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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Jesus Lizard Poll Winner – Goat (1991)
Tracklist: Then Comes Dudley Mouth Breather Nub Seasick Monkey Trick Karpis South Mouth Lady Shoes Romeo In Juliet Associated entries: Jesus Lizard / Scratch Acid, Jesus Lizard Reunion Notes: JL …
Label Profile – PCP Entertainment
Now-defunct New York label PCP Entertainment was once a home to a whole number of garage/punk/noise/experimental bands, including Unsane, Motherhead Bug, Chrome Cranks, Fuse, ’68 Comeback, Slug, Lubricated Goat, Speedball …
Band Profile – Thurston Moore
[nextpage title=”Biography” ] While Thurston Moore is primarily known as a guitar player for Sonic Youth, he’s also an astonishingly prolific artist in his own right. From playing in Mirror/Dash …