More fan friendly, even if the fans aren’t friendly. Cheaper than seeing Ozzy Osbourne haul his carcass on stage to forget the words to ‘Crazy Train’. My first encounter with the Vans Warped Tour was an interesting one.
Taking over the newly renamed Comcast Center – Great Woods to those in the know – something near 90 bands converged on eight stages. This festival had everything from free hugs and huge burritos to Mohawks and...
The Ten Greatest Punk Guitarists Of All Time
Punk music has had some great guitarists. Below are some of the best ever to strike a chord. If it weren't for some of them, the bands you love today may never have started playing. You may not recognize all of the names listed here, but we can be grateful for their service to the punk community. Some of these artists only recorded one album. Some of them even left us way too early in life, but all...
I’m a Beck fanatic. I’ve known about this album for a while, read interviews, articles, and scraps of napkins, anything. Did it live up to my expectations? Oh, yes.
Following his pattern of rock album, mellow album, Modern Guilt is the rock album follow up to 2006’s The Information. The pattern is the only predictable thing about Beck. As any fan could tell you, no two albums are the same....
I sat down with Kelly of the Dollyrots and discussed everything from their upcoming album to this year's Vans Warped Tour dates ato meanings behind some of their songs to even the strange things small children do on a playground.
Jason: Hey Kelly, thanks for taking the time, and hopefully I don’t have any more near death experiences this week.
The Middle East Downstairs is a great place to see a show. It should be on your list of places to check out before you die. Very small, capacity of about 500, you really get to spend time with a band and those around you. As Todd Lewis took the microphone, he remarked, “It’s good to see you all, thanks for coming out,” quickly strummed his guitar to the tune of ‘Plane Crash’ and at 11:30 the Toadies had hit Cambridge.
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