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2012 Stories by Falling James

• Tamaryn

  published November 22, 2012

  Kicking off with a barrage of ringing guitars, "The Garden" blooms vibrantly on Tamaryn's second album, Tender New Signs. The New Zealand... More >>

• You Can't Keep an Old Punk Down

  published October 11, 2012

  Few of the punk rockers who were around during the early days of the Hollywood scene remained unchanged by the inexorable confluence of cultural... More >>

• Plath

  published September 20, 2012

  What would have happened if Sylvia Plath had somehow staved off her terminal depression and hung on for a few more years instead of sticking her... More >>

• Angela's Sashes

  published September 6, 2012

  "Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls," the Kinks' Ray Davies once declared in "Lola," his pop ode to a transvestite. "It's a mixed-up,... More >>

• They Could at Least Have Called It "Plethoretry"

  published August 23, 2012

  Like an Olympics for words, the sprawling Poetrypalooza Tour 2012 has been popping up at numerous SoCal venues on its "50-mile,... More >>

• Surly Was a Punk Rocker

  published August 16, 2012

  Johnny Ramone was reportedly the surliest and most antisocial member of the Ramones, but the annual summer tributes to the late guitarist, who... More >>

• Kelly Hogan

  published August 9, 2012

  If you've seen alt-country diva Neko Case perform during the past decade, you've probably also heard her longtime backup singer Kelly Hogan, who... More >>

• Aerosmith, Cheap Trick

  published August 2, 2012

  Now that Steven Tyler won't be leering creepily at the next crop of nubile young hopefuls auditioning on the upcoming season of American... More >>

• L.A.'s His Lady

  published May 31, 2012

  Charles Fletcher Lummis was a fascinating man who — among many other things — started out in 1885 as the L.A. Times' first city... More >>

• Motion by the Ocean

  published May 10, 2012

  For the latest installment of the ongoing "Poetry in Motion" series, the artist-poet Eve Brandstein has lassoed together an interesting lineup of... More >>

• Watt's Happening

  published May 3, 2012

  Mike Watt is very much a Hyphenated-Man, to borrow the title of his fourth solo album. The bassist-singer-poet-photographer-DJ also is the captain... More >>

• Natalie Merchant

  published May 3, 2012

  You might think you know Natalie Merchant, but you really don't. Whether you're a diehard fan who's been hanging on every syllable uttered by the... More >>

• Bill German

  published April 26, 2012

  The phrase "PowerPoint presentation" isn't often used in relation to the Rolling Stones, but band biographer Bill German promises to utilize all... More >>

• Still in Hollywood

  published April 19, 2012

  Have You Ever Been Still in Hollywood? Have You Ever Tried Johnette Napolitano's home may no longer be "Still in Hollywood" -- the title of... More >>

• Do We Really Deserve Our River?

  published April 5, 2012

  A secret river runs through this city. In stretches, it's disguised as a natural river, with grassy banks, real fish and abundant surrounding... More >>

• Child of the Moon

  published March 15, 2012

  Charlene Soraia coos mellow pop songs with gentle acoustic backing and occasional orchestral washes of strings, but there's nothing wimpy about... More >>

• Rubble Rouser

  published February 16, 2012

  Some things are just meant to be. Ryan Adams may have the soul of a punk rocker, and he certainly has an impressively encyclopedic knowledge of... More >>

• Remembering a Karma Bum

  published February 16, 2012

  "You know how it goes," Scott Wannberg once wrote. "They say your name enough times/and even you sooner or later begin to believe it is actually... More >>