On a chilly December morning, Robert recounts to me the time he played his mother’s favorite song, Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” through his hi-fi system. After the cumbersome time spent […]
Okee dokee folks… Well, it’s a new year. People put way too much stock in that. Shit just carries over from the previous year. Time is a human-made construct. In […]
“We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives!” –Plan 9 from Outer Space, 1957 What […]
Okee dokee folks… If you listen to music enough you can always find lines in a song or whole songs that relate to the world around you. Lately I have […]
“It went pretty well,” said Bobby Forand about the “Give or Take” food drive he coordinated on Thanksgiving weekend at the News Cafe on Broad Street in Pawtucket. “People stayed, […]
It’s that time of year where every asshat wants to spew their “Best of whatever year” list like someone out in the ether really gives a flying fart. These lists […]
I chose a list of ten songs to fit our time. Not in any order. I added a bonus track for the holidays, just because. Ten Protest Song for our […]
Punk may be one of the most commonly misunderstood genres in modern music. But if you’re a devotee, you’re used to being misunderstood – you might even thrive on it. […]
Okee dokee folks… People apparently totally gloss over Thanksgiving now, not that I care. I am a vegetarian and the ritual slaughter of turkeys for holidays has always bothered me. […]
The leaves are dropping, and so are great local songs. Here are five you should check out! SiNGe – “Pharmers” The self-described post-sludge band SiNGe recently exploded onto the scene […]