Jeph Jacques was laid off six months ago. The 24-year-old Hampshire College graduate and former 'office bitch'-a term he now uses with a smile-had been drawing an online comic strip, or 'Web comic,' since 2003.
Imagine it's 1998. In the two years since the violent murders of iconic rappers 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G., mainstream hip-hop has drifted away from the hard-edged style prevalent during the first half of the 1990s.
About a year ago, I saw Omaha-based Bright Eyes perform at the Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton.
Over a decade ago, legendary Pixies frontman Black Francis sat down in a BBC studio to announce his band's break-up before informing the rest of its members, later coldly notifying them via fax.
It's been a tough month, you know? Between mid-terms, the Red Sox post-season and the Presidential Election, I've been feeling pretty drained lately.
Lo, the communal well of post-punk nectar runs deep! What with the ghosts of Gang of Four and Public Image Ltd.
I woke up on Friday morning to write this review, and two Advils later my ears were still ringing.
Imagine: you've spent the last 33 years working at the Cannon Mills textile plant in Kannapolis, N.C., supporting your family by sewing washcloths.
It's very easy for record reviewers to be distracted by notions of "relevance," "influence" and "importance" when discussing an album, but listening to From a Basement on the Hill-Elliott Smith's posthumously released final album-I've never felt more disdain for this seemingly "academic" approach to reviewing.
It worked for Faith No More. It worked for Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Even a novelty collaboration with Run DMC revitalized Aerosmith's waning career in the 80's.
“A liberal arts for tomorrow”: Brandeis’ new model for higher education
BEMCo in the basement: supervisors speak on recent policy changes
“New Year, no genocide”: Brandeis Jewish Bund hosts first vigil this year
Will Art Survive? The Kennedy Center and Smithsonian under Trump
The 77th Emmy Awards: A celebration of (and frustration with) streaming, and records shattered