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GIMME SHELTER: GEFFIKA
A couple weeks ago while on a Pawtucket pilgrimage to catch Lightning Bolt perform a Japan Benefit gig, a friend of mine bought a pin from local artist that simply read “SLOOOOOOOOW & HEAVY.” Never...
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FIVE ELEMENTS: TOP 10 ILLEST MOMENTS OF 2011
It was a pretty top-notch year for beats and rhymes. Wunderkind MCs emerged from the ether of the blogosphere, while other stalwarts continued to expand empires and add feathers to their Kangols....
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OLD MAN GLOOM @ GREAT SCOTT
So folks (read: us, in this very section) might have jumped the gun a few … hundred times with the “spring is finally here, let’s do X” thing. And maybe burning all our clothes—barring tank tops and...
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NIGHTSTICK + BUGS AND RATS + GONDOLIERS @ MIDWAY CAFE
#STRICTLYLOCAL We know metal lords Nightstick will be there. As will the grunge-tastic noise rockers Bugs and Rats. Same for speedy punk thrashers Gondoliers. But who could possibly be the Midway...
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WITCH MOUNTAIN @ GREAT SCOTT
As opposed to a rock opera based on the classic ’60s novel and ’70s film Escape to Witch Mountain (just go with it), the Great Scott-destined Witch Mountain are, if you can believe it, a band. One of...
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DIG THIS: FLOOR, THRONES, AND FÓRN @ GREAT SCOTT
If there really is a Lord Jeebus, he would resurrect himself just to throw up his horns at this Easter Sunday show. The Dig‘s own Joey Gonzalez and his new sludge/doom metal band Fórn (consisting of...
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REPORTING LIVE: NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: DAY 2
The Dillinger Escape Plan (pictured) threw down on one of the liveliest, rowdiest, and most intense live shows I’ve ever seen. That night, I made an uncompromising decision to come out of crowd surfing...
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FIVE ELEMENTS: CHOPPIN’ IT UP WITH GHOSTFACE [INTERVIEW]
Shit is off the meat rack. Ghostface (aka Pretty Tony aka Tony Starks aka Ghostdini aka Ironman) is infamous for his interviews, but it’s the best kind of infamy. His colorful use of language even...
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FIVE ELEMENTS: DOOM AND DEL GET WEIRD
For the last few years, two of rap’s most talented oddballs have mostly laid in the cut. DOOM put out JJ DOOM last year, which had a lot of meh moments. In Del’s camp, Deltron announced back in July...
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FIVE ELEMENTS: EARL SWEATSHIRT’S VICTORY LAP
It’s been a good couple of weeks for the poet laureate of Odd Future. First, there was the Fallon appearance. Then came his first “serious” radio freestyle on Sway in the Morning. And then he hopped on...
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FOTOBOMB: ENSLAVED AND YOB @ THE SINCLAIR 3/24
Photos by Tim Bugbee Norwegian black metal has a dark past, but Enslaved has moved far beyond the charred remains of ancient churches. Returning to The Sinclair once again on the heels of their new...
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METAL YOGA: GET YOUR OM ON WHILE HUMMING TO OM
Photo courtesy of Black Widow Yoga Ever mistake the om meditation mantra for the doom metal band? Good news. There’s finally a yoga class for you. This Tuesday, Black Widow Yoga will take over ONCE...
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Norwegian black metal has a dark past, but Enslaved has moved far beyond the charred remains of ancient churches.
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Black Widow Yoga brings relaxation to new levels by setting her ONCE Somerville yoga classes to the music of Sleep, Iron Maiden, and Elder.
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