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Past perfection

Everybody please stop calling Alan Palomo "nostalgic." When I check in with him last Friday, the dude seems far more interested in whatever is on the horizon than whatever's in the past.
The radiant, repressed pop of Neon Indian
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 05, 2010

2009: The year in local pop

When I think back on 2009, I feel the same pleasant discomfort you get at the end of a John Hughes movie, when suddenly all the jocks and dorks and punks are good friends. This year, hardcore denizens of time-worn niches came out of hiding and acted al
The '09 mixtape
By MATT PARISH | December 25, 2009

Crossword: ''King John''

Goodbye, Mr. Hughes
Goodbye, Mr. Hughes
By MATT JONES | August 28, 2009

Various Artists | Ze 30: Ze Records Story 1979-2009

Impromptu dance parties have begun to interrupt the domesticity of my household, and my family would like to thank Strut for supplying the soundtrack.
Strut (2009)
By ZETH LUNDY | August 21, 2009

The Horrors | Primary Colours

The new Horrors long-player is a throwback of some kind, but to what?
XL (2009)
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | May 08, 2009

Review: OMG/Hahaha

If e-mail or cellphones don't prove the downfall of film, maybe it will be text-messaging or blogs.
An ambitious attempt to incorporate new media
By PETER KEOUGH | May 08, 2009

New and old

First, a tribute to a few of the year's newer theater ventures.
The best of 2008's theater productions
By BY MEGAN GRUMBLING | December 23, 2008

Interview: Amanda Palmer

So it’s the eve of the release of local sensation and Dresden Dolls vocalist/pianist Amanda Palmer’s solo debut album, and I’m sitting in her bric-a-brac-filled South End apartment drinking herbal tea.
At home with the Dresden Doll's solo joint
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | September 23, 2008

Teen scenes

The show fills this summer’s void of outdoor theater with a light and gleeful touch.
Giving love a bad name in the park
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | August 05, 2008

The way it is

Nanette Burstein admits that “through the pain and torture” of high school, she was able to come to terms with who she was.
Interview: Talking about American Teen
By SHARON STEEL | July 29, 2008

High-school confidential

For many, senior year is your last chance to do what you really want without worrying about snap judgments or lasting repercussions.
American Teen is no wasteland
By SHARON STEEL | July 29, 2008

He loves the ’80s

“My relationship to the music of the ’80s is very genuine. There’s no irony to it.”
M83 recaptures your youth
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | May 28, 2008

Cinema paradiso

Elusive animals, the mysteries of time past, peer pressure, and, inevitably, Iraq dominate what we were able to screen from the sixth annual Independent Film Festival of Boston.
The Independent Film Festival of Boston is movie heaven
By PETER KEOUGH | April 22, 2008