posting on the internet on various message boards, websites[link], accessed 17 June 2006 and Usenet news groups.
References
External links
- [Georgia Music Hall of Fame]
- [Online Athens:] The Side Affects at Tyrone's, August 1980.
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