Reaction Jackson: How to Mourn a Mess
Boston Phoenix |
July 1, 2009
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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
Change of Direction at SXSWnew
Ten years ago, SXSW was widely accepted as the ultimate opportunity for baby bands and A&R representatives to make goo-goo eyes at each other. But today younger, wiser bands don’t bat their eyelashes at the majors like they used to, and South by Southwest is all the better for it.
Boston Phoenix |
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Tags: music industry, SXSW
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 |
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The rapper fronts the tour that erased lines between commercial and underground, white and black, alternative and trendy.
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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.
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Liz Pelly |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tags: Camper Van Beethoven, David Lowery
