Fresh Stream- Spray Paint
Spray Paint, from Austin, TX, infuse their herky-jerky primitivism with a snotty grit reminiscent of the Urinals, and possibly, just because these…
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Nick Branigan
(Out of the Past) Fresh Stream- Sensations Fix
Early Italian prog ensemble Sensations Fix has a seminal place in record collector circles – primarily due of the wealth of break…
Fresh Stream: Pelt
Pelt deliver a stunning track on their first effort since the death of their former member, Jack Rose. “Wings Of Dirt”, from…
Fresh Vid: Plateaus – Do It For You
San Diego’s Plateaus deliver a dreamy stomper straight outta a lazy tin can, with a stoned but purposeful gait, catchy without making…
Know Yr Boston History- Bobby Callender
Very little info is available about Bobby Callender, but he was indeed a Boston based artist, and the few stories…
Know Yr Boston History: Andy Pratt
An oft-overlooked, dollar bin constant, Andy Pratt’s first LP was a layerd, finely produced piece of piano-driven singer-songwriter bliss that was destined…
Know Yr Boston History: John Compton- To Luna
An under-heard gentle folk rock masterpiece. There’s a pervasive off-kilterness to it that takes it outta the usual “lost outsider gem” category–…
Know Yr Boston History- We Don’t Knock
“We Don’t Knock” was a late night show on TV-38 in Boston, hosted by Dana Hersey, later of “Movie Loft” fame. Basically,…
Know yr Boston History: Jeff and Jane Hudson
Jeff and Jane Hudson got their start in the burgeoning punk scene of the late 70’s in Boston with the seminal band…
Know Yr Boston History: GROUND ZERO
‘naner-pantz art-punk from a daygone era of abrasive acid-fried punk dabblin, I.E.-1979. buzzsaw production, playful low-‘budge studio trickery, collage hodge podge cover……
KNOW YR BOSTON HISTORY: MOVING TARGETS
One of those indisputable, tour-de-force, no-matter-what-ye-into, corner-you-at-the-party-and-make-you-see-it-my-way bands that should have been, could have been, huge. Nimble and crisp as all get…
KNOW YR BOSTON (PLYMOUTH) HISTORY : FREDDY K AND THE BREEZE-RANDOM ENFORCEMENT
Recorded in 1986 in Plymouth, MA, Freddy and the Breeze (The Breeze earned the name due to the transient nature of the…
