With their 100th release out, founders and members look back at the history, mission, and goals
UNDER THE UNDERGROUND: AN ORAL HISTORY OF BOSTON DIY LABEL CITIZENS’ LOFT
oral history
STILL SPINNING: HUB VINYL ICON SKIPPY WHITE AND THE TUNES BOSTON HAS HUMMED SINCE THE ’60S
"Skippy’s been around since, what, 1961? Skippy is Boston history."
MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40
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.
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 6
Contrary to rumors, the distribution manager never lived in the delivery van
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 5
"It was psychotropic. It was insane. Shit glowed. Literally glowed green. Would change anybody’s disposition."
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 4
Since the start of this verbal record, the Weekly Dig ascended from ziney origins to become a legit voice from the underground amongst the cluttered, otherwise risk-averse landscape of Boston print media. But success enhances ambitions, ambitions lead to stress, and stress makes everybody cranky. Cranky, and the opposite of sober.
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: EPISODE 3
"We couldn’t pay the rent early on, so we figured out a way to supplement that. We held parties. Like, keg parties."
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG PART II: THE FIGHT FOR FREE
The Dig goes to war with the Phoenix, or something like that
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG EPISODE 2: THE FIGHT FOR FREE
The Dig goes to war with the Phoenix, or something like that
AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG PART I: SHOVELIN’
Attentive readers may notice sources contradicting each other now and again. I should explain that I knowingly left a few such discrepancies in the text, because especially with regards to decades-old events that may have occurred in the midst of heavy alcohol and/or drug consumption, sometimes folks simply remember shit differently.
