“Last week the desert got me, but not this time!” Pharrell Williams looked out on the enormous crowd that … More
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LIVE: Beck Gets Comfortable At KCRW’s Apogee Sessions (4/16/14)
Beck KCRW’s Berkeley Street Sessions at Apogee Studios Santa Monica, California April 18, 2014 “Wow, they really packed … More
Q&A: Talking Ham And OutKast With Haim At KROQ
Stryker was getting red. Maybe it was just the rose-tinted lights blasting on him, combined with the sweltering heat from … More
FIDLAR Heats Up Underground Mammoth For FILTER’s February First Friday
After weeks of warmer temperatures and blue skies, the heavens finally decided to shower Mammoth Mountain with a ton of … More
RIP Santa Monica Civic Auditorium: Former Punk Haven Finished Holding Concerts
For the last 55 years, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium has had all types of boring conventions, cat shows and … More
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When the members of Franz Ferdinand decided to come back and record their fourth full-length album, the last thing they … More
Don’t Drop The Beat Until You See “The Whites Of These Kids’ Eyes”: Talking Shop With Daedelus
“Adjectives are a very scary thing when it comes to music, it’s very, very difficult, and I don’t envy your … More
RECAP: Inaugural Life Is Beautiful Welcomes A Stellar Lineup + More Under Las Vegas’s Neon Lights
You’ve got to have a lot of faith in the world to name your brand new festival something as grand … More
Q&A: Encountering The Hypnotic: JEFF The Brotherhood’s Jamin Orrall Talks “Nights” + More
“I quit my job at a bike shop and Jake quit his at Kroger—he sliced the deli meats for old ladies…” … More
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