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Book Review: “Next Big Thing” — The Music Scene and Rock Clubs of 1980s Boston, Revived

November 30, 2013
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In “Next Big Thing,” Terry Kitchen’s prose brings 1980s Boston, its music scene, and its rock clubs—from the long gone Rathskeller to the still standing Paradise—to life.

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Album Review: Singer/Songwriter Jake Bugg Approaches “Shangri La”

November 27, 2013
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Jake Bugg is hardly a punk, but he’s definitely acquired a bite that he didn’t have on his debut album.

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Rock Album Review: Beady Eye — “BE” Good?

November 19, 2013
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At its best, “BE” is an adventurous album, which automatically makes it an improvement over Beady Eye’s 2011 debut.

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CD Review: Death Grips — Hands On the Modern Moment

November 18, 2013
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Hopefully, Death Grips can keep finding new ways to convey contemporary dissonance, because as it stands now they have produced four of the most important musical works of the 21st Century.

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Fuse Concert Review: OTP — Having Fun at the Middle East-Upstairs

November 5, 2013
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Despite the band’s obvious affinity for alcohol, there’s nothing sloppy about OTP. They’re a tight unit.

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Rock Album Review: Alternative Music Round-Up

November 5, 2013
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A pithy critical consideration of new releases from Flaming Lips, The Frights, Mind Spiders, Radioactivity, Ólöf Arnalds, Lee Bannon, Armand Hammer, and Haunted Horses.

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Film Review: The Stone Roses Bloom Again — “Made Of Stone”

November 4, 2013
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This is a movie that one Stone Roses fan made for other Stone Roses fans to enjoy. There’s nothing wrong with that though, and judged in this way, it’s a winner.

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Rock Remembrance: Lou Reed Reaped What He Sowed — Art, Truth & Beauty

October 29, 2013
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Lou Reed has left us, but the truths he took pains to show us about ourselves and our society – much as we try to cover them up – remain.

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Album Review: Arcade Fire’s Fantastic “Reflektor”

October 28, 2013
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As those of you who have already heard “Reflektor” no doubt know, the album is fantastic, one of the best of the year for sure, whether the Grammys take notice or not.

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Rock CD Review: Pearl Jam — A Sturdy “Lightning Bolt”

October 15, 2013
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Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam’s tenth and latest studio album, takes the band’s newfound (or at least newly re-found) appreciation for radio-friendly mainstream rock and successfully stretches its parameters a bit.

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