While many western Massachusetts artists remain underground, rock critic finds solace in writing about the local acts that perk up his ears in his newsletter, Freak Scene. Freak Scene is one of few ...

After its hiatus, Freak Scene has re-emerged written by FADER contributor Jamie Johns. Every other week she'll be drawing attention to the choicest selections of the weird underground. Welcome to ...

In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns runs through her favorite releases and shows from Halflings, Pharmakon, Pens, Zola Jesus and John Wiese in the month since her last non-China post. This week’s ...

Underground hip-hop is not what it used to be, but that’s a good thing. At its peak, “the underground” was its own separate and damn near equal scene, coming together to rally against the puffed-chest ...

series has been doing its darndest to dispel notions that this branching out is a new thing, but let's face it: A good portion of your loyal Cream team had their most formative music experiences in ...

This week we’re talking about Freak Scene, Scott Hallsworth’s new place on Frith Street, Soho. Aussie Scott was with Nobu for 6 years before leaving to launch his own pop-up, Kurobuta, on London’s ...

Remember Takeshi’s Castle? If you don’t, then let me remind you. It was a Japanese game show that ran for four years in the late Eighties and featured contestants undertaking challenges in order to ...