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2011 Stories by Page Two Team

• Page Two: WU LYF

  published July 21, 2011

  Leading today's pack of gnashing, anti-establishment wolves are Manchester's WU LYF, a quartet who play self-described "heavy... More >>

• Jimmy Scott: Live From Twin Peaks

  published July 21, 2011

  So what if you've performed at the Hollywood Bowl? Or CBGB? Or the Apollo? How many singers can boast of having performed at Twin... More >>

• Design of the Week: Gillian Welch's The Harrow & the Harvest

  published July 21, 2011

  Backed by perennial collaborator Dave Rawlings, country-folk singer-songwriter Gillian Welch defines "Americana" on her own... More >>

• Music to Pick Up/Download

  published July 21, 2011

  BOBB TRIMBLE The Crippled Dog Band [Yoga Records, available now] The... More >>

• Page Two: Knock, Knock! MellowHype, the Odd Future Gateway Drug

  published July 14, 2011

  If Tyler, the Creator is the Father of decidedly unholy L.A. rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, then consider Hodgy... More >>

• The Dance Hall Is Back

  published July 14, 2011

  311 isn't slowing down. Nor are they touring less. In the years to come, the band plans to release shorter, more frequent... More >>

• Music to Pick Up/Download

  published July 14, 2011

  SUN ARAW/ ETERNAL TAPESTRY Night Gallery [Thrilljockey, July 19] Do you... More >>

• Page Two: Return of the Prankster God

  published July 7, 2011

  A few years ago, when the Devendras roamed the earth like ancient unwashed faerie children, the somehow unexpected revival of psychedelic folk... More >>

• Limp Wrist Manhandles Hardcore Punk

  published July 7, 2011

  Ten years after they started, all-gay, all-straight-edge and all-hardcore band Limp Wrist is reactivated, rejuvenated and... More >>

• Souleyman Transcends Oriental Tropes

  published July 7, 2011

  Before being elevated to international star status, Omar Souleyman was a relative unknown in Syria, playing wedding celebrations and... More >>

• Music to Pick Up/Download

  published July 7, 2011

  QLUSTER Fragen [Bureau B, July 12] In the beginning (circa 1969-71), there... More >>

• Page Two: Red Hot + Rio, the Sequel

  published June 30, 2011

  If you had put together a representative time capsule around the mid-'90s, you probably would have included a couple of the... More >>

• Two Sides of Brian Eno

  published June 30, 2011

  Speaking of Brazil and David Byrne's collaborators, Brian Eno was on an inspirational trip to the land of caipirinha.... More >>

• The Soundtrack to Your Life

  published June 30, 2011

  After almost 30 years, power-popper Paul Collins is still working too hard Paul Collins was the drummer in legendary L.A. band the... More >>

• Music to Pick Up/Download

  published June 30, 2011

  HOLE Pretty on the Inside [Plain, July 19] Plain has made a business of... More >>

• Page Two: The Best of Mowest

  published June 23, 2011

  The Motown label single-handedly put Detroit on the musical map, thanks to a series of astonishing soul singles released by Berry Gordy Jr.'s... More >>

• Yellow Magic Orchestra Play First L.A. Show Since '79

  published June 23, 2011

  The March 11 tsunami disaster has brought Japan into sharper focus, so hie thyself over to the Hollywood Bowl on June 26 for... More >>

• Music to Pick Up/Download

  published June 23, 2011

  CLAP Have You Reached Yet? [Sing-Sing Records, available now] An oldie in... More >>

• Now Again's Eothen Alapatt Finally Releases His Dream Soul Reissue

  published June 16, 2011

  By now it would be perverse to deny that soul music is one of the greatest contributions of American art to the world. But... More >>

• Fun With Duke and Jazz

  published June 16, 2011

  An unfortunate reality — no less real for being kind of a cliché — is that the world of L.A. musicgoers is divided between... More >>

• Meet Los Campos Magneticos

  published June 16, 2011

  Very welcome news from the world of one of our favorite adoptive Angelenos, Mr. Stephin Merritt. Merge Records has announced... More >>

• Music to Pick Up/Download

  published June 16, 2011

  CO$$ Before I Awoke [Tres, June 21] Life's not easy for the most underrated... More >>

• Page Two: R. Kelly, an Exclusive "Interview"

  published June 9, 2011

  R. Kelly is a god-level genius and he's coming to town this week. He puts on some of the most amazing performances we've seen,... More >>

• When Two Worlds Collide

  published June 9, 2011

  Lately, Texas-born jazz guitarist Bruce Forman's focus has been on western swing, the hot 1930s hillbilly subgenre initially... More >>

• Music to Pick Up/Download

  published June 9, 2011

  UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Unknown Mortal Orchestra [Fat Possum, June 21] Yes,... More >>