Los Angeles’ own Krooked Treez expands their veteran Cali reggae presence with their newest release, “West Coastin” — mixing reggae with hip hop, rock, Latin, and Caribbean rhythms to make pure sunshine. “West Coastin” feels like rolling down PCH at golden hour — stress-free and soaked in sunshine. According to frontman O’Brown, he broke down […]
It’s the New Year — time to shed holiday pounds with some Lettuce love. Last month, the veteran six-piece ensemble brushed their aprons off with a satiating ninth studio album, Cook — and Lettuce just say, our compliments to the chef! Fresh out of the oven, Cook spans a spicy 16 songs — each layered […]
What’s winter without a little Cranberries? Cranberry sauce, cran-apple mimosas… naturally, a revisitation of The Cranberries’ acoustic MTV Unplugged session from 30 years ago is in season!? For those not old enough to remember, there was a time that MTV actually broadcasted music on television. Not only that, but they had special concerts of said […]
Jazz is a subjective art. Everyone has their own interpretation of how to present it in style, sound, and level of simplicity. Should it be horn-heavy? Should it be harmonized? What about tempo, production tricks, and time changes? Whatever definition of ‘good jazz’ you may have, there is one central record that most come back […]
November 1995 marked an integral turning point in hip hop history. The 90s were well underway and it was the golden age of hip hop: Dre, Snoop, and Ice Cube were among those holding down west coast G-funk, while east coast boom bappers Nas, Mobb Deep and Wu-Tang Clan wove intricate lyricism between gangster ways. […]
Manchester post punk legends The Chameleons are back with new recorded work for the first time in 24 years. The reason behind the resurfacing? The abysmal state of current affairs — particularly of Western civilizations. “I just see too many echoes of the 1930s in what’s been going on in the world,” says lead singer […]
New Orleans native and current LA resident Crash Richard spews introspection in every direction in Sensitive Devil, an 11-track opus out as of November 28th. After years of touring as a “Magnetic Zero” behind indie rocker Edward Sharpe and co-founding the Deadly Syndrome (a band that garnered quick acclaim following debut album, The Ortolan), Richard […]
There’s no replacing Judy Garland. A Hollywood treasure tragically cut short in her prime, Judy Garland is remembered fondly to this day, with many fans paying tribute to the star in many ways. Some visit her gravesite in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Cemetery. Some perform in live versions of The Wizard of Oz or have plans […]
Three, two, one — BLAST OFF. All aboard the Spaceface craft, next stop, Lunar Manor. For fans of nouveaux psychedelia, melt-your-mind melodies, and existential-yet-audible metamorphosis, Spaceface is your kinda of vibe. Founded in 2012 by Jake Ingalls (formerly of Flaming Lips) and Eric Martin, the neo-psychedelic LA-based band returns with another sonic journey (as much […]
In 2022, modern ska revivalists Westbound Train returned to the studio to bless fans with a full-length album following a 13-year hiatus from recording. Aptly titled Dedication, the boys — now fathers, teachers, other fully-grown adults — unveiled a more mature side to their initial success in the early naughts. As a result, the album’s […]
Fall is in the air as we celebrate the warmth in our hearts. The changing of the season makes us grasp onto those last warm summer breezes every year… and there’s one band we must mention that is always full of summer vibes year-round. Rocking the Cali reggae scene and repping peace, love, and unity […]
Let’s do the “Time Warp” again… but this time, with a twist. Cult classic and midnight movie experience The Rocky Horror Picture Show is turning 50 as of this Halloween season and, to celebrate, there’s a landslide of live screenings and limited edition collector’s items for fans to enjoy and amass, including a special spoken […]
As part of the Golden Anniversary of the iconic film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, photographer Mick Rock releases an image-laden, perfect-for-the-coffee-table homage in Rocky Horror: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cult Classic. Being on set throughout the full production, Rock gives Rocky Horror fans 256 pages of never-before-seen images of the cast […]
A lot changes when you move to a big city… and there’s no bigger city with more opportunities to grow or get lost (or both) than the Big Apple. Laveda — after relocating to Queens from their hometown of Albany — offers a much grittier sound in their third album Love, Darla: a 10-track fever […]
It’s never “too late to rock”. At least, that’s what the fictional-turned-real-but-still-very-fictional band Spinal Tap says in the long-awaited sequel to the mockumentary that changed cinematic history back in 1984, This Is Spinal Tap. Now 41 years later, you’d think that bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (played by Michael McKean, Christopher […]
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