“The music I’m doing today is dismissed as something simple or fun, and it’s neither. It’s more negative than I wish for it to be, really, but that’s life usually.”
MINT GREEN: HOW A RISING POP PUNK ACT KEEPS THE SCENE FRESH
How the dissolution of a high school band led to one of the most promising pop punk acts in Boston.
RAGE AGAINST THE MAGAZINE: COUNTERCULTURE IS ALIVE AND WELL
A friendly reminder that Boston is a city that runs on cyclical demolition and rebirth. Counterculture never left.
LINA TULLGREN: EARNEST OPTIMISM AND ACCIDENTAL MELANCHOLY IN NEW ENGLAND
Jamaica Plain’s rising musician on the overlooked optimism of sad guitarwork and bailing Berklee before she even got here.
CLAM, CRAB, COCKLE, COWRIE: THE CREATIVE SPONTANEITY OF CATE LE BON
The Welsh musician explains how to unleash your creative side and create fake holidays.
LOW-KEY LOCAL SWOON: BIRTHING HIPS, KAL MARKS, MORE PLAY MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS
It’s nights like this where you turn to folks who left for New York City and taunt them for leaving a city with music this stacked.
SOLO RABBIT: ESKIMEAUX AND THE STRENGTH OF BEING SINGLE
How one singer-songwriter shows defiance in a world of hurt.
GET A YES: HOW SAD13 OF SPEEDY ORTIZ MAKES CONSENT COOL
Speedy Ortiz’s frontwoman goes solo and tackles demisexuality, consent, comics, and everything in between.
WHEEL OF TUNES: ULTIMATE PAINTING
The breezy garage pop duo answer questions about The Rolling Stones, garlic bread, and Weirdo Records inspired by their new album, Dusk.
SHONEN KNIFE: WHY THE JAPANESE TRIO STILL ROCKS 30 YEARS LATER
The band that captured the hearts of Nirvana and Sonic Youth talk cult followings, DIY ethos, and the secret to writing a good punk song.
