Why Boston’s bleakest band is looking on the bright side with their most positive, and arguably most powerful, album yet.
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WHEEL OF TUNES: PILE
For our recurring interview series, Boston's revered rock band talks dance moves, golden retrievers, and the best milkshake in North America.
ASTRAL WORKS: RYAN H. WALSH HUNTS DOWN OLD BOSSTOWN SOUND IN KICKASS MASS ROCK THROWBACK
he resulting new book, Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, goes leagues beyond extended album review fanboy territory and illustrates in full kaleidoscopic fashion a post-folk avant-garde rock scene that was expressly centered around the Greater Boston region, but which resonated far and wide for decades after.
GOOD GRIEF: THE SERIOUS SIDE OF VUNDABAR
Vundabar put on one of the funnest shows you’ll ever see. So why is Boston’s indie rock pop group grappling with so much grief?
WHEEL OF TUNES: WYCLEF JEAN
For our recurring interview series, the iconic rapper talks Fela Kuti, stripper poles, and escaping death in the ’80s.
FAREWELL MAGNOLIA: SAYING GOODBYE TO JP’S FOLK MUSIC HIDEOUT
The secret music venue will go out with a bang: live music, comedy sets, and a free mixtape cataloging it all.
WHEEL OF TUNES: SOCCER MOMMY
The Nashville bedroom pop musician talks Tom Petty, horoscopes, and trends that never die for our interview series.
GREAT SCOTT: A POP-UP BREAK DOWN
A guide to scoring the best deals at Great Scott’s local record store event today.
WHEEL OF TUNES: PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC
Legendary funk icon George Clinton talks Men in Black, bad drugs, and why he gets so many jaywalking violations.
WHEEL OF TUNES: PALM
The math-bent indie rock group talks Twin Peaks, procrastination, and baking homemade bread before going on tour.