My Bloody Valentine At The FYF Fest, Sunday August 25th 2013, Reviewed
He looked calm and stoic, the hyper distortion was still powerful and was absorbing my whole body, making the whole experience more physical than just plain sonic
Early Afternoon On Saturday August 24th 2013 At The FYF Fest
The place to be to see many riotous bands (Joyce Manor, Thee Oh Sees, Flag and Death Grip) but, earlier in the afternoon, I managed to catch two cute bands, courageously playing during the hottest hours
FYF Fest, Sunday August 25th 2013
Music festivals may not be the best ways to see your favorite band, but they are another beast which transcends music itself, a sonic orgy with an ambiance that overwhelms you.
The FYF Fest, Day 1, Saturday August 24th 2013
I didn’t want to leave Thee Oh Sees, who were playing till 9:30 on the Miranda stage, to go to see TV on the Radio at 9:15 on the Carrie stage! Then I went back to the Miranda stage to see Black Flag at 9:55 and run again to the Carrie stage for Yeah Yeah Yeahs at 10:45!
Deafheaven At The Echoplex, Friday August 23rd 2013
Tall and dark, his chin up in the air, he was throwing scary sights at the crowd like a hunted/haunting beast and I wasn’t sure if he wanted to hurt all of us, hurt himself or if he was in deep suffering
Was Steve Aoki Caught Using Pirated Synth?
So the guy uses a pirated synth to make his shitty song? Keep in mind that the legal version of the software called Sylenth costs €139 (about $186) and that Steve Aoki was recently ranked the tenth-richest DJ by Forbes, and earned about $14 million this past 12 months!!
Did Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor Turn Down A Big Music Festival And Write A Pop Song?
AJ Maddah, a very powerful Australian concert promoter, slammed him on Twitter on Friday, claiming that the Nine Inch Nails frontman turned down the 2014 Soundwave music festival because he wanted to play to a more ‘sophisticated fanbase
The FYF Fest Is Almost There… Whom Should I See?
the number of bands playing there is overwhelming, once again I will have to make choices will be made and probably will regret to have missed certain bands, it’s unavoidable
Phoenix 'Have Got That Beatles Thing Going On' According To R Kelly
Thomas Mars, the singer of the band is married to Sofia Coppola and she hates the Beatles!!! He said so in an interview and even revealed that John Lennon was her least favorite Beatle… this is just insane, what did she lost in translation exactly?
Trent Reznor Calls Kanye West the Most Dangerous Entertainer in 2013
Yeezus, I really love it. I think the sound of it is cool. I can’t endorse what he’s saying lyrically, but I will say that in terms of the role of the dangerous entertainer in 2013, nobody is beating him at that game
A Dentist Wants To Clone John Lennon Using His Tooth
‘I am nervous and excited at the possibility that we will be able to fully sequence John Lennon’s DNA, very soon I hope. With researchers working on ways to clone mammoths, the same technology certainly could make human cloning a reality’, he declared
Echo Park Rising, Sunday August 18th 2013, Photo Journal
… Rainbow Jackson, Quinto Sol, Avid Dancer, El Sportivo and the Blooz, Fever the Ghost, Far West, Holy Folk, Mystic Braves, Herbert Bail Orchestra, Strangers Family Band, JohnWayne, Only You…
Roger Waters Wants All Musicians To Boycott Israel
‘I write to you now, my brothers and sisters in the family of Rock and Roll, to ask you to join with me, and thousands of other artists around the world, to declare a cultural boycott on Israel.’
Echo Park Rising Festival, Sunday, August 18th 2013 Reviewed
I probably wanted to overdose on music so I managed to see around 20 bands in a day! A much better score than on Saturday, but a super exhausting marathon which almost fried my brain…
Not With The Band: A Song You Can Eat? Really?
Don’t ask me exactly how, but they pretend to have used ‘the new science of sonic enhancement of food where different pitches and frequencies make food taste bitter or sweet’…Whaaaat?
Echo Park Rising Festival, Saturday, August 17th, 2013 Reviewed
The weekend is over and I have heard more live music than some people will in their lifetime! I hardly exaggerate, my head is stuffed with so much music, that my brain has made a bizarre soup of everything I have heard
Echo Park Rising, Saturday August 17th 2013, Photo Journal
It was a fun indoor-outdoor day, with way too many choices, but how can you choose when you don’t even know what the hell all these bands are playing?
The English Beat at the Twilight Concert Series on Thursday August 15th 2013
The show sounded and looked like all-world-nations celebration, beside the strong reggae-world-music flavor,
Sunny Levine At Citizens Of Humanity, Tuesday August 13th 2013
Citizens of Humanity was the kind of party you expect in this neighborhood, hip and fancy, with immaculate outdoor sofas
Tijuana Tears At The Satellite, Monday August 12th 2013
I rightly showed up at the club at 9 pm, and entered when they had just started their set. Since when bands start right on time?
