Review: Reading between the lines of TV on the Radio’s latest, “Seeds”
Something is rotten in the state of New York- so TV on the Radio have come to Los Angeles to figure out how to get rid of the smell. More
November 2014
PPL MVR surprise performance at Red Bull’s screening of Spinal Tap
Who the hell are PPL MVR and where did they come from? All gimmickry and showmanship aside, their music is pretty fucking awesome. They are a metal version of one
Tetema- Geocidal: A new project by Mike Patton and Anthony Pateras
Tetema-The new project from Mike Patton and Anthony Pateras is nothing short of an abstract, conceptual masterpiece. There are no hooks here. This will receive no radio play- except, possibly
50 shades of Spooky Black: Models, Partiers and Real Hip Hop Heads at The Well
LA got spooky this weekend at The Well. Saturday evening we were blessed with the first ever Spooky Black and The Stand4rd performance in LA, and who better to put
SHOWS
Dum Dum Girls Headline Night 16 of 30 Days in L.A.
November 16th, night 16 of the Red Bull 30 days in LA. Well I made it, the back end of the month of November. Boy has it been exhausting. This
Ultimate Painting (LP) -Album review
I sat down for the first time in a while and reviewed an album – tonight’s selection was their self-titled debut LP – Ultimate Painting. 10 tracks of pure modern
Them Howling Bones Record Release at the L.A. Fort
Punk fuckin’ rock! That is how I would describe November 14th’s Them Howling Bones EP release Party at The LA Fort. The LA Fort is this cool little artist collective
Chance The Rapper And My First Hip Hop Show by Justin Cornwall
I’d never been to a hip-hop or rap show prior to setting foot in the House Of Blues Hollywood last night. Chance the Rapper, Azizi Gibson, Kamandi baptized me into
Two Nights of Death From Above 1979 and MSTRKRFT in L.A. and The O.C.
Death from Above 1979/MSTRKRFT: Night 2 in LA. Within the 20 minutes between opener, Hustle & Drone leaving the stage and Death From Above 1979 taking it, the house went
Run The Jewels: Taking Hip Hop Back at The Echoplex
It’s been years since anyone in hip hop has released an entire album of “destined to be classic” tracks, much less two. Over the last couple years rappers like Danny
Reignwolf at the Mint: Madman of Rock ‘n Roll
Jordan Cook sat on a drum throne with a drum stick in his picking hand, a guitar in his other and the mic chord wrapped around his neck. Just minutes
Turn Table Tennis: Red Bull and DJ Fueled Ping Pong Tourney at The Standard
SPiN LA is the Susan Sarandon (yes, from Thelma & Louise) sponsored ping pong facility housed within the ultra-modern Standard Hotel in DTLA. Last night the Red Bull team overhauled