I help run this place…ideally not into the ground, although that’s easier said than done. If you’re not from Boston…I’m from Boston! If you are from Boston…I’m from southern NH and live on the North Shore!
Jay Stone
Resident Old Man
Jay Stone Contributed Content
DS Interview: Chuck Ragan on the eight year journey to “Love And Lore”
Imagine it’s early 2016 and you’re Chuck Ragan. You’ve just put out your latest studio record, a unique release called The Flame In The Flood. It not only serves as the soundtrack to the 2017 video game of the same name, but it’s also your fifth solo record in less than ten years, and you […]
DS Interview: Smoking Popes’ Josh Caterer on thirty years of “Born To Quit,” their longest tour in decades, and more!
If you’ve even casually perused the Dying Scene archives at any point over the last fifteen years, you’re no doubt more than a little bit aware of the significance of 1994 in the annals of history. As a cultural touchstone (or more accurately a punk rock subcultural touchstone), it’s probably second only to 1976. While […]
DS Photo Gallery: Big D and the Kids Table, Thumper, The Kilograms and Folly celebrate Halloween at Boston’s Big Night Live
It was a bit of an early Turn-Back-The-Clock night at Boston’s Big Night Live last Saturday as long-running ska punk favorites Big D and the Kids Table resurrected their epic Halloween show tradition at Boston’s Big Night Live. Joining them for the festivities were a couple of regionally iconic bands – Thumper and Folly – […]