Lil B interview: Favorite Foods of the Based God
With Music Tastes Good right around the corner and Lil B taking the stage to preach the Based philosophy to Long Beach, I wanted to ask the Based God anything
Who’s The Better Brother? Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel at Echoplex
I love Gene Loves Jezebel. I love Jay Aston and I love Michael Aston. So, I will do my best to contribute to this band’s legacy by casting judgement on
F*ck Feelings: Lagwagon Performs “Lets Talk About Feelings” at El Rey
Are we, as a society, officially retiring the adage “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me”? For a minute there, I thought this was
CHVRCHES Give the Greek a Religious Experience
Sunday night’s show at The Greek Theater brought a massive slew of concert-goer traffic to the thin winding roads at the base of Griffith Park, overlooked by the throngs of
Music Video Premiere: The Grinning Ghosts “I’ve Been Tired” – Janky Smooth Exclusive
Orange County’s underground The Grinning Ghosts are here to cheer you up with the gift of punk rock’s three great virtues, apathy, ennui, and angst. The band is made up of
Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Gary Numan at The Fonda
Gary Numan is a treasure in the world of electronic music and an innovator with the synthesizer. There’s a lot more to his music than his classic song “Cars” though. On
Make American Green Again: The Great American Smoke Out
Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas Master rap artist Snoop Dogg celebrated 25 years of Doggystyle, his debut album on Death Row Records. Produced in 1993 by Dr. Dre with cover
Nirvana Leads to Nothing… at the Regent
90’s alternative music is having an organic and overlooked revival that is making for some of the best rock and roll of this decade. Whether it be the post-grunge sounds
Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Cal Jam
You’ve got to be crazy not to want to attend Cal Jam. Foo Fighters are an incredible live band. Iggy Pop bringing back his Post Pop Depression set for one
Riot Fest 2018: The Riot Still Rages
Words and Photos by: Meghan Breedlove This past weekend in Chicago, Riot Fest 2018 wrapped up their 13th year and Janky Smooth was there to capture some of the scenes
Rafael Reyes of Prayers Interview: On Fatherhood
With a baby on the way and a two shows in So-Cal announced, Prayers are back to spellbind audiences with their unique Cholo-goth music and movement. I got to ask
Color Me Punk: Rubella Ballet Plays First L.A. Show Since 1985 at Echoplex
Rubella Ballet comes from a time when there weren’t as many boxes for you to cram bands into. There was punk, metal, and a few subgenres in between. They were associated