Over the Top: An Interview with Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison
“You twist and whisper the wrong name/ I don’t care nor do my ears/ Twist yourself around me/ I need company, I need human heat/ I need human heat” – …
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“You twist and whisper the wrong name/ I don’t care nor do my ears/ Twist yourself around me/ I need company, I need human heat/ I need human heat” – …
Read MoreI recently chatted on the phone with Dutch baroque pop artist Jacco Gardner. In February of this year, Gardner released his dreamy debut solo album, Cabinet of Curiosities, and is now …
Read MoreTrying to find my way to the Royale on Wednesday night, I’ll admit I got a little lost. When I finally made my way in, I was a bit frantic, …
Read MoreLast year, and throughout the summer, I spent many nights tucked into intimate crowds at the Great Scott, loitering in the basement that is Allston’s Store 54, and, I must …
Read MoreThese days, it’s harder to find music with integrity — especially since irony’s takeover. A lot of artists subscribe to superficial “brands.” Rather than the actual music, they are more …
Read MoreOver the Top seeks to the go beyond the limits of Top 40 music, exploring indie and local artists. Each week I’ll discuss something notable and important going on outside …
Read MoreSince 1994, Icelandic post-rock group Sigur Rós has been creating ambient soundscapes, experimenting with a dreamlike, otherworldly sound. Sigur Rós, whose name is a play on words inspired by frontman …
Read MoreIf I were to sum up Monday night’s show at the House of Blues in three words, they would be fierce, unrelenting, and fearless. The sold-out crowd was grooving from the moment …
Read MoreAt the risk of sounding bitter and condescending, I wish to climb on a soapbox for just a moment . . . We live in a post-modern age, where the …
Read MoreThis month seems to be one of rad music in Boston as a cool band takes the stage almost every night at one of the city’s many venues. This weekend …
Read MoreI was skeptical as I walked, arm in arm with a friend, through the chilly air to the Orpheum Theater. I had seen the Saturday Night Live performance, the MTV …
Read MoreMonday, January 21 marked not only the inauguration of President Barack Obama for his second term in office, but also the birth of a great leader: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther …
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