Local Spotlight: Viva La Hop Jon Simmons September 29, 2014Viva La Hop band name \ˈviːvə ˈlɑ hɑːp\ 1Long live hip-hop 2Long live the hop In the era of the...
Interview: Deacon the Villain of CunninLynguists Jon Simmons September 24, 2014ove it or hate it, a name like CunninLynguists sticks with you. The three-man rap group has put out multiple studio...
Local Spotlight: St. Nothing Knar Bedian September 3, 2014That’s how St. Nothing lead singer Marco Lawrence describes the solo-project turned trio. After hearing them headline a Great Scott...
Local Spotlight: Cam Meekins Caroline Hart August 28, 2014Boston-based hip-hop artist and producer Cam Meekins is ambitious and humble, with an eye toward improving how his generation approaches...
Local Spotlight: Ryan Aderréy Adam Kaminski August 26, 2014 I met with Ryan Aderréy in the shadow of the Prudential Center, in his basement apartment a few blocks...
Local Spotlight: Luddy Mussy Nitesh Gupta August 19, 2014When they aren’t hiding “on a barge in international waters,” the goofy and fun Luddy Mussy reside in Somerville, MA. Their music video, “Not...
Interview: The Kooks Talk “Listen” Knar Bedian July 24, 2014ith four albums released, a hearty reputation established, and many a teenage fangirl amassed, British rock band The Kooks’ fourth album...
New England, Old Sound Adam Kaminski June 24, 2014Last week I had the opportunity to speak with “power-melodic-orchestrated-song-oriented rock” group New England. Popular in the late ‘70s and...
Local Spotlight: Kal Marks Amy Smith June 9, 2014 It was pouring rain as I walked through Brighton trying to find the warehouse that holds the small room...
Talking influence, process, and dads with MØ Adam Kaminski May 30, 2014Four hours before MØ (don’t worry if you can’t pronounce it) took the stage at the Brighton Music Hall, Brighton...