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STRICTLY LOCAL: SPEEDY ORTIZ
I recently met up with Speedy Ortiz, the up-and-coming, talented, and supremely adorable “snack-rock” band as they ate dinner from the Sinclair’s swanky restaurant before their highly anticipated show...
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INTERVIEW: MARK ARM OF MUDHONEY
You’d be hard-pressed to find another band who eschews rock star pretense as well as Mudhoney. Even as the Seattle grunge outfit prepares to turn 25, an event surely worth celebrating for any band,...
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DEERHUNTER: MONOMANIA
GENRE | ALL OF THE GENRES VERDICT | SERENELY DIRTY LABEL | 4AD RELEASE | 5.7.13 On Deerhunter’s much-anticipated fifth studio album, Bradford Cox and co. get weird in a hurry. But despite an undeniable...
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AWAIT RESCUE: EVERYONE YOU KNOW EP
GENRE | FOO FIGHTERS FAN-FRIENDLY VERDICT | TAKE THE GRUNGE PLUNGE LABEL | SELF-RELEASED RELEASE | 4.5.13 Bringing the hometown boogie-down, local hard rock heroes Await Rescue dropped their EP last...
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LOCAL PICK: DEAD CATS DEAD RATS @ O’BRIEN’S PUB
Photo credit: JustBill.net Photography Get to O’Brien’s Pub and rock to grunge punk trio Dead Cats Dead Rats on Friday, before the weekend passes by. Come on, you might as well live it up before you’re...
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PREVIEW: HIPPIE CHIC @ THE MFA
“Fashion was so much connected to what was going on culturally. It was a new youth movement that was really challenging authority. Fashion was at the heart of new ideas.” There once was a time when...
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LOCAL PICK: DEAD CATS DEAD RATS @ O’BRIEN’S PUB
Before you do anything hasty, like calling PETA or a clean-up crew, please note that Dead Cats Dead Rats isn’t a pile of deceased animals. That is, unless O’Brien’s Pub is trying to break some kind of...
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REPORTING LIVE: THE MELVINS @ THE PARADISE, MONDAY 7.29.13
After 20+ studio albums, several live albums and EPs, the Melvins (Check out the Dig‘s interview HERE!) returned to the Paradise Rock Club on Monday, celebrating their 30th anniversary tour. A lot of...
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#TBT: NIRVANA ON MTV UNPLUGGED
Nirvana have remained relevant far into the new millennium. Jay-Z sampled “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on his latest album, and the Nevermind baby’s age is reported just about every year (thanks,...
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A HEAPING PILE OF ROCK
Image by Natasha Moustache Police raids with guns drawn. Basement show gas leaks. Spooky converted flophouses. Sampling stranger’s shampoos. These are just a few of Pile bassist Matt Connery’s favorite...
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INTERVIEW: KING BUZZO (OF THE MELVINS)
Photo by Mackie Osborne The Melvins frontman and cofounder, Buzz Osbourne is on the road right now supporting his solo acoustic project, ‘This Machine Kills Artists.’ Since the band’s formation in 1983...
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INTERVIEW: DRENGE
Daft Punk, The Carpenters, Simon & Garfunkel, Outkast, Suicide. There’s something about musical duos that can bring out the best of both members. While their gritty sound and hard-hitting notes are...
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RUN FOR COVER: NO DOUBT VS. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
View ArticleFOTOBOM: BUSH AT HOUSE OF BLUES
Libidos went wild as Bush's lead man Gavin Rossdale hopped off the stage to serenade lascivious ears with "Little Things" from their classic Sixteen Stone effort.
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: THE ZOMBIES VS. DINOSAUR JR.: “WHENEVER YOU’RE READY”
This is what the '60s could have sounded like if The Zombies tripled up on the guitar amps.
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: NO DOUBT VS. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: NO DOUBT VS. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
View ArticleFOTOBOM: BUSH AT HOUSE OF BLUES
Libidos went wild as Bush's lead man Gavin Rossdale hopped off the stage to serenade lascivious ears with "Little Things" from their classic Sixteen Stone effort.
View ArticleRUN FOR COVER: THE ZOMBIES VS. DINOSAUR JR.: “WHENEVER YOU’RE READY”
This is what the '60s could have sounded like if The Zombies tripled up on the guitar amps.
View ArticleNEW YEAR, NEW YOU: DAEPHNE REINVENT THEMSELVES FOR DEBUT LP
Rising act daephne ditch '90s emo for dark grunge before they leave for the west coast.
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