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Book Review: “With the Radio On” — The Modern Lovers, Aptly Canonized

March 18, 2017
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Simplicity is its genius; some call “Roadrunner” the first punk song for a reason.

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Music Preview/Appreciation: Jens Lekman Attains Indie Sainthood

March 12, 2017
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If there is such a thing as upbeat melancholia, then Jens Lekman has got it down pat.

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Music Interview/Review: Former Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Crosses Musical Borders

February 20, 2017
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“My ancestors fled pogroms in Poland and today we have a crisis to rival what went on in the 1940s.”

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Music Preview: Drive-By Truckers — Triumphantly Defiant

February 6, 2017
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It’s almost as important to see the Drive-By Truckers show at the Royale as to join a march in the streets outside.

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Music Interview: Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols — A “Lonely Boy”

January 30, 2017
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Having long gotten “the short end of the stick,” Sex Pistols founding member Steve Jones decided to write his autobiography.

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CD Review: Code Orange’s “Forever” – A Brutal Triumph

January 24, 2017
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On its latest LP, Code Orange reinvents pain.

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Music Interview: Tommy Stinson — The Living Embodiment of Rock-and-Roll?

January 18, 2017
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Anything Could Happen is a 12-song collection that is as good as anything that a fan could have hoped for from Tommy Stinson.

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CD Review: Dropkick Murphys’ “11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory” – Not Painful, But Not Glorious

January 14, 2017
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The Dropkick Murphys tick all the boxes on their latest full-length album.

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Music Interview: Kristin Hersh — Making the Best Music of Her Life

December 14, 2016
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“There should never have been the cult of the rock star. That just shouldn’t have happened.”

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Concert Preview: David Crosby Still Sees the Light

December 7, 2016
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At age 75, there are more miles behind David Crosby than ahead of him, but he is resolved to carry on with freak flag flying.

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