Ethan Goodman While everyone is getting their 4th of July plans together, here I am getting pumped for July 1st, when the new all girl, all analog electronic act LEX will be putting on what promises to be an absolutely killer show at the Los Angeles Theater Center. The girls blend the classic sounds of vintage synths,
Forgot a gift for Father’s Day? Here are 10 Dad Rock tracks he’s sure to love. Over the past few years, rock writers have found a new favorite way to deride and instantly dismiss an artist, album or song in two words–Dad Rock. It sparks images of khaki shorts and crocs, the perfect way to
Schools are letting out, the days are getting sweatier and soon enough, summer will be coming on strong. For now, let’s embrace the remaining days of a gloomy June with a Goth-y bit of nostalgia from the summer of ’85. These 10 songs (all released between June-September ’85) are sure to strike a chord with
Jamie Smith, aka Jamie xx has had his name floating around since 2009 when his band released their breakthrough self titled debut “The xx.” In the next year, he began doing remixes for big name acts like Adele, Florence + The Machine and Radiohead while snatching up production credits for Drake’s “Take Care” and doing
It was a busy night at The Satellite, Silverlake’s easy to miss gem. The room was filled with hipsters of all kinds downing IPAs and PBRs, getting ready to start their Memorial Day weekend as The Wallburds were having a blast wrapping up a set heavily influenced by Spiritualized. If only their record was as
Announcing a hiatus in 2013, the indie world cried at the loss of prolific San Francisco garage-rockers Thee Oh Sees. Audience tears turned to confusion when the band returned just a few months later with the relatively laid back sunshine pop of “Drop.” In 2015, Thee Oh Sees have returned in full force with the
A couple weeks ago, my idiot self decided to search the word “fart” on Spotify, you know, for science. Lo and behold, I find FARTBARF, and believe it or not, they’re fantastic. A week later and I’m walking into El Cid, one of my favorite LA venues and the crowd is buzzing, anxious to see
1977 is widely considered the year punk exploded, with classic releases from the likes of Sex Pistols, The Clash and Ramones. Towards the end of the year, Wire appeared with their debut record Pink Flag, approaching the punk attitude in fresh and unique way which went on to influence a multitude of modern genres including
Oh the 90s. In the past few years, the world has celebrated some of the decade’s classic trends with such a nostalgic fervor that it’s almost hard to believe that it was over 20 years ago. While pop music shook off the glossy synthetic excess of the 80s by way of Nirvana’s angst and Oasis’s
After three years, Kendrick Lamar is back with his follow up to the superb “good kid m.A.A.d city,” and holy s**t, it hits hard. The production is expansive, with glossy G-Funk grooves, squealing free jazz horns, dark atmospheres, clicky beats and swirling psychedelic synths. Lyrically, he doesn’t waste a second, discussing racism, identity, class division,