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 year Southern Lord Recordings released 1984, a deluxe edition of all the material Neon Christ recorded ..read more

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, and Corrosion of Conformity. Last year Southern Lord Recordings released 1984, a deluxe edition of ..read more

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 ..read more

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 to Atlanta and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 1988. Pomerantz is the author of nonfiction books ..read more

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 for more than a decade. His work is driven by love and inspiration comprised of people, obsessions, or ..read more

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

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 ..read more

Learn more about Karate for Women Atlanta's archive, housed at Rose Library, here.  ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more