Before Less Than Jake blasted into “Doug Hastings” from 1996’s Losing Streak, bass/singer/Pez enthusiast Roger Lima proudly proclaimed, “Your parents may have enjoyed this song when you were conceived.”
Reviews
TRENT REZNOR + ATTICUS ROSS: GONE GIRL
Trent Reznor has made a lifelong career of music that pushes people out of their comfort zone. Under the moniker of Nine Inch Nails, he introduced a generation to bondage and angst. Although Gone Girl was snubbed for a soundtrack Oscar nom this year, it is a powerfully haunting album.
REVIEW: BIG K.R.I.T AND MICHAEL CHRISTMAS AT THE SINCLAIR’S CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS SHOW
If Big K.R.I.T. is the "King of the South," as announced in his first song at The Sinclair last week to a beyond-adoring audience, then Michael Christmas can claim to be the Crown Prince of Boston.
REVIEW: THE LONG COUNT/THE LONG GAME AT THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
The experience was immersive. It expanded the world and left it that way, bowing as if to say, “This space is yours now. Add to the sound.”
AT ACARO’S FINAL SHOW, EMOTIONS WERE AS INTENSE AS THE MUSIC
In life, it's really hard to walk away from something you're passionate about. And perhaps nowhere is it tougher than in the music biz.
REVIEW: A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW AT GREAT SCOTT
The '80s may have been a while ago, but A Sunny Day in Glasgow are giving today's generation the scope of shoegaze they thought they would never see live.
KANYE WEST FEAT. PAUL MCCARTNEY: “ONLY ONE”
As hard as it is to picture Kanye West and Paul McCartney hanging in the studio together, the proof is now out, and the product of their session actually works quite well.
MØ : “NEW YEAR’S EVE”
MØ leaves us with a somber but valid look towards what the new year will bring—and gives us the honesty we need to prepare for what’s ahead.
REVIEW: ALLSTON GRIME CLINGS TO DIRTY DISHES’ LATEST
Jenny Tuite and Alex Molini may have left our beloved city for the sky-brimming palm trees of Los Angeles, but Dirty Dishes still has the Allston grime clinging to the creases of their sound.
WU TANG CLAN: A BETTER TOMORROW
Through two decades of documenting struggling under repressive regimes of crime and politics, Wu Tang is well equipped to comment on 2014.