The best stories are the multi-layered ones that a writer can approach from many angles without diluting the core appeal of the item. For instance, why does oil magnate/Mr. Burns-ian Oklahoma State… Read Story »
Some months, you get blockbuster bands releasing big singles in stream-only format. May was not like that -- May was a good month for freely downloadable MP3s. Respect, May. In the ten-track zip… Read Story »
Name: Baio
Progress Report: Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio talks about his new solo project.
This month Greco-Roman -- the Berlin-London record label that also serves as home to Hot Chip’s… Read Story »
Here's something funny: Gucci Mane records a goofy-ass song called "Scarface," which is all about his stupid, ridiculous face-tattoo of an ice-cream cone with lightning bolts coming out of it, and… Read Story »
This week is a big one for new albums. Today, the Walkmen's Heaven finally hits shelves. When we made our list of our 25 favorite albums of the year thus far, it landed at #2. Make no mistake: It's a… Read Story »
- Jack White, Pokey LaFarge And The South City Three @ Wiltern, Los Angeles 5/31/12 Jun 1st
- Movement Electronic Music Festival 2012 In Photos May 30th
- Sasquatch! 2012 In Photos May 29th
- Beck, Devendra Banhart @ Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara 5/24/12 May 25th
- Spiritualized, Nikki Lane @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles 5/22/12 May 23rd
- Roger Waters @ Los Angeles Memorial Sports Coliseum, Los Angeles 5/19/12 May 21st
- Best Coast, JEFF The Brotherhood, Abe Vigoda @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles 5/18/12 May 21st
- Kindness @ (Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC 5/17/12 May 18th
- Death Cab For Cutie with Magik* Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles 5/7/12 May 8th
- Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ Observatory, Santa Ana 5/6/12 May 7th
