Opinion

Christine McVie

Christine McVie leaves us

Like George was the quiet Beatle, you were the quiet Mac. Avoiding the melodrama of Stevie and Lindsey, you shone with your talent alone. Your deep rich vocal. Your perfect touch on the keyboards, creating many memorable melodies and offering much rhythmic support. Your insightful lyrics, always providing another powerful songwriting prowess to the band. […]

Music journalist sees great post-pandemic New England music scene future

Music journalist sees great post-pandemic New England music scene future

My name is Billy Copeland, and I’ve become unstuck in time. I see my past. I see my future. I shift from one to another like a man moving from one dream or nightmare to another. I relive the summer Sunday when my mother’s cousin threw me down a waterslide before I knew how to […]

Neil Peart

The death of Neil Peart is freaking me out because he wrote about my life

It was one of the saddest days in music history when we lost Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart to brain cancer last week. There will never be another like him, and, his passing is impacting each of his fans in ways that they are only just beginning to discover as they recall what that […]

Ric Ocasek

Loss of Ric Ocasek turns one nostalgic

We’ve lost Ric Ocasek of The Cars, and the news of his passing has sent my mind back in time. Visions from my trip down this memory lane are plentiful. I have a lot of good memories attached to their music and of when and where and who I was with at that time I […]

Opinion: Boston Globe fails greater-Boston music scene

Opinion: Boston Globe fails greater-Boston music scene

I recently made a rather shocking discovery about the music page editor for the Boston Globe. He doesn’t know anything about the music scene that his arts department has assigned him to cover. This person is responsible for assigning journalists to cover emerging new artists, events, CD releases, and breaking news stories in the greater-Boston […]

Honey Pie plays Drosselmeyer/photo: Roger Gordy

Slutcracker 10th anniversary show is a bawdy hoot

The Slutcracker is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Its latest holiday season run at The Somerville Theatre at Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts is as much a hoot as it’s ever been. It’s also still extremely popular, having filled the theater last Saturday night.

What J Geils  meant to me

What J Geils meant to me

Back in 1978 I was a regular working staff member of my father’s cleaning company. During the fall of my freshmen year of high school, I would be riding in my father’s commercial van between office buildings that we had to service before morning.

Slutcracker continues to amuse naughty holiday audiences

Slutcracker continues to amuse naughty holiday audiences

The Slutcracker is in its 9th season and last Saturday night’s sold out showing of this year’s rendition, albeit pared down, was even more rollicking, ribald, bawdy fun, or body fun, than last year’s. Clara, Fitz, Drosselmeyer and the Slutcracker Prince, a magic vibrator come to life, each did their part well to bring this traditional holiday classic, once again, into the realm of sexual fantasy.

Tupelo should better explain move to sketchy Derry location

Most fans of Tupelo Music Hall, currently located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, are aware that Tupelo is relocating to another building in neighboring Derry. The change is presumed to happen before the end of this year.

Monica Rizzio Band participated

Bill Copeland’s wrap up of Boston’s Outside The Box

Here is a perspective from a music journalist who left his notebook, pens, and camera at home to attend a bunch of musical performances as just another guy in the crowd. I spent a couple of days last week checking out some of the Out Of The Box musical artists performing on various stages along historic, scenic Boston Common. The most noticeable aspect was more the caliber of talent than even the variety.