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Rock Interview: Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens, “practically an honorary Boston band”

March 18, 2015
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“The kids in Boston accepted us unconditionally, and we hung out with everyone out there—Barrence Whitfield, the Bristols, the Del Fuegos.”

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Rock Concert Review: The Church — Still Dreaming

March 13, 2015
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For the diehards who crowded the Sinclair, the Church aren’t about hit singles and nostalgia; they’re about double-guitar dreamscapes and psychedelic visions.

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Book Review: The Life of Lou Reed — Those With No Moral Compass Beware

March 12, 2015
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We learn, over and over, that the author of the song “Vicious” dispensed his legendary acts of cruelty with sadistic aplomb.

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Rock Review: Mike & the Mechanics — A High Sense of Songcraft

March 8, 2015
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Over a 90-minute set Mike & the Mechanics touched a number of bases, all of them comfortable and familiar: Rousing AOR rock, soft rock ballads, retro-soul, and just a slight touch of Genesis prog.

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Album Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds “Chasing Yesterday”

March 3, 2015
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If you’re interested in ol’ reliable Noel Gallagher songs, there are a couple of examples on Chasing Yesterday

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Arts Interview: Producer/Performer Peter Asher on the Optimistic Vibe of the ’60s

February 18, 2015
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“It’s important not to get into the ‘They don’t write songs like that anymore’ school of thought.”

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Fuse Rock Concert Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood — Sticking to its Hippie Guns

February 16, 2015
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Yes, Chris Robinson is ironically in a band called the Brotherhood when he can’t work with his actual brother in the Black Crowes.

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Book Interview: “Season of the Witch” — Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Occult Imagination

February 3, 2015
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“To say that the occult ‘saved’ it is really to say that the spiritual agitation is at the heart of what was able to bring rock ‘n’ roll to its most interesting places.”

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Rock Concert Review: Billy Idol — Aging, But Still Playing the Bad-Boy

February 2, 2015
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Go ahead, name another older rocker this side of Iggy Pop who can get away with playing most of his show bare-chested.

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Rock Concert Review: Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven — For the Professorial Class

January 17, 2015
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This was the sixth consecutive year the double bill of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven hit the Middle East on MLK weekend; it was sold-out as usual.

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