While discussing the xx's upcoming sound in a December 2011 interview with Digital Spy, producer Jamie Smith said that club music had a major influence on their next album. Read more...
Music
Arts, Music
|
September 10, 3:46 am
Concert Review: Bach-BQ
Sneakers, sunshine, bratwurst and beer. It's a seemingly impossible wish list for curious college students looking for a classical concert to attend. Add not having to worry about applauding in the wrong spot to the list and you're practically looking at a distant dream for most. Read more...
Photo:
Wild Up tackles a Brandenburg Cycle, taking something old and making it new. The group offers a vision of the future of classical music.
Arts, Music
|
September 10, 3:42 am
FYF fest draws standout artists and dedicated fans despite heat, dust of LA setting
Since its inception in 2004, FYF Fest has made quite a change. The brainchild of then 18-year-old L.A. native Sean Carlson, FYF Fest has gone from an Echo Park, local-band music party to a full-on, two-day event whose roster reaches well beyond the borders of Los Angeles to include the likes of seminal Swedish hardcore band Refused and the U.K.'s electronic prodigy James Blake. Read more...
Photo:
The godfathers of alternative rock Dinosaur Jr. arguably put on one of the loudest performances of the entire weekend.
Arts, Music
|
September 4, 12:42 am
Soundbite: "Centipede Hz"
It may seem extreme to compare Animal Collective to The Beatles, but in many ways their music has similar attributes. Read more...
Photo:
(Credit: Domino Recording Company)
Arts, Music
|
September 4, 12:39 am
Soundbite: "Sun"
Chan Marshall, who performs and records under the moniker Cat Power, has been glaringly absent from the music scene. Read more...
Photo:
(Credit: Matador Records)
Arts, Music
|
September 4, 12:34 am
Jeffrey Paradise of Poolside on inspiration for first album, “Pacific Standard Time”
You don't have to be at the poolside to enjoy this up and coming band's music, but it doesn't hurt. Read more...
Photo:
Courtesy of Chris Juarez
Arts, Music
|
August 27, 3:47 am
Spittin' Raps & Rhymes
While it's fair to say most Rock the Bells attendees received a therapeutic weekend of hip-hop and rap, they were also left with dramatic tank top tanlines and sweltering sunburns from what proved to be a merciless heat wave. Read more...
Photo:
Hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performed Sunday, the second day of the Rock the Bells concert in San Bernardino. They played tracks such as “1st of tha Month”and “Foe tha Love of $.”