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...COVER: RETRO MODERNISM Fifties style is stalking the runways, and mid-century design is making its way into every room of the house. What's behind the allure of America's favorite era? By Kate Novack and Nadia Mustafa...
...YORK CITY Leica's Digilux 2 ($1,850), sold at B&H Photo, may look retro, but it has all the features of a modern digital camera, including a 64-MB memory card and a rechargeable battery...
Most people don't spend a whole lot of time thinking about their relationship with their toaster. But KitchenAid does. When the company was testing its new line of retro-inspired appliances, researchers crisscrossed the country asking consumers to describe their kitchenware. "What we said was 'Think of this product as a person and you're meeting him for the first time at a cocktail party,'" says Charles Jones, vice president of global consumer design at Whirlpool, KitchenAid's parent company. "What we kept hearing was 'Solid, dependable, makes me smile, someone I can trust...
Boston’s retro rock band Runner and the Thermodynamics are all set to release their self-titled debut on this night of explosive guitars and no frills rock n’ roll. If the buzz they have generated around the local scene is any indication, it’ll be show overflowing with excitement and fun. Like-minded bands the Mittens, Unbusted and the December Sound also take the stage. Tickets $8. 18+. 9:15 p.m. T.T. the Bear’s Place...
...Bloody Lovelies have an energetic pop-rock sound that is at once retro and yet utterly accessible. The fun the band is having comes through loud and clear on the album, making for happy sing-alongs and dreamy introspection alike. There are some standard piano-driven numbers like the opener “Hologram” and the gentler “Lonely Town.” The latter is sung with a delicate longing by vocalist Randy Wooten. But Wooten and his band prove they are just as capable of playing a good rollicking rock song with...