Thanks to LA Record, I was turned on to the Polyamorous Affair’s video for “White Hot Magic.” [Caution: The version above has some dirty words in it.] Like the duo’s Manimal Vinyl debut, “Bolshevik Disco,” it’s the product of the vivid and slightly warped imagination of Eddie Chacon (he of 1992’s “Would I Lie to […]
I’ve been to a lot of residency Mondays at Spaceland over the years, and tonight’s lineup, front to back, rivals any I’ve seen. Residents Local Natives could probably pack the place themselves, but they have two other great SoCal bands on board – the Henry Clay People and Aushua. Not to mention: Fun., who are […]
The Highland Park assemblage known as Seasons are a glorious mess. The seven- or (sometimes) eight-piece makes lovingly off-kilter neo-psychedelia full of palpable energy and exposed nerves, startlingly pretty one moment and earplug-worthy cacophonous the next. Their new “Summer” EP, recorded with Timothy James (the Movies), arrives just in the time for the end of […]
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, touring as part of a nine-piece band called Spirits in the Sky that features Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, played 10 new songs during a 90-minute set Friday night at the Long Beach bookstore {open}. My review of the set appears on SPIN.com. More photos here. Corgan winds up the […]
Noel Gallagher quit Oasis. DJ AM found dead in New York. World’s Fair Label Group (Lyrics Born, the Dandy Warhols, et al) was shuttered.
First thing you need to know about His Orchestra is that “Field Guide to the Wilds,” the debut album that saw a quiet digital release back in February, is one of the most enchanting indie-pop albums you’ll hear this year. Its winsome mix of string-, glockenspiel- and keyboard-flavored confessionals reminds me of the likes of […]
[Another in the weekly Stolen Lyric series. See them all.] ||| Source: The National, “About You” ||| Live: The National, with Cass McCombs opening, plays Saturday at the Wiltern.
Tonight: The Morning After Girls [pictured], who’ve released one of my favorite shoegaze albums of the year, “Alone,” roll back into L.A. tonight, supporting two local bands who grow their music from the same sonic soil, the Warlocks and Gliss. Should be a lively night of distortion and fuzz at Spaceland. … Ted Leo & […]
L.A. noiseniks No Age have a new EP coming Oct. 6 – the four-song “Losing Feeling” will be released digitally and on 12-inch vinyl. (Sign up at the Sub Pop website to stream it.) Underground heroes Randy Randall and Dean Spunt seem to have lengthened their songwriting attention span here, to great effect. The guitar […]
Had to chuckle when I received the blast about the Duke Spirit’s “new” single, “Lassoo.” I think I had that track (which first appeared on the U.K. band’s “Ex-Voto” EP) on my Best-of-2007 mixes. The rivulets that carry music toward the mainstream run slowly sometimes. I’ve seen the band perform “Lassoo” live at least four […]
