It’s 11:30 a.m. on a foggy Thursday morning, and I’m hunched over a laptop in my closet, trying to meow like an old, decrepit cat. In the corner of my screen, my vocal coach, 68-year-old Melissa Cross ...

The epic track “Wait” (Track 2) showcases Velvet Sun’s knack for building tension and release. It has a slow-burn opening and a sense of anticipation, and then it rises into a sweeping crescendo that ...

A member of an influential rock band is dead at 69 ahead of the group’s farewell tour. Dave Allen, the bass guitarist for Gang of Four’s first two albums, died on Saturday at his home while surrounded ...

A fixture of Boston’s hardcore scene, Barile’s lyrics and famed onstage presence directly inspired the youth crew movement in ...

Dave Allen, bassist in post-punk band Gang of Four’s core lineup before co-founding the British rock group Shriekback, has died at the age of 69.

Al Barile, first wave hardcore icon and founding guitarist for SSD, has passed away following his long battle with cancer.

Al Barile, guitarist and creative force behind the early Boston hardcore band SSD, has passed away. As Pitchfork reports, Barile’s wife Nancy Barile writes that he died on Sunday. In 2022, Barile ...