Anvil: Live in… Bilston?
Anvil: Live in… Bilston? Anvil. The Rolling Stones. Both together 37 years. Both touring. But who puts on a better show? We head to a tiny industrial town in the UK to find out. Anvil – Robin 2, Bilston UK – February 20th, 2018 The Rolling Stones had...
Retro Rock Mystery: Clea Simon’s “World Enough”
Retro Rock Mystery: Clea Simon’s “World Enough” A mystery that takes place in the 1980's Boston club scene? Sign us up! We chat to Author Clea Simon about youth, nostalgia and forgiveness. Before Clea Simon became known as a world-class mystery...
Reviewed: Indonesian Junk “Stars in the Night”
Reviewed: Indonesian Junk “Stars in the Night” "The antidote to the anodyne nature of most of what passes for “rock” at the moment" Rum Bar Records seems to have cornered the market in pissed-off sounding bands who spend WAY too long listening to the first New York...
Live: Fall Out Boy @ TD Garden Boston
Live: Fall Out Boy @ TD Garden Boston Older Cousin takes younger cousin to a formative concert, finds screaming tweens and (poorly concealed) receding hairlines. Fall Out Boy: The M A N I A Tour – TD Garden, Boston MA – October 27, 2017 When in the course...
Reviewed: North Mississippi Allstars: Prayer for Peace
Reviewed: North Mississippi Allstars: Prayer for Peace For anyone who’s troubled, hell, for any person with a conscience, this record’s for you. The mournful blues of the North Mississippi doesn’t evoke the wailers of the Civil Rights era — it actually invokes...
Live: Chameleons Vox – Pleasure, Pain, Perfection
Live: Chameleons Vox – Pleasure, Pain, Perfection Underground Postpunk legends stuff a weekend night venue to capacity, redefining "nostalgia show" Chameleons Vox – Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge MA – September 16, 2017 For a 57 year old who never...
In Praise of Stadium Shows: Metallica live at Gillette Stadium
In Praise of Stadium Shows: Metallica live at Gillette Stadium Small venues have their charms, but stadium satisfaction is where it's at! Metallica at Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ~ May 19, 2017 I like everything about the fragrant dives and bleachy-clean mid-sized...
Let’s Get Political: Todd Rundgren live @ The Wilbur Boston
Let’s Get Political: Todd Rundgren live @ The Wilbur Boston Breitbart-types beware, Rundgren live leaves no room for "Liars". Lots of people who post on Facebook were apparently dead shocked two weeks ago, when Todd Rundgren suggested to an interviewer that...
Reviewed: The Who live in Glasgow
Reviewed: The Who live in Glasgow With only 2 original members left, both in their 70s, can The Who put on a farewell show worth watching? The Who @ SSE Hydro Glasgow Scotland: April 7, 2017 We all have ‘em – that one friend who loves your favorite band almost as much...
Familiar Bliss: 10 Veteran Rockers You Must See at SxSW
Familiar Bliss: 10 Veteran Rockers You Must See at SxSW Out of touch with which cutting edge artists to see at SxSW? Head for the disappointment-free zone with these rock stalwarts. You swore it would never happen to you. You’d never be one of those middle-aged...
Live: Adam Ant: Kings of the Wild Frontier Tour 2017
Live: Adam Ant: Kings of the Wild Frontier Tour 2017 37 years later, Ant is still King of the Wild Frontier So the other night I went to the theatre to see Adam Ant perform the entirety of his “Kings of the Wild Frontier” album (recorded with his former band the Ants,...
