by Laurelin
Boston is one of the oldest cities in the entire United States. Boasting such a long history one can’t help but feel proud as a resident to be a part of something that just feels… bigger. But let’s focus on what’s really important. Take a seat Tea Party, because Boston is also home to some of the best dive bars on the East Coast. There are really too many to name, but these are my favorites: Boston’s Top Five. I wish I didn’t have to choose, but let’s be honest, no one wants to read a novel dictated by my liver, and man, mine is really starting to hurt. If there is any special mention to be had, it’s to my research team: Lindsay, Meg, Dave and Sara, this is for you guys.
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by Brett Warner
It’s not easy being the only smartass, largely uninformed Social Democrat in a family of complacent, church-going conservatives – but somebody’s got to do it. In the debut installment of my new SG column Armchair Politics, I’ll be taking a half-assed gander at the week’s political news with the un-researched perspective of an underpaid know-it-all college graduate with a twenty year-old car and $160 thousand dollars in student loan debt. Why does my opinion matter? Because it’s on the internet, duh.
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by Erin Broadley
““Its shuffling and its surfing and its really bad for the brain.”
– Reuben Wu
Ladytron is the last band one would expect to see wandering through the haunted shacks and abandoned junkyards of California’s high desert. But in the video for their new single “Ghosts” there is a sun-drenched sinister nature to that environment that suits the British band perfectly. Shot entirely on film, the video follows the impeccably dressed quartet through a dusty landscape of weather worn pianos and broken down vintage cars; a surreal place inhabited by oversized rabbits and where cars speed down the highway with no driver behind the wheel. Its the video that Ladytrons Reuben Wu considers his favorite the band has done thus far.
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Parker Suicide in Shutter Bug
- INTO: Pirates, technology, long drives, conspiracy theories, steamy backseat makeouts, biting, Nostradamus, live music, sexy pictures, making videos, corsets, fishnets, 007, Marty McFly, aromatherapy, sensuality & eroticism, old cameras, traveling, photography, food photography, Leonardo da Vinci, cuddling, Photoshop, documentaries, DIY, sleight of hand, self respect, time travel, psychology, tattoos, late nights, YouTube.
- MAKES ME HAPPY: Blood oranges, summer sun, dessert before dinner, yoga, fresh air, no commercials, organic fruit, fiery sunsets, the lake, tea dates, Polaroids, postcards, animals, legwarmers, lingerie, fresh herbs, surprises, beach days, new piercings, food, friends.
- VICES: Oral fixation.
Get to know Parker better over at SuicideGirls.com!
by Blogbot
Scott Ian, the driving force behind Anthrax (and SG’s Food Coma columnist), has a lot of situations going on right now, so we thought it high time we checked in with him. Just before Christmas he released a new album, Ironiclast, with The Damned Things, a supergroup he formed with Rob Caggiano (of Anthrax), Keith Buckley (of Every Time I Die) and Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley (of Fall Out Boy). The band are currently on the road with the Jägermeister Music Tour (which also features Buckcherry and Hellyeah) and are also doing a select few headlining dates.
In addition, Anthrax, alongside Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica, are scheduled to bring The Big 4 Tour, which made some major noise in Europe in 2010, to America. The four monster metal bands will be taking over the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA the weekend after Coachella for the first ever Stateside Big 4 Festival (to be held on Saturday April 23rd).
We hit Ian up via email to find out more.
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by Erin Broadley
“If you care about what others think, youll never feel comfortable”
– Carrie Borzillo
There comes a time in every rock chicks life when even the most badass of the bunch needs a little refresher course on self-empowerment and simple life maintenance like properly preparing absinthe. Enter the new book from entertainment journalist Carrie Borzillo, titled Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, and a Hotter Girlfriend, and to Living Life Like a Rock Star.
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