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Get ready for sports on the FM dial as "The Rock Of Boston", the legendary WBCN, fizzles and fades.  The once proud station was a pioneering, innovative rock radio oasis that became  the cornerstone of a corporate behemoth.  To see the devastation, the lack of name and/or talented on-air personalities finally sinking the old ship, is truly sad.  The joke...

Funny I have never mentioned it before in any of my columns but yours truly has done some bartending back in the day. Most of my bartending has been in Rum & Coke, shot and a beer types of places. Still I did manage to pick up some mixology skills along the way. One drink that I feel I have...

by Martin Smith iFight365.com Yoshihiro Akiyama defeated Alan Belcher by split decision in a controversial opening to the PPV. The Japanese fighter, who has not lost in four years, looked to be heading to defeat after an impressive performance from his American opponent. However, it was not the case as two judges scored the fight 30-27 and 29-28 to Akiyama and 29-28 to...

Ok I will admit walked into this wanting to totally bash this beverage. Then this malt liquor hit my lips. I bought this beverage on a goof and surprised myself, I like Dragon Joose.   I was in my new favorite high-end beer store. It borders one of the most urban communities in Massachusetts: Lowell Mass. This city was the backdrop...

And I thought we left high school behind. But, here we are, right back again, courtesy of Big Brother. For some unknown reason, they thought it would be a good idea to break this season’s houseguests up into four, well known high school cliques: Popular, Brains, Athletes, and Off-Beat. I don’t know what high school the producers of BB 11...

You may be recovering from 4th of July weekend, but you're already gearing up for this month's next celebration - the season 2 premiere of the Jersey Shore. Whether G, T or L-ing, the only "situation" you really have to consider is what cocktails you'll be serving up. While the cast fist-pumps their way through the sandy shores of...

College Park-based Coil LLC has developed six patent-pending electronics to make that - and more - possible. Invented by electrical and computer engineering professor Bruce Jacob and students in his courses, the electronics, and a suite of four gorgeous guitars also designed by Jacob, will be demonstrated for the first time at the A. James Clark School...

As I was growing up, the Boilermaker was a fabled drink. Described as "The strongest drink in the world", this was a feared cocktail. Every member of my generation can tell you were they were when they first saw that shot glass sink into a sea of beer. The clink of the shot glass hitting the bottom of a...

Allen Klein, born December 18, 1931, died on Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 77 years of age.  I met Allen twice at his office on 1700 Broadway, 41st Fl. in Manhattan while I was in business with the late Jimmy Miller, producer of over 100 songs by The Rolling Stones. Klein's reputation was one of a tough businessman...

Kai Vodka LLC today announced that its ultra-premium vodka brands, Kai Vodka and Kai Lychee Vodka, have received awards from both the New York Spirits Awards and the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition. Kai Vodka, which is imported from Vietnam, is the first ultra-premium rice vodka. It is triple distilled using a rare variety of rice called Yellow...