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SKIFFLE BALL: THE GREAT BILLY BRAGG ON INSPIRATIONAL GRASSROOTS AND GIVING UP BEING HIP

Written by M.J. TIDWELL Posted July 13, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Books

I used to feel, metaphorically, that I stood by a vast river of music and everything that was happening came down that river and I hooked out anything that was interesting to me. Now, I feel like I’m on a small boat on a calm sea and I’m only hearing the stuff that swims near me.

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: books, Brookline Booksmith, Donald Trump, England, London, Lonnie Donegan, Margaret Thatcher, Punk, Roots Radicals and Rockers How Skiffle Changed the World, Skiffle

SING FOR ME: HOW THE GO! TEAM CONVINCED MUSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO APPEAR ON ITS ALBUM

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted January 21, 2016 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

As the English six-piece band gears up to visit the States for a short tour, frontman Ian Parton can’t help but be proud of the crew he roped together.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2016, Best Coast, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, England, Glockabelle, Hands and Knees, Indie Rock, Interview, Music, My Bloody Valentine, The Go! Team, The Sinclair

WE TOURED EUROPE WITH TWO BANDS AND THREE KIDS AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted July 13, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC

The tour was called Break the Chains, named after Boston’s very own all-gender queer liberation dance party.

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, Community Church of Boston, England, Europe, European Tour, Evan Greer, folk singer, genderqueer, riot folk, tour

TAKE TWO: DRENGE REVISIT AMERICA WITH HIGH(ER) HOPES

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted June 12, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

English rock duo Drenge are ready to double their volume on their second North American tour.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Drenge, England, Eoin Loveless, great scott, Interview, Kanye West, rock, The Cribs, The White Stripes, Undertow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

WHAT’S IN A NAME: ROCK VETERANS WIRE TALK SELF-TITLED EXPECTATIONS

Written by RYAN BRAY Posted June 2, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

English rock veterans Wire talk what’s in an album title and the evolution of their songwriting approach before playing The Sinclair.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Beastie Boys, Boston, Colin Newman, Dig, DigBoston, England, Interview, Peter Gabriel, Punk, rock, Ryan Bray, The Sinclair, Wire

WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? MUFFINS

Written by PATT KELLEY Posted February 1, 2015 Filed Under: Comics

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: dining, England, Food, muffin, Patt Kelley, usa, What's for Breakfast

LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: HACKATHON

Written by PETER PAUL PAYACK Posted February 1, 2015 Filed Under: Comics

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Cambridge, cybersecurity, England, hackathon, Life on the Left Bank, MIT, peter paul payak, University of Cambridge

LYKKE LI VS. FRIENDLY FIRES: “I’M GOOD, I’M GONE”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted September 26, 2014 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Run For Cover

Friendly Fires made “I’m Good, I’m Gone” a sultry dance track to end your evening on the perfect note. Make sure to use it as such.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Run For Cover Tagged With: 2007, 2008, Bodybuilders, Boston, Column, Columnist, Dance, debut, Dig, DigBoston, Electronic, England, English, Europe, Friendly Fires, german, Green Day, How Deep is Your Love, India!, Indie, Indietronica, Kompakt, Lykke Li, Megaphone, Mercury Music Prize, Morocco, Music, Music Video, Nina Corcoran, Paris, Photography, pop, portugal, Punk, radio, Reggae, Run for Cover, saxophone, singer songwriter, Stop motion, Sweden, The Rapture, Youth Novels

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