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Rock Feature: Roger Daltrey of The Who — How Can He Afford to Tour?

September 12, 2019
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If there is any theme that runs throughout the story of Roger Daltrey’s life as he tells it, it’s that he has always needed more money to – as he so folksily puts it – “pay the bills.”

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Book Interview: Jay Wexler on the State of “Our Non-Christian Nation”

September 5, 2019
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The book deals with how Atheists, Wiccans, Summums, Muslims, and Satanists “fought to have their voices heard” in communities dominated by Christians and others who were skeptical of their claim that the First Amendment applies equally to all religions.

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Rock Interview: Nils Lofgren — Being “Blue With Lou”

May 16, 2019
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“Since the late ‘60s I’ve been up and down the Northeast corridor, and Boston’s always one of our favorite stops.”

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Book Review: “The Ideas That Made America” — Not Made in America

April 17, 2019
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Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America provides an exciting, if quicksilver, tour through intellectual history.

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Rock Preview: A Salute to the New Wave That Followed on the Heels of the First Wave

March 26, 2019
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Dino Cattaneo saw an opportunity to mark another ruby anniversary with the help of “killer” – his word of choice – local artists.

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Rock Album Review: Juliana Hatfield’s “Weird” — In Customary Fine Form

March 9, 2019
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Overall, Juliana Hatfield’s Weird is closer to good than to great.

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Book Interview: Tina Cassidy on the Woman Who Made Women’s Sufferage Happen

March 3, 2019
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Tina Cassidy talks about her revealing and enjoyable new book about how a woman’s right to vote became enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

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Music Interview: Martin Phillipps of The Chills

February 18, 2019
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It would appear that Martin Phillipps and company are experiencing a late-career renaissance that bodes well for their future.

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Music Interview: Talking With Colin Blunstone — Post-Zombies

February 1, 2019
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“It’s a very exciting prospect that your peers think your worthy to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”

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Rock, Pop, and Folk Feature: Favorite Albums of 2018 — The Delightful Dozen

January 5, 2019
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Here are 12 albums that come out in 2018 that I liked.

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