You read that right – two Brooklynites have erected a micro-museum to the famous 1994 scuffle between Olympian figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in their own apartment. More
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Plenty of controversial American figures have had statues erected in their honor – why not famed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden? More
Last night, former Boston.com Editor-in-Chief Matt Gross emailed us an unbelievable sight: Keytar Bear, everyone’s favorite Boston busker, playing in the New York City subway. More
In case you missed our in-depth report last month, TGI Fridays debuted flying mistletoe drones at its UK locations as a festive addition to everyone’s go-to chain restaurant for the holiday season. But the drone didn’t stick the landing at its New York debut, clipping a photographer in the face and drawing blood. More
It seems that the Boston Red Sox are big fans of Brooklyn band The So So Glos. Earlier this month, Red Sox organist Josh Kantor put his own spin on “Son of an American”. Check out the video below. More
Before you see Junior Prom for FREE this Thursday at Bill’s Bar on Landsdowne St., get a behind the scenes look at where they recorded their debut EP. You can view the photo gallery of their Brooklyn Studio over on Music Radar. More
Last night, Nirvana was honored and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the week after the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s passing. Fans had been speculating for weeks as to who might be the one filling Cobain’s role as lead singer, until we found that the vocals would be handled at the ceremony by the likes of Joan Jett, Lorde, St. Vincent, and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. Those performances went off without a hitch, and the ceremony even included an extra-heavy moment as Courtney Love embraced Dave Grohl during the acceptance speech (there were some mixed reactions to it). More
Lake Street Dive may have left Boston for Brooklyn, but before its show in December, we let the band know we still love it. Now the rest of the world is catching on. The group performed last night on “The Colbert Report,” posting to its Facebook afterward: “Many thanks to Stephen Colbert and his wonderful team for making our very first TV appearance one to remember. And thanks to all our fans, old and new for tuning in. We couldn’t be a happier band right now. Holy WHAT just HAPPENED!?” More
It’s been nearly a decade since the members of Lake Street Dive met at the New England Conservatory and started a “free country” band to fuse the bluegrass, jazz, and pop sounds they adore into a sonic blend all their own. Since then, they’ve scored a record deal with Signature Sounds — which gives them the bragging rights of sharing a label with Josh Ritter and Joy Kills Sorrow, with whom they used to share a bassist — and they left Boston for Brooklyn, though they are returning Friday for a set at The Sinclair. More