Starbucks' Song Of The Week: ‘You Can’t Be Told’ By Valerie June
Is there anything in music lately that doesn’t remind me the Black Keys?
The Janks At The Satellite, Monday August 12th 2013
Let’s just say that the sense of drama in their music kept me interested till the end.
Arcade Fire's Mysterious Reflektor Campaign Teases Us With A New Date
If they do another secret show, it has to be in Los Angeles, and I have to get in this time!
From Ashes Rise, Final Conflict, The Obsessed At the Power of Riff, Saturday August 10th 2013
it was only a few hours of this all-day heavy music marathon but my ears are still ringing from the experience.
Radiotron's 30th Anniversary At Levitt Pavilion, Sunday August 11th 2013
Founder Carmelo Alverez explained that the Surgeon General declared breakdancing hazardous to health, and the city banned teen clubs
Hanni El Khatib At Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series, Thursday August 8th 2013
he has the look and swagger of an all-time bad-boy and uses his guitar like a roaring vintage motorcycle
Lady Gaga Gets Totally Nude For Marina Abramovic's Kickstarter Campaign
‘She was so humble. She knew my work and respected my work and she wanted to learn.’
Cayucas At Space 1520, Wednesday August 7th 2013, Reviewed
‘I wanna be a deep sea diver’ sang Yudin in ‘Deep Sea Diver’, and there was not too much mystery there
Ryan Adams Has Declared War To Fox News' Sean Hannity
Gutless little coward? Please, dear Ryan Adams, accept this douchebag’s invite and destroy his inflated head
No Name #1: A Celebration Of The Life And Music Of Elliott Smith At Largo, Tuesday August 6th 2013
August 6th should have been his 44th anniversary but it was not the occasion for tears and sadness, on the contrary it was a fun fun night, with the right amount of laugh, smile, and moving moments.
Kiev At The Bootleg Theater, Monday August 5th 2013
their compositions were complex, intellectual, and psychedelic going into some trippy and endless jams
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Launch Their Own 4-Day Music Festival In Los Angeles
According to the press release, it will look more like a carnival than your traditional music festival
Mumford & Sons Make Fun Of Their Soppy Side In Their Video For 'Hopeless Wanderer'
Is there effectively anything more boring than watching Mumford & Sons play in a video?
Not With The Band: Enough Of These Stupid Rules At Concerts!
What were they afraid of? That I was about to attack someone with my sharpie?
Yeezus Wants To Buy The King's House
Who would have thought that Kanye was a huge Elvis fan?
Ozomatli And Friends (And Stevie Wonder), At Grand Performances, Friday August 2nd 2013
You mean the Stevie Wonder, unannounced at a free concert?
Jose Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros' Satirical And Hilarious 'DisHollywood'
So be ready, all your childhood heroes are either gay or drug addicts, but they have excellent taste in music!
Xavier Rudd At Santa Monica Twilight Concert Series, Thursday August 1st 2013
his performance may have sounded like a psychedelic-hypnotic-mushroom-induced experience at times
Jack White's Divorce Turns Really Sour
the wife fears for her and the children’s safety as a result of this harassment
Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants At Amoeba, Wednesday July 31st 2013
I thought I had been invited to a private performance for family members
The Sunset Music Festival Is Starting This Week But It Is Struggling with Money
the festival has been struggling to draw a large public, ticket sales have dropped last year, and they haven’t sold out yet this year
There Is A New TV On The Radio Song On Soundcloud, Does It Mean A New Album Soon?
In our minds, this goes beyond marketing or even a sales strategy… to the basic and inspiring impetus of music making.’
Katy Perry Announces The Release Of 'Prism' With A Giant Golden Truck
Lady Gaga will have a hard time to top this.
Queens Of The Stone Age At Jimmy Kimmel Live, Monday July 29th 2013
I got a two-second eye contact with Josh Homme, and that’s good for eternity.
Jay Z Responds To Harry Belafonte's Criticism: 'My Presence Is Charity'
Thank you for letting us know, but does he even realize everyone is going to hate him for saying something so pretentious and full of nonsense?
Frightened Rabbit,The House of Blues, Saturday, July 27th 2013, Reviewed
someone, who may have had too many beers, unexpectedly pulled an Anthony Weiner on us!
Not With The Band: Hip Hop Is Dead, Who Killed It?
Why did socially and politically engaged hip hop shift to this very successful crap idolizing wealth, bling, sex and consumption
Papa At FIGat7th, Friday July 26th 2013
the crowd was totally enjoying their hybrid indie music inspired by the greatest, people were dancing and even singing along, the band gave a very energetic performance
Music Festival Are Bad For The Environment, But Some Are Worst Than Others
Music festivals may have this hippie-spirit at core, but most of them are far from being earth friendly, I am always appalled when I look at the ground after a show
Kanye West Reportedly Spending Millions On Gold Toilets And Beds For Kings To Decorate His New Mansion
Remember when West made an appearance during the Concert for Hurricane Relief and criticized Bush for lacking sympathy for African Americans?