Mike Viola – Rock of Boston
The passing of Ducky Carlisle, a veteran of the Boston music scene for decades, made one thing readily apparent. While it is true that little is accomplished without...
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Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets – Indoor Safari
Simplifying his extensive catalog, Nick Lowe’s career can be divided into two phases. There’s the cynical, power pop rabble-rouser versus the mature songwriter. The...
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Chime School – The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
Chime School is the brainchild of Andy Pastalaniec, drummer for several San Francisco area bands including Flowertown and Seablite. His second album, The Boy Who Ran...
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Redd Kross – Redd Kross (The Red Album)
They had a celebrity grace one of their album covers. A member of the band married a Go-Go. Curt Kobain once criticized the band for being “too happy” (more on that...
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Jon Flynn – Cherry Cherry
You may remember Jon Flynn as one half of Diamond Hands. He and Joel Wall, the other half of the band, have four outstanding albums to their credit. When we last left...
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Book Review: Carl Cafarelli’s The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Vol 1)
There’s a twisted logic behind the concept of Carl Cafarelli’s new book, The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Vol 1). The author suggests that more than one record can be...
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