Almost as impressive at the sheets of white noise My Bloody Valentine laid down Thursday night at the El Rey Theatre –12 consecutive minutes of it at one point – was how those in the packed house pantomimed the experience. As Kevin Shields and mates meted out sonic blasts that shook the furniture as well […]
Unless you’re British, or an American of a certain age, chances are you don’t know Scott Walker. Oh, you may have heard the voice – the soaring, tremulous baritone behind the ’60s hit “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and some other gems from that era. To most, Walker’s name, if it was recalled at […]
Modest Mouse has announced a 12-date tour that includes a Feb. 24 stop at the Hollywood Palladium, with sometimes-L.A. resident and ex-Grandaddy guitarist Jim Fairchild rejoining the band. Fairchild, who’s completed but not released his sophomore album as All Smiles, takes the place of ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr – who, when not involved in academic […]
