Anyone walking into the small gallery space of Public Works SF last night for the opening party of Nick Zinner’s…
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Bleached, “Ride Your Heart”
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Yuck, “Glow & Behold”
Since parting ways with Daniel Blumberg—the original frontman for the band—earlier this year, noise-pop outfit Yuck seems to have seriously…
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Best Coast, “Fade Away” [mini-LP]
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Dressing the Part
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GMG 41: Breakestra’s Guide to Los Angeles
With 3,792,621 people (give or take) living within Los Angeles’ official limits, it’s fair to say that it is a…
The Strokes, “Angles”
I’m putting your patience to the test. Only 15 seconds into the first track of Angles, the highly anticipated new…