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MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40

Written by C. SHARDAE JOBSON Posted November 20, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction

Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction Tagged With: 1980s, 1984, bboys, bgirls, Boston, Boston Hip Hop, Boston History, Boston rap, BPS, breakdancing, breaking, Dorchester, hip hop, HONK!, Madison Park, oral histories, oral history, race, racism, Rapperteers, Reebee Garofalo, Rock Against Racism, Roxbury, Spiun City Rockers, UMass, UMASS-Boston

MASS ROOTS: A NEW BOOK AND COMPILATION BRILLIANTLY SHOWCASE THE FIRST DECADE OF REGGAE IN BOSTON

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted February 27, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

"That’s what makes it most uniquely Boston, that great mix of immigrants and students, which is what our city is."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 1980s, Blue Hill Ave, Boston, Cambridge, Caribbean music, danny tucker, Downtown Studio, i-tones, Music, peter simon, Reggae, Reissue, take us home, western front, zion initation

RUN FOR COVER: FUGAZI VS. RUBBLEBUCKET: “WAITING ROOM”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted April 3, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover

Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover Tagged With: 13 Songs, 1980s, 1989, 2015, Boston, Column, Columnist, Cover, Cover song, Dance, Dig, Fugazi, Hardcore, Indie Rock, Music, Nina Corcoran, Post-Hardcore, Rubblebucket, Run for Cover, UVM, Vermont, Waiting Room, Washington DC

DREAM ON: THE RETURN OF PSYCH-PUNK ROCKERS THE PREFAB MESSIAHS

Written by MARTIN CABALLERO Posted March 19, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC

The Prefab Messiahs want you to keep your stupid dreams alive. After, they’ve been doing that for over 30 years.

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: 1980s, Bobb Trimble, burger records, clark university, devolver, dreams, inman square, Kris “Trip” Thompson, lillypad, psychedelic, Punk, rock, ronald regan, Vinyl, Worcester, xeth feinberg

REVIEW: A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW AT GREAT SCOTT

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted January 7, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews

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.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Reviews Tagged With: 1980s, 2013, 2014, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Australia, Brooklyn, Concert, Creepoid, El Ten Eleven, great scott, live, Loveless, Lush, My Bloody Valentine, New York, Nina Corcoran, Philadelphia, review, Ride, rock, Sea When Absent, Shoegaze, Slowdive, Sydney, The Black Keys, Winds

WHEN THE MOB RAN RAP MUSIC IN BOSTON: TDS MOB WAS THE HUB’S FIRST HUGE HIP-HOP HOPE …

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials

I interviewed Kool Gee the day after he rocked Wally’s. At his request, we met at the place where the TDS Mob story begins—the stoop of the old Tower Records on the corner of Newbury Street and Mass Ave. From there, he took me back to 1989, when TDS ran the calendar with a year of rap perfection.

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: 1980s, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

LAWTOWN’S FINEST: THE LYRICAL RISE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF MASS RAP LEGEND SCIENTIFIK

Written by TAK TOYOSHIMA Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials

"He was gone before his time ... People didn’t really get to experience his full potential like we did … He was right on the cusp of doing some even bigger stuff musically [that] could have been commercially successful.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: 1980s, Alex Ramirez, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

THE UNTOLD STORIES OF HUB HIP-HOP

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials

Like so much history about communities of color, the narrative of Boston hip-hop has been largely buried, ignored, forgotten. Thankfully, there remain innumerable artists, writers, fans, and even academics who, in the storytelling tradition rap music is rooted in, have kept dope alive via marvelous multimedia tributes. This whole package is dedicated to them.

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: 1980s, Alex Ramirez, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

REVIEW + FOTOBOM: GARDENS & VILLA AT THE SINCLAIR

Written by DIG INTERN Posted October 10, 2014 Filed Under: Performing Arts

It seems blog hype doesn't always lead to a rise and fall. If the cards are played right, the only direction you can go is up. Gardens & Villa are talented enough to follow that route.

Filed Under: Performing Arts Tagged With: 1980s, 2011, 2014, Alex G, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Dunes, Elliott Smith, Folk, Gardens & Villa, Indie Rock, live, live music, Music, Nina Corcoran, sad, singer songwriter, synth, The Sinclair

LAWTOWN’S FINEST: THE LYRICAL RISE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF MASS RAP LEGEND SCIENTIFIK

Written by DIG INTERN Posted September 30, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

"He was gone before his time ... People didn’t really get to experience his full potential like we did … He was right on the cusp of doing some even bigger stuff musically [that] could have been commercially successful.”

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: 1980s, Alex Ramirez, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pace Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

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