David Rudderham Connector Staff The New England Music Awards are set to take place this weekend at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 22. The ceremony will feature live performances from musicians Sarah Borrello, Nemes, The Mallett Brothers band, Will Dailey, Dressed for the Occasion and Hayley Sabella. The event will span the whole weekend…
Arctic Monkeys heat up Boston
Maxwell Shultz Connector Contributor On Sept 6, the British pop-punk band, the Arctic Monkey’s fifth album, “AM” was released in the United States after a few year’s wait. Prior to release, the album had a few singles, such as “R U Mine?” and “Do I Wanna Know?” Upcoming, a fifth single will be released from…
LEGO to the movies
Zachary Najarian-Najafi Connector Contributor Described by Susan Wloszczyna as “’Toy Story’ … spoofed by Mel Brooks after he ate magic mushrooms while reading George Orwell’s 1984,” The LEGO Movie is also equal parts Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, modern-day Monty Python outing, avant-garde animated feature and fun family movie (albeit a family movie most of…
Beatlemania: 50 years later
Sarah Pacht Connector Contibutor Feb. 9 marked the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. In addition to many classic rock/oldies radio stations paying tribute to the band by playing only Beatles songs over the days leading up to the anniversary, the group was honored by the Grammy’s with a TV…
Interview with NEMA nominee Jennifer Hill
Marlon Pitter Connector Editor Jennifer Hill talks about her musical transformation and the importance of music in her life. Jennifer Hill, frontwoman of alternative rock group Jennifer Hill and Co. out of Hartford, Conn., is an advocate for women in music, people chasing their dreams and music in general. Hill’s songs are now shifting to…
Fear and loathing in the post-apocalypse
Cole Fitzgerald Connector Contributor One part survival game and one part murder simulator, “DayZ” is one of the greatest games of this generation, and it’s not even fully released yet. Created by Dean “Rocket” Hall and developed by “Bohemia Interactive”, “DayZ” started from humble beginnings as a mod for the relatively unknown military simulator “Arma…
‘Space Dandy’ crash lands on U.S. television
Mike Flanagan Connector Contributor “Space Dandy” has big space boots to fill. The new anime series that premiered on Adult Swim’s late-night animation block Toonami in January is the newest show from beloved anime director, Shinichirō Watanabe – creator of the popular anime series, “Cowboy Bebop” and “Samurai Champloo.” The series is a notable milestone…
In case you missed it: violence, neon, and insanity
David MacDonald Connector Contributor Hotline Miami is a very interesting little game. It’s an indie game by Dennaton Games about a man in 1980s Miami who receives strange messages over the telephone which prompts him to go out and perform stylized and bloody killing sprees. It uses an overhead grid like gameplay system that isn’t…
