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Cut Copy Crushes Night 1 of 30 Days in LA- Red Bull Sound Select

Well, it’s here. Red Bull Sound Select’s ambitious project, 30 Days in LA launched officially in the parking lot of the Luxe Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles Last night. On the night after Halloween and after the first hard rain in Los Angeles in longer than I can remember, the air was crisp and a jacket was required for the first time after a long and exceptionally unforgiving summer. Two Red Bull bands opened the night for Cut Copy at The Luxe Hotel. Wrestlers and Gemini Club are in the midst of an undertaking that seemed impossible just 5 years ago- Making House Music cool again. With digital music pushing the envelope the past few years by enhancing knob twisting and button pushing in music, House Music with it’s loops, melodies and traditional sounding instrumentation had become a fossil in the past 10 years. But like most things that go out of style they come back around again, like the flannel shirt. Wrestlers’ set, despite the big stage and elaborate light show, reminded me of being in a tightly packed, dimly lit room of bodies pressing up against each other in the early morning hours after partying all night at

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Red Bull Sound Select- Corporate Music With Soul?

Dear Red Bull, Thank you for everything you are doing for music.  It would be easy for you to sponsor a bunch of festivals and the next Beyonce tour but instead you choose to hire a group of hungry individuals to scour the planet for new and up and coming talent with no promise of Return on Investment.  Your Red Bull Sound Select events are surprisingly hip and I wonder if any of this is about making money.  If  this money being spent to book, promote, record, release and showcase new bands is about further building a lifestyle brand then I”m ok with that.  It’s better than hiring a douchey celebrity to peddle your brand and you are really giving us something that lasts a lot longer than a momentary burst of energy. Best Regards, Janky Smooth We at Janky Smooth are really looking forward to 30 Days in L.A.  It’s one of the most impressive and massive  undertakings in music we’ve seen in quite some time.  The sheer audacity and patience it must take to deal with 30 different L.A. venues on 30 consecutive nights is enough to make my eyes bleed.  Throw in 60 different bands/artists and their

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Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello: An interview and a spiritual experience

Eugene Hutz, the gasoline in the Gogol Bordello engine wants to look in your eyes during their shows. During our interview we discussed the transformational energy that is sweeping the globe, the transfer of energy between artist and fan, writing a new album over the course of one night and what it means to be punk rock. He gives a lot of himself but feels it’s worth it for all he gets in return. This interview is from October 19th, 2013. Eugene: What ís up? Daniel: Glad to talk to you; glad we could make it happen. Eugene: Me too. Just finished playing a bunch of shows in LA Daniel: I know; I saw you at 2 of the shows Eugene: Yeah it was good. Daniel: A lot of you guys are living out here now? Eugene: The universe is expanding and so are we baby. Daniel: Always good to broaden your horizons. Where are you right now? Eugene: Right now I am in New York city. Daniel: Cool; what is your favorite destination on this planet? Eugene: Well I have a bunch. Daniel: You have a bunch; what are your top 3? Eugene: Top 3; that is easy. That

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An Interview with Zac Carper from FIDLAR

It’s a rare thing that NEW music can make you feel nostalgic; That an album that you’ve had for a couple years can take you back in time to when you were a kid. It can only be described as authenticity. That’s the best way to describe the band FIDLAR; Authentic. I’m not filthy, on drugs, hopeless or confused anymore. I’m nowhere near as angry as I used to be but listening to FIDLAR takes me to that place where I don’t give a fuck, again. I wanted to talk to Zac Carper to see if the son of a world class surfboard shaper and brothers who’s dad was part of a Southern California Punk Rock Pantheon actually walked the walk. After this conversation, I need no further convincing. This interview was conducted on October 21st 2013 Danny:             Zac what’s  going on bud? Zac:            What’s up my dude? Danny:        How are you? Zac:            Good how is California right now? Danny:             Pretty steady as usual, gorgeous day except now that the kids are back in school the beaches aren’t crowded so that is always nice. Zac:            Stoked. Danny:           

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