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11.19.08Burger Battle: Mr. Bartley’s Vs. R.F. O’Sullivan’s[poll id="2"]
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11.03.08Local Sound: Pretty & NiceWhile I'm chatting with Boston rock trio Pretty & Nice at the release party for their new album, Get Young, one thing becomes abundantly clear: they're sick of hearing about Elvis Costello. "His influence is that we write every song in the key of E," quips guitarist Jeremy Mendicino when I ask about the ubiquitous comparisons between Pretty & Nice and the new-wave pop rocker (see here, here, here, here, here, here). In the end, the litany of Costello references is a product of laziness more than anything else. The easiest way to review a band is to throw out a list of ...
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09.16.08Boldcrits Bike Racing Kicks OffBoldcrits Bike Racing - Boston from thathottness on Vimeo. The temptation to use a pun about "getting in gear" is overwhelming right now, but I'll keep it classy: Boldcrits, a weekly dirt-track bike racing competition that will continue through the end of September, had it's inaugural run yesterday night. About two dozen cyclists turned out to compete for the coveted grand prize, a six-pack of Octoberfest beer courtesy of Wachusett brewing company. If you've been looking for a new way to prove your athletic prowess, the competition will heat up again next Monday at the William E. Smith playground in Allston, behind Harvard ...
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08.05.08Tilly and the Wall at the Paradise Rock Club (7/31)Last week, Nick White told That Hottness that Tilly and the Wall's live act is "at the peak of what it's ever been." The five-some from Omaha proved the keyboardist's words in their electric set at the Paradise on Thursday night. White and company walked onto the balloon-covered stage and immediately got the Boston crowd moving. The band members clapped, stomped and rocked their way through an energetic performance, accompanied by great sound and some bold lighting. Pictures and video after the break. Continue Reading...
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07.24.08MGMT at the Paradise Rock Club (7/23)As promised, here are some bootleg clips of the MGMT show at the Paradise. Unfortunately, none of these snippets do justice to the performance from James Richardson, the band's guitar player, who was in top form Wednesday. The group let him off the leash on a few tunes and he shredded like a beast. You can start to here him take over at the end of Weekend Wars. Electric Feel Continue Reading...
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06.28.08City of Cambridge Dance Party (6/27)The bad news is that if you decided to stay in Friday night, you missed one of the most enjoyable events anywhere near the city of Boston, and it'll be another year before it comes around again. The good news is... well, there is no good news. This was a sweet party. Cantabrigians once again proved it is possible to celebrate outdoors without leveling a city block at the 12th annual Cambridge Dance Party, held in front of city hall in Central Square Friday night. Roughly 400 people converged on a football-field sized chunk of Mass Ave for ...
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06.24.08Shaq to Kobe: “Tell me how my a** tastes”All things being equal, it's been a pretty bad week for Kobe Bryant. After an emasculating loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Kobe's legacy as a ball-player has been under attack by sports commentators on both coasts. Rubbing salt into the wound, Bodega released its "No Means No" shirt to international acclaim last week. The garment features a posterized Bryant being rejected by Paul Pierce in the finals. And domestic life will be uneasy at best this off-season, following reports that the league MVP has been romantically involved with one of the Laker girls (who shares the same name ...
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06.06.08Lobster Dunk Low SB release x ConceptsTH stopped by the north side of the river on Friday, 5/30, to check out the Concepts shoe release that had the city going wild. Check below for an audio slideshow and interviews. As hundreds of sneakerheads began to converge on Harvard Square, residents stared at one another, wide-eyed. The only Cambridge native who could explain the commotion outside of Concepts was pushing a cart full of his belongings down Church Street, and no one thought to ask him. "Friggin lobsters," the bum muttered. "A whole line for friggin lobster shoes. There's gonna be friggin lobsters tonight!" Continue Reading...
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12.18.07Hell DateThe viewing audience for the big TV networks is shriveling up, but BET has managed to turn the writers strike into TV gold. Their newest program, Hell Date, is a spoof on reality dating shows, and it is fucking hilarious.
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12.05.07Unleash the beastShooting guards beware: Don't bring that weak shit. Garnett will eat your children. Block of the Night: Kevin Garnett (NBA.com 12/03) KG destroys Gilbert Arenas in the Celtics' home opener Top 10 KG Blocks
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- Seen At: Goldenstash x Allston Stop & Shop (11/26)
- The Election Collection x Chris Piascik
- Meg Catches Up With Sondre Lerche (11/22)
- Preview: Sondre Lerche x Paradise Rock Club (11/22)
- Boston Transgender Day Of Remembrance (11/20)
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The Election Collection x Chris Piascik»
After being rescued from the brink of extinction a decade ago, the Moleskine notebook has been reborn as the PBR of stationery goods. A marketing campaign from Italian publisher Modo & Modo cast the oilcloth journal as a requisite for travelers, writers, artists and otherwise impoverished people, and the company’s popularity has since mushroomed into [...]
Music
Preview: Sondre Lerche x Paradise Rock Club (11/22)»
I am scheduled to interview Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday. Lerche is in the middle of an east-coast tour, and as the hour arrives, I hunker down at my desk with a magazine, anticipating the usual problems (late phone call, crappy connection, tight time constraints). But just as I settle in, [...]
Words
Breakfast With The MBTA - Volume I»
The yearly clusterfuck that is move-in day brought the city to its knees again this week, and like thousands of other Bostonians, we spent the afternoon cramming a U-Haul truck down one-way streets with the ease of childbirth.
We’ve been stretching out in the new TH headquarters deep in the heart of Allston Rock City, and [...]
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