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Interview: Marc Maron rejoins his old Boston crowd

Stand-up guy
Marc Maron's WTF podcast is essential listening for comedy fans.
By DAVID BRUSIE | January 24, 2012

Class of 2012: Boston's 12 best new bands

A dozen fresh faces on Boston's music scene
If 2012 truly represents the End Times, then it's best to go out with a sonic bang.
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | January 05, 2012

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Uncertainty at WPRO

On the Air
Could Rhode Island's talk radio firmament be poised for a shakeup?
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | December 07, 2011

Bunny's a Swine unveil new record, new label

Noise in the attic
Inside a foam-padded attic at the top of a two-family home down a narrow tree-lined street just outside of Northampton is the birthplace of a band.
By P. NICK CURRAN | November 30, 2011

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Photos: John Powhida International Airport + Sidewalk Driver + The Organ Beats + The Rationales at Radio

October 7, 2011 | Grand opening of Radio, Somerville
John Powhida International Airport, Sidewalk Driver, The Organ Beats and the Rationales perform at the grand opening of Radio in Somerville on October 7, 2011.
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | October 17, 2011

Nina Violet | We'll Be Alright

Self-released (2011)
As a solo artist, Martha's Vineyard native Nina Violet has been holding back.
By JEREMY ADAMS | October 12, 2011

Out: Christening and listening at Radio in Somerville

A new club choice
Radio, the embryonic house o' rock at the former Club Choices space at 379 Somerville Ave, has cricks in need of massaging. But I'm confident those will be attended to — Radio probably won't be a sweat lodge at its 200-person capacity most of the time.
By BARRY THOMPSON | October 17, 2011

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Another town, another story

Rodney King has advice for North Kingstown. Plus, a few clarifications
One of the great things about my day job as director of Insight Radio (part of Insight, a non-profit in Warwick that promotes independence and opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired) is that I get to see just about every news website or publication in the state.
By RUDY CHEEKS | June 29, 2011

Thanks all around

Words for Waldrop; GOP = fun; some god news; random notes
"Thanks All Around" is the title of the opening section of Jaimy Gordon's novel, Shamp of the City-Solo (published in 1974).
By RUDY CHEEKS | May 12, 2011

Easily distracted

The LePage mantras
Contrary to popular belief, Republican Governor Paul LePage is not an idiot.
By AL DIAMON | April 06, 2011

WCYY/WBLM parent company to be bought

Radio daze
A long-rumored deal appears to have come to fruition this week: The second-largest radio station owner in the country, Cumulus Media, has agreed to acquire the third-largest, Citadel Media, owner of Portland's prominent radio stations WCYY, WBLM, WJBQ, and WHOM, in a $2.4 billion transaction.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 16, 2011

Sweden's Radio Dept. create musical graffiti

Art for pop's sake
Growing up in the small Swedish town of Björntorp, Johan Duncanson didn't have bright explosions of spray paint on underpasses to remind him that art could exist outside the lines of commercialism. Instead, music, movies, and comic books provided the language he could jump into.
By JONATHAN DONALDSON | February 02, 2011

Meta P. has a simpler plan

Original recipe
Don't let Sean Sbardella's moniker of choice — Metaphysics ("Meta P") — dissuade fellow ol-skool enthusiasts who prefer original-recipe rap to the bombastic, rapid-fire verbiage of latter-day indie backpackers.
By CHRIS CONTI | January 26, 2011

Don't be an idiot

What we wish someone had told us about making the best of the college experience
We're all idiots when we're 18. We're all idiots for the first half of our 20s, and longer, for some. By saying so, we're not trying to insult anyone.
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | January 27, 2011

Chafee’s talk radio ban

On the Air
Governor Lincoln Chafee's announcement this week that his administration would forsake talk radio sparked all manner of outrage.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | January 12, 2011

'Beverages, bitches, and bikinis' reconsidered

Radio Waves
"Beverages, Bitches and Bikinis" doesn't sound like an event you'd expect a state campus to support. Yet that is the title originally proposed for an event sponsored by WXIN, the student radio station at state-supported Rhode Island College.
By MARY ANN SORENTINO | October 13, 2010

Go inside radio drama

Recordings
The tale-tellers behind Final Rune Productions create what they call "stories for the ear."
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | October 07, 2010

The birth of conservative talk radio

Action Speaks!
Providence cultural center AS220 is kicking off its latest season of "Action Speaks!" roundtable discussions. The theme for this fall's chats: "What's Eating Us?," a look at the patterns of consumption that precipitated the economic crash — and may help us get out.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | September 29, 2010

Your phone needs this list

Emergency contacts
You need phone numbers. Your cell phone needs programming. Spend a few minutes now, and reap the rewards all year long.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | August 25, 2010

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The obituary mambo

Passings near and far; Huzzah for Harley; Farewell, World Cup
As some of you may know, on a biweekly basis your superior correspondents chat with former mayor and current local talk radio titan, Vincent A. "The Bud-I" Cianci.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 14, 2010

Making waves

Can WRNI supplant the ProJo as the state’s news king?
Rhode Island’s upstart National Public Radio affiliate, WRNI, aims to be nothing less than a major media player here. And in the space of just a couple of years, the station has taken some impressive first steps.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | June 10, 2010

Deering High musician having a banner year

Up-and-Comers Dept.
You might have caught 18-year-old Dominic Sbrega on NPR’s From the Top last week, playing Mexican folk-dance music on his stand-up bass.
By JEFF INGLIS | May 12, 2010