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The Janky New Year Top 10 SONGS of 2016 Rated by Contributors
Janky Smooth Central Command
January 5, 2017
We don’t care what people say about you, 2016; Janky Smooth loves you. Sure, you skull fucked the country with a culturally divisive presidential election that scrambled our brains, pitted us against each other and made propaganda the norm. Yes, we were able to normalize the images of police gunning
Fishbone at The Observatory: The Return of Philip “Fish” Fisher, OG
Janky Smooth Central Command
January 4, 2017
2016 was coming to a close and I was finally getting a chance to check out a show at The Observatory in Santa Ana. As curious as I was, who the hell would get me to drive all the way down to Santa Ana from LA on a Monday evening?
The Janky New Year Top 10 Albums of 2016 Rated by Contributors
Janky Smooth Central Command
January 2, 2017
What the fuck is up with publications that post their best of, year end lists of favorite records, songs and shows at the beginning of December? What’s more important- getting it out first or getting it “right”? RTJ3 dropped on Xmas Day, hardly enough time to absorb an entire
Metallica At The Fonda: Best Thrash Band of All Time or CIA Asset?
Danny Baraz
December 29, 2016
I got the text from Taylor Wong about a week prior. A text that would’ve gone without a shred of excitement or so much as a double take for as long as text messaging technology has existed. “Metallica is playing the Fonda Theater next Thursday.” But after the past few
Day For Night Fest: Futurists Of Audio & Visual Converge In Houston
Lindsay Krause
December 26, 2016
Shadowy figures traverse dimly lit concrete walkways, gliding past “High Voltage” warning signs that adorn massive steel boxes hanging from the ceiling. A chain link-fence houses what appears to be some sort of parasitic mass of hair, the fibers hovering above curious crowds of observers like a space creature. A
The Adolescents & The Dickies: Peckerwoods Gone Wild in Orange County
Jessica Moncrief
December 18, 2016
An All-Star Punk line up at The Observatory In Santa Ana included OG Punks The Adolescents, The Dickies, The Alley Cats, and The Crowd. A damn near perfect embodiment of late 70’s and early 80’s SoCal Punk Rock and a throwback to a territorial and cultural dynamic from not that
The Faint Get Freaky w/ Janky Smooth Sessions Interview
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 15, 2016
In our latest installment of Janky Smooth Sessions, Lauren McKnight successfully stalked The Faint from Orange County to Salt Lake City after their chance encounter outside a porta-potty at Beach Goth V. With this interview taking place just days before Halloween, Lauren had a plan to carve pumpkins with Dapose
Midnight Mass 2: Dystopian Themed Xmas Fest in an LBC Warehouse
Aria Silva-Espinosa
December 14, 2016
Downtown Long Beach hosted the second edition of Midnight Mass at The Packard, a creative space venue featuring large crystal chandeliers and an outdoor patio space decorated with vibrant murals. The venue’s generous space and even all-gender indoor restrooms set the vibe for the very best of what a DIY
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
