AltWeeklies Wire
Rob Swift on Biters, Haters and Nerd Circlesnew
Swift has spent the last two years developing Ill Insanity, an X-Ecutioners spin-off gang alongside the comparably nimble-wristed Total Eclipse and Precision.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
03-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ill Insanity
Fending Off Piratesnew
Can independent labels fight file sharing more effectively than the majors?
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-28-2008 |
Music
Neptune Goes Extra Big in '08new
Neptune is a three-man sculpture/electrical engineering/performance team who build their gear by hand; a mess of barrels, blades, auto scrap and other miscellany both domestic and industrial, all modded with electronics.
Dig Boston |
Daniel Lopatin |
02-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neptune
Everyone Wants Keren Annnew
Legions of indie-rock boys around the world have a behemoth-size crush on Keren Ann. I do not. I am a professional journalist with nothing but respect of Mlle.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
02-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Keren Ann
Vampire Weekend's Debut is Solidnew
It's an impressive first outing on what should be a shaky premise at best: four pasty indie dudes taking a stab at Afro-pop.
Dig Boston |
John DiSalvo |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
The Pack Heeds a Higher Callingnew
As hip-hop continues to falter -- falling from high art to hi-fi ringtone factory -- it's quite possible that the salvation of the culture lies in four Vans-wearing skateboarding teens from Berkeley, CA.
Dig Boston |
MartÃn Caballero |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Based Boys, The Pack
The Von Bondies: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Divorcenew
Like the bemused children of guilt-ridden divorced parents, Von Bondies' fans are eager for Jason Stollsteimer and company to make up for lost time.
Dig Boston |
Martin Caballero |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Von Bondies
The Music Year in Contextnew
How does 2007 stack up to its counterparts in decades past? Arbitrarily, no doubt! Let's begin.
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
01-07-2008 |
Music
DJ Assault is Strictly Bootynew
Regardless of what it's called, Assault's high-energy style, which mixes elements of Detroit and Chicago techno, Miami booty bass and the sex rhymes of acts like 2 Live Crew and Too $hort, lands him in about 100 different DJ booths across the globe each year.
Dig Boston |
Dave Wedge |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
MC Frontalot: Rep Your Inner Nerdcorenew
If there's one thing that blacktop hip-hop purists hate more than condoms, gun control and Bill O'Reilly, it's nerdcore rap-dweebs like MC Frontalot.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MC Frontalot
Disco Biscuits Aren't Another Dreaded Stereotypenew
For anyone who gets bored staring at a DJ seductively twisting their knobs, or questioning if that wanker on stage with all the girls spilling drinks on his Mac is just pushing play; the Biscuits offer an organic, human mutation of electronica that channels energy like only bands can do.
Dig Boston |
Nate Leskovic |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Disco Biscuits
Black Clouds is Breaking Shit and Reminiscingnew
The guitar and drum trio from Providence and Somerville has been rattling rooms for the past three years with their brutally primal ur-garage.
Dig Boston |
Martin Pavlinic |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Clouds
Del the Older, Wiser Homosapiennew
The task for Del's upcoming fifth solo disc The 11th Hour wasn't to cage the beast, but to channel his abundant energy into stronger focus and broader appeal, made possible by a rigorous study of music theory and composition.
Dig Boston |
Martin Caballero |
10-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bob Log III is Left to His Own Devicesnew
Log's first band, Doo Rag, earned weird-cred touring with Ween, and he's currently supporting fringe-hippie favorites Akron/Family -- while tracks like "Boob Scotch" may seem a bit lowbrow, we're taking it as a sign that Log would rather people focus on the fact that, among other things, he's playing drums with his fucking feet, people.
Dig Boston |
Ben Sisto |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Log III
Are Rappers the New Cat Ladies?new
DMX's dogs were seized and the rapper is devastated -- is he an animal hoarder?
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
09-12-2007 |
Music
Tags: DMX
