From Shop Floor to Statehouse

From Shop Floor to Statehouse

by | Jul 1, 2010 | News

Ron Patenaude wears his heart not on his sleeve, but just below it. On his left arm is a tattoo reading “UAW Local 2322,” the labor union to which Patenaude has belonged for the past 12 years, the last six as president. On his right arm is another tattoo,...

Mayors Join Fight to Shift Trash Burden

by | Jul 1, 2010 | News

Political support continues to grow for “enhanced producer responsibility”—a rather grand-sounding term for the notion of making corporations deal with the fallout from the products and packaging they send out into the marketplace, and, eventually,...
Behind the Beat: From Ether to Earhole

Behind the Beat: From Ether to Earhole

by | Jul 1, 2010 | Music

“Hell, yeah, we’re an actual conduit!” exclaims Conduit guitarist and singer Seth Allison. “From the ether to your earholes. That’s our job, and we take it seriously.” Allison, bassist Jeff Gagnon, and a few pals started “the...

Art in Paradise: De-evolution at Last

by | Jul 1, 2010 | Music

Had anyone else done it, you’d have to call them crass: Devo, flowerpot-hatted heroes of early ’80s New Wave, irony-fueled purveyors of squiggly, robotic grooves, are back. Now they’ve embraced the notion of corporate leadership, having employed...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Jul 1, 2010 | Music

JonsiGo(XL) The last few Sigur Ros albums offered diminishing returns on the Icelandic group’s glacially paced orchestral bombast. Anticipation wasn’t exactly running high for lead singer Jonsi’s solo debut, but from the first notes, it’s clear...