Director Tim Nakashi and Fool’s Gold wade into some hazy, nostalgic psychedelia in their new video for the band’s song “The Dive.” The quintet’s sophomore album “Leave No Trace,” a cross-cultural pop potpourri of frisky beats and prickly guitars topped by singer Luke Top’s croon, came out last year. They have a slew of May […]
Time is a funny thing, especially when you can look back and be amused by how people have changed. However, in Feist‘s latest music video for “Bittersweet Melodies” off of her album “Metals,” Argentinean photographer Irina Werning focuses on how some people can stay the same by recreating old photos. Subjects in this photo essay […]
Videographer Jeff Hermanson, the trumpeter in Stew & the Negro Problem, uses simple filters to good effect in the video for “Speed,” off the Silver Lake-bred, NYC-based band’s brilliant January release “Making It.” Maybe this couplet is all you need to know: “Things are moving faster now / but I miss speed.” ||| Previously: “Curse” […]
NYC’s Dancefloor Diplomacy is a 20-person collective that has introduced itself as “collage music.” The band’s 9-minute composition “We Are Ready,” recorded live, “quotes” 38 different songs. (But it is not a mash-up, a distinction discussed quite nicely here.) In tandem with Theo Anthony’s video, “We Are Ready” could easily spark a larger discussion about […]
Your Wednesday fare: ‣ Chairlift visits the Troubadour behind its highy praised second album “Something,” with Nite Jewel opening. ‣ Big noise at the sold-out fourth annual Revolver Golden Goods Awards show gathering at Club Nokia, with Marilyn Manson, Korn, Slash, Evanescence, Sixx:A.M. and more. (It’s going to be broadcast live on XBox Live.) ‣ […]
Things have been going pretty well for L.A. indie-pop group JJAMZ (pronounced “juh-Jamz”) comprised of Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes), James Valentine (Maroon 5), Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet), Michael Runion (solo), and Z Berg (The Like). They’ve recently been signed to Dangerbird Records, and their debut “Suicide Pact” is slated for a July 10 […]
So many nice shows tonight, and we’ll selfishly start with our own: ‣ It’s a jam-packed night for Buzz Bands LA’s monthly songwriter excursion at Lot 1 Cafe, headed up by singer-songwriter Ethan Gold (that’s the video for “Why Don’t You Sleep?,” off last year’s album “Songs from a Toxic Apartment”). Boys School kicks off […]
Rodrigo y Gabriel’s exhilarating mix of rock, jazz and Latin – all stirred together on acoustic guitars – have won the Mexican duo a passionate following ever since they started gigging in Dublin pubs a decade or so ago. Their new album “Area 52” – made with legendary producer Peter Asher and a 13-piece Cuban […]
Although the last “Three Artists. One Song” collaboration from Converse was something we can’t say we cared much for, the latest free download from the hipster shoe company almost makes up for the previous mess. With rising star Kimbra, Mark Foster (of Foster the People) and DJ/producer/Fool’s Gold label owner A-Trak all teaming up to […]
I’m not sure what I expected visually from L.A. trio Wildcat! Wildcat!, but it wasn’t a breakdancing feline. Director Tyler Rumph’s video for “Mr. Quiche” tracks a costumed Kian Khiaban as he frolics to the falsetto-spiked single in some familiar L.A. locales. Worth the tips, or not? ||| Live: Wildcat! Wildcat! plays April 9 at […]
