Music
The Tallest Man On Earth @ Park City Live 08.25
The Tallest Man on Earth may not truly be exceptional in height, but his sound came as though it was projected from the highest altitude on the planet. His first performance in Park City was a refreshing experience, as he described his love for the mountains, the people and everything Utah. Fans got to enjoy
Dark Entries: Exhuming the Corners of Forgotten Synth-Based Music
This was my introduction into the expertly curated, aesthetically driven label Dark Entries that exists to release synth-driven coldwave, darkwave and post-industrial synth-pop records that have been long out of print. … read more
Rock n’ Roll, Love and Death: La Luz’s Weirdo Shrine
After procuring La Luz’s It’s Alive from Albatross Recordings and Ephemera, I took it home, dropped the needle and then soon began to uncontrollably gyrate to the surf-soulful sound of the first track, “Sure is Spring.” … read more
Slipknot @ USANA 08.21 with Lamb of God, Bullet For...
It seems like only yesterday I was a wee lass of 20-something, deep in the throes of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, stoked on what was supposed to be a massive tour date featuring Slipknot, Lamb of God and Shadows Fall. One of the Slipknot dudes got sick and had to cancel the
Review: Black Wing – …Is Doomed
…Is Doomed begins with an analog arpeggio and a tip of the hat toward the cavernous hollow and wash that is witch house, only to be kindly betrayed by wave of warm synths that rises from the depths in order to distance Black Wing from the kitsch occult leanings that suffocate less imaginative artists. … read more
SLUG x FYF Fest 2015: Day Two
FYF Day Two was hotter and more crowded than ever, but the highly anticipated and top-notch Sunday lineup kept the momentum going. … read more
SLUG x FYF Fest 2015: Day One
After smoothly making our way into LA’s Exposition Park for Day One of FYF Fest (aside from getting my perfume confiscated), we set about exploring the massive festival space, which comprises four major stages—Main, Lawn, Trees and Arena—and a new Woods Stage, which featured all-day-long DJ sets by Horse Meat Disco underneath shiny, colorful tassels.
Twilight Concert Series 2015: Flying Lotus, Run the Jewels, House...
Where do I even begin to explain what I had witnessed on Thursday night? I am still coming down from the transient high that overtook me as I watched Flying Lotus perform. … read more
Review: Dr. Dre – Compton
Compton won’t go down in history as a classic like his other albums, because after all, how much of the ghetto can a 50-year-old billionaire who’s been rich for decades relate to? … read more
Tinariwen @ Urban 08.13 with JJUUJJUU
If I had to sum Tinariwen up from witnessing their performance, I would have to say theirs is a sound that describes and complements the word “beauty” perfectly. … read more
Fuck Yeah Grrl Idols: Must-See Acts of FYF Fest 2015
As soon as the FYF Fest lineup was announced back in May, I began eagerly planning my trip to the heart of downtown LA for the two-day-long festival (formerly known as Fuck Yeah Fest). … read more
Victims To Be: PEARS’ Zac Quinn
The band PEARS as seemingly became an “overnight sensation.” I hate using phrases like that, but they have been a band for a year and a half and already played the main stage at Punk Rock Bowling and been signed to Fat Wreck Chords … read more
