Tag: Hardcore

Jay Hale’s photo of Mike McColgan and Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys during the "Do or Die" record release show, Feb. 8, 1998. (Courtesy)

Art Greg CookJanuary 2, 2018 0

Seeing Boston Punk And Hardcore: Two Decades Of Photos From Cambridge’s Middle East

Jay Hale moved to Boston for college in 1995 at “the tail end of the alternative era.” Bands like Buffalo Tom, Juliana Hatfield, Lemonheads, Pixies were making way for punk,…Continue Reading →

JJ Gonson's photo of Greg Sage of Wipers performing at the Paradise.

Art Greg CookDecember 15, 2017 0

‘They Were Both Lonely’—JJ Gonson’s Photos Of Kurt Cobain, Elliott Smith And The Birth of Grunge

Romantic notions often eddy around rock stars who die too young. But then there’s how it feels when they were people you hung around with. The first images you see…Continue Reading →