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’80S GLORY DAYS AND THE GORY DEMISE OF THE CHANNEL

Written by NATE HOMAN Posted October 9, 2019 Filed Under: DigThis, Interviews, MUSIC

A weekly calendar might look like this: all-ages hardcore matinee on Sunday, up-and-coming rock showcase on Tuesday, Afro-pop extravaganza Wednesday, head-banging metal on Thursday, vintage blues on Friday, all topped off with a ’60s rock legend in town on Saturday night.

Filed Under: DigThis, Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 7 Seconds, Alice in Chains, and Agnostic Front, Black Flag, Boston, clubs, Devo, FarrenHeit, Gang Green, gangsters, history, KYO, Ministry, mob, mobsters, Murphy’s Law, Music, Napalm Death, podcast, podcasts, Rollins Band, Sick of it All, SS Decontrol, the Bruisers, The Channel, the Misfits, the Nor’easters, the Ramones, Venues, Wrecking Crew

AROUND MY WAY: THE PULL UP

Written by G. VALENTINO BALL Posted March 28, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Non-fiction

The latest quarterly expression of their mutual affection, the Pull Up, will showcase the area’s emerging and established talent. But for this unique crew, it’s not just about seeing artists perform live—it’s about the building of community that comes from regular connections, and fixing systems that for too long have denied people an equal shot.

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Non-fiction Tagged With: Around My Way, BINJ, Boston, Boston History, Cambridge, DJs, Dutch Rebelle, Geespin, hip hop, KBX, Killer BoomBox, live music, Marquis Neal, Massachusetts, MCs, Middle East, Music, NEONE, producers, The Channel, The Pull Up, the rat

BOSTON ROCK NOIR: CLEA SIMON’S SCENESTER MYSTERY HAS BEEN SIMMERING FOR DECADES

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 24, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Books

"I finally got to write about the rock scene, but it’s also about the fallibility of memory, and that weird nostalgia. We all look back on our youth as some kind of golden time, but we’re all subjective, we’re all flawed. How much of that is real?"

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: books, Boston, Cambridge, Clea Simon, Massachusetts, mystery novels, Noir, novels, rock, The Channel, the rat

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