Hockey + Rock = The Zambonis
by Erin Amar | Apr 3, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Hockey + Rock = The Zambonis Hockey. Rock and Roll. One involves young men on skates chasing a puck, the other, young men with guitars chasing a… Anyway, what we’re trying to say is when it comes to hockey and rock and roll, the similarities are, well, not so...Kid Congo!
by Erin Amar | Mar 12, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Kid Congo! From The Gun Club, to The Cramps, to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kid Congo has been on the inside of some of the coolest bands on the earth. Nowadays, leading Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, he seems focused on producing music which condenses all of...Cool Not Cold: 6 Ways to Say Yes to Fashion and No to Frostbite
by Kris Thompson, Kelly Camille Patterson, Eugénie Olson, & Erin Amar | Feb 9, 2013 | All Stories, Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Style & Fashion | 0 comments
Cool Not Cold: 6 Ways to Say Yes to Fashion and No to Frostbite Winter. It has its charms. Cocoa, snow, getting drunk at home with a loved one and falling asleep in front of the TV. While many are not crazy about being cold, shoveling out their car, or toppling...Big Dipper Crashes on The Platinum Planet (at last!)
by Erin Amar | Jan 8, 2013 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
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...OUR GIFT GUIDE GOES TO 11! Seventy Rocking Gifts!
by The Rocker Zine Staff | Dec 14, 2012 | All Stories, Gift Guides, Lifestyle, Popular Stories | 0 comments
OUR GIFT GUIDE GOES TO 11! Seventy Rocking Gifts! Our 2012 Gift Guide! Christian, Jewish, religious abstainer, yep you know what time it is. It’s time to show people you like, that you like them by giving ‘em a present. While some find this task to be on par with...A Rule is To Break: A Child’s Guide To Anarchy
by Erin Amar | Dec 11, 2012 | All Stories, Author Interviews, Reads | 0 comments
A Rule is To Break: A Child’s Guide To Anarchy Not many children’s book authors can count members of The Throwing Muses, The Butthole Surfers and Dee Dee Ramone among those who have publicly endorsed their work, but the husband and wife creative...El Vez: Putting the Elvis back in Xmas
by Erin Amar | Dec 5, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Latest Stories, Music | 0 comments
El Vez: Putting the Elvis back in Xmas What says XMAS more than the punkified carols of El Vez, the Mexican Elvis? Find out what to expect from his holiday tour (on NOW) Although musician/ performance artist Robert Lopez got his start playing in noted LA punk bands...Editor’s Picks: 5 Fall Favorites 2012
by Erin Amar | Nov 6, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Editor’s Picks: 5 Fall Favorites 2012 Redd Kross – Researching the Blues – Merge Records Channeling the majesty of arena rock, but elegantly never crossing the line to schlock, Redd Kross’ return to recording after a 15 year absence is indisputably...Live Review: Adam Ant at Royale Boston
by Erin Amar | Oct 15, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Live Review: Adam Ant at Royale Boston Adam Ant & the Good, the Mad and the Lovely Posse October 8, 2012 – Royale Boston Adam Ant? In Boston? Be still my 16-year-old heart! That’s the heart that spent the early 80’s swooning over video of...The Smiths’ Andy Rourke: Hang The DJ?
by Erin Amar | Oct 3, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
The Smiths’ Andy Rourke: Hang The DJ? When it comes to icons of modern rock, they come hardly more iconic than The Smiths. Rocketing out of the Manchester, England scene nearly 30 years ago on the back of singles like “What Difference Does It Make?,” “This...The Dandy Warhols
by Erin Amar | Aug 9, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
The Dandy Warhols For dry wit, it’s hard to beat The Dandy Warhols. Formed in 1994, the band’s early success is probably best remembered by the release of their 1997 album The Dandy Warhols Come Down and hit single “Not If You Were The Last Junkie On...