The Kooks’ brand of Britpop never seems to go out of style – it’s romantic, wry and biting, almost impossibly filled with hooks, and like myriad quartets that preceded (and are sure to follow) them, they live and die by the chorus. The Brighton foursome’s third album “Junk of the Heart” is on the way […]
The Times had a nifty preview today of “Rockville, CA,” the Internet series that debuts in 2009 on TheWB.com. Color me curious. The series, in five-minute “webisodes,” will chronicle the travails of some music scenesters surrounding the fictional Echo Park nightclub Rockville. It’s the product of Josh Schwartz (“The O.C.” and “Gossip Girl”) and is […]
[Happy Birthday William Reid…still making so much noise at 50] Political rockers Against Me! play the Wiltern tonight (note that Ted Leo is no longer on the bill). … Playful poppers I Make This Sound [pictured] join The Karabal Nightlife at the Echo. … Aushua, back from a recent break of sorts, top off the […]
[Happy Birthday to Scott Weiland and Simon Le Bon … keep on milking …] While losing money seems to be the theme of the month, free shows seems to be the theme of the night: Fresh-faced and Bay Area-based, the Morning Benders join the fray on the final night of Kenan Bell’s residency at Spaceland. […]
