Author: Jason Greenough
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Buy Me Boston: Brian Coleman’s new book is a ‘love letter’ to the city’s past
Brian Coleman Rat Sign. Photo by Margot Edwards It may be tough to believe for those who weren’t there, but the Celtics weren’t the only thing happenin’ in the city of Boston throughout the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s – and local historian Brian Coleman is here to remind us of that. Coming in the form…
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Hari Kondabolu Brings Humor and Hope to the Trump Era
Photo Credit: Yoon Kim During the days of the Trump presidency, stand up comedy has, in many ways, become a tool to comprehend our political frustrations as much as it has been an escape from them — and one comedian we can thank is Hari Kondabolu. It’s business as usual for the Queens, New York,…
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Guitarist Billy Martin of Good Charlotte discusses band’s new album, Generation Rx
Good Charlotte hits Worcester on Tuesday, Oct. 23. SCN spoke with Billy Martin, far left, about their newest album. Photo: Ville Juurikkala. For nearly 20 years, Pop-Punk quintet Good Charlotte has used their talents to focus on the little things. Now in 2018, inspired by the death of an artist on the rise, they’re shifting…
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MC5 Guitarist Marks 50 Years of Kicking Out the Jams With Tour, Autobiography
It’s been 50 years since The MC5 burst onto the Detroit rock scene with their groundbreaking sense of rebellion and their loud- and at that point, unheard of stage presence. The Motor City quintet’s music has gone on to influence countless punk, rock and metal musicians over the last half century, and guitarist Wayne Kramer…
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Punk In Drublic: An Interview with Fat Mike of NOFX
Punk rock has always been about going against the grain, and Fat Mike of NOFX has been tackling social norms and taboos on and off the stage since he picked up a bass guitar over 35 years ago. Aside from his brightly colored mohawk and sleeves of tattoos, he’s also cross-dressed for most of his…
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Derek Zanetti: Homeless Gospel Choir Founder Talks Roots, Punk and Charities
Photo By Shannon O’Toole Derek Zanetti was never meant for a “normal” life. Growing up in a strictly conservative, born-again Christian household, Zanetti looked at mainstream music as forbidden fruit and as something so special and inviting, that the threat of eternal damnation as a result of listening to any sort of mainstream music- even his…
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Moe Pope: BMA Winner and Hip-Hop Vet is Ready to Rock Boston Calling
Photo: Chris Rocco Moe Pope would love to rap about money, girls, and drugs, but over time, as he has watched injustices like police brutality toward unarmed black men go unpunished, it became clear to him that STL GLD, a collaboration between him and Cambridge-based producer The Arcitype, needed to strive for something bigger than…
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Kyle Ploof: Local Comic Mines Local Issues for Jokes
From Steve Martin to Eddie Murphy to Bill Hicks, some of comedy’s heaviest hitters knew what they wanted to do—or were, perhaps, destined to do—from a very early age. The same cannot be said for Kyle Ploof. While he was growing up in Weymouth, Ploof despised stand-up comedy because he didn’t relate to grown men…
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Being About Something: Vanna’s Shawn Marquis Talks Progress, Money in Politics and Life Off the Road
Photo: Lance Donati Shawn Marquis went from playing bass on stages around the world, a profession that seems fairly quixotic, to the more practical world of brand awareness. But what might sound like a lopsided trade-off to some is almost equally as fun an exchange for the mustachioed musician. After Boston-bred hardcore legends Vanna announced…
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Flogging Molly’s David King is One of the Lucky Ones – and He Knows It
David King has always known he was lucky, and it has fueled him throughout Flogging Molly’s 20-year career, a span of time in which they’ve continued their success as one of the most well-respected names in rock and roll. The Irish punk septet is now celebrating with the release of its sixth studio album, “Life…