As if anything was needed to heighten the psychedelic, acid-trippy qualities of their music, Fever the Ghost has dropped a wonky, hallucinatory and slightly NSFW video directed by Jesus Rivera (aka Demonbabies). The song itself is titled “Calico” and is a taste of the quartet’s “Crab in Honey” EP, which came out in January in […]
Made In America, the festival spearheaded by Jay Z’s entertainment company Roc Nation, kicks off in downtown Los Angeles’ Grand Park on Saturday, Aug. 30 and will last through Sunday, Aug. 31. (An East coast Made In America festival is also happening in Philadelphia the same weekend.) Acts include big names such as Kanye West, […]
As we’ve mentioned before, Babes‘ “horny-and-sad” M.O. comes through in living color when it comes to their music videos. Their video for “ATMO (Always Turning Me On)” directed by Drew Kordik finds inspiration from the Los Angeles band’s real-life love hotline (if you don’t believe us, go ahead and call 470-Babes-77) and stars Lourdes Hernandez (aka Russian […]
TÜLIPS‘ “Hotspur” is a love song but it’s an in-your-face kind of ode and the numerous stars in its Dustin Muenchow-directed video almost attack one another when it comes to face-to-face encounters. Taleen Kali and Angie Bloom still trade off vocals while Travis Barnes thrashes around on drums (they’re also now joined by Miles Marsico […]
Did you miss anything at FYF Fest? Did you miss FYF Fest altogether? Buzz Bands LA reviewed 40 of the 58 sets and published more than 130 photos from the weekend’s 11th annual FYF. Here are quick links to the posts from Buzz Bands LA editor Kevin Bronson, staff writer Seraphina Lotkhamnga, contributing writers Molly […]
Changes, FYF Fest has made a few, in light of Saturday’s myriad problems. Here’s an email the festival sent out about noon Sunday:
Happy FYF Fest Day: ‣ FYF Fest, the annual summer festival curated by Sean Carlson, kicks off the first of two days at the LA Sports Arena & Expo Park. Today’s lineup features:Â Phoenix, Interpol, Julian Casablancas, Grimes, Little Dragon, Caribou, Future Islands, Tycho, Slint, Against Me!, Albert Hammond, Jr., Real Estate, Run the Jewels, Ty […]
Wake up. It’s Friday and Benjamin Booker has the blues-rock tunes to knock you out of your stupor if necessary. The 25-year-old rocker, who just released his debut on ATO Records, will pounce on your ear drums if you let him. Tunes like the urgent “Have You Seen My Son” and the rollicking “Violent Shiver” […]
No one’s pounded their chest this hard since Celine Dion’s last performance of “My Heart Will Go On.†That its until Future Islands’ Samuel Herring – donning a button-down shirt tucked in to a nice pair of slacks – walked onto the stage at the Fonda Theatre on Wednesday night. He passionately stared into the […]
The Haim sisters are back and they’re not alone. For their “My Song 5” video, they’ve recruited friends from all ends of the music spectrum to join them in a hilarious parody of shows like “The Jerry Springer Show” and “Maury.” The host Dallas Murphy is played by none other than “Saturday Night Live” cast […]
