West Coast Sound
4:30 am
May. 15, 2012
Sick Jacken and Cynic Talk Terror Tapes Vol. 2
By Ivan Fernandez
See also: Psycho Realm's Message Resonates As Strongly As Ever
Sick Jacken and Cynic are lauded Pico-Union rappers; the former is a member of underground hip-hop sensation Psycho Realm, while ...
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West Coast Sound
3:32 am
May. 15, 2012
Ask a Teen Raver: Kerah's Last Column
By Kerah Rose
Kerah Rose is a 19-year-old college student from Riverside and EDM aficionado. Ask a Teen Raver appears on Tuesdays in West Coast Sound. Send your questions to teenraver@laweekly.com.
Dear Teen R...
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West Coast Sound
8:41 am
May. 14, 2012
Black Moth Super Rainbow - The Echoplex - 5/12/12
By Aaron Frank
Black Moth Super Rainbow
The Echoplex
5/12/12
Better than: watching Usher sing over watered-down techno on Saturday Night Live.
In a rare live appearance at the Echoplex on Saturday, enigmat...
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West Coast Sound
4:00 am
May. 14, 2012
A Band That Gives a Shit
By Nicholas Pell
Getting a residency at a club or bar is often a great opportunity for an up-and-coming band, giving them a chance to gradually build a following. But Derek Jordan -- whose band Decoded plays Amply...
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West Coast Sound
3:30 am
May. 14, 2012
Iggy Azalea - The Roxy - 5/12/12
By Daniel Kohn
See also: Meet Iggy Azalea, the Street Smart Blonde Bombshell Behind "Pu$$y"
Iggy Azalea
The Roxy
5/12/12
Iggy Azalea's last L.A. show was something of a catastrophe; she didn't go on until af...
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West Coast Sound
10:48 am
May. 13, 2012
Rufus Wainwright - Orpheum Theater - 5/12/12
By LA Weekly
By Oliver Wang
Rufus Wainwright
Orpheum Theater
5/12/12
See also: Exclusive: Rufus Wainwright On His New Album, "I've Done That Whole Ponderous, Psuedo-Genius Thing"
Better than: ...the ham e...
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West Coast Sound
4:30 am
May. 11, 2012
Yes, Young Hines Is His Real Name
By LA Weekly
By William Lamb
Unlike Young Jeezy or even Young M.C., Young Hines is the Georgia-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter's real name. A harried nurse scribbled "Young Mr. Hines" on a patient inf...
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West Coast Sound
4:00 am
May. 11, 2012
Get Ready For Los Angeles' Biggest Rap Battle in Years
By Chaz Kangas
See also: Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop
Rap battles have always been important in hip-hop. Many aspects of the genre's evolution and spirit of competition have s...
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West Coast Sound
9:43 am
May. 10, 2012
Jimmy Cliff - Sonos Studio - 5/9/12
By Kai Flanders
Jimmy Cliff
Sonos Studio
5/9/12
Better than: Staying in and watching The Harder They Come.
Sonos Studio had an auspicious debut in Los Angeles last night, hosting a evening of music and conver...
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West Coast Sound
4:00 am
May. 10, 2012
Five Bizarre Social Networking Sites From Musicians
By Chaz Kangas
Remember about a decade ago when every rapper had to have his own clothing line? And then remember about four years ago when every rapper had to have his own social networking site? Surprisingly, ...
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West Coast Sound
4:00 am
May. 10, 2012
Henry Rollins: The Column! R.I.P. MCA
By Henry Rollins
[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broad...
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