News Briefs

News Briefs

by | Dec 24, 2013 | News

Bugged Station Leads to Lawsuits By Stephanie Kraft   When the new UMass-Amherst police station opened in April, 2011, then-chief Johnny Whitehead announced that the $12.5-million facility “provides our department with all of the tools that a highly...
In the Box

In the Box

by | Dec 24, 2013 | Music

If you never use the “shuffle” setting on your audio player and you really like to dig into recordings, it’s a fine time of year. That’s because record companies tend to go after your holiday wallet with their most spectacular Hail Mary, the...
2013 Nightcrawler Notables

2013 Nightcrawler Notables

by | Dec 24, 2013 | Music

Submitted in no particular order—and created for no particular reason, for that matter—here are the winners in installment number one of the 2013 Nightcrawler Notables awards.   The “If You Can’t Be Him, Join Him” Award: Michael...
CD Shorts: James Keelaghan

CD Shorts: James Keelaghan

by | Dec 24, 2013 | Music

History: The First 25 Years (Borealis)   Twenty-three years ago I interviewed, for this publication, an up-and-coming Canadian musician. The flowing locks are gone, but everything else about James Keelaghan confirms my initial impression that he is among folk...