Billy Corgan

Swedish House Mafia - L.A. State Historic Park - 3/8/13

Swedish House Mafia L.A. State Historic Park 3/8/13 Better than: Just...anything. Most other things. Anyone who thought that chilly temperates and some rain might deter the rave kids from raving full throttle at the Swedish House Mafia show last night underestimates the heartiness of rave kids an ... More >>

Art Shay, Legendary Celebrity Photographer, Talks About the Crazy Tricks He Used When Taking Photos of Famous People

Art Shay has been a troublemaker ever since he moved from the Bronx to San Francisco to become Life magazine's youngest bureau chief at 26. "That was recently," he jokes, "in 1948." On election day of that year, then-California governor and Republican candidate for vice president Earl Warren was po ... More >>

Fuck You You Fucking Baldists

Back in July, I met Slash for the first time ever. Sure, it's daunting and all to meet the guy whose MTV video solos you imitated on your coffee table with a broom. But then he was all, "I think we've met before." Uh, no. We had not. I think I would have remembered. Then it hits. He thinks I'm ... More >>

A Band That Gives a Shit

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 for Derek Jordan -- whose band Decoded plays Amplyfi every Thursday in May -- he also saw it as an opportunity make a difference. "The small venue mad ... More >>

Eric Erlandson of Hole: "Deep Down Inside Courtney Love Is a Sweet Little Kitten"

Letters to Kurt, Eric Erlandson's new book, is no tabloid-y tell-all, but in many ways it's more revealing. As the guitarist and co-founding member of Hole, Erlandson has gone through more than even his band's roaring '94 debut, Live Through This, might have suggested. Dabbling in drugs and dealing ... More >>

M83 - The Music Box - 11/9/11

Ian Cohen​See also: M83's Anthony Gonzalez Makes Soundtracks, Without The Movie M83 The Music Box 11-9-11 Better than: Having to actually be 16 again. At the risk of completely disavowing any claims of critical distance, this was the concert event of 2011 for yours truly and I don't care wh ... More >>

Live Review: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani at House of Blues

Ian Cohen​ Review by Ian Cohen WHO: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani WHERE: House of Blues WHEN: 7/10/11 "They don't make 'em like they used to." "Lion of the industry." Those are the sort of old salts that probably would be sprinkled about upon the mention of ailing music biz vet Cliff Cultrer ... More >>

Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan Covers Joy Division At MusiCares MAP Fund Show

Lina Lecaro Dave Gahan feels it at Nokia.​Happy Birthday Dave Gahan! The Depeche Mode singer turns 49 today, but he came frighteningly close to never seeing this milestone. Fifteen years ago, he in fact died from an overdose at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood and was brought back to life ... More >>

Top 10 Most Recycled Women of Rock (Only Three Call Themselves Groupies!)

Jena Ardell​ Everyone has had a crush on rockstar before, but these woman actually pursued and conquered rockstars. In order to make our Top 10 Most Recycled Women of Rock list, these ladies had to have dated (or bedded) six or more famous musicians. There's one musician who appears on four o ... More >>

Bassist Mark Tulin, the Missing Link Between Psych Legends the Electric Prunes and the Revamped Smashing Pumpkins, RIP 1948-2011

​We received news from the Smashing Pumpkin's camp that their friend and collaborator, bassist Mark Tulin from 1960s psychedelic garage legends the Electric Prunes, passed away this weekend. Here's a moving tribute by Billy Corgan, courtesy of StudioDog Kerry Brown: A Few Thoughts on the Pa ... More >>

Music to Pick Up/Download

Music Picks: The Hangmen, Brother Ali, Tommy Rock-A-Shacka, Weezer

Also, Hellride, Bonobo, New Kingdom and others

Music Picks: Amanda Jo Williams, Usher, Masaki Batoh, Procol Harum

Also, Dustin Wong, Greg Dulli, Ghostface Killah

Music Picks: John Lee Hooker Jr., Faun Fables, Tribute to Dolly Parton

Also, Ray LaMontagne, Wait. Think. Fast., Crooked Fingers and others

What's Your Favorite Slash Moment? Sunset Strip Music Fest Bands Semi Precious Weapons, Delta Rose, Thick as Theives & Others Share Stories (and One Sex Fantasy) About the Rock N' Roll Icon

Lina LecaroMyles Kennedy, Fergie and Slash perform SSMF 2010​L.A. Weekly's Nightranger Lina Lecaro put it best in her Sunset Strip Music Festival live review: "Whether you're 20, 40 or 60 years old, grew up in Los Angeles or hopped right off the bus a la Axl Rose in 'Welcome to the Jungle,' if ... More >>

This weekend: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Boris, Cyndi Lauper, the Antlers, Morris Day, Cap'N Jazz, Something Corporate, Chemical Brothers

Christina