The Georgia Satellites’ Rick Richards on opening for Bowie, playing with Zevon, and lamenting Atlanta’s music scene

"I got out of Bowie a little after Aladdin Sane and Pinups... But I was an early fan, so it'll be interesting to see the show, definitely."

The Georgia Satellites are my favourite bar band in 1988

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 5, 1988 By Steve Newton There's nothing quite like your favourite bar band in your favourite bar to bring a tired body back to life. After a long haul to Seattle last week to check out the Monsters of Rock show at the Kingdome, I was pretty tired, but it didn't … Continue reading The Georgia Satellites are my favourite bar band in 1988

Paying tribute to Dan Baird, gap-toothed guitar-rock great from the Georgia Satellites

By Steve Newton I figure it's time I paid tribute to Dan Baird, former frontman for '80s riffmeisters the Georgia Satellites. With singer and main songwriter Baird at the helm the Atlanta quartet only recorded three albums' worth of southern-fried guitar-rock—1986's self-titled debut, 1988's Open All Night, and 1989's In the Land of Salvation and Sin—before Baird … Continue reading Paying tribute to Dan Baird, gap-toothed guitar-rock great from the Georgia Satellites