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30Mar/103

Shut Up, Shoe Shopping is Totally Metal

For me, shoe shop­ping is a little like a man­hunt. Sometimes I go it alone, as a med­i­ta­tive expe­ri­ence, and some­times I hunt in packs, where we com­bine our indi­vidual expe­ri­ence to become an unstop­pable force. ♠ Continue reading…

Filed under: Fashion 3 Comments
25Mar/100

How to Make Friends at a Metal Show

Everybody needs a bestie. Sometimes it’s hard to find new friends, whether you’ve just made a big life change like moving to a new place or have just grad­u­ated from col­lege, or even if you just want to meet some new people to shake things up a little. ♠ Continue reading…

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20Mar/104

Me, Oreo, & Equinophobia

Today was Thunderhorse Day, and it was a beau­tiful day to over­come a baseless-​but-​longstanding fear. ♠ Continue reading…

Filed under: Geekery 4 Comments
16Mar/103

The Quarter-​Life Crisis & Facing Fear

I’m turning twenty-​five on Thursday. The more I remember where I thought I’d be at this age, the more the number looms over my head – which is kind of hilar­ious when I con­sider that I’ve got a full-​time job on my career path, a pretty sweet apart­ment, enough time and fun money to do what I want most of the time. I’m not dying of any­thing and I get to hang out with my kickass friends, a dashing boyfriend, and a cat that couldn’t give two shits about me but is awfully cute. ♠ Continue reading…

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11Mar/100

CAREERS IN ROCK: Anderson Mar

Anderson is a self-​described child prodigy gone hor­ribly wrong, as well as a local musi­cian, band man­ager, pro­moter, booker, musician’s rights defender, talent and cat lady. (Seriously, she has the cutest cats.) In addi­tion to pet­ting cats and rocking out, she also runs Dark Sky Productions and estab­lished the New England Punk, Goth & Metal Fest. She was kind enough to give me a writeup of how she got started and her best tips and tricks for get­ting started in the industry from both sides of the story. ♠ Continue reading…

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