Boston Phoenix
The Boston Phoenix was founded in 1966 as an arts and entertainment newspaper for the 18-40 year old market. Today, with editions in Rhode Island and Portland, Maine, the Phoenix has a distribution of 220,000 and more than 600,000 readers...
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More by Michael Brodeur
Is 'Project Runway' Walking in Circles?new
As I watched this season's 16 Project Runway hopefuls squinting into the setting sun during their champagne reception, it was hard not to view the scene as a sad little metaphor for the state of the show. What's supposed to feel like the beginning of something new sure looks a lot more like the end of something old.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Brodeur |
08-27-2009 |
TV
Reaction Jackson: How to Mourn a Messnew
Mourning Michael Jackson felt oddly overdue, as if the sudden death he'd suffered 24 hours earlier were nothing compared to the slow one he'd been undergoing for the previous 24 years.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Brodeur |
07-01-2009 |
Music
Bands On the Road in Hard Timesnew
Nowhere does the old adage about the journey being more important than the destination ring truer than in the average band's tour van. But lately, the cost of taking your act on the road has skyrocketed to the point where it might not be worth leaving home at all.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Brodeur |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Nas Rocks the Bellsnew
The rapper fronts the tour that erased lines between commercial and underground, white and black, alternative and trendy.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-12-2011 |
Music
Sound on the Streetsnew
Mornin' Old Sport plays jazz-inspired country songs, brimming with three-part harmonies and a rare chemistry amongst the group's four members. On August 2 the group kicked off the Phoenix's new pop-up music video series, which hosts bands in unexpected and non-traditional locations for spontaneous, just-announced live shows.
Boston Phoenix |
Liz Pelly |
08-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Viva Cool Britannianew
Counting down the top 100 greatest Britpop anthems of the '90s.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Marotta, Daniel Brockman, Luke O'Neil and Michael Christopher |
08-18-2011 |
Music
Cut Copy Elevate the Cycle of Rock and Dancenew
If there's one thing music fans don't want to do anymore this decade, it's stand in a room and watch people play instruments. They want to dance. Thank the Australian electro-pop/whatever outfit Cut Copy.
Boston Phoenix |
Luke O'Neil |
04-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: dance music, Cut Copy
Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker Display Their Indie Artifactsnew
It was on a whim roughly 25 years ago that a young David Lowery called up a friend at SST Records to see how SST had been promoting records that year.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Parish |
01-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Camper Van Beethoven, David Lowery
