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Stopped, dropped, and rolled

Letters to the Boston editor, October 17, 2008
I’d like to thank and commend Adam Reilly for writing about the journalists arrested covering the Republican convention in St. Paul.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | October 16, 2008

Record reviewers

Meat Puppets, Dinosaur Jr, and Built to Spill at the Orpheum, September 27, 2008
The problem with these “play your most revered album in full” shows that everyone from Public Enemy to Liz Phair is doing lately is that the correct answer is not always a no-brainer.
By RYAN STEWART | October 01, 2008

Electronic spin

Jason Drakes stakes his own claim
Drake has posted a free download-only covers EP.
By GEORGIANA COHEN | January 28, 2008

Cold remedies

Stephin Merritt warms up on Distortion
One suspects all colds are terrible in the world of Stephin Merritt.
By MATT ASHARE | January 07, 2008

Freak scene

The ongoing saga of Dinosaur Jr.
It’s been more than a year since Dinosaur Jr. announced they’d be re-forming for the first time since Mascis kicked Barlow out of the band in 1989.
By MATT ASHARE | October 23, 2007

Post-punk pantheon

Daydream Nation tops our list of 10 landmark albums that made indie rock
They were, by definition, misfits.
By PHOENIX STAFF | July 16, 2007

Good vibrations

Dinosaur Jr. play nice and loud together
J Mascis hates Lou Barlow. And the feeling is mutual. Dinosaur Jr, "Almost Read" (mp3)
By JIM SULLIVAN | June 19, 2007

Boston music news: June 1, 2007

Notes on Dinosaur Jr.'s gig at Urban Outfitters
Not only have the reunited J. Mascis/Lou Barlow Dinosaur Jr. just released a new album, they’re coming to town.
By JIM SULLIVAN | May 29, 2007

Boston Music News: January 19, 2007

Notes on the Glass Set, Six Day Slide, and the Sebadoh reunion
Leah Callahan is the former singer from atmospheric Boston bands Turkish Delight and Betwixt, as well as the driving force behind a small performance-art/music group called the Illegitimate Theatre Company. Sebadoh, "The Freed Pig" (mp3)
By JIM SULLIVAN | January 16, 2007

Motley crews

A short history of Boston rock
The history of Boston rock and roll begins with these immortal words: “Ding! Dong! Ding ding dong! Ka-ding dong, ding dong ding!”
By BRETT MILANO | November 15, 2006

Boston music news: November 10, 2006

Notes on the Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra, Scissormen and Dinosaur Jr
BOSTON ROCK OPERA — the grassroots local company famous for its once annual production of Jesus Christ Superstar — is no more.
By JIM SULLIVAN | November 06, 2006

The 40 greatest concerts in Boston history: 13

Mission of Burma | the Bradford Ballroom | March 12, 1983

By PHOENIX STAFF | October 25, 2006

The 40 greatest concerts in Boston history: 14

Lou Barlow + Elliott Smith | Green Street Grill | October 4, 1998

By PHOENIX STAFF | October 25, 2006

Soft sells

The rise of indie rock’s cult of the singer-songwriter
Quiet is the new loud, pretty is the new rocking, and acoustic is the new electric. The Mountain Goats, "Woke Up New" (YouTube)
By FRANKLIN BRUNO | September 22, 2006

Taking flight

Black Helicopter reach a higher plane of rock
“It’s that classic New England heavy thinking man’s rock,” is how Sonic Youth guitarist and Northampton resident Thurston Moore puts it. The Boston hit list: Ten local bands you need to see. By Matt Ashare More Thurston Moore: What a Sonic Youth guitarist does in Northampton. By Matt Ashare Black Helicopter, "Buick Electra" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | September 05, 2006

More Thurston Moore

What a Sonic Youth guitarist does in Northampton
Just as R.E.M. will forever be associated with Athens, Georgia, Sonic Youth will always bring to mind downtown NYC. Taking Flight: Black Helicopter reach a higher plane of rock. By Matt Ashare Sonic Youth, "Incinerate" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE | August 30, 2006

Boston music news: July 21, 2006

Notes on Lou Barlow and Stacy Jones
The recent spate of activity from the Dinosaur Jr. camp has given indie rock fans plenty of reason to rejoice.
By SARAH TOMLINSON | July 18, 2006

Boston music news: February 24, 2006

A new Dinosaur Jr. record, Dropkicks return to Conan, "Haunted Tooth, Neon Fang," and more
Believe it or not, Dinosaur Jr. are convening at J Mascis’s home studio this month to record material for a new album.
By SARAH TOMLINSON | February 21, 2006

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