2017: The Year of Local Pop Hits that Rock
The year 2017 can be described as many things: the beginning of the end, complete chaos, an utter shitshow. But in an…
End of Year Lists
A Year Ender from Phil Wilcox (of Tres Gatos Record Shop)
Hi, I’m Phil. I run the book and record store at Tres Gatos in Jamaica Plain. This was a tough year. Obviously….
The Video Underground’s Kevin Koppes’ Top Ten Titles That Defined 2017
Kevin Koppes is the owner/operator of The Video Underground, Boston’s only remaining classic video store, in Jamaica Plain. When he’s not talking movies…
The Top 10 Things I Learned About Performing At Open Mics
This past year has been an amazingly eventful one for me. Lots of travelling, meeting new people, wins and losses. It has…
KRIS THOMPSON’S 10 MOST-HEARD NON-2017 TRACKS DURING 2017
[photo: Karen Zanes] KRIS THOMPSON has been tending various savory pots of garage, psych & experimental sound in the local scene’s test…
Ben King’s Top 10 Albums of 2017
It got political, powerful, and important this year.
Anders Croft’s Top 10 Films That Reminded Me We Live in Hell
Anders Croft is a surviving weirdo. A semi-regular contributor to Boston Hassle and permanently-contributing member of Promotion Pals for the past 2…
FILM FLAM YEAR END ROUNDTABLE: The Best Moviegoing Experiences of 2017
Welcome to another round of Film Flam’s Year-End Roundtables! Each day this week, our steadfast team of film writers will muse on…
Jim Leonard’s 2017 Year Ender
Jim Leonard is a visual designer and musician from the north shore of Massachusetts. He currently resides on Winter Hill in Somerville…
A Year Ender from Richard Brown of the Proletariat
When you have been out of the scene for roughly three decades, it’s pretty damn exciting to get out and see great…
-top 10 events (plus one) that i played at or helped set up-
-Hey! there’s this band i play in… called Frozen Corn…this was a cool year for fc..and so amazing to spend another years…
FILM FLAM YEAR END ROUNDTABLE: The Most Underrated Films of 2017
Welcome to another round of Film Flam’s Year-End Roundtables! Each day this week, our steadfast team of film writers will muse on…
