Best Coast to celebrate 10-year anniversary of debut with online show
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Best Coast will revisit their 2010 debut album “Crazy for You” with an online extravaganza on Aug. 14.
Avi Buffalo accused of rape by ex-bandmate Rebecca Coleman
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Avi Zahner-Isenberg, frontman of the indie-rock band Avi Buffalo, has been accused of sexual misconduct by former bandmate Rebecca Coleman.
Porno for Pyros to reunite as Lollapalooza plots 4-day Lolla2020 online fest
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Lollapalooza unleashes a big online program in place of this year’s in-person festival — including the first Porno for Pyros reunion in 24 years. Tune in from Thursday through Sunday beginning at 3 p.m. PDT every day.
Burger Records to fold entirely, co-founder says
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In the wake of a sexual allegations scandal and a restructuring plan gone sideways, Burger Records will fold entirely, co-founder Sean Bohrman told Pitchfork.
New interim president at Burger Records decides not to take the job after all
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Jessa Zapor-Gray was named interim president Monday as Burger Records began re-branding itself as BRGR RECS in the wake of a sexual allegations scandal involving label employees and many of its artists. Now she says she is stepping away entirely.
Burger Records changes its leadership and name after allegations of sexual misconduct mount
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Burger Records co-founders Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard are stepping aside, and the Fullerton-based label is renaming itself BRGR RECS in the wake of multiple allegations allegations of misconduct involving label employees and affiliate bands.
Emitt Rhodes, star-crossed pop genius who staged comeback in 2016, dies at age 70
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Emitt Rhodes, the pop prodigy whose ’70s work earned him the tag “The One Man Beatles” and who came back in 2016 with his first album in 43 years, died at his Hawthorne home at age 70.
Spaceland and the Satellite: A galaxy full of memories
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As Spaceland and then the Satellite, the club at 1717 Silver Lake Blvd. left an indelible mark in 2 1/2 decades as a music venue. At times, artists and patrons felt as if they were “part of the most important happening in the world,” says one. Here’s a long trip down memory lane.
The Satellite’s days as a music venue are over
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Silver Lake mainstay the Satellite won’t return as a music venue after the pandemic is over, its owner announced today.
Cherry Glazerr’s Clementine Creevy accuses ex-bandmate Sean Redman of statutory rape
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Clementine Creevy, the frontwoman of L.A. rockers Cherry Glazerr, says that her sexual relationship with the band’s then-bassist Sean Redman began when she was 14. The fallout from the allegations: Redman’s latest band, the Buttertones, have parted ways with him, and the Buttertones have been dropped by their label.
