Buy Me, Boston

20/04/2024

If you ask me, the best way to celebrate Record Store Day is not to provide colored vinyl limited editions to amateur "collectors," but instead to celebrate some of the retail pioneers who provided inspiration for what we're trying to do.

With that in mind, I want to send many props to three of the people who deserve love and respect for paving the way: the legendary Skippy White; Reed from In Your Ear (who we were honored to see in our shop just a couple days ago); and the birthday boy who will be feted tonight on his home turf of Charlestown: DJ EDDIE B.

02/02/2024

I didn't know James Ryan as well as many of my friends did, but he always struck me as the kind of person who would rather help people out and build up a community than worry about making money for himself -- a trait that I always admire in people, because it really gets at the core of who someone is.

[If you want to know more about James's legacy, check out the Hoodoo BBQ oral history URL below, which we worked on together in 2021.]

He was a truly unique man who left a deep impression on countless people in the Boston music world. May he rest in peace.

Photo of James by Jennet Cook in January 2021, sending much love out to her in this very difficult time.

Some words about James from the piece:
"The food [at Hoodoo] was great, but, interestingly, old-timers rarely talk about that. What really brings them back with a smile is the camaraderie and family vibe that James and his kitchen crew brought to their lives. James was, of course, more than happy to feed paying customers. But he was just as likely to offer free or reduced-price meals to a range of Kenmore denizens, from broke rockers like the pre-record-deal Del Fuegos and Scruffy The Cat to the undisputed King of Kenmore Square, the late Mr. Butch.

If you needed a laugh, some sustenance or a place to crash for a couple days or weeks, James was there for the people of Boston. (And if you needed a vocalist for your encore cover of a Chuck Berry or Howlin’ Wolf tune, James was there, too.)"

https://www.masscult617.com/hoodoo

01/02/2024

RIP to a true Boston legend: James Ryan. I didn’t know him as well as many of my pals, but I am grateful for all the wisdom, kindness (and paper goods) he imparted to me.

[All Proceeds from these sales will go to PROJECT RESTORE US, a local charity that helps Boston Restaurants, Restaurant workers, and local families experiencing food insecurity]

18/10/2023

Nice piece on the one-and-only Monsieur Beebs and the amazing technicolor David Bieber Archives.

The David Bieber Archives is home to nearly a million pop culture artifacts & memorabilia. Learn more about Bieber & his empire here.

01/02/2023

I have to be pretty selective when it comes to framing posters and flyers (or I would go bankrupt), but this one was too striking to just leave it in a box. Hand drawn eyes and signed by Lou. Based on the 1982 Kozmetix EP cover art by Siiri Howard.

20/01/2023

I haven’t posted any flyers in a while but this one is a new favorite, for many obvious reasons. Fall River, stand up!!! (And then back away when the Fire Sword Show portion begins…) [Formerly in the possession of the inimitable Kathei Logue]

13/01/2023

Happiest of Happy Birthdays to one of this town’s true and legitimate musical legends, Willie Loco Alexander. A never-endingly creative force of nature and a hell of a nice guy to boot. Here’s to another 80 years!!!!!!!!! [1977 Rat pix from one of Willie’s scrapbooks, photographer unknown]

22/12/2022

Just a little something to get everyone in the Holiday spirit! A wonderful piece from the Somerville Producers' Group archives via Larry Sawires Yager.

Year unknown but I would guess around 1978 or thereabouts.

Watch out for that reindeer sh*t!

14/12/2022

Thanks FigCityNews dot com! Survival is the best revenge!

04/12/2022

Screw the Mall, tell Amazon to kiss your butt, the GoodRoadGoods.com Merch Superstore is where it's at!!!!!!!!!!!

22/11/2022

Your friends and family are such a pain in the ass to buy for, am I right? Problem solved: the GoodRoadGoods dot com merch superstore. I even just *reduced* prices on some items. Books, Greeting Cards, Wrapping Paper, tote bags… just about the only thing I don’t sell are thongs (not yet). Also available in person at in Newton any Fri/Sat/Sun. SUPPORT LOCAL WEIRDOS (me!). Thank you.

07/11/2022

This Wednesday evening c’mon down to in Newton and say hello to Skippy White. We will have copies of the new compilation “The Skippy White Story” (on Yep Rock) on wax and (ick) CD and he’ll be happy to sign em. will be doing a Q & A with Skippy somewhere in there and I’m sure I’ll chime in with some Qs as well. (Plenty if free parking out front!) Respect the architects!!!

21/10/2022

20/10/2022

1976: the year CBGB started creeping north (and we started exporting southwards, too…). RIP Robert Gordon of Tuff Darts.

11/10/2022

It might look like a perplexing yard sale to any nosy neighbors, but I’m merely taking advantage of the crisp fall day to air out some musty and dusty posters that were recently rescued from a dank-ass Dorchester basement. I think most of them can be saved and revived, thankfully.

30/08/2022

I will be here this afternoon / evening in Brighton holding (and hosing?) down the table with . Mostly fresh wax and some “Buy Me, Boston” books. This flyer is pretty intense, kinda looks like Coachella or some sh*t.

16/08/2022

Damn, Jimmy…

14/07/2022

Geez, Beacon Street in Brookline looked a lot different in 1965.