Tag: boston

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Back to Boston
June 11, 2007
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Everything was going according to plan. We slogged through Chicago (natch), cruised through Gary and the rest of Indiana, and were hoping to roll along I-90 all the way back to the Bean. But shortly after crossing the Ohio border, our ol’ trusty Honda — so clutch over the years — no longer would shift […]

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Beantown Bound
June 4, 2007
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On the road again. Headed home. Soon sidebars will change to fit new dreamscapes. Ears open to fresh soundscapes. New vistas, new pistas; sabes? Full deets forthcoming. Meantime, onward and eastward — Ta-ta, Chi-town, you tall bold slugger.

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May the Snow Rise Up to Meet You
March 16, 2007
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Sure, I traded a chance to see the Chicago River dyed green for a late-season Boston Nor’easter, but when your loved ones are back on the coast and your brutha’s offering to cook up a big boiled dinner, well, such trade-offs seem worth it. But whether you’re in Chicago or Boston or some other outpost […]

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Simply Smashing
November 10, 2006
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Before I get too deep in the Windy Windy, I gotta send a little musical farewell to my dear hometown.* A follow-up to last year’s “Boston Mashacre,” the “Boston Smashacre” has been in the works for a while. It’s not just a sequel, though. It’s a different thing in kind. I’ve made a page for […]

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Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
October 29, 2006
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Jesse Kriss, whose History of Sampling visualization was long ago big upped here at w&w, has updated his Visual Scratch project (as formerly demo’d here) with the assistance of Boston’s DJ Axel Foley. I take no small satisfaction in having connected these two technicians. When Jesse described to me his intention to represent a number […]

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Run Riddim!
October 24, 2006
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We steady tryna “step” our “game” “up” o’er at Riddim Method. To wit: Some innaresting texty and mixty contributions c/o DJ Ripley. /// DJ C’s B-series continues with “Bush” — to which, I might add — in spirit, since I don’t deign to mention Señor Shrub (it’s bigger’n him anyhow) — my own “America,” which […]

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