by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 18, 2014 | Northeast Underground
2014 was an unpredictable year for music. Female artists like Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, and Ariana Grande ruled the charts (okay, maybe that wasn’t too unpredictable). Foo Fighters rolled the dice with their most ambitious record yet. And U2 invaded your iTunes...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 12, 2013 | Northeast Underground
Apparently Russian residents don’t care for bands performing a “Bad Touch” with their country’s flag. According to Spin, the Pennsylvania rock group the Bloodhound Gang has been banned from performing at the Kubana festival in the southern...
by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 8, 2014 | Northeast Underground
Fashion and music have always been intertwined. From the jean-wearing, slick-haired rockers of the ‘50s to the long-haired, flower-sporting hippies of the ‘60s, on to the stylish duds of disco dancers, the leather-clad and provocatively pierced toughs of the punk era,...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 17, 2013 | Northeast Underground
Formed in 1996, the Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys (see photo, right) has become a Bay State institution. While scoring hits with songs like “Tessie,” “Shipping Up to Boston” and “The State of Massachusetts,” the band has also...
by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 8, 2014 | Northeast Underground
Check out a shorter version of this review that ran in the print edition of the Valley Advocate here. Foo Fighters Sonic Highways (RCA) Release date: 11/10/14 The Foo Fighters’ eighth studio album is more than just another rock record. Instead, “Sonic...
