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FYF 2015 Mix and Free Download by DJ Justin Cornwall, Ya Heaarrd??

What did you think about the FYF lineup announcement?  Here is a free download and mix of all the artists that are playing FYF 2015 by Justin Cornwall and brought to you by Janky Smooth. n This will help you come to grips with your feelings about the lineup. I

FYF 2015 Lineup Announced and Yes, Death Grips Are On It

Scheduled for August 22nd and 23rd at Exposition Park, The FYF 2015 lineup was revealed today.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 8 at 12pm pacific on the FYF Website. FYF 2015 is keepin it cool and still offering single day tickets unlike some of their competitors. This is

Desert Daze 2015 by Taylor Wong

Desert Daze 2015: The Festival for the 21st Century

It was 4:30am on Saturday morning. I pulled the Janky Smooth RV into a dusty parking lot. I had been driving this carbon spewing behemoth since 1am, after the hour it took to load it up with instruments, sound equipment and beer- The essentials that would push me through a

Metz II Artwork

New Album Review: Metz II

Every time I think I’ve heard the best of what today’s rock has to offer, I get sucker-punched by a band like METZ. If you haven’t heard their 2012 self-titled debut album, then Spotify that shit right now and relish in true noise band glory.   With the axiomatic smashing

Desert Daze After Hours Jam

Camp Janky Smooth Open Jam Lounge at Desert Daze

Camp Janky Smooth will be presenting an after hours, open jam after party at Desert Daze this year. We are manifesting a creative environment where you can lounge, re fuel, re dose, relax and channel your creativity into our collective consciousness. The open jam session will begin at 2am-? and

The Dead Milkmen at The Troubadour

The Dead Milkmen Over Deliver at The Troubadour

Words: Danny Baraz Photos: Taylor Wong If listening to The Dead Milkmen doesn’t instantly put a smile on your face and get your foot tapping then you are completely dead inside. For 32 years, The Dead Milkmen have taken a genre that can take itself too seriously and made a

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion photo by Casey Lewis for Grimy Goods

Win 2 Tickets to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Echoplex

Have you heard the new concept album released by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion this past March?  “Freedom Tower” is quite a ride.  It’s a deep dive on a New York that doesn’t exist anymore.  It’s like opening a time capsule. Another question;  Have you seen Jon Spencer Blues Explosion live?

Fuzz at El Rey shot by Taylor Wong

Fuzz Unleash Distorted Heavy Overdrive On El Rey

Words: Justin Thomas Photos: Taylor Wong Last night Ty Segall, and his longhaired trio, Fuzz headlined the sold out El Rey Theatre in West Hollywood with support from Endless Bummer and CCR Headcleaners. Heads were banged, faces were fervidly melted and stoner jams tirelessly ensued.  News Flash: Mr. Ty Segall

Faith No More at The Wiltern

Faith No More Wind Up The Wiltern on Opening Night

Words: Danny Baraz Photos: Dirt Junior If I HAD to list one musical influence that could encapsulate my love of listening to, creating, performing, critiquing and obsessing on music, without hesitation or pause, I would tell you Mike Patton.  Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk, and Lovage. His dynamic

Coachella: No Sense of History in your Hate

  Words: Danny Baraz It’s funny how hating Coachella is the cool thing to do now. Every year, almost everyone you know talks trash about the Coachella lineup, patrons and prices and every year the festival sells out two consecutive weekends. Countless articles are written about how the people who

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