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Interview: Marc Maron rejoins his old Boston crowd

Marc Maron's WTF podcast is essential listening for comedy fans.
Stand-up guy
By DAVID BRUSIE | January 27, 2012

Class of 2012

If 2012 truly represents the End Times, then it's best to go out with a sonic bang.
A dozen fresh faces on Boston's music scene
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | January 06, 2012

Deirdre talks about cohousing on MPBN

I was on the radio this week (MPBN's new call-in program - they're taking listener suggestions for what to name it) talking about cohousing with...
By Deirdre Fulton | December 09, 2011

Uncertainty at WPRO

Could Rhode Island's talk radio firmament be poised for a shakeup?
On the Air
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | December 09, 2011

Bunny's a Swine unveil new record, new label

Inside a foam-padded attic at the top of a two-family home down a narrow tree-lined street just outside of Northampton is the birthplace of a band.
Noise in the attic
By P. NICK CURRAN | December 02, 2011

[saturday] Calling All Angels 2: A Benefit for Friends of Emilia @ Radio

Around this time last year, a music community came together for the Di Guardia family. United by the memory of baby Emilia Marie, who passed...
By Michael Marotta | December 01, 2011

Shakedown, 11.10.11 to 11.19.11: November spawns a slew of new Boston records

Thursday 11.10.11 MOVERS & SHAKERS @ Middle East upstairs The textured citrine sounds of Movers & Shakers’ latest record, National Harvester, are perfect for November...
By Michael Marotta | November 10, 2011

[mp3] Dave Navarro approves of Parlour Bells' "Classic Girl" cover; 10.29 @ Radio

Well this should make up for not being able to play the Faces Nightclub Demolition party last week (sorry we missed it, Cambridge, how'd it...
By Michael Marotta | October 28, 2011

Photos: John Powhida International Airport + Sidewalk Driver + The Organ Beats + The Rationales at Radio

John Powhida International Airport, Sidewalk Driver, The Organ Beats and the Rationales perform at the grand opening of Radio in Somerville on October 7, 2011.
October 7, 2011 | Grand opening of Radio, Somerville
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | October 21, 2011

Nina Violet | We'll Be Alright

As a solo artist, Martha's Vineyard native Nina Violet has been holding back.
Self-released (2011)
By JEREMY ADAMS | October 14, 2011

Christening and listening at Radio in Somerville

Radio, the embryonic house o' rock at the former Club Choices space at 379 Somerville Ave, has cricks in need of massaging. But I'm confident those will be attended to — Radio probably won't be a sweat lodge at its 200-person capacity most of the time.
Out: A new club choice
By BARRY THOMPSON | October 14, 2011

Radio transmission: New Somerville venue unveils first slate of shows, opening Oct. 7

Last week we noted the arrival of a new rock club in Somerville called RADIO. This 200-person capacity venue at 379 Somerville Ave., in the...
By Michael Marotta | August 23, 2011

Another town, another story

One of the great things about my day job as director of Insight Radio (part of Insight, a non-profit in Warwick that promotes independence and opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired) is that I get to see just about every news website
Rodney King has advice for North Kingstown. Plus, a few clarifications
By RUDY CHEEKS | July 01, 2011

Thanks all around

"Thanks All Around" is the title of the opening section of Jaimy Gordon's novel, Shamp of the City-Solo (published in 1974).
Words for Waldrop; GOP = fun; some god news; random notes
By RUDY CHEEKS | May 13, 2011

Easily distracted

Contrary to popular belief, Republican Governor Paul LePage is not an idiot.
The LePage mantras
By AL DIAMON | April 08, 2011

WCYY/WBLM parent company to be bought

A long-rumored deal appears to have come to fruition this week: The second-largest radio station owner in the country, Cumulus Media, has agreed to acquire the third-largest, Citadel Media, owner of Portland's prominent radio stations WCYY, WBLM, WJBQ,
Radio daze
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 18, 2011

Sweden's Radio Dept. create musical graffiti

Growing up in the small Swedish town of Björntorp, Johan Duncanson didn't have bright explosions of spray paint on underpasses to remind him that art could exist outside the lines of commercialism. Instead, music, movies, and comic books provided the l
Art for pop's sake
By JONATHAN DONALDSON | February 04, 2011

Meta P. has a simpler plan

Don't let Sean Sbardella's moniker of choice — Metaphysics ("Meta P") — dissuade fellow ol-skool enthusiasts who prefer original-recipe rap to the bombastic, rapid-fire verbiage of latter-day indie backpackers.
Original recipe
By CHRIS CONTI | January 28, 2011

Don't be an idiot

We're all idiots when we're 18. We're all idiots for the first half of our 20s, and longer, for some. By saying so, we're not trying to insult anyone.
What we wish someone had told us about making the best of the college experience
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | January 28, 2011

Chafee’s talk radio ban

Governor Lincoln Chafee's announcement this week that his administration would forsake talk radio sparked all manner of outrage.
On the Air
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | January 14, 2011

'Beverages, bitches, and bikinis' reconsidered

"Beverages, Bitches and Bikinis" doesn't sound like an event you'd expect a state campus to support. Yet that is the title originally proposed for an event sponsored by WXIN, the student radio station at state-supported Rhode Island College.
Radio Waves
By MARY ANN SORENTINO | October 15, 2010

Go inside radio drama

The tale-tellers behind Final Rune Productions create what they call "stories for the ear."
Recordings
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | October 08, 2010

The birth of conservative talk radio

Providence cultural center AS220 is kicking off its latest season of "Action Speaks!" roundtable discussions. The theme for this fall's chats: "What's Eating Us?," a look at the patterns of consumption that precipitated the economic crash — and may help
Action Speaks!
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | October 01, 2010

Your phone needs this list

You need phone numbers. Your cell phone needs programming. Spend a few minutes now, and reap the rewards all year long.
Emergency contacts
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | August 27, 2010

2 out of 2 news outlets agree: Google IS evil!

Apparently someone over at NPR has been trolling our website for story ideas. First, they took a shot at our film critic Peter Keough for...
By Michael C. Walsh | August 20, 2010

Wanna radio show?

Well, we can't offer you that exactly, but these folks can come close: The Maine Radio Project is getting started planning its fall line-up of...
By Jeff Inglis | August 10, 2010

The obituary mambo

As some of you may know, on a biweekly basis your superior correspondents chat with former mayor and current local talk radio titan, Vincent A. "The Bud-I" Cianci.
Passings near and far; Huzzah for Harley; Farewell, World Cup
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 16, 2010

Making waves

Rhode Island’s upstart National Public Radio affiliate, WRNI, aims to be nothing less than a major media player here. And in the space of just a couple of years, the station has taken some impressive first steps.
Can WRNI supplant the ProJo as the state’s news king?
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | June 11, 2010

Deering High musician having a banner year

You might have caught 18-year-old Dominic Sbrega on NPR’s From the Top last week, playing Mexican folk-dance music on his stand-up bass.
Up-and-Comers Dept.
By JEFF INGLIS | May 14, 2010

A media market splintered

The fragmentation of the local media market, long predicted, is finally a reality.
Online
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | May 07, 2010

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