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Music During Wartimenew

Pearl Jam and Neil Young confront an increasingly unpopular war, a body count that grows daily, and an increasing sense of uneasiness as it becomes all too apparent that our leaders have been less than candid.
Boston Phoenix  |  Matt Ashare  |  05-22-2006  |  Music

Going Undergroundnew

Little labels have been reaching heights unheard of since Matador and Sub Pop were at the top of their game. The trend will continue in 2006.
Boston Phoenix  |  Matt Ashare  |  12-30-2005  |  Music

Nirvana-Shaped Boxnew

With the Lights Out gets at the music behind the myth. Not merely a greatest-hits package or retrospective, the new box set is a revealing look inside the musical mess that was Nirvana.
Boston Phoenix  |  Matt Ashare  |  12-03-2004  |  Music

Big Nothingsnew

If bleakness blankets singer-songwriter Elliott Smith's posthumously released CD, that doesn't mark a major change in tone from his previous albums.
Boston Phoenix  |  Matt Ashare  |  11-22-2004  |  Music

Johnny Ramone: 1949-2004new

Johnny Ramone was the guitar player who without uttering a word showed all the other punks how to do it.
Boston Phoenix  |  Matt Ashare  |  09-24-2004  |  Music

Iron Mennew

Black Sabbath get boxed in time for Ozzfest.
Boston Phoenix  |  Matt Ashare  |  07-08-2004  |  Music

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