Why the Star Wars Trailer is Magic
“Star Wars” is the first thing I can remember liking. I can only guess how I was introduced to “Star Wars”
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Author: Burk Smyth
Live Review: Sleater-Kinney at the House of Blues
In my review of Sleater-Kinney’s triumphant reunion album “No Cities to Love,” I mentioned that I wasn’t worried about it.
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Album Review: Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love
For some reason, the Sleater-Kinney reunion feels less surprising than most legendary-band-comes-back-with-new-album affairs. The band’s three members have been pretty
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Album Review: The Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments to an Elegy
The Smashing Pumpkins seemed to be in a good place in 2012. They had a solid line up, put on
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Album Review: Taylor Swift – 1989
Last week, Taylor Swift’s new album 1989 sold 1.2 million copies. This immediately made it the best selling album released in 2014
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Live Review: Slowdive at Royale
It’s getting harder and harder for me to get excited about reunions. For whatever reason–the lucrative festival scene, the downfall
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Album Review: Jawbreaker – 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (Reissue)
Not many punk bands are as iconic as Jawbreaker. The Bay Area group–together from 1986 to 1996–has inspired everything from
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Album Review: Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End
Getting excited for a new Weezer album is incredibly difficult. The fact that the band’s 1994 self-titled debut (known as
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Album Review: Aphex Twin–Syro
It is impossible to discuss modern electronic music without mentioning Aphex Twin (Richard D. James). The English producer’s importance to
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Review: Xbox One
This has not been an easy year for Microsoft. In May, they revealed the Xbox One—the successor to the wildly
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Review: Kanye West at the TD Garden
Ye had me worried. Between the grand theft charges and the tour date postponement, I wasn’t exactly sure I’d even
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Review: Swearin’—‘Surfing Strange’
Mainstream indie really doesn’t contain a ton of rock music. Which isn’t a bad thing—I love what Cut Copy, Vampire Weekend, Chvrches
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