Results tagged “billboard”

...Bon Jovi: "Wanted Dead or Alive" (or cash or check...) more ›

Monster Mash Halloween Benefit PA's Lounge, Union Square (356 Somerville Ave) October 29, 2007, 8:00 pm, 21+ $10 suggested donation Somerville's got good claim to the "Monster Mash" label. Bobby Pickett, responsible for penning the perennial Halloween hit (which is one of only three records to hit the Billboard Top 100 three separate times), was a Somerville native. Pickett passed away in April of this year, so this will be the world's first Halloween without... more ›

Well before Mission of Burma's 2002 reunion, rock critics, fans and historians alike had finally acknowledged just how good the Boston scene had it between 1979 and 1983. The post-punk Boston band had enjoyed a loyal, passionate following during its four years reinventing the punk sound, but much of the band's success (critically and commercially) came after the band's active performance years. Cited regularly as an influence for musicians and the watermark band of that... more ›

that we want to kill anyone and everyone that makes a "something on a something" joke. But then we realized that there was no way we could ever win this fight, and, hell, if you can't beat them, we might as well join them. And with that, you have the theme of this weeks' Gothamist network post. more ›

Across the river, Zuzu's has their Electrosocial night with Plunge Into Death and Cyanide Valentine, with dancing provided by DJ MicL Pvtn. It's your best bet, and fun is guaranteed. Oh, and of course, there are arty noisy options over at Great Scott, so kick it over there after Hornby-time:We Are Wolves, Coughs, and Where Are You From? Are You In School? (Guess which band is from Boston, Boston.) more ›