On the heels of releasing a two-song collaboration with Cosmo Gold and William Tyler, Valley Queen’s Natalie Carol has been practicing bending time during the COVID-19 lockdown. How? By going down some “sonic wormholes,” she tells Buzz Bands LA in today’s edition of QUARANTUNES.
Rising rapper Old Man Saxon, who spent a year living in his Ford Explorer when he first moved to L.A., shares a unique perspective with Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES — the lockdown, which postponed his tour, means he gets to spend more time with his little ones. His playlist even includes some kids’ bops.
Josh Radnor and Ben Lee — whose second album as Radnor & Lee comes out next month — are surviving these “strange conditions” with a little levity, like sending each other funny tweets and doing a cover of the viral kid’s song “I Wonder What’s Inside Your Butthole.” Wonder what else they’re up to? Here’s today’s QUARANTUNES.
Members of L.A. trio Automatic are spending their quarantines in varying ways — including business, sourdough bread and setting free magical spirits. In today’s QUARANTUNES on Buzz Bands LA, they share their secrets, along with a killer playlist that shouldn’t be enjoyed on shuffle.
Rituals of Mine’s Terra Lopez credits her routine for keeping her sane during the COVID-19 crisis. In Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES, she looks forward to the arrival of a new album later this year on Carpark Records and shares a playlist culled from her weekly “Lockdown Lopez” online DJ sets.
Not only has 2020 been a wash for Brian Whelan’s work in music, he had to postpone his nuptials until 2021. With a new single just out, Whelan tells Buzz Bands LA about sticking to a schedule, the rewards of giving music lessons and getting an earful of Texas sunshine. Here’s today’s QUARANTUNES.
It’s all about “trying not to drown in bad news and bad vibes,” L.A. duo VOWWS tell Buzz Bands LA in today’s edition of QUARANTUNES. Dive into their new single “Impulse Control,” why they miss touring and a playlist from “another world.”
Mood swings? Ariel Beesley has had a few during the COVID-19 lockdown. In today’s QUARANTUNES, the singer-songwriter-model, whose latest New Wave sparkler “Honey (Lick It Up)” is still on the tip of our tongues, shares how’s she managing and a playlist that reflects it all.
San Diego-bred provocateurs Louis XIV had five reunion shows planned in mid-March, all now postponed, to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of their debut album. In today’s edition of Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES, Jason Hill talks about staying busy with his composing work, missing the euphoria of playing live and reconnecting with some of his favorite music.
Marchelle Bradanini will release her solo debut album in July. In today’s edition of Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES, sink your teeth into the first two singles — and hear how, while her hands are full with two kids at home, Bradanini still has time for her “forever jams.”
