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Tribute: Friends remember Billy Ruane

Billy Ruane died on a Tuesday night.
The heart of Boston rock
By PHOENIX STAFF  |  November 12, 2010

Tonight: History of Boston Hip-Hop comes alive at Enormous Room. Plus: Pacey Foster video and mixtape


This week in the Phoenix, Chris Faraone talks to PACEY FOSTER -- "the biggest nerd hip-hop historian in all of Boston" -- about Pacey's Boston...
By Carly Carioli  |  November 30, 2009
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Tale of the tapes

Soon after music-minded UMass-Boston management professor Pacey Foster signed on to write a Boston chapter for the most comprehensive hip-hop tome ever compiled, his mission brought him to rural Maine, where it has long been speculated that the Hub rhy
Pacey Foster tells the story of Boston hip-hop
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  November 27, 2009
Rakim Told Him: Brian Coleman DJs at Enormous tonight

Rakim Told Him: Brian Coleman DJs at Enormous tonight


 In his two landmark books of hip-hop oral history, Check the Technique and Rakim Told Me, BRIAN COLEMAN brought to life the creative process behind...
By Carly Carioli  |  August 10, 2009
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Tributaries

A week ago Monday night at Enormous Room, local DJs, friends, and family celebrated the memory of Boston music luminary Tim Haslett.
Tim Haslett’s legacy
By SUSANNA BOLLE  |  April 02, 2008
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Still nasty

“I think a lot of our music got overshadowed by the girls,” says legendary DJ Mr. Mixx of 2 Live Crew.
How 2 Live Crew blew up from hip-hop comedy act to multi-platinum provocateurs
By BRIAN COLEMAN  |  July 18, 2007
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Playlist: July 13, 2007

TDS Mob, Hell Toupee, Kustomized, and more.
Brian Coleman: “Boston band reunions that should happen in 2007, dammit”
By BRIAN COLEMAN  |  July 10, 2007
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Hip-hop history

“The thing that’s most gratifying to me is that the artists themselves like it and respect it, ’cause I’m trying to tell their story,” says Brian Coleman.
Boston author to drop another canonical tome
By DAVID DAY  |  March 13, 2007
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By any other name

Boston has very few outlets for dance vinyl.
Satellite becomes Mass Muzik; SoulKore in Dudley Square
By DAVID DAY  |  May 05, 2006
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Hip-hop history interview and podcast

Authors Jeff Chang and Brian Coleman talk about the latest wave of hip-hop criticism.
Hip-hop journalism comes of age
By CARLY CARIOLI  |  March 09, 2006

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