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NEWS: BOSTON CALLING ANNOUNCES A SUPERFAN PRE-SALE FOR ITS MAY 2017 FESTIVAL, TAKING PLACE IN ALLSTON AT HARVARD’S ATHLETIC COMPLEX
FILM FESTIVAL CURATED BY ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS NATALIE PORTMAN AND MORE TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW, JUNE 2ND AT 10AM EST AT WWW.BOSTONCALLING.COM June 1, 2016 – Boston, MA – Boston Calling Music Festival announces a Superfan Pre-Sale for its May 2017 edition, which recently revealed a new location: Allston at the fields at Harvard…
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#songoftheday = PURO INSTINCT: “TELL ME”
Puro Instinct’s 2011 debut Headbangers in Ecstasy was a dream pop record that washed over you like 65 degree sea water on a 95 degree day; refreshing, to say the least. In fact, I’ve heard countless dream pop records since and Headbangers is still my favorite. It just takes me away to some other, less…
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YOU HAD TO BE THERE (PART 2): BOSTON CALLING: SUNDAY, MAY 29TH, 2016
reviews and photos by Michael McCarthy As I previously mentioned, I was unable to make Boston Calling on Saturday. First, I woke up late at 11 when I’d meant to get up at 9 and take the 11 train into Boston from Lowell. Then I went to the train station to take the 1 train,…
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YOU HAD TO BE THERE: BOSTON CALLING MAY 2016 (PART ONE)
reviews by Michael McCarthy all photos courtesy of Mike Diskin Boston Calling kicked things off on Friday, May 28th, 2016 with three fantastic sets by under-rated singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan (and Aaron Dessner), the very popular indie artist Sujfan Stevens and the global superstar Sia. Of course, the artists are only part of the festival experience.…
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RE: #BostonCalling
Extensive Boston Calling coverage will be coming soon, but for now a few words… Great food, fine adult beverages, good vibes from the friendly crowd and, yes, fantastic music; Friday night at Boston Calling’s May 2016 edition was spot on! I hadn’t had that much fun since Boston Calling last September, no kidding. So much…
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#songoftheday = BAT FOR LASHES: SUNDAY LOVE
Another shiny diamond from Bat For Lashes’ forthcoming album The Bride. I love it’s jumpy beats and its overall haunting vibe. It’s mesmerizing, really.
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EXCLUSIVE: DALEA TALKS ABOUT ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME, DIVERSITY & ALL THINGS RELATED
interview by Michael McCarthy Yesterday we brought you an in-depth interview with the uber-talented singer/songwriter Dalea, during which we focused on every aspect of her music career, especially her incredible new album Visitor. There is more to Dalea than her music, though. In addition to communicating with the world through her songs, she also gives…
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DALEA: THE LOVE IS POP INTERVIEW
interview by Michael McCarthy Dalea started her music career as the lead singer and founder of Quimera Music, a symphonic metal band, from 2009 to 2013. This week she just released her debut solo album, Visitor, and it’s amazing. Perhaps it’s not quite as symphonic as Quimera Music, but if you were a fan of…
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NEWS: BOSTON CALLING IS THIS WEEKEND: MAY 27th, 28th and 29th
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I hope you’re ready to be highly entertained because this weekend City Hall Plaza will be taken over the Boston Calling music festival and it’s going to be a blast! If you’re in or around Boston and you love music, you really must grab tickets while you still can at…
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An Exclusive Interview with Nathassia
interview by Michael McCarthy If you’re looking for something different, some truly unique, mind-blowing electro-pop, then you’ve come to the right place. Nathassia is currently based out of London where she is very informed by its music scene. The songs on her just released debut album, Light of the World, run the gamut from modern…
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POLLY SCATTERGOOD: THE LOVE IS POP INTERVIEW, TAKE TWO
We previously interviewed the insanely talented Polly Scattergood in January of 2014 after naming her electro-pop masterpiece Arrows our Best Album of 2013. Now she’s back but this time she’s delivered something that’s practically the exact opposite of Arrows, onDeadWaves, a very organic sounding, psychedelic folk record made as a duo with James Chapman, aka…
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#songoftheday = Brandyn Burnette: “KARMA”
“It’s coming back to you,” Brandyn Burnette sings here on his new self-described, progressive soul single “Karma,” and he’ll have you worrying that that bad thing you did is coming back to bite you in the ass any day now. “Be careful what you say and what you do,” he warns. “It’s coming back to…
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NEWS: METAL LEGENDS TNT REUNITING
The fans have tirelessly asked for it and now it’s finally happening, the legendary heavy metal band TNT are reuniting with original lead vocalist Tony Harnell. During recent years, TNT has released several albums without Harnell, his replacement vocalist being Tony Mills. While that material was still better than your average metal, it just didn’t…
Thank you for your comment. I don’t know what to think about Marilyn Manson and the Evan Rachel Wood thing…
I met Marilyn Manson twice. I was probally 24? Blonde hair and skinny. He had someone film each one of…
I enjoy getting lost in the gentle aesthetically psychedelic dreamscape that Still Corners creates. I’m an old man who lived(s)…
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Thank you for posting this clip. Truly one of the most astonishing perfoances I’ve ever seen. Kudos to James Cordon…