Band Bios // Skullflower
[nextpage title=”Biography” ] Associated Entries: Terminal Cheesecake Skullflower is a long-running band that include Matthew Bower – an extremely prolific musician from UK, who was also a member of such …
Band Profile – 23 Skidoo
[nextpage title=”Biography” ] With their unique fusion of tribal rhythms and industrial/experimental music, 23 Skidoo became a highly influential band in their own right, although they’re best known for being …
Artist Profile – Aaron Turner
I grew up in New Mexico, and there wasn’t a whole lot as far as youth culture is concerned. Especially when I started to get interested in straight-edge and wasn’t …
Label Profile – Twisted Village
Twisted Village is both a record label and record store, which is located in Cambridge, MA. Twisted Village (the store) is run by Wayne Rogers and his wife Kate Biggar, …
Band Profile – Birdbrain
Biography Birdbrain was a short-lived quartet from Rosslindale, MA (described as “furious grind-pop” by All Music Guide) best known for contributing their tracks “Youth Of America” and “Jet” to movies …
Band Profile – Swirlies
[nextpage title=”Biography” ] Influenced by English shoegaze scene and bands like My Bloody Valentine, Swirlies formed in the early 90s and started releasing what they described as “sneakyflute music”. Known …
Band Profile – Sleep Chamber
[nextpage title=”Biography” ] Even for a relatively diverse Boston music scene, Sleep Chamber always represented an anomaly of sorts due to heavy use of electronics, artsy/theatrical bent and s/m elements. …
Band Profile – Moving Targets
[nextpage title=”Biography” ] Although they came out of Boston hardcore scene, Moving Targets also learned a great deal from their counterparts on SST Records and records like Husker Du’s landmark …
Band Profile – Converge
[nextpage title=”Biography” ] Much like Isis, Boston band Converge represents a new(er) wave of metal/hardcore – they were influenced equally by traditional hardcore (Black Flag, Negative Approach), metal bands (Black …
Reading Room – The Sound Of Our Town: A History of Boston Rock & Roll
According to Brett Milano’s book “The Sound Of Our Town” Boston musical scene represents a combination of superstars/legends (Pixies, Cars, Aerosmith, Mission Of Burma), as well those who never got …
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