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As the war escalates in Afghanistan and foreign dollars continue to flow into the country, aid meant for the masses has, for the most part, only thickened the wallets of corrupt Afghan officials, warlords and drug lords
Apr 24, 2021 Here is a listing of area live music and online music happenings for the weekend and week of Friday, April 23 through Thursday, April 29. With the recent easing of some COVID-19-related restrictions, more live music venues across the area are beginning to host some performances. The listing below includes both area live public shows and online live-streaming shows; keep checking back, as this listing will be updated as new shows are announced. If you are attending a public show, be aware that seating and admission may be limited due to remaining COVID-19 restrictions, and masks a...
Kiss: Last Great, Last Good, First Bad Album Roundtable Kiss' recording career was a roller-coaster ride filled with dizzying highs, staggering lows and unexpected left turns. Depending on which fan you talk to – and when they became members of the Kiss Army – you'll get very different takes on exactly where those peaks and valleys occurred. After Kiss' first six albums established the band as one of the most popular of the '70s, they changed musical styles almost as often as they changed lineups – exploring pop, disco, hair metal, grunge, and even concept-album pomposity, with wildly v...
Kiss: Last Great, Last Good, First Bad Album Roundtable Kiss' recording career was a roller-coaster ride filled with dizzying highs, staggering lows and unexpected left turns. Depending on which fan you talk to – and when they became members of the Kiss Army – you'll get very different takes on exactly where those peaks and valleys occurred. After Kiss' first six albums established the band as one of the most popular of the '70s, they changed musical styles almost as often as they changed lineups – exploring pop, disco, hair metal, grunge, and even concept-album pomposity, with wildly v...
A flooded-out Morrissey Boulevard as seen in 2020. Katie Trojano photo A long-stalled plan to modernize Morrissey Boulevard will get revived this spring as state and city officials combine forces to fund a $1 million engineering study over the next year aimed at advancing the project as a stream of massive new development projects loom on the not-so-distant horizon. In addition, the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation plans to spend an additional sum this year to install new underground gate equipment along the vulnerable coastal roadway between UMass and Freeport Street. The wo...