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BOSTON’S REAL KIDS ROCK ON THE BIG SCREEN

By | October 2001

The live music scene in Boston in the mid-’70s was mired in the soulless thud of disco and “Top 40” bands playing Foghat and Grand Funk Railroad covers. Lead by singer/songwriter John Felice, the Real Kids exploded onto the club scene…

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BOSTON’S REAL KIDS ROCK ON THE BIG SCREEN

The live music scene in Boston in the mid-'70s was mired in the soulless thud of disco and "Top 40" bands playing Foghat and Grand Funk Railroad covers....

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DEEP COVER

"Boyz 'N' the Hood" had Ice Cube in it, but Dr. Dre kicks his beats all over the druggy hypnotized world of Deep Cover. I remember seeing the trailers for...

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COMING TO AMERICA

"The royal penis is clean your highness." This movie's legacy has been filled with so much controversy that somewhere along the way the film's magnificent...

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HIGHER LEARNING

"I thought you were one of the smart ones but you ain't so you have to go." Remember back in the day when it felt like every black made movie had to have...

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CB4

"The first time I heard Sweat From My Balls . . ." If there was any universal lesson about pop culture and the Twentieth Century, I suppose it should have...

FORT LAUDERDALE INT’L FILM FEST BREAKS OUT

Organizers of the 16th Annual Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival announced the complete line-up of films scheduled for October 19th-November 11th. The...

FRENCH FILM FEST IN PALO ALTO

The third annual Palo Alto French Film Festival will unspool on October 19 and will run throughout the weekend and continue over Monday, October 22 and...

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TERRY ZWIGOFF LOVES ANIMALS

Acclaimed director Terry Zwigoff ("Crumb," Ghost World) is looking for tomorrow's director of pro-animal films like "Babe," Chicken Run, and "Free Willy,"...

BOSTON’S REAL KIDS ROCK ON THE BIG SCREEN (part 2)

What inspired you to undertake this project? ^ I met John Felice and Billy Cole in 1980 when I was managing my first band, The Frantics, and John had...

BOSTON’S REAL KIDS ROCK ON THE BIG SCREEN (part 3)

In the '70s, the band seemed to have everything it took to make it big. Great songs, energy, charisma, a fantastic debut album. What happened? ^ John is...

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