by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 16, 2012 | Northeast Underground
Even in death, the Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch is refusing to sell out to advertisers. According to a Thursday report by Rolling Stone magazine, the iconic rapper included a provision in his recently filed will that prohibits the use of his music...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 20, 2012 | Northeast Underground
Even though a forecast of inclement weather has moved his August 18 show from the wooded surroundings of Mountain Park in Holyoke to the stately confines of the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, pop music sampler and DJ extraordinaire Gregg Gillis (aka Girl Talk) is...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 29, 2012 | Northeast Underground
Watching someone kick over a laptop will never be as visceral or exciting as watching someone smash a guitar on stage. However, that being said, one would be hard-pressed to find an audience member from Girl Talk’s recent show at the Calvin Theatre who would...
by Michael Cimaomo | Sep 12, 2012 | Northeast Underground
When one ponders the idea of music being broadcast from outer space, the next logical thought is typically what would such a thing sound like? Would aliens ever try to reach out to us by beaming John Williams’ theme from Star Wars? That might seem a little...
by Michael Cimaomo | Sep 19, 2012 | Northeast Underground
“I think Henry Kissinger is a fucking asshole.” Why Anton Newcombe, (see photo, fourth from left) leader of the psychedelic rock band the Brian Jonestown Massacre, chose to share this particular statement with me I still do not know. Then again, over the...
