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Murder in six degrees

Peter Ivers — pals with john Belushi to the Circle Jerks — was killed in 1983. A new book recalls his fascinating life — and mysterious death.
You’ve probably never heard of Peter Ivers.
By MIKE MILIARD | September 10, 2008

We've got a bigger problem now

Letters to the Boston Editor: June 13, 2008
I got my first Dead Kennedys T-shirt in 1985 and have been a Michael Savage listener for years.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | June 11, 2008

Springtime for Darwin

The wars of evolution are louder than ever. What Ben Stein, Bad Religion, and a physics professor from Quincy can tell you about where you came from.
There are two stories, and two stories only.
By JAMES PARKER | May 07, 2008

Mission completed

The break-up of Mission of Burma
This article originally appeared in the January 18, 1983 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By DOUG SIMMONS | January 17, 2008

Snakes and pilgrims

From venom to the Otherside Café
There’s something classic about a pretty blonde girl in a bikini with a boa constrictor wrapped around her neck.
By JIM SULLIVAN | October 08, 2007

Crossword: ''Why the face?''

And why does it never change?

By MATT JONES | September 19, 2007

Portland scene report: August 24, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Harrington, who also publishes the local uber-zine Kapital Ink, is nothing if not elbow-deep in rock.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 22, 2007

Rockets men

Brown showcases the comix world of Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez
In 1982, two brothers from Oxnard, California, 60 miles northwest of LA, self-published the first issue of a comic they called Love and Rockets .
By GREG COOK | February 07, 2007

All access pass

Richard McCaffrey’s “Troubadours, Rockers & Punks”
Rock and roll in black-and-white and in color comes to town this week, when Providence-based photographer Richard McCaffrey presents a show of his best work at the Dryden Gallery.
By BOB GULLA | November 15, 2006

Decontrolling the price of punk

This article originally appeared in the October 13, 1981 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By DOUG SIMMONS | November 14, 2006

Boston uber alles

This article originally appeared in the April 21, 1981 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By DOUG SIMMONS | November 14, 2006

Under the Covers battle

Albums of the year
Rock-and-roll beefs are never quite as delicious as the heat-packing rivalries of their hip-hop brethren. Watch: Battle of the Album Covers
By CAMILLE DODERO | October 19, 2006

Flashbacks: October 13, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Dan Peleschuk and Ian Sands.
By FLASHBACKS | October 11, 2006

Going on sale: August 8, 2006

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Iron Maiden, Ani DiFranco, Atreyu, Bouncing Souls, Dead Kennedys, Pet Shop Boys, James Blunt, Justin Timberlake, and more.
By GOING ON SALE | August 08, 2006

Get ready for summer, punks

Releases from Pete Kilpatrick, Emilia Dahlin + Subject Bias are just the beginning
What has already been an active year on the local scene only ramps up for summer.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 14, 2006

Gorillaz in the midst

Damon Albarn joins Beck in the pan-cultural playground
Remember the great electronica gold rush of ’97, the year Madonna’s Maverick label won a massive bidding war over long-ignored rave mystic Liam Howlett, a/k/a Prodigy, and we all grooved to the electropunk clash of “Smack My Bitch Up”?
By MATT ASHARE | May 17, 2006

Flashbacks, April 21, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Chris Brook and Jessica McConnell.
By EDITORIAL | April 19, 2006

30 songs to spill beer on your iPod to

The greatest drinking songs of all time
No song captures the quiet desperation of a hard-drinking, hardscrabble nowhere town better than this one.
By MIKE MILIARD | March 16, 2006

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