PPL MVR at Bardot: The Mystery Deepens
Spoiler alert; PPL MVR are insane. Upon sinking into the jam-packed crowd at the opulent Bardot Lounge in Hollywood, it became apparent that something was in the air aside from
Ho99o9 recruit your children to their Death Kult at The Church of Fun
Ho99o9 are the worst nightmare of white, middle America. The genre twisting duo piss on your patriotism, your politics, your god and your daughter as she explores her desires for
Alex’s Bar: 15 years of punk gratitude w/Rocket from the Crypt
Last night, Alex’s Bar in Long Beach celebrated the first of two nights dedicated to the amazing punk rock bar’s 15 year anniversary. It’s not just the extreme care and
Band of Horses at The Observatory: This is personal
When Band of Horses released “Everything All the Time” in 2006, I was in the midst of a transformation. I was going to use the word “mourning” to describe my
New ho99o9 video: Casey Jones/Cum Rag
Very few bands encapsulate all the different music we love at Janky Smooth into one band more than the band ho99o9. It’s not everything we love but it’s most of
New Album Review: Calabrese – Lust for Sacrilege
Horror Punk fans are insatiable. Like the unending hunger and thirst for brains and blood, the more the better. After 5 full length albums and an EP, Calabrese has released
BABES Video Premier: “You and Me” Featuring Vice founder Gavin McInnis
The band, Babes is taking Los Angeles by storm with their sexually charged, beautifully arranged, swooning, sad bastard music. Singer/Keyboardist, Sarah Rayne has stars in her eyes as she explains,
Twin Shadow at The Troubadour: New songs and awkward banter
Most people who know me know I have a bit of a soft spot for Twin Shadow, so it was no surprise when I asked Janky Smooth if I could
An insane lineup for another Moon Block event at the Echo
The Echo is on a fuckin roll these days. Friday January 23, Moon Block put on one of the most amazing shows I have seen in a long time. Even
FIDLAR return and play one of their best shows ever at The Regent
We all know FIDLAR as the beer swilling, vagina drilling, fun poking, nose coking blacked out voice of this generation. Proof that art imitates life and not the other way
Janky Smooth Archives: FIDLAR *Cheap Beer* at the Observatory 9/19/13
In honor of FIDLAR playing their first show in a year at the Regent Theater in Downtown L.A. tonight, we dug in our archives to find this video of FIDLAR kicking
Dead Kennedys- There’s no room for Jello at the Roxy
West Hollywood was invaded by a variety of West Side punks, from young skin heads to old Venice Suicidals. From the sounds of it you would think this show head