Music

Kicking it with my girl, Jasmine Solano

Steve Osemwenkhae

September 30, 2010

Blast photographer tours with rising artist

Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Bon Jovi, on epic list for induction to Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

September 28, 2010

Boston's own J. Geils Band also gets nod

White Noise Sound self-titled debut reviewed

September 28, 2010

A solid, intriguing experiment

Haverhill hardcore mainstay Age of End loses lead singer

John M. Guilfoil

September 28, 2010

Chad Hickman leaving music

The Blast Interview: Macy Gray

September 27, 2010

Singer plays Boston on Wednesday and Thursday

Macy Gray’s The Sellout is fantastic

September 25, 2010

Don't miss our interview, coming Monday

Linkin Park tops Billboard album chart

September 22, 2010

"A Thousand Suns" is tops

Recap: The Life is good Festival

September 21, 2010

Yes it is

Susan Boyle album coming out November 9

John M. Guilfoil

September 21, 2010

Big holiday collection

R.E.M. completes 15th studio album

John M. Guilfoil

September 21, 2010

Set for spring release

The Blast Interview with Twilght convention star Candace Charee

Music The Blast Interview Twilight

September 20, 2010

Singer chats about music, love

Susan Boyle breaks three world records

September 20, 2010

"Britainâ€™s Got Talent" singer got famous and broke records

Katy Perry celebrates last days of single life

September 19, 2010

Hopefully her future hubby won't be in jail

Dirty Projectors at The Wilbur Theatre

September 16, 2010

We didn't know them. We do now.

Holding on to summer with Vampire Weekend on the Waterfront

September 14, 2010

Indie Ivy League tour de force at BoA Pavilion

Interview with Xavier Rudd

Conception Allen

September 14, 2010

Catch this eclectic artist at the Wilbur Theater tonight

The Devil Wears Prada’s Back to the Roots Tour at Harper’s Ferry

Music The Issue

September 13, 2010

Hardcore, emotionally charged shows

Emmanuel Ayvas and his 11-piece band

Band Profiles The Issue

September 10, 2010

If Sufjan Stevens and Beethoven made a love child...

Emmalyn Anderson

Music The Issue

September 1, 2010

20-year-old Falmouth singer wants to be here to stay

The Blast Interview: Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac

Elizabeth Raftery

Band Profiles The Blast Interview The Issue

August 31, 2010

After 9 albums, the excitement hasn't stopped

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!