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2007 Stories by John Payne

• Dewey Cox, Uncut

  published December 13, 2007

  The legend speaks for itself, and so does ?the Legend himself, uninhibitedly and scabrously. On the eve of a long awaited, career-spanning... More >>

• Entrance’s Death Jam to Infinity

  published November 29, 2007

  Laurel Canyon, California: “Why fear death? Death ?is the most beautiful part of life.” Such were the strangely sage words of a... More >>

• Caetano Veloso: Tropical Troublemaker

  published November 22, 2007

  Caetano VelosoPasadena Civic Auditorium, November 14At age 65, sweet-voiced singer-composer Caetano Veloso represents perhaps the... More >>

• Blown Chunks from Black Dice

  published November 8, 2007

  We have apparently arrived at a time in contemporary culture when things that were previously not possible are now quite possible indeed, and... More >>

• Devendra Banhart Curls Up in Your Hand

  published October 11, 2007

  {mosimage}By now you surely realize that Devendra Banhart is a slyly yet openheartedly mystical and magical kind of fellow, one who happens... More >>

• Radio Daze

  published October 11, 2007

  Hrishikesh Hirway goes by the stage name the One A.M. Radio. The L.A.-based Massachusetts native makes albums and EPs that most would, on... More >>

• Shout Out Louds: Loud, Proud 'n' Unbowed

  published October 4, 2007

  Just got off the phone with Adam Olenius, the lovably warbly lead singer of that excellent Swedish band the Shout Out Louds. We talked a lot... More >>

• Conor Vs. Phil

  published September 27, 2007

  If you’re like me — and I’m not saying you are — you’ve viewed the L.A. Philharmonic’s summer series of... More >>

• Joe Henry’s Metaphysical Americana

  published September 6, 2007

  Singer-songwriter Joe Henry — the literate purveyor of a kind of country-tinged, folk-imbued, smokily jazzified, contemporary... More >>

• Caribou: Where the Circuits Meet the Wood

  published August 16, 2007

  You’ve got to chuckle when you hear why Dan Snaith goes by the stage name Caribou. Seems that the Canadian electronic musician originally... More >>

• Back in the USSR

  published May 24, 2007

  {mosimage}It all started in the Stalinist Russia of 1936, when someone posted an “anonymous” editori... More >>

• Patrick Wolf: Big, Big Star

  published May 17, 2007

  Well, let’s call it rapturous, the response to the Second Coming of Patrick Wolf at the Troubadou... More >>

• He Is the Champion

  published April 19, 2007

  {mosimage}Brother Ali is a real harsh-looking young man, originally from Madison, Wisconsin, who moved... More >>

• The Last of the Trüe Rock Believers

  published April 5, 2007

  RTX at Relax Bar, March 30Right next door to that grubby porn store you can’t help but gawk at whenever you cruise past Hollywood an... More >>

• Pete Townshend Comes Alive!

  published March 8, 2007

  {mosimage}Pete Townshend with Rachel Fuller, Tenacious D, Ben Harper, Alexi Murdoch, Joe Purdyat... More >>

• West London Calling

  published February 22, 2007

  “Well, first I found out he lived two streets away from me — amazing coincidence!” Damon Albarn is munching his supper,... More >>

• X Clan Return

  published February 8, 2007

  X Clan, Medusa, Abstract Rude, Crown City RockersThe Key Club, February 3Like some nasty virus that’s got everyone on the... More >>

• Satellite of Love

  published February 1, 2007

  Perry FArrell’s Satellite Party, Gram RabbitSpaceland, January 24This was one of those “super-secret”... More >>

• We Are the champions

  published January 18, 2007

  Citay, Earthless, The Fucking Champsat Spaceland, January 13Ezra Feinberg’s Citay opened this night of music for listening... More >>