Mon. 9/28/26 @ Royale (Boston, MA) Matlock, Cook, Carter and Jones onstage I was too young to see the Sex Pistols on their infamous 1978 U.S. tour. The U.K. punk band was taking the country by storm.....

And just like that we are now in the Q4 of 2026! In addition to Columbus Day (10/12), Indigenous Peoples' Day (10/12), and Halloween (10/31), here is what's on my radar this month: Movies: Verity...

Thurs. 9/24/26 @ Crystal Ballroom (Somerville, MA) Violet (center) and her band onstage It's always exciting when you get to see a musician on their first headlining tour and years later you get to...

This has been quite a month for pop culture anniversaries. I've always paid tribute to rock albums released in Sept. 1971, albums released in Sept. 2001, TV premieres, albums released in Sept. 1991,.....

Ethan Hawke is one of those actors who you know even if the movie is bad, there's going to be something about it that's good. He's a renaissance man who has not only acted, but directed, written books...

Peter Byrne, who brought the synth-pop sound of Naked Eyes to 1980s radio with hits like "Always Something There to Remind Me," has died at Remembering Peter Byrne 1952-2026 Singer Peter Byrne has...

This past weekend, the 2026 Boston Film Festival, took place in-person and virtually from Sept. 17-21 in and around Boston. On Friday I got to catch the red carpet premiere of Unleashed Spirits: The.....

I'm known for doing a lot of On This Day or Month In History posts here, but I find this week in 1986 to be a rather important one for my own pop culture obsessions: 9/19/1986: David Lynch's brilliant...

Sept. 1991 was quite a month for album releases. I remember that month very well because it was my first month of high school, so just as change was in the air, so was music. Here are the albums...

Now in its 42nd year as a film fest, the Boston Film Festival is happening Sept. 17-21 both virtually and in-person. I remember going to the Boston premiere of The Matchmaker, which I worked on, at...

When two well-known musicians in their own right come together for a new musical endeavor or side project, it can be exciting based on that musical meeting of the minds coming together, those...

Once again, it needs to be said: it's hard to think of anyone who was as cool as Melissa Auf der Maur was in the 90s! The Canadian bassist got her start in Tinker, then joined Hole where she was a...

This is my blog for my thoughts on pop culture, so its very rare that I post about news, politics, or personal matters on here. But I thought I’d use this site to remember that day. It’s taken me a...

This week marks the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001 (Here is my remembrance of that day). One of the things I remember quite well about the weeks that followed 9/11 was the way that pop culture...

Sept. 1971 was quite a month for rock album releases. Here are two I am saluting: Sept. 9, 1971: John Lennon’s Imagine released John Lennon’s greatest solo work was released in Sept. 1971. Some music....

News began circulating over the weekend and now it has been officially announced: musician Sean Ono Lennon and partner Charlotte Kemp Muhl became proud parents to baby boy Aurelius! Read the article.....

It's now Fall and that means Fall Movie Preview, Fall TV Preview, and Fall Music Previews. And a certain Green Day song getting a lot of play! In addition to Labor Day (Sept. 7), 9/11 (Sept. 11),...

3rd Secret "Last Day of August" Since today is the last day of August, I am sharing this hidden gem of a tune from supergroup 3rd Secret (featuring members of Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and...

This week I got to review two new alt-rock albums, one from alt-rock elderstatesmen and the other from relative newcomers but among the best of this decade! Dinosaur Jr. There Near Alt-rock titans...

It has been quite a month for landmark pop culture anniversaries! In addition to MTV premieres, Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg's centential, and Pearl Jam album releases, here are some of the anniversaries....

August 27th is a big day in Pearl Jam's history as not one but two of their legendary albums were released on this day five years apart. Here is my salute to both albums celebrating golden...

Hard to think of anyone who was as cool as Melissa Auf der Maur was in the 90s! The Canadian bassist got her start in Tinker, then joined Hole where he was a major force in the band from 1994-1999...

The live album is such a unique release in rock history. In the 70s and 80s it served as a souvenir for the concert tour you saw OR it was the next best thing to seeing that band on tour. Sometime in....

Fri. was the kick off of the 2026 Fan Expo Boston convention at the Thomas Michael Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston and it wrapped on Sun. August 9. Here at Green’s Party, I’m covering....

Fri. was the kick off of the 2026 Fan Expo Boston convention at the Thomas Michael Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston running through Sun. August 9. Here at Green’s Party, I’m covering...

Fri. was the kick off of the 2026 Fan Expo Boston convention at the Thomas Michael Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston running through Sun. August 9. Here at Green’s Party, I’m covering...

Today was the kick off of the 2026 Fan Expo Boston convention at the Thomas Michael Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston running through Sun. August 9. Here at Green’s Party, I’m covering.....

Fri. 7/31/26 @ Leader Bank Pavilion (Boston, MA) In May I got to review Tori Amos' newest album In Times of Dragons and I was reminded just how fantastic she is. On a birthday gift for my wife, we...

It's amazing that John Carpenter hasn't directed a movie since 2010's The Ward (although the did direct the limited series John Carpenter's Suburban Screams in 2023) yet since 2010 he along with his.....

Earlier this year marked my 50th birthday and it’s a time of great reflection on milestones, achievements, memories and more. When I began doing this blog in 2013 it was simply a place for me to share...

This weekend is the 2026 Fan Expo Boston convention at the Thomas Michael Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston from Fri. August 7 to Sun. August 9. Here at Green's Party, I'll be covering.....

On August 5, 1926, radio legend Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg was born! He was one of the early rock radio superstars in the 1950s and he later transitioned to radio ownership. In the mid-80s he was the...

There's not too many celebrities that I have had the chance to interview three times, but now Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz is! The longtime drummer for Weird Al Yankovic is also the official archivist and.....

Lyres "Help You Ann" Sad news today especially within the Boston music community that musician Jeff Conolly has died at 69 (read the obit from Boston Globe here). He was the organist and singer for...

Dragonflies "Slower" Birthday wishes going out to Dhani Harrison, born on this day in 1978 to proud parents George and Olivia Harrison! Between his work with Thenewno2, Fistful of Mercy, his...