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Monotonix: Out in the Sticksnew

Purists know that rock & roll is a violent, chaotic tool, and in its spastic live shows, the stripped down Israeli trio wields it like a manifesto.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  04-03-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Silversun Pickups: Waiting is the Artist's Partnew

Even in the midst of the L.A. band's skyrocketing popularity, most of their time is spent simply getting to the next gig.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  06-06-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Old Dude Still Cooler Than Younew

Is he over the hill, or at the top of the heap?
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  01-17-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Into the Sonnew

Lennon knows all of the preconceptions people have about him -- who knows, though, maybe he's just a prick.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  12-13-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Party Downersnew

Hot Chip have long considered themselves more of a recording project than a touring one -- although the consolidation of a live band and plans to record a third album as a group have lately altered the plot a bit.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  11-01-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

What Does Boston Sound Like?new

It sounds something like We're All Gonna Die.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  06-21-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Exquisite Bummersnew

Murder By Death's new album, In Bocca al Lupo, features a breadth of songs whose themes touch on everything from murder, death, violence and criminal suffering.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  05-17-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Chanteuse on the Loosenew

You'd be well-advised to experience Giant Drag's uniquely familiar sound before the band lives up to their name.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  05-10-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Not A Bad First Draftnew

Editors play instantly familiar hand-wringing, doomsday dance-rock with pants-off disco beats, throat-slashing ninja guitars and a bass archer firing off sexy groove darts like Gay Cupid in too much eyeliner.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  01-19-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

N.H. Metal Heroes Not To Be Taken for Granitenew

Scissorfight guitarist Jay Fortin confirms his band's credibility, as well as his hatred for "mall-ified" commodity emo.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  11-17-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

New Orleans Weirdoes Safe, Sound and Unsoundnew

Despite having been ousted from their hometown by a rather unfriendly natural disaster named Katrina, Quintron and Miss Pussycat continue to play around with their music...and puppets.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  11-09-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

Go, Go!Team, Go!new

The Go!Team explains why gibberish is cool, and just how they follow no trends and all trends.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  10-26-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

Brit-Poppers a Little Bit Literatenew

Idlewild's Roddy Woomble discusses that undefined point where a song becomes something more than a sequence of impulses.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  08-31-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

Peelander-Z Are Always Super Coolnew

What do you get when you mix Mexican wrestling, Japanese anime and punk rock? The superhero trio Peelander-Z, who have landed from outer space to impress earthlings with their warped sound.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  07-27-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

Rock the Party That Rocks the Bawdynew

Just try and keep doing your cool hipster head nod during a collision with super sexxxy, campy rockers Gravy Train. The Weekly Dig double dares you.
Dig Boston  |  Luke O'Neil  |  07-20-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews

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