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In terms of "oopsies", this is pretty big. The Hives failed to adjust the canned stage banter that they invariably throw out every night (give or take a few plugged in keywords) and ended up dedicating their track "Tick Tick Boom" to the city of Boston, a town which you may rememer was a victim of a terrorist attack during its biggest annual event earlier this year. Read More »
Boston-loving Oi! stalwarts Dropkick Murphys have raised a ridiculous amount of money for victims of the Boston marathon bombing. The "Shipping Up To Boston" punks raised $300,000 via their Claddagh Fund. Read More »
When people think of a Boston Red Sox game at FenWay Park, one of Neil Diamond's songs comes to mind. "Sweet Caroline," arguably the songwriter's biggest hit, has become the unofficial anthem of the city in the aftermath of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing. As a tribute to the great city that adopted his song years ago for baseball games, Neil Diamond himself performed the hit at FenWay Park on April 20. Not only that, the successful singer has decided to donate the royalties of the song's sales to One Fund Boston, a charity set up for the victims and families of the Boston Marathon bombing. Read More »
There are plenty of reports out there that talk about people seemingly trying to capitalize on the tragedy of the Boston Marathon bombing by selling merchandise to commemorate the event. That is why it is refreshing to hear about the band Dropkick Murphys and how much money they have raised for the victims of the bombing by selling a t-shirt on their website. The shirt is simple enough, reading "For Boston" above a picture of the city and on the back it explains what the money the purchaser just spent on the shirt is going towards. Read More »
