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PREVIEW: Forecastle Festival 2018
Forecastle Festival 2018: Louisville’s Largest Multifaceted Affair Celebrates 16 Years of Diversity in Music and Kentucky Culture. Ahh…festival season is once again in full-force here...
COVER STORY: Linqua Franqa on Hip-Hop, Linguistics and Social Activism
Between running for office in Athens, performing as Linqua Franqa, helping to unite the city’s burgeoning hip-hop scene and pursuing a doctorate in linguistics, Mariah...
Show Preview: Artist Ashwin Shenoy Opens Up About His Many Creative Pursuits
Ashwin Shenoy recently selected the moniker Xenai to help categorize his creative work. The Boston based musician boasts an impressive resume that includes producer, composer,...
PHOTO GALLERY: Kid Koala Brings Vinyl Vaudeville Tour To Boston
Kid Koala, the esteemed DJ, producer and award-winning graphic novelist, has transformed his storytelling proclivities into some of the most memorable shows the world has...
The California Consortium of Song Presents: Playhouse Sessions II
Where: : Santa Monica Playhouse – Santa Monica, CA When: May 11, 2018 As the sun set over the glorious golden shore of the Pacific...
INTERVIEW: On ‘Die Cut,’ Cut Chemist Learns to Love Live Music
After almost three decades in the music business, Cut Chemist (aka Lucas MacFadden) is redefining himself, yet again. It’s been about 12 years since Cut...
LIVE REVIEW: Hawthorne Heights Leave Inhibitions Behind At Boston’s Brighton Music Hall
Hawthorne Heights’ debut album, The Silence In Black and White, was released 14 years ago and served as the prototype for alternative records that also...
COVER STORY: Courtney Barnett Opens Up About Her Creative Process on New LP
“He said ‘I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup And spit out better words than you’ But you didn’t Man you’re kidding yourself if...
VINYL OF THE MONTH : Videogram – “Test Subject 011”
VINYL OF THE MONTH Videogram Test Subject 011 (7-inch) (SelectaVision Records) The SelectaVision debut by Videogram (aka Sweden’s Magnus Sellergren) is an open love letter...
VINYL REVIEW: The Return Of the Living Dead Soundtrack
The Return of the Living Dead has had, over the years, a problematic soundtrack to say the least. Problematic in that is was damn near...
