I read an interesting article on DigBoston.com today and it hit me so strongly that I wanted to share the author’s perspective with our readers. If you haven’t heard, Boston radio station WFNX 101.7 was recently sold to Clear Channel. Why does this matter? Why should you care? Here is what Hilary Hughes has to »
Traditional behind the scenes footage sucks. Let’s be honest. It’s a bunch of obnoxious shots of the artist doing his thing not synched up with music and joking around with whatever camera crew guys are most funny. It’s boring and ridiculous. That is why we chose to incorporate some of the REAL dopeness that went »
The motivations and objectives that drive street artists are as varied as the artists themselves. There is a strong current of activism and subversion in urban art. Street art can be a powerful platform for reaching the public, and frequent themes include adbusting, subvertising and other culture jamming, the abolishment of private property and reclaiming the streets. Some street artists »
I still have a few tangible CDs that I listen to that are mostly from independent artists but most of my music is digital nowadays. I was cleaning out an old storage container and came across a few gems that sparked a huge wave of nostalgia. Everyone has a song/record/album that never gets »
“Please place your seats in the upright position! Mary Dolan and her creator, Petey Gibson (All The Kings Men), are preparing for take off to Los Angeles where they will attend the Groundlings School and take a stab at making it big in Tinseltown. There’s just one problem: Mary’s broke! Join us for a night of Mary’s favorite local »
Long-time CAVATA-supporter, Matthew Whitlock, is launching a new site on May 2nd. DropTheR is a unity, support based site/hub for indie Hip Hop artists of all kinds to showcase their work and connect with like-minded artists on a “give-to-get support” platform. “If we see talent, drive, and an artist supporting other individuals…then we »
Katherine Bergeron and Stephen Frederick first noticed the firehouse two years ago when they began an exhaustive search for a building to house Frederick’s collection of artwork. Their search has covered some 60-plus properties across Greater Boston, but they always kept one eye peeled on the Harvard Street building that captured their imagination.
“I’ve always been »
Historic Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois is usually filled with hits of the baseball variety, but soon it will be filled with the freshest hits from the electronic music scene for this year’s Spring Awakening Festival on June 16 and 17. This weekend-long event is bringing fans the best in electronic and dance music and »
As many of you know, the Queen Of The Bean, Ms. Dutch Rebelle, recently signed with Amaglam Digital. The label, headed by CEO Next, has an impressive resume since it’s birth a few years ago. The label has also had a MAJOR impact on the success of many heavyweights in hip-hop inlcuding Wale, Currensy, Joe »
Noah is a feature-length film from Waltham, Massachusetts-based Identical Films, a production company founded by Anthony and James Deveney, and co-producer Andrew Johnson. The film is set in an alternate present-day America in which slavery was never abolished and follows an escaped slave named Noah as he tries to flee the country and reach a rumored freedom refuge in Canada. »
