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The wacky worlds of Michael Jackson and Ozzy Osbourne
The New York Post got to resurrect its priceless "Wacko Jacko" headline. Barbara Walters scored Super Bowl-level ratings without having to lift a pretty little finger. And Michael Jackson, well, no matter how you slice it, he got screwed royally.
Joan As Police Woman lets her guard down
Lack of talent, charisma, and/or personality can prevent a good band from achieving greatness — but too much of a good thing can also be a problem.
Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti work it out
A little over four years ago, the Boston music scene lost one of its cuter couples when singer-songwriter Blake Hazard and guitarist/producer John Dragonetti left town for LA.
Chris Brokaw is booked solid
It was no surprise to find Chris Brokaw in Hawaii last week, just two Saturdays before he’s due back in Cambridge to pull a double shift upstairs at the Middle East.
Notes on the New Year
The New Year, a band the Kadanes started with Chris Brokaw on drums a decade ago, are still a going concern.
Street Dogs remain Boston to the core
"You could put us in Anchorage or Alaska or Antarctica or even somewhere in the Himalayas, and at heart we’d still be from Boston.”
The ‘definitive’ Mission of Burma
The adage “All things come to those who wait” tends not to find too many useful applications in rock and roll.
Notes on Ketman and more
After three EPs, Ketman are ready to release a full-length album.
Orbit resume their aborted mission
Jeff Robbins is something of a rock star — just not the kind who plays Super Bowl halftime shows or collects Grammys.
Notes on 7L & Esoteric, Travels, and Mission of Burma
The local rap duo 7L & Esoteric head east on their new full-length.
Lock and Key close up shop
Sometimes you just gotta eat shit.
Notes on the Submarines and two great local benefits
There are two worthwhile benefits coming up this week.
Geoff Farina’s new Glorytellers
There was a time when it was easy to hate Geoff Farina. Well, maybe hate is too strong a word.
Tiger Saw show some animation
A tap-dancer, a magician, and an eight-piece horn section. According to a recent Web-site missive from Tiger Saw, the latest incarnation of the Newburyport-based indie collective includes all three.
Chris Ballew’s POTUSA
Seattle’s Presidents of the United States of America were the right band from the right place at the right time when their homonymous debut flew up the charts back in 1995.
A revved-up Bang Camaro and techno Freezepop lead the way
Bands and artists do have a way of coming and going here in Boston.
Thalia continues to move beyond Come
Thalia Zedek is hunched over a pint at the Cambridge Brewing Company, looking a bit like a grizzled veteran of some sort of mythical rock-and-roll war.
Attack | Quarterstick/Touch and Go
From the first monster-metal riff and warlock scream, it’s pleasantly obvious where Dead Child are headed on their full-length debut.
The Gossip, the Black Keys, and the Kills
White rockers generally come by the blues one of two ways.
The Billionaires escape from the island
Unbusted. If that name rings a bell, chances are you were around Boston three years ago.
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