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The Spits at Union: Trash and Glamour United in Los Angeles
Rob Shepyer
December 13, 2016
Cha Cha chicks and Footsies freaks, Full Time Punx and Part Time Punx, vinyl archeologists, wax wizards- Blundertown has sounded the clarion call and presented to you, on stages made of broken glass and cigarette butts, The Spits at Union Nightclub. This is the first show at Union I’m reviewing,
L7 Slay Troubadour For First Time Ever In Quest For Unfinished Business
Vanessa Burgundy
December 10, 2016
Los Angeles was soaking wet. Drenched and dripping. A cold quiet Sunday…but not at the world renowned Troubadour in West Hollywood. L7 was making history, gracing the stage for the first time in their 31 (!) year career. I almost didn’t make it out, fresh off a raucous and sleepless
Peter Murphy’s Flawless “Stripped Down” Set at The Observatory
Jessica Moncrief
December 8, 2016
Our adventure started at The Observatory in Santa Ana—no way could there be any better way to begin our shenanigans than with a “Stripped Down” set by the Bauhaus godfather of goth himself, Peter Murphy. When your Darkside homegirls come to town to catch an icon like Murphy, you prepare
Your Senses Will Collide at Upcoming Day For Night Festival, Houston
Lindsay Krause
December 7, 2016
“…We can be certain that the military, the B corporate world, the government and so on are going to use tech and I feel it is important that the artist helps define it and mold it. Because who else is going to put humanity and soul into it?” – Bjork via
The Rise of Red Fang, The Hard Rock Resurgence & The Death of Nu Metal
Danny Baraz
December 4, 2016
I went to see Red Fang at The Teragram Ballroom a couple of Sunday’s ago and all I can say is… Dayum! Red Fang, along with Torche and Whores lit up the best sounding venue in town like a Xmas tree. Both by inciting attendees to engage each others arms
DAPL Protests at Standing Rock: A Unified & Disciplined Act of Love
Berry Ward
November 28, 2016
Cannonball ND– I arrived in the heart of the Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock protest epicenter expecting to run straight into a chaotic battle between Native Americans and riot police somewhere in the middle of the road. All I had seen were the videos that had made it into social
Janky Fest I- A Review and Self Inflicted Wound
Janky Smooth Central Command
November 28, 2016
The first installment of Janky Fest on November 19th in Outer Space celebrating the Janky Smooth 2 Year Anniversary featured OG punks The Dwarves last week was super lame. Only a retarded music critic could throw an 18 and over event as a thank you to his all ages readership. Where does
Gogol Bordello at The Observatory: Elevated Energy, Bliss & Unity
Jessica Moncrief
November 22, 2016
Fuck the Red party and the Blue party, what the world needs a little more of, is a Purple party! Angels don’t always have wings, sometimes they drink vodka and play gypsy party songs. Gogol Bordello felt like saviors last Thursday, offering communion, an escape from reality, and a connection
Los Crudos Play The Echoplex Right When L.A. Needed It Most
Rob Shepyer
November 20, 2016
All year long, as racial tensions have been building, I have seen a steady incline in the amount of Los Crudos patches on denim jackets. While Donald Trump kept digging a grave for himself in the heart of white nationalist sensibility, with every racist, anti-constitutional comment, Los Crudos songs started
Snapshot of a New Music Industry: White Fang, No Parents & The Birth Defects
Danny Baraz
November 18, 2016
Catching a band you love play live as they emerge from the fear and loathing of a 2 month tour insures that you will witness them at the height of their powers. Ever since the Janky team helped White Fang, No Parents and The Birth Defects send themselves off on
