Halos & Horns (…and Purgatory, too!)

Halos & Horns (…and Purgatory, too!)

by | Jan 1, 2009 | News

A halo to Hampden District Attorney William Bennett for clearing out the pipeline of marijuana possession cases after the passage in November of a public referendum that made possession of an ounce or less of weed punishable with a civil fine. "I'm going to...

The Day The Music Died

by | Jan 1, 2009 | Music

It was a snowy night on February 3, 1959, when a Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft carrying Buddy Holly, 22, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, 28, and Ritchie Valens, 17, crashed shortly after takeoff outside Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all aboard. At the time, the...
Behind the Beat: For the Sake of the Songs

Behind the Beat: For the Sake of the Songs

by | Jan 1, 2009 | Music

Dan Cashman, aka DJ Cashman, and George "DJ Snack Attack" Myers are self-described music nerds with a need to share their expansive record collections with the greater public. Together, they are the popular Northampton DJ duo Purity Supreme."We started...

CD Shorts

by | Jan 1, 2009 | Music

Flaming LipsChristmas on Mars(Warner Bros.)Due to fiscal limitations and a certain bandmate/cast member's debilitating drug use, the completion of the film Christmas on Mars became Wayne Coyne's Moby Dick or his Chinese Democracy. No one complained much,...
SoundCheck: Music Makes the World Go Round

SoundCheck: Music Makes the World Go Round

by | Jan 1, 2009 | Music

Founded in 1986, the Northampton Community Music Center moved to its current location—a handsome brick building set back from the road at 139 South Street—in 1998. The nonprofit organization is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the...