AltWeeklies Wire
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
Class of 2011: Eleven Boston Bands to Ring in the New Yearnew
The bands you should be listening to this year.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Marotta |
01-10-2011 |
Music
Ghostface Killah; Apollo Kidsnew
If Apollo Kids is a "warm-up," we can expect monster things from Ghost in the New Year.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael C. Walsh |
01-10-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Ghostface Killah
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger Explore Dualismnew
“It’s very collaborative,” says Charlotte Kemp Muhl of her band with Sean Lennon. “It’s definitely a synthesis of our two brains."
Boston Phoenix |
Reyan Ali |
01-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bang Camaro Fight the Business of Rocknew
In June 2006, the first Bang Camaro track had debuted in the Phoenix as the "MP3 of the Decade." Less than three years later, however, cracks were starting to show in what was Boston's (literally) biggest rock-and-roll band.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Marotta |
11-11-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Billy Ruane: Saying Goodbye to a Whirlwindnew
A tribute to the man who helped create the scene he loved.
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Milano and Michael Marotta |
11-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Billy Ruane
Termanology and Statik Take Lawtown Nationalnew
As the hip-hop world flattens, leveling the subterranean-versus-mainstream dynamic that's hobbled gimmick-free MCs for decades, Boston is emerging as a cultural centerpiece.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
10-25-2010 |
Music
Interview With Melissa Auf der Maurnew
On her new CD and movie — and Billy, Courtney, and Danzig.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
10-18-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
M.I.A. Talks Creativity, Politics, and Celebritynew
In September 2004, Diplo still had to explain who M.I.A. was, and he described her as a dancehall artist of Sri Lankan descent.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
10-04-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Black EL x Durkin: Color Commentarynew
If you have yet to hear Black EL x Durkin's first project, you've probably never read a hip-hop blog.
Boston Phoenix |
Erin Baldassari |
10-01-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Black EL X Durkin
After 40 years, The Residents Ditch the Scriptnew
Even if they had closed up shop 15 years ago, the Residents would go down as some of rock's most prolific pranksters. They aped the Beatles on their 1974 debut, Meet the Residents. In 1979, they almost snagged a Grammy for a record of fake Eskimo folk tales.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Parish |
02-02-2010 |
Reviews
