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Brian Coleman: Digging in Hip Hop’s Sandbox

Jon Simmons
Imagine having the opportunity to interview your favorite childhood musicians about the creation of their classic albums. Boston hip-hop historian Brian Coleman has lived that fantasy many, many times. Coleman is the author of multiple volumes of “hip-hop liner notes,”...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 6/1/2015

Billy
Welcome back to the Wrap-Up. This week, we investigate Converse’s plans for world domination, trip out to a new Gem Club video, and talk more summer tours.   Converse Rubber Tracks to Hand Out Free Recording Time at Iconic Studios,...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/24/2015

Billy
Welcome back to the Wrap-Up! This week, we talk Boston music festivals, hype new music from local rapper Avenue, and let a single tear roll down our cheeks in memory of an irreplaceable record shop.   Stop What You’re Doing...

Album Review: SenecaB – Rascal EP

Tyler Lavoie
  ne minute into Rascal EP, 19-year-old Boston hip-hop producer SenecaB’s latest release, you get the idea that she has something to say about city life. The opener, “After Visiting,” offers a potent Nas sample along with muted keys, beautiful pads, and...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/10/2015

Billy
Looking to catch up on last week in Boston music? Craving some new tunes? Crippled by the fear that we’re just tiny particles floating in a gaping hole of nothingness? Our Weekly Wrap-Up is your one-stop shop!* Tigerman WOAH Kick...

Local Spotlight: Latrell James

Jon Simmons
welve is the magic number. The number twelve holds a special meaning for Boston rapper Latrell James, even if for somewhat arbitrary reasons. Twelve is the age that James started rapping and making beats at home in Dorchester. Since then...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 5/4/2015

Billy
Welcome to a very special installment of the Weekly Wrap-Up, where we keep doing the same thing we’ve been doing for several months.  Grey Season Announces They’re Playing Bonnaroo You might know hometown folkies Grey Season from their 2014 effort...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/27/2015

Billy
We’re back again with the Weekly Wrap-Up, your surefire way of convincing your friends that you still keep up with all the hip-hap of Boston music. Tall Heights Make You Feel Feelings with “Spirit Cold” Gulls soaring through the air,...