The striking new video for the Bulls’ languid debut song “Come Unwound” is more about becoming unbound. But you can give them a little rope here – the Evan Mathis-directed video features the work of Kinbaku artist Master K of LA Rope Dojo. Kinbaku is a Japanese style of consensual bondage, and in the video, model […]
When the Bulls quietly debuted last March at Hemingway’s in Hollywood, it was almost a shock to the senses – seeing Anna Bulbrook without her usual musical appendage, the violin. Then the guitars kicked in and things got interesting, or at least atmospheric. Here, Bulbrook, the multi-instrumentalist and backup vocalist in the Airborne Toxic Event, […]
If you’re watching this video above for the haunting song “This Stone Is Starting To Bleed,” and you find yourself wondering what the Duke Spirit has been up to lately, it’s not a coincidence. The single is by London’s Roman Remains, a duo who shares members Liela Moss and Toby Butler of the Duke Spirit, […]
Nightmare Air’s long-in-the-works debut “High in the Lasers” is the sound of three people at the volume of 3,000 – blissful layers of guitar, bass and drums that isn’t so much shoegaze as it is sonic neurosis. It’s the brainchild of guitarist and pedal geek Dave Dupuis, who played in Film School and paid some bills […]
Your smashing Sunday selections: ‣ The Duke Spirit stops by the Echoplex in support of their new album “Bruiser.” San Antonio’s Hacienda and the Dead Ships of L.A. support. ‣ The Beach Boys play another show this weekend. This time, those sunny melodies will be ringing throughout the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine. ‣ Lana […]
I’ll remember 2011 as a year with more good music than I had time to devote to it. Because my primary focus is music emerging from SoCal – and because there was so much of it this year – I found myself taking only passing interest in many hyped albums … and not finding a […]
[File under: Random transmissions that have caught my ear.] Tennis, “Origins” – The Denver trio of Patrick Riley, Alaina Moore, James Barone recently announced that their sophomore offering of mood-elevating pop, “Young and Old,” will be out in February on Fat Possum. “Origins” will brighten any wintry day. Tennis plays the Satellite on Dec. 7. […]
By Seraphina Lotkhamnga The music of the Duke Spirit has always had a certain moxie – “The Step and the Walk,” if you will, to name-check a song off the band’s second album “Neptune.” On Thursday night at the Roxy, the London quintet exuded a swagger befitting its tunes, barreling into West Hollywood to play […]
Top pre-New Year’s Eve places to rock it tonight: ‣ London five-piece the Duke Spirit [previewed here], joined by L.A. trio Crash Kings and Orange County’s Free Lions, visit the Roxy. Above, one of four sessions Liela Moss and crew did for Nic Harcourt’s LiveBuzz [watch all of them here]. ‣ The Growlers headline the […]
