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Photos: American History of Graffiti

Photos from Neelon and Gastman's American History of Graffiti
The Phoenix presents a small collection of works to be showcased in Caleb Neelon and Roger Gastman's American History of Graffiti .
By RIME, JOHN SLYMON, RYZE, JAMES MARSHALL, AND SMITH | March 31, 2011

How staying different saved street art in the Bean

Boston bombers
Boston has a special place in graffiti history — and not just because one of our early marquee vandals, Popeye, was Jordan Knight of the New Kids on the Block.
By CHRIS FARAONE | March 30, 2011

Dean Ford is Deaf. Dumb. In Love.

Say, say, say
Dean Ford renews, this week, his membership in the cult of pop with the release of Deaf. Dumb. In Love. , a six-song EP filled with love songs and general guy-girl drama in the classic poodle skirt tradition.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 09, 2011

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The Big Hurt: NKOTBSB hit the road!

Plus, Justin Bieber vs. Wyclef Jean, Primal Scream vs. Kevin Shields, and Beatles UK vs. Beatles USA
Guys! You guys! Holy shit, guys: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK and the BACKSTREET BOYS are teaming up for a headlining tour in 2011.
By DAVID THORPE | December 01, 2010

The Big Hurt: Cruising with music that floats

Love boat
I'm not usually one to plan ahead, but let's consider my Valentine's Day nailed down . Buddy, I've got three words for you, plus a number: Boyz II Men Cruise.
By DAVID THORPE | September 07, 2010

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Static at BNN

Boston's community cable channel is awash in political intrigue and infighting, raising some questions: who is responsible to whom, and for what?
The bigwigs at Boston Neighborhood Network, the city's grassroots, community cable-access television operation, were so confident of their reputation that last year they decided to parlay BNN's 25th anniversary into a major fundraiser.
By CHRIS FARAONE | July 16, 2010

Boston Hip-Hop Unity Fest 2010

For Unity Fest, the show must go on (for real this time)
An optimist would say that, despite some serious disappointments, last year’s Third Annual Boston Hip-Hop Unity Fest demonstrated just how peaceful the Bean rap scene really is.
By CHRIS FARAONE | May 12, 2010

A music producer eyes a revival

The Gator
It was 2006 and music producer Jo Jo Gator, a couple of decades removed from the glory days, needed to get back on the radar screen.
By ABIGAIL CROCKER | April 14, 2010

New edition

Masspike Miles, Lisa Bello, and the little R&B scene that can
There’s no underground scene for pop-minded R&B. Not in Boston, and not really anyplace else.
By CHRIS FARAONE | December 09, 2009

Totally clips of the heart

Foraging with the Found Footage Festival’s Nick Prueher
Nick Prueher and fellow video crate digger Joe Pickett sift through untold hours of lunatic cable-access shows, home movies, and dubious self-help videos to pluck out breathtakingly bad gems for their touring Found Footage Festival.
By SHAULA CLARK | November 12, 2009

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90. New Kids on the Block

THE TRITE STUFF
Apparently there’s no statute of limitations on the aural felonies that this five-piece popcorn outfit committed in the late ’80s and early ’90s: just when Boston was beginning to enjoy its newfound reputation for grossly over-budget infrastructure projects and whiney baseball fanatics, the New Kids returned to embarrass us once again. Where’s the Click 5 when you need ’em?
By Boston Phoenix Staff | March 25, 2009

Review: Mark Olson and Gary Louris, Ready for the Flood (New West)

Return of the Hawks
Some of us sat idly by while the Stooges, the Pixies, the Police, and the New Kids were busy plotting their improbable reunions, our arms crossed, feigning indifference.
By ZETH LUNDY | January 20, 2009

They'd like to thank their producers...

Selected winners of the Boston Music Awards
Selected winners of the Boston Music Awards
By CHRIS FARAONE | December 16, 2008

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Hangin' Tough

New Kids 4-evah!
This article appeared in the September 9, 1999 issue of the Boston Phoenix .
By JASON GAY | September 26, 2008

Sex on wheels

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult just never get old
Subcultures all need their touchstones: entities that over time assume the stature of full-fledged institutions.
By BARRY THOMPSON | September 16, 2008

Didn’t they blow our minds this time

The Big Hurt: Just how rad is the new NKOTB album?
Last week, I offered my fragile body up for a heinous act of self-abuse in the name of science.
By DAVID THORPE | September 16, 2008

The Big Hurt: Deepest sympathies

Our heartfelt condolences to Usher, Sammy Hagar, Courtney Love, and the Verve
One writer to another, I offer Mr. Portnow some freebies he can use to wrap up his next few releases.
By DAVID THORPE | September 08, 2008

Dance, Monkey: Josh Blue

We put a visiting comic on the hot seat
I too am a dirty hippie. But I’m different, because I believe in soap — in that I believe it exists.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | April 07, 2008

The ‘x’ factor

The roots pedigree of Boston’s Mystix
The Mystix want you to know they’re not fortune tellers.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | November 06, 2007

NEMO and the Boston Music Awards

All’s well that ends well
It all started a week ago Wednesday at Avalon, where bands played, the audience mingled and schmoozed, a guy in a bear suit turned out to be Dresden Dolls drummer Brian Viglione (I think), and the NEMO music festival kicked off with the 2006 Boston Music Awards.
By MATT ASHARE | October 03, 2006

Abbey loungers

World’s Greatest Sinners and the Silver Lining
White soul bands get a bad rap, and not just because a lot of them deliver bad rap.So why are the World’s Greatest Sinners an exception?
By BRETT MILANO | June 07, 2006