The indie rock emo kids talk Star Trek, Ned Flanders, and the best way to measure intelligence.
PET FOX: THREE HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
How the technical musicians of Ovlov, Palehound, Grass Is Green, and Flat Swamp learned to lean into pop simplicity.
WHEEL OF TUNES: THIN LIPS
The Philly pop punkers talk oujia boards, lavender weed, and being weirded out by vaginas when they were growing up.
WHEEL OF TUNES: RA RA RIOT
While celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Rhumb Line, the orchestrated indie pop act talks new music, cemetery crows, and the periodic table.
WHEEL OF TUNES: TACOCAT
Power poppers talk Seattle must-sees, confronting mansplaining, and their Instagram-famous raccoon.
WHEEL OF TUNES: WILD MOCCASINS
The synth-driven poppers talk Drake, southern food, and Klon Centaur pedals.
WHEEL OF TUNES: TWO INCH ASTRONAUT
The alt-rock and post-hardcore trio talks molting mermaids, teaching kindergarten, and why they’re taking a hiatus.
ANJIMILE: HOW TO SAY “F*CK IT” WITH FLYING COLORS
A proper introduction to Boston’s most overlooked nonbinary, transmasculine musician on the eve of their newest record release.
WHEEL OF TUNES: SCREAMING FEMALES
The New Jersey punks talk fantasy worlds, MRIs, and their favorite painting by Agnes Martin.
THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2018 (SO FAR)
From alternative hip-hop to chamber folk, here’s a cheat sheet to Boston’s best music of the year so far.
