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Animal Collective Drip Sound and Color On The Fonda Theater

Night 1 of the Animal Collective 2 night stand at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood revealed one thing; Animal Collective are the most talented sound designers to ever write, arrange and perform an electronic song live. There is no one out there right now that can emit such auditory bliss

Punk Rock Bowling 2016 Club Shows Announced

Punk Rock Bowling is like no other festival on the planet.  There are few major festivals that are able to instill in it’s attendees a real sense of community across the entire scope of it’s population.  The level of quality and consistency that BYO Records is able to achieve year

Dead Moon shot by David Evanko

Burger Records and the Observatory: 5 Years of Fun in Orange County

With Burger Records postponing their annual Burgerama festival, Sean and Lee have opted to honor their partnership with the Observatory in Orange County.  For 5 years, Burger and The Observatory have conspired to bring the audiophiles of Orange County some of the best lineups in all of Southern California.  To

Millennials- Is The World Right About You?

Entitled, lazy, over sensitive, under ambitious- These are just a few of the adjectives used to brand the generation labeled Millennials. Anytime you see a segment on TV or read something online or in print about Millennials, these are the themes used to attribute to this emerging generation that is

FEELS record release party at Basic Flowers

New Album Review: 1 Week With FEELS Debut LP from Castle Face Records

Last Wednesday night I got an advanced copy of FEELS self titled LP from Castle Face Records. Last Thursday night I went to the FEELS record release party at a Downtown DIY venue called Basic Flowers. I hate the unfairness of reviewing a living, breathing work of art in one

The Gaslamp Killer Opening for Questlove

The Gaslamp Killer Leaves Blood on Questlove’s Stage at The Globe

On Saturday night, music and cultural icon Questlove was slated to headline the Globe Theatre in Downtown L.A. Ticket sales were surely based on his name and legacy but when everything was said and done, opening DJ, Low End Theory resident and beat ambassador The Gaslamp Killer left a pool

Sunshine Mind Psych

New Song Premiere: Sunshine Mind- Synchronize

Are you like me in that you’re jonesing for some more jangly, shoegazey surf rock in your life? Along with the launch of the Janky Smooth Soundcloud, L.A.’s own cosmic thrashers Sunshine Mind premiere with us just that with their new single “Synchronize.” Coming off of last year’s self-titled EP (Lolipop

Black Sabbath at The Forum

Black Sabbath And A Weeping Manboy at The Forum in L.A.

At a time when hippie kids were forming bands to sing about peace, love and flower power, Black Sabbath explored the occult, addiction and delivered the antithesis of popular culture. In the process, they gave so many marginalized outcasts of society a voice that spoke to their own disenfranchised existence.

Buzz Bait: Bonnie of Death Valley Girls On Music, Magic and Metaphysics

High noon. Under the stark, blue February sky I encounter Bonnie Bloomgarden standing at the entrance of the Red Lion Tavern in Echo Park. The singer/guitarist of the doom rock outfit Death Valley Girls greets me in green sparkly eye makeup with a big smile and gifts in the form

Wyatt Blair: Owner of Lolipop and drummer for Corners shot by Robert Anderson

Lolipop Your Heart Out Festival Was Like Sex and Pizza

Ever have sex with someone and after about ten minutes in you realize both parties are only continuing the sexual activity purely based on the hope that the other person might find slight enjoyment out of it? Realistically, you both want to just high five and call it a good

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