Gary Numan

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Hello, Numan

A synth-pop legend reluctantly accepts his past
Gary Numan has never been one for nostalgia.
By MATT PARISH | October 19, 2010

Esoteric drops reality rap on Saving Seamus Ryan
Hip-hop is faker than Vince McMahon's business plan and tan combined. Pussy-whipped MCs who sling Whoppers rhyme about bagging blow and smacking ho's; even cats who actually do poison their communities exaggerate their hood credentials.
By CHRIS FARAONE | October 06, 2009

Crossword: ''Dietary restrictions''

Don't go over your limit
Don't go over your limit
By MATT JONES | September 16, 2009

Weird and wired

A small band of electronic music acts take on a rock ’n’ roll city
It is, of course, difficult to attach a single sound to a city. And Providence is no exception.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | June 03, 2009

Ladyhawke | Ladyhawke

Modular (2008)
Multi-instrumentalist Ladyhawke presents us with a treasure trove of found blips, as if the 1980s had been nothing but a mirror ball to smash and paste back together
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | October 15, 2008

Black Affair

Pleasure Pressure Point | V2
Mason’s off-kilter lyrics and psychedelic sense of melody overpower the thrift-store Gary Numan and Depeche pastiches and the trite S&M vibe.
By GUSTAVO TURNER | August 19, 2008

Boston music news: July 4, 2008

Notes on Birds and Batteries, Perennials, and the F Yeah Tour
Three or so years ago, Mike Sempert up and moved to San Francisco, taking his creative moniker Birds and Batteries with him.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | July 02, 2008

Mix ’n’ mashup

It Was the Best of Times triumph at the Rock Hunt
The 2008 WBRU Rock Hunt finals served up an entertainingly diverse lineup at the Living Room last week.
By CHRIS CONTI | April 23, 2008

Lost and found

Silicon gems from the analog ’80s
There’s scant digital evidence that one Tona Omaha exists or ever existed: he has one on-line mastering credit on a 1996 disc of guitar instrumentals.
By FRANKLIN BRUNO | April 01, 2008

Star teamz

Ten from Boston’s 2007 pop underground
Mark it, dude: another banner year for the Boston music scene.
By WILL SPITZ | December 18, 2007

The Pet Shop Boys

Fundamental | Rhino
Coming off a soundtrack for Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin and a UK-only hits collection (PopArt), Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe put out their first full album of new songs since 2002’s unfocused Release .
By FRANKLIN BRUNO | August 15, 2006