To Elliott
This past Monday marked the 10 year anniversary of celebrated folk rock singer Elliott Smith’s passing. Allston Pudding’s Helen Chen and Sami Martasian have a few words to say about the remarkable complexity of the artist…
Cults Says Indie Labels Are Thieves – At Least One Band Disagrees
“Major Label” and “credibility” are two terms that have always had an uncomfortable relationship. It’s rare that an up-and-coming artist signs with a major label…
When Selling-Out Gets Worse
Man, was I excited when my friend first told me to watch the trailer for the new Coen brothers’ movie, Inside Llewyn Davis. Joel and Ethan, John Goodman, a rousing folk tale, NYC in the 60s. . . it was like a sweet parody of my most absurd dreams, sans Jeff Bridges as Mr. Twit…
Guestlist: FIDLAR
LA garage rock/skate punkz FIDLAR are heading to The Sinclair this Wednesday, October 23rd, and we asked the band to put together a playlist of tunes they’re listening to. Check it out!
Please Stop Grinding At Shows
But this is not an article about my past loves, this is a PSA: Please stop grinding at shows. Please, just stop.
An Open Letter to Anyone Who Wrote an Open Letter to Miley Cyrus
To everyone that has written an open letter to Miley Cyrus recently: just shut the fuck up. Sufjan Stevens, the girl grew up with some questionable parenting and guidance via the Disney machine…
CMJ 2013 Picks and Preview
In case you’re living under a rock/in your Boston bubble, CMJ is this week in the Big Apple. To be honest, I truly loathe New York City, but CMJ is the only time…
Interview with Jeffrey Lewis
Earlier this Spring I was introduced to Jeffrey Lewis and his “low-budget films.” Upon watching him perform the “History of Communism” with a giant self-illustrated comic book and sing…
Interview: The Post Nobles
Unfortunately, it’s officially fall. Yeah, I know, it sucks to say. But, when one door closes, another opens…
Interview with Those Darlins
With their unique style of alt-country meets grunge meets rock meets pop, Those Darlins dropped their third release Blur the Line on October 1. Personal favorite? “Optimist”…