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Glenn O’Brien is Dead & The Squares Are Back in Power: The Time to Party is Now
Brent Smith
April 12, 2017
“We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds, and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” -Bukowski In the past year, we’ve lost a lot of artists, icons, and legends in series of
Power Trip & Destruction Unit Leave The Teragram in Ash & Rubble
Rob Shepyer
April 11, 2017
Being a music and live show junky has made me a frequent visitor to the Teragram Ballroom. Quite simply- it’s the shit. Big stage. Perfect acoustics. Good booking. Excellent bathroom and bar placement. I’ve noticed though, they don’t have many metal shows. So, it’s a shame for the venue that
The Orwells And L.A.’s Rocker Red Carpet At Regent Tour Stop
Paige Vreede
April 10, 2017
Mario Cuomo, frontman for The Orwells does not give a fuck what song you want to hear – he just wants to play good music and good music is exactly what him and his compatriots delivered last Thursday at The Regent alongside No Parents and The Walters. Despite all three
New Song Premiere: U.K. Heavy Psych Band SAP release “Sucker”
Janky Smooth Central Command
April 7, 2017
A band that we’ve been digging is London based, heavy psych, garage rock outfit, SAP. Our friends at Foxes Magazine shot us a link a couple months ago and this shit has been streaming ever since. Today we premiere the latest track, “Sucker” from SAP ( which stands for “Simple Ass
Patti Smith “Horsin’ Around” At The Teragram: Defiant & Inspiring As Ever
Janky Smooth Central Command
April 6, 2017
“…I’m 70 so I don’t give a fuck.” It’s nearly impossible for me to imagine Patti Smith as anything less than a mythic figure in the pantheon of rock and roll history. I’ve engaged and wrestled with her work since my teens and her stature in my mind has only
FYF Presents: Two Nights of Fucked Up at The Echo in Los Angeles
Jesse Fox
April 6, 2017
My lifelong battle with debilitating migraines has held me back from many things, but I could not allow the Fucked Up March 12th FYF Presents show at The Echo be one of them. Because of this affliction, I arrived to The Echo a bit out of sorts, but the energy
Flames of Durga EP Release at The Satellite Continues Long L.A. Tradition
Aria Silva-Espinosa
April 5, 2017
The L.A.music scene has been forever shaped and altered by the influence of strong female musicians. Flames of Durga is heavily influenced by the underground feminist Riot Grrrl movement, which led to their relationships with the other bands that played the EP release party. Rock and Roll history is rife
Take This:Two VIP Tix to Burger Boogaloo w/ Iggy Pop, Buzzcocks
Janky Smooth Central Command
April 1, 2017
Being the pre-eminent garage rock festival requires that someone transform the lo-fi sound worshipped by it’s lovers into a minimal visual aesthetic, at least by today’s music festival standards. A modern minimalism that doesn’t lose that fact that the ruffles and confetti of a senior prom or the tiki torches and
Arthur Brown at The Regent- Memories In My Mind’s Eye That Never Happened
Rob Shepyer
March 31, 2017
Today’s musical landscape lacks heroes. No artist seems to be able to stick to the summit of success and often when they do, they’re not even that great. Fans seem to rather see old megastars than new, low key talent. There are plenty of reasons for this. The same trend
PRAYERS and Candy Prove That Sex Cells at Echoplex
Jessica Moncrief
March 28, 2017
Sex Cells: The New Monthly Gathering From Lethal Amounts Lethal Amounts hosted what is becoming the baddest dance club night in L.A. this past Saturday. The Echoplex was brimming with activity- Party crews, fashionistas, fetishists and disco dollies came from all over California and abroad to show off their fashion sense,
