The Rise of Red Fang, The Hard Rock Resurgence & The Death of Nu Metal
I went to see Red Fang at The Teragram Ballroom a couple of Sunday’s ago and all I can say is… Dayum! Red Fang, along with Torche and Whores lit
DAPL Protests at Standing Rock: A Unified & Disciplined Act of Love
Cannonball ND– I arrived in the heart of the Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock protest epicenter expecting to run straight into a chaotic battle between Native Americans and riot police
Janky Fest I- A Review and Self Inflicted Wound
The first installment of Janky Fest on November 19th in Outer Space celebrating the Janky Smooth 2 Year Anniversary featured OG punks The Dwarves last week was super lame. Only a retarded
Gogol Bordello at The Observatory: Elevated Energy, Bliss & Unity
Fuck the Red party and the Blue party, what the world needs a little more of, is a Purple party! Angels don’t always have wings, sometimes they drink vodka and
Los Crudos Play The Echoplex Right When L.A. Needed It Most
All year long, as racial tensions have been building, I have seen a steady incline in the amount of Los Crudos patches on denim jackets. While Donald Trump kept digging
Snapshot of a New Music Industry: White Fang, No Parents & The Birth Defects
Catching a band you love play live as they emerge from the fear and loathing of a 2 month tour insures that you will witness them at the height of
The Two Americas- Obama, Hillary and President Donald Trump
Obama spent the bitter part of 8 years trying to convince us that there weren’t two Americas. Even though he’s a scholar and a student of history, he was optimistic
White Girl Makin’ It Rain At Beach Goth 5- Janky Smooth Sessions
Beach Goth/bēCH gäTH/Noun It begins with a question. A question as old as 2002… “what do you mean cash only?”. It grows through a lie… “Oh no, it’s cool, I’m
Pussy Riot, Partisan Politics And The Police State In America
Pussy Riot’s, Maria Alekhina spent 2 years in a Russian Work Prison along with her sisters in the band over their explosive “brand” of punk rock, performance art and protest
House of Ho99o9 Halloween at The Roxy
Angelinos spent the Sunday before Halloween under an overcast sky, bracing against the trashing rain. 9.9.9: The dead could feel the day’s coming haunt, seeping in through the soil. Oh
Janky Premiere: Dancing Tongues EP- Positions
Janky Smooth is proud to premiere Positions– the first EP from Los Angeles based, post-punk outfit, Dancing Tongues. The sound is a seduction of hypnotic droning and rhythmic incantation. The battery
Between Enemy Lines- Hunter S. Thompson & The 2016 Election
What’s this thing you call me It’s scratching just beneath the surface It’s that thing that makes up everyone Every snowflake is unique until it melts And there’s no stopping