Replacements Return: Songs for Slim
Replacements Return: Songs for Slim New music from The Replacements is reason to cheer, but the reason behind the reunion recordings isn't. In recent weeks the music world has been abuzz with the news that former Replacements Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson recorded...The Waterboys: An Appointment with Mr. Yeats
The Waterboys: An Appointment with Mr. Yeats The prospect of Celtic folk-rockers The Waterboys putting the words of Ireland’s arch-poet W.B. Yeats to music is a thrilling one. Surely these makers of “the Big Music” will tap into the mystic airs that emit from...Big Dipper Crashes on The Platinum Planet (at last!)
Big Dipper Crashes on The Platinum Planet (at last!) In the late 80s, there was hardly a star in Boston’s rock and roll sky that shone brighter than Big Dipper. Comprised of former members of an array of already legendary bands – including The...Wanda Jackson: Unfinished Business
Wanda Jackson: Unfinished Business My first real experience with Wanda Jackson’s music was a live show at Columbus, Ohio’s late-great punk rock night club, Crazy Mama’s in the early 1990s. Tiny, dark and dirty, Mama’s, was more of a dance club than a...Nice New Outfit: How To Be A Well Dressed Man About Town
Nice New Outfit: How To Be A Well Dressed Man About Town OK, little hipsters, listen up. You’re doing it all wrong. We all understand that modern “hipster” fashion is a jumble of various subcultural styles worn either ironically or without...
