Archive for the ‘Gotta See This’ Category

Music for the Independent Mind

When it comes to college radio, some are great and some are, well, not.  There are a few, however, that truly push the programming envelope. Boston’s WERS 88.9 FM is a great example of the former. WERS 88.9 FM is Emerson College’s award-winning radio station; Student-run and professionally-managed, it serves New England an eclectic mix »

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CAVATA X RSC drops this Monday

The wait is over.  On Monday, June 28, we will be releasing our collaboration tee shirt we developed with fellow Boston-based brand, Regan Smith Clarke.  More details to come over the weekend but this exclusive, limited-edition tee will come with a special gift, free shipping and absolutely WILL NOT be reprinted once it sells out.   

-Lori

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Express yourself

A few weeks ago my friend, Teryn, asked me to come and sing a few songs to open up a poetry reading.  This wasn’t an ordinary poetry slam, though; Teryn is the director of a program in Lynn, Massachusetts that supports homeless teen mothers and their children.  I had heard so much about the program and »

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Eternal Healing

Have you ever had a massage? A professional massage, I mean. A few months ago I was feeling really sore from Lupus so my friend, John Dicenzo, offered me a free massage at Eternal Healing in Marshfield which he runs with Monika Uremovik and Erin Kearney. This place is amazing; from the eclectic, comfy arm »

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Sixth-Grade CEO Amiya Alexander

Meet Amiya Alexander, a spunky 11-year-old entrepreneur who is the President and CEO of Amiya’s Mobile Dance Academy. Amiya is a tween on the move…literally. Her dance studio is a giant pink school bus that was converted by her mother as a Christmas present!

With the goal of decreasing childhood obesity, promoting creativity and expression through »

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Fake it until you Make it

“Fake it until you make it.”  What does this really mean?  Sometimes also referred to “Act as if,” its a common catchphrase that means to imitate confidence so that as the confidence produces success it generates real confidence.  The purpose is to avoid getting stuck in a self fulfilling prophecy related to one’s fear of not being »

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Respawn Gaming

If you’re into gaming, and I bet you are, check out my friend Ryan Horman’s new venture, www.RespawnGaming.com; a premiere gaming community with the ability to host LAN parties and competitions.  In other words, hosting games over a network to give players the ability to compete against each other without sitting in front of the same »

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Top 10 Summer Cruising Jams

We’ve been having an amazing stretch of pre-summer weather here in Boston which means cookouts, summer shades and driving with the windows down and the system up. Now, as far as the tunage is concerned, you could always set your iPod on shuffle or flip through the radio presets but there is nothing better than »

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Review

As a lover of horror movies, I had very high hopes for the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Unfortunately, this flick fell short….way short.  Remakes of classic cult movies can be tricky; you don’t want to veer too far away from what made the movie successful in the first place but, then »

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Saturday Night Live is back

Saturday Night Live has always been one of my favorite shows but ever since the final glory days of Will Ferrel, Molly Shannon, Cheri Oteri, Traci Morgan, etc. there hasn’t been a solid cast that could deliver week after week. SNL has been on the air for over three decades so I understand not every »

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