Gobby – Beats By Gobby 2
New York based, but Boston area native, Gobby has been quietly churning out well crafted, spacey, and idiosyncratic dance music for the…
An Interview with Kawabata Makoto of Acid Mothers Temple
'The Music has always taught me who I should play with.'
DIÄT – Positive Disintegration
Positive Disintegration is DIÄT’s follow up to their excellent 2015 full length, Positive Energy. The time between releases seems to have been…
Went There: Beyond Wrestling presents Uncharted Territory
“Dirty Daddy” Chris Dickinson is leaning on the corner of the ring a few feet away from me, and from where…
WENT THERE: Gender Bending Fashion @ the MFA
Born this Way by Lady Gaga played as I entered the Gender Bending Fashion exhibition, on view at the MFA through…
Music
DIÄT – Positive Disintegration
Gobby – Beats By Gobby 2
An Interview with Kawabata Makoto of Acid Mothers Temple
Golden Slugs – Love Pain
Axine M – Stylish Wallow
APRIL COMPASS: BIG 3 MUSIC // PANDEMIX @ DEMOCRACY CENTER
Film
The Birds (1963) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
REVIEW: The Beach Bum (2019) dir. Harmony Korine
REVIEW: HELLBOY (2019) dir. Neil Marshall
REVIEW: High Life (2018) dir. Claire Denis
WENT THERE: Black Mother with dir. Khalik Allah @The Brattle
FIVE QUESTIONS: Brian Coleman of BUY ME, BOSTON
Went There: Japanese Breakfast & Long Beard @ The Royale 4/6/19
Japanese Breakfast is Michelle Zauner’s musical solo project that has taken off after the release of their two studio albums, Soft Sounds…
NONPROFIT MODEL NOT A PANACEA FOR AMERICAN NEWS MEDIA
Given all that, running news outlets as nonprofits is no panacea for the many problems besetting American journalism. It’s actually a difficult option that isn’t necessarily morally superior to running a for-profit news outlet. And how could it be otherwise? Having a board and a membership does not automatically result in more independence for news nonprofits in our capitalist political economic system. Especially if their members are inactive and their boards are more interested in placating donors than doing the kind of take-no-prisoners journalism that their staff journalists often want to do.
‘I DO POETRY ALL THE TIME’
When she read her first poem, she really couldn’t believe that people were willing to sit silently through it and clap at the end. It just seemed impossible, but also, secretly, it was the thing she wanted more than anything else—not just to speak and be heard, but to be a part of a community where people spoke and were heard.
The Birds (1963) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
4/16 @ The Brattle at 7PM
Went There: Tommy and The Commies, Les Lullies, & The Monsieurs @ Midway Cafe...
HIGH ENERGY. The Cafe is dusted with punks of all ages; whiskey to Narragansett to Guinness. There’s the sound of a garage…
Went There: VQnC “Freedom” Release Show @ Pink Noise Studios 4/5/19
Pink Noise Studios on April 5th was a disco soul church of love and inclusivity.
REVIEW: The Beach Bum (2019) dir. Harmony Korine
Harmony Korine is a filmmaker truly unlike any other, and one that defies all conventional ideas about what films can and should…
WENT THERE: Instruments of Synesthesia @ Abigail Ogilvy Gallery
The cacophony of notifications, blips, chirps, and pings that make up modern life has become one of my favorite areas of interest…
Fresh Stream
DIÄT – Positive Disintegration
Gobby – Beats By Gobby 2
Golden Slugs – Love Pain
Axine M – Stylish Wallow
FRESH VID: Carinae – “Making Breakfast”
Uranium Club – The Cosmo Cleaners
Kevin Wynd – Danny Pizzeria
The Flying Luttenbachers – Shattered Dimension
Fresh Single: mycompiledthoughts – “Party Knight” Ft. Lance Jackson
Boston Compass #110
The Peanut Gallery
@ WENT THERE: Gender Bending Fashion @ the MFA
I felt the exact same way about this exhibit. I was initially skeptical about how such a mainstream institution like…- @ Went There: The Skin Has Eyes @ the BCA
I love experimental and immersive art in Boston! There are so many opportunities to see great art without going into…
BMF Vendor Spotlight: 5 Questions for Stephanie of Hypnovamp Designs
Boston Hassle’s Black Market Flea will be this Sunday 4/14 from 12-6pm in the Cambridge Community Center. Read all about our awesome…
REVIEW: HELLBOY (2019) dir. Neil Marshall
A demon devil man tries to be a good boy in this R-Rated revamp
APRIL COMPASS: BIG 3 MUSIC // PANDEMIX @ DEMOCRACY CENTER
Boston has always been a long held bastion of punk and hardcore. Though you can still catch scene legends like the FU’s…
REVIEW: High Life (2018) dir. Claire Denis
Who would have guessed Robert Pattinson had it in him? A mere decade after emerging as the wan, glittery face of the…
WENT THERE: Black Mother with dir. Khalik Allah @The Brattle
This past Monday I had the pleasure of attending an event at the Brattle Theatre in which the film Black Mother, by…
FRESH VID: Carinae – “Making Breakfast”
Grab a seat, pour some milk and cereal, and get ready to dive headfirst into the wildly wonderful world of Carinae in…
FIVE QUESTIONS: Brian Coleman of BUY ME, BOSTON
It’s an old cliche that every city has its own unique character, but Boston is, in itself, a character— the kind of…
Worthy Cause Alert: Girls Skate Day via Papercut Zine Library
Hosted by the Cambridge Science Festival on Sunday 4/21 from 11:00-4:30pm
Congratulations mes Imparato for inspiring the beautiful article above, it captures so much. Of the ambiguous character of your work:…