Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague is Outta Site!
by Erin Amar | Jan 24, 2014 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague is Outta Site! The first time the genius of Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague came to my attention, he was doing a guitar solo while being held upside down by two audience members. It was not the usual thing I’d encounter on a weekend night out. By...Boy With a Beard: Boy George Returns
by Erin Amar | Jan 24, 2014 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Boy With a Beard: Boy George Returns Yep, it’s new music from Boy George. A pair of crooners that shows the Karma Chameleon’s voice has matured to strangely become that of a older African-American woman. Is this the result of the hormone pills he must be...Sparks: Two Hands, One Mouth, All Genius
by Erin Amar | Oct 30, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 2 comments
Sparks: Two Hands, One Mouth, All Genius People love to lightly throw around labels like “legendary” and “seminal,” but when it comes to Sparks, we’re not just blowing smoke. For more than 40 years, the Mael brothers, Russell (the one with the...Superbowl 2015: Halftime With Gwar!
by Erin Amar | Oct 26, 2013 | All Stories, Music | 0 comments
Superbowl 2015: Halftime With Gwar! The Who, McCartney, Madonna, Timberlake, Beyonce, GWAR!Who would have seen it coming that one small petition could blossom into a national movement to get everyone’s favorite Antartican horror-rockers to play the Superbowl? As...Exploring Early Video: Bruce Conner on Devo’s Video for “Mongoloid”
by Erin Amar | Oct 2, 2013 | All Stories, Film & TV, On The Air | 0 comments
Exploring Early Video: Bruce Conner on Devo’s Video for “Mongoloid” MOCA-TV gives a behind the scenes look at the video for "Mongoloid" The folks at MOCA.TV have been posting an array of videos exploring the work of American artist and sometimes...Fleshtones killing it at Church of Boston 7-12-13: Video
by Erin Amar | Jul 22, 2013 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Fleshtones killing it at Church of Boston 7-12-13: Video It was a hard night to decide what to do in Boston. Wire was across town, but we went with “the american beat” and hit The Fleshtones at Church of Boston, and wow what a show they put on! The...The Stranglers: Hanging Around
by Erin Amar | Jun 4, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
The Stranglers: Hanging Around There are many things it is hard to wrap your mind around when it comes to The Stranglers. The first is, formed in 1974, the band will celebrate their 40th anniversary next year. Of course, that toast will only be drank by 3 of the...The Bats flying high as North American tour kicks off! (video)
by Erin Amar | Jun 3, 2013 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
The Bats flying high as North American tour kicks off! (video) An excellent night was had at Great Scott in Allston with Flying Nun jewels-in-the-crown The Bats. Even for a Sunday night the room was cracklin’ with enthusiasm provided by an array of fans both...8 Things I Love About Killing Joke – Live at The Paradise Boston April 20, 2013
by Erin Amar | Apr 27, 2013 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
8 Things I Love About Killing Joke – Live at The Paradise Boston April 20, 2013 1. When I caught Killing Joke two years ago, Singer Jaz Coleman entered the stage in a stained coverall – like he’d just come from disposing of nuclear waste – and white face makeup...Music: What Happened? Scott Miller on 50 Years of Singles in 258 Pages
by Erin Amar | Apr 17, 2013 | All Stories, Author Interviews, Music, Reads | 0 comments
Music: What Happened? Scott Miller on 50 Years of Singles in 258 Pages RIP Scott Miller of Game Theory/The Loud Family 1960-2013. Archived: our 2011 interview about his final creative effort. As the frontman of critically acclaimed 80’s and 90’s college...The Three O’Clock: Their Time is Now
by Erin Amar | Apr 10, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
When the lineup was finally announced for this year’s Coachella music festival, the big news quickly became how many festival-goers did not know who headliner The Stone Roses were. But for me, that story hardly registered. Taking my first gander at the event’s...
