Lucky
Sounding older and wiser on their fifth album - or at least a bit world weary - Nada Surf delivers a pleasant disc of generally mellow indie pop that gently alternates between up-tempo, guitar heavy numbers and slower songs that put the emphasis on the band's lovely harmonies.
The Bedlam in Goliath
Since I am a child of the 80s, I am a certifiable old fogey who often doesn't quite "get" what the "kids" are "downloading" nowadays. So I can only dimly perceive the appeal of The Mars Volta.
Made in the Dark
What lies between soulless, twee plink-plonking and endless samples that mercilessly burrow into your brain? A really fun eloctropop album.
District Line
Give out rocker Bob Mould credit for not standing in place. He helped define punk and post punk with his 80s band Husker Du, and explored a more melodic sound with his 90s band Sugar. In his solo work he's run the gamut from acoustic concerts deejaying and electronica.
Romanovsky Turns Up the Fun
If you're a queer of a certain age, you no doubt remember Romanovsky & Phillips, the pioneering gay musical duo whose quirky, politically aware albums (featuring song titles like "If There's a God, He's a Queen" and "What Kind of Self-respecting Faggot Am I?") and real life romance earned them monikers like "the gay Sonny and Cher."
Change of heart
Marc Solomon, the campaign director of MassEquality, succinctly summed up the happenings at 9 West Broadway in Southie on Jan. 16 when he observed that the event was "probably the largest gay event in South Boston's history perhaps."
Looking toward the future
In keeping with its newly expanded mission, MassEquality has laid out an ambitious 2008 legislative agenda that aims to increase state funding for several LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations in addition to passing key pieces of legislation.
The Purrfect Murder
I don't mean to sound like I have internalized felinophobia or anything, but a book about clever animals who have conversations and solve puzzles sounds more like a children's story than something for adults. But this one also has murders and an abortion clinic, so like <I>Mary Poppins</i>, it's hard to say what age group it's for.
Learning Curve
Hello, I am Twofer and I am orange and I am a cat. My human has been leaving book pages in my litter box. At first I thought he was being thrifty, but then he began dropping hints about how Rita Mae Brown's cat writes mystery novels, and wondering aloud why some cats can pay the mortgage while others just throw up on the comforter.
Trans-HRC schism widens
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), came out swinging against the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) during her Jan. 17 speech at the First Event transgender conference at the Boston Marriott Peabody.
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