Social Distortion front man Mike Ness has come a long way from the days of his cramped, one-room Fullerton apartment that served as the base of the burgeoning Orange County punk scene in the 1980s. Read more...

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EPITAPH RECORDS

In an album that's considerably more concise and simplistic than The Decemberists' previous efforts, their new album "The King Is Dead" still maintains the band's rich folk rock sound. Read more...

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CAPITOL RECORDS

Experimental, digital art by Design | Media arts students meets experimental, digitized hip-hop by Flying Lotus in New Wight Gallery tonight. Read more...

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Los Angeles-based electronic musician Will Weisenfeld, who performs under the moniker Baths, will open for Flying Lotus tonight in Broad Art Center’s New Wight gallery as part of the Design | Media Arts undergraduate exhibition “Offworld.” (courtesy of Will Weisenfeld)

Entering a competitive industry such as the music business is no easy task, so it's inspiring to know that some notable UCLA alumni have gone on to pursue successful music careers. Read more...

The band Cake has fascinated me since I first heard their song "Never There" a few years ago, mostly because the '90s band from Sacramento is pretty much unlike anything I've ever heard. Read more...

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COLUMBIA RECORDS

Back in the early 1970s, Billboard Magazine called Fred Walecki, owner of Westwood Music, asking him if he wanted to buy a one-page advertisement thanking the Beach Boys for all the business they had given his guitar and amplifier store. Read more...

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Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements will be the first musical group to play at the new performance space in Fred Walecki’s Westwood Music store.

Courtesy of TRACY NEWMAN

Songs by Auto-Tune-loving musicians may fill the radio these days, but the members of L.A. Read more...

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THATWASTHEN
thatwasthen, winner of best band at last year’s Spring Sing competition, will be performing at the Troubador on Saturday, Jan. 8.