Pop is fun, but it’s a hell of a lot more so when things get weird.
‘POP’ GOES THE GENRE
A conversation with Berklee English prof Mark Polanzak about his new sorta memoir As journalists at DigBoston, it’s hard for us to worship genre-benders who take liberties in weaving fiction into nonfiction and memoir. But while phonies like Ben Mezrich patch together micro lies with fantasy and package slop as real talk, Berklee College […]
EXCERPT: ‘POP!’ BY MARK POLANZAK
But I wrote this funny story about my dad’s death. It goes on for many more pages, being funny and super distanced from the grief.
ASK JENNYLEE: ADVICE AND WISDOM FROM THE BASSIST OF WARPAINT
Warpaint bassist jennylee gives tips on songwriting, singing, and how to overcome fear when you go solo.
A THOUSAND MILES LATER: VANESSA CARLTON TALKS M83, CHEERS, AND MOTHERHOOD
Vanessa Carlton ditches the two-hit wonder status to build her own white picket fence life over a decade after “A Thousand Miles” and “White Houses”.
ALL TALK, ALL WALK: THE PARTY POP HYPE OF 20-YEAR-OLD SHAMIR
Pop singer-songwriter Shamir masters vibrant vocals and video aesthetics before even turning 21 years old, though he’s got plenty of wisdom to share.
REVIEW: BRIAN WILSON AND RODRIGUEZ @ BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION, THU 7/2
Be warned, young’uns: two septuagenarians just set the bar awfully high for you.
HOT READS: OUR TOP 10 MUSIC BOOKS FOR SUMMER
Books + music + beach = your summer reading roster
BOSTON KRILLING: FESTIVAL OPENERS DREAM OF TENACIOUS D
For local indie rockers Krill, the best part of playing Boston Calling is being beside Tenacious D.
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: STREIGHT ANGULAR BEND DIMENSIONS IN “MACHINES”
The two spend their time falling for each other in a warped bizzaro world of blurred 3D-vision until things fall apart.
