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Risks Make Better Memories Than Nostalgia: Sound and Fury 2022
Rob Shepyer
August 8, 2022
Followers of Jankysmooth know that Sound and Fury has always been my favorite festival in Los Angeles. The feeling of being onstage and seeing a barrage of young people charging a band was incomparable among all of our precious and diverse music scene. The openness of artists to share the stage and microphone with their beloved fans made me an instant admirer of hardcore. Growing up a metalhead, I came to the realization that live, nothing touched hardcore. The constant flow of love between audience, artist and promoter made me feel part of something larger than myself, no matter how outgoing or shy I was. And it wasn’t just the scene that I found a home in, it was Sound and Fury specifically. It’s not common that artists constantly show an outpour of love to a promoter but at Sound and Fury, artists had a special connection to the festival that made them constantly thank Riley, Martin, and Madison by name during their sets. After all, these guys weren’t just the people that got them a gig, they were friends that gave them a platform for their art when few else would. Sound and Fury gave Anaiah Lei a platform
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Photo Recap: Angel Du$t at The Roxy
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 1, 2021
Photos by: Taylor Wong Fresh off the heels of their tour with mannequin Pussy, Angel Du$t quickly returned to LA to showcase their new softer side with a slew of hardcore heavyweights on the bill with them. This time, hardcore came to West Hollywood, where all the glitz and glamor got a little filthy and wild for a night. We got the photographic scoop on the night via Taylor Wong so check out his pics and give Angel Du$t a listen while you do. Angel Du$t Militarie Gun Modern Color Wise
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L.A. Buffs Up: Angel Du$t at the Lodge Room
Rob Shepyer
April 4, 2019
This was one of the concerts I was anticipating most in 2019. As soon as the first couple singles off Angel Du$t‘s latest album dropped at the end of 2018, I knew this band would climb to new peaks while also changing the game around them. Once we entered 2019, the band released a four track preview of the album with Lil Buff, further forming this new image of what the band could transform into. Once “Bang my Drum” and Pretty Buff finally came out, Angel Du$t became my favorite band of 2019 and Pretty Buff my favorite album of 2019. related content: Nature World Night Out At The Regent: Building Bridges Between Hardcore And Hip Hop Since their inception, Angel Du$t was a hardcore band that had an affinity for melody, hooks, and clean vocals that other bands didn’t dare play with but because their hardcore cred was unquestionable, the hardcore kids fell in love with the songs. This was every hardcore kid’s outlet for enjoying music about fun and love while staying in this scene. Now, the band made what is basically a pop punk album but with more authentic feeling and style than any of the 90’s pop punk
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Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Angel Du$t’s Pretty Buff L.A. Record Release at the Lodge Room
Janky Smooth Central Command
March 8, 2019
Angel Du$t‘s transformation has been one of the most interesting stories to follow in rock and roll. The love child of this movement into a poppy, catchy, love song direction is their upcoming album 2019, Pretty Buff. Already, I know this is going to be the album of the year, simply based on how catchy “Bang my Drum” is. YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE OR ENTER TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO ANGEL DU$T MARCH 29TH AT THE LODGE ROOM Step 1- Join Our Newsletter (look for pop up every time you arrive at jankysmooth.com) Step 2- Tag a Friend in the comment section of our Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook Angel Du$t Posts WINNER WILL BE WILL BE SELECTED ON MONDAY MARCH 25TH AT 11AM PST VIA EMAIL CONFIRMATION
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Janky Smooth Top 25 Artists to Watch in 2019
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 29, 2018
Ah, the much anticipated and revered artists to watch article, how we’ve awaited you. The artists on this list vary in genre, age, ethnicity, region, and popularity. What they all have in common though, is that between January and December of 2019, something special is expected to happen to each of them. This list is not just to identify the smaller bands you need to know about but also to point out the bands you know and should be watching closely. Think of these artists and bands as heroes in their own stories, in the year 2019, a pivotal narrative moment will occur in each story. The Manx The Manx put on a show you couldn’t forget if you tried. Combining all sorts of styles from rock, to zydeco and polka, The Manx stir this musical stew until its reduction doesn’t resemble any of the ingredients used to create it, winding up with a mutant sound that’s totally original and shocking. With oddball instrumentation that utilizes banjo and accordion, the Manx don’t have any problem getting nude and covering themselves in multi-colored slime so that the show is a off-the-wall as the sound. This band is so strange that the
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Nature World Night Out At The Regent: Building Bridges Between Hardcore and Hip Hop
Rob Shepyer
March 3, 2018
Nature World Night Out is musical proof that there is more variation within the groups we separate ourselves into than between those groups. On the surface, Hardcore music and Hip Hop may seem on opposite poles of the musical spectrum but after a little bit of inspection, you realize they both have similar bounce, fashion, and both originated from the streets. Whether you’re black, brown, or white; male or female, there were artists in the Hardcore or Rap categories performing at this festival for you to project yourself onto. I remember my first Nature World Night Out, two years ago back when it was a one night event at Union Nightclub with Trash Talk and Soulja Boy co-headlining. The night was also my introduction to Antwon, Hip Hop’s ambassador to Hardcore and one of the festival organizers. Needless to say, that first NWNO was amazing and to this day, I still regret missing the second NWNO with Cam’ron… these guys booked Cam’ron to play on the same stage as Jesus Piece and No Warning for God’s sakes. related content: Trash Talk, Ratking, and Pangea: Slam Dance 101 At The Echoplex This year’s third annual installment migrated downtown to the Regent
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