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Prep Yourself!

You’ve decided to go back to school. Now what? So the economy sucks, you’re in a miserable rut at work, and you’re not getting any younger. What are you going to do about it? For many, the answer is to go back to school, whether it’s grad school, law ...

From RYAN STEWART, Boston Phoenix,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Glenn Beck,  Adrian Peterson,  Raymond Chandler,  Spike Jonze

Are you ready for some Footballz?

These days, thanks to Internet-related information overload, football fans are more educated than ever. So why, exactly, do we need idiotic TV commentators telling us what we already know about how talented Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson are, or that ...

From RYAN STEWART, Boston Phoenix,  16 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Drew Brees,  Adrian Peterson,  NFL,  ESPN,  Najeh Davenport

Interview: Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman is an actor who's also a musician — he used to drum for Phantom Planet, and earlier this year he released his second album under his Coconut Records moniker. Given that he's accustomed to inhabiting multiple identities, it's ...

From RYAN STEWART, The Phoenix,  15 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Jason Schwartzman,  Phantom Planet (musician),  HBO,  Dashiell Hammett,  Netflix

Big sleepy

If television is indeed a reflection of society, then to judge from what's on the screen these days, we're all surrounded by people leading seedy double lives. That teacher you know? He's probably selling drugs (Breaking Bad) or prostituting himself ...

From RYAN STEWART, The Phoenix,  15 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Raymond Chandler,  HBO,  Jason Schwartzman,  Ted Danson,  Craigslist.org

Georgia defense did it's part, just wasn't enough

It was the first time Oklahoma State had been held scoreless in the first quarter since last season’s loss at No. ...

From RYAN STEWART, Atlanta Journal Constitution,  5 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Willie Martinez (football),  Securities and Exchange Commission

Going steady

THE AWW COUPLE Paint the Fence Invisible is mostly devoid of cute, and remains miles from twee, precious, bubblegum or any other reductive adjectives often lobbed at good-time indie pop. "It's annoying," acknowledges Allen when I sit down with the two ...

From RYAN STEWART, The Phoenix,  3 Aug 2009

Interview: Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit

In 2008, Passion Pit won Best New Artist in our Best Music Poll. After having played just a handful of shows together as a band, they performed at the BMP concert that year. (They play the concert again this Saturday at City Hall Plaza.) Some might ...

From CARLY CARIOLI AND RYAN STEWART, Boston Phoenix,  30 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Harvard University

Magnolia Electric Co. | Josephine

Even though it arose in part from tragedy, Josephine, the latest from Jason Molina and his band Magnolia Electric Co., may be one of Molina's lightest releases. According to the press notes, Josephine is a concept album written in tribute to former ...

From RYAN STEWART, The Phoenix,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Jason Molina,  Steve Albini

Review: Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

When evaluating a new Guitar Hero — or any music-related game — it helps to picture a Venn Diagram consisting of three circles: "Good Songs," "Challenging Songs," and "Songs that are fun to play on plastic instruments." The point where all three ...

From RYAN STEWART, Boston Phoenix,  13 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Neversoft

Japandroids | Post-Nothing

I was tempted to write off Japandroids as just one more lo-fi punk band who've overdosed on fuzz. I found them entertaining, but tough to distinguish from a sea of similar acts. If I had heard No Age's Nouns with Post-Nothing's opener, "The Boys Are ...

From RYAN STEWART, The Phoenix,  7 Jul 2009
Related Topics: John Lennon

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