In its efforts to cram so much information into so small a space, the narrative becomes unfocused.
Film Review: “Bohemian Rhapsody” — Pure Pleasure
The film captures everything I love about Queen — the outrageousness, the audacity, the bigness of it all.
Rock CD Review: Remembering the “Bosstown Sound”
We Bostonians are a tough bunch and the Remains had a tough sound. That’s what Boston music should be remembered for.
Book Review: Punk Rock and Poetry — The Record Corrected
There was an entire “New York School” that the punks were inspired by and a part of, whether they always wanted to be or not.
Concert Review: Queen + Adam Lambert at Boston’s TD Garden
To their credit, replacing Freddie Mercury is not something his surviving bandmates have ever tried to do.
Book Review: “Anatomy of a Song” — An Oral History of Pop Music
There is no doubt that Marc Myers is doing noble work — if only Anatomy of a Song was more exciting to read.
Book Review: “Just Around Midnight” — A Revelatory Look at Race and 1960s Rock and Roll
Why did rock and roll become white? Music critic Jack Hamilton’s extraordinary new book provides a challenging answer.
Theater Review: “Mercury’s Ashes” — A Beautiful Mystery Story
Homophobia may not have been behind Freddie Mercury’s decision to keep the location of his ashes a secret, but it hardly ruins Mercury’s Ashes.
Album Review: Queen’s “A Night at the Odeon”—Holding Nothing Back
1975 was when they officially began their reign. A fab year for sure.
Fuse Book Review: “Real Life Rock”—Decades of Quick Hits from Greil Marcus
If Real Life Rock‘s page count seems daunting, fear not. There isn’t an entry you’ll want to skip.