My first 45 was Manfred Mann’s Earth Band/Blinded by the Light. Still the most lyrically misunderstood song ever. I was 9 and I can still remember what it felt like to take the record from the sleeve. I put on my father’s massive JVC headphones and sat against the wall. …
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Cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past Cast List Announced. Slated for release on July 18
The Cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past includes Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique and Booboo Stewart of Twilight fame. And from what we’ve read, the film is set in the ’70s. The film is slated to hit cinemas on July 18th 2014. We’ll keep you in the loop as things develop. …
Read More »Eric Allshouse: Portrait Through the Lens of an Artist, Activist and Teacher
KE: Eric, I met you what seems a lifetime ago at the Bernstein Bookstore in Lawrence, MA. Those were challenging and creative times. A lot of us were really giving the middle finger to the establishment. How has political injustice and ecological issues inspired your artwork? EA: I have created …
Read More »Earth Day 2013: My Self-Indulgent Story of Cope and Hope in the Wake of the Boston Bombings
Solidarity Run in Boston, MA one week after the Marathon, on Earth Day, 2013 Earth Day 2013: My Self-Indulgent Story of Cope and Hope After the Boston Marathon bombing I found a post on Facebook about a tribute run in Cambridge scheduled for Saturday. I tried to sign-up, but there was …
Read More »John Hughes: The Frank Capra of the Eighties
John Hughes captured the eighties perfectly with its teen existentialistic angst, neon, and new wave. If you were a teenager in the mid-eighties (and I was), it was a great place to be. Reagan was president, MTV was in its wonder years, and Bono was just becoming a socially conscious rockstar. …
Read More »Spotlight on Jessie Nelson: Percussionist Extraordinaire, Brooklynite, Music Lover
KE: When I first met you Jessie, you were playing Frank Zappa’s “The Black Page” at the Snap-drag drum workshop at the 119 Gallery with Jane Boxall. That was amazing. Then I got to know you more and realized you love hip hop and musical theater as well. Can you …
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