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Deltron 3030 Re-Unite At The Bellwether for 25 Year Anniversary
Taylor Wong
August 7, 2025
The thing about seeing Deltron 3030 live is that it’s not just a concert—it’s a time machine. Not one of those glitchy, steam‑punk contraptions with brass pipes and smoke pouring out the back, but a sleek, fully automated warp gate run by a mad scientist producer, a turntablist wizard, and a hip‑hop storyteller who sounds like he’s rapping dispatches from the year 3030 straight into your eardrums. On Friday night, The Bellwether didn’t just host a rap show; it hosted a landing. This was the first of two sold‑out LA dates on the 25th anniversary tour for Deltron 3030, a debut, self titled album that’s not just music for me—it’s a life marker. related: Tyler’s Camp Flog Gnaw 10 Year Anniversary Intersects w/ Chromakopia Number 1 My cousin handed me the Deltron 3030 record when I was 13 years old. I still remember the look in his eyes—half‑mischief, half‑knowing—when he slid the jewel case across the table like contraband. Up until then, rap for me meant whatever MTV and Power 106 were pumping out: a lot of chart‑chasing hooks, a lot of swagger, not much in the way of world‑building. But the Deltron 303 album… it was cinematic. It was
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Gorillaz, the Most Human Band, at Youtube Theatre
Rob Shepyer
September 30, 2022
The events of Sunday September 25th at Youtube Theatre were moments I had dreamed of and wished for the last decade of my life, and finally, after loving Demon Days for so long, I finally got to see Gorillaz live at the Youtube Theatre. To me, there is no more beautiful music than this record and the live version released afterward. Not only do I think Gorillaz is beautiful, I consider it the most ‘human’ sounding music. By that I mean their range of songs carry the nuance and complexity hidden inside a full human life–the highs and lows, the bliss and calamity, every bit of turbulence the human race is steeped in and every shred of joy humans are blessed with, all have a place on Demons Days. 2001’s self titled album is incredible too, it’s the OG of Gorillaz’ catalogue, featuring “Clint Eastwood”, the song that made the band a household name. 2010’s Plastic Beach had a plenty of bangers, anthems and serenades featured in epic, dream-team collabs, while 2017’s Humanz may be their most slept-on album of the last five years, it’s just full of great songs from start to finish (speaking of the most ‘human’ music).
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