As a lover of Westerns, spaghetti Westerns and Western omelettes, I am completely riveted by the video for Lord Huron’s “Time to Run” – especially the part at the end when it says “To Be Continued.” The work of Evan Weinerman (who does business as Arms Race), the story, with Indonesian subtitles, tracks our protagonist (he’s […]
Photos and review by Lina Lecaro It may not have been intentional, but somewhere between the White Stripes’ demise, his visceral yet extremely varied side projects and his emotive solo release “Blunderbuss,” Jack White became a heartthrob. When White and wife Karen Elson announced they were divorcing (and having a party to boot) this year, […]
Well, isn’t this cute? Husband and wife Jack Dishel (aka Only Son) and Regina Spektor look pretty classy in the video for “Call Them Brothers.” Directed and shot by James Holland using Super 8mm film (additional archival footage was shot by family friend Howard Zuckerman), the happy couple gets a historical tint via photographs and […]
Dead Can Dance – the long-running collaboration between Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard – were one of the artists that made 4AD as much of a genre as a record label. The duo’s explorations into the dark, worldly and ethereal set the bar high for their many followers, and now DCD returns with their first […]
Gangi’s “Railways no. 1-27” is one of those sound collages that threatens go off the tracks and at any minute but never quite does. The spacey, sample-added excursion is the lead track on the L.A. duo’s sophomore album “Gesture Is,” which will finally be released on Oct. 2. We say “finally” because it’s taken Matt […]
Way too much for a Monday: ‣ The Kills come back around behind last year’s album “Blood Pressures,” but the duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have another kind of release on the way too – a hardcover photo book titled “Dream and Drive” by band documentarian Kenneth Cappello, who culled the selections from […]
Incoming: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Rock the Bells, Grandaddy, the Kills, Alabama Shakes, Michael Kiwanuka, Dead Can Dance, Regina Spektor, Peter Murphy, Neil Diamond, Amadou & Miriam, HoneyHoney, the Henry Clay People, Zola Jesus, Fun., Filter and more. Above: Peter Murphy, the 55-year-old “Godfather of Goth,” recently told the Sunset Strip Music Festival blog that […]
Join me at 7 tonight on KCSN (88.5 FM) for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show, which this week is in large part about happy returns. We’ll hear from Earlimart, who this past week announced their first album in four years; Tsar, who are releasing their first music in seven years; and Redd Kross, whose album […]
A sensational Sunday: ‣ The highly anticipated show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with Sigur Ros happens tonight in support of the Icelandic post-rock band’s latest album “Valtari.” [That’s their gorogeous Alma Har’el-directed video for “Fjögur pÃanó” above, starring Shia LaBeouf.] L.A. artist Julia Holter opens. ‣ It’s double the fun at the Greek Theatre with performances […]
Here’s your super Saturday: ‣ Jack White does a second night at the Shrine Auditorium in support of his album “Blunderbuss.” ‣ Austin’s psychedelic rockers White Denim headline the Troubadour with L.A. band Seasons as support. ‣ ’80s pop legends Duran Duran continue touring and stop by the the Pacific Amphitheatre. ‣ Red Hot Chili […]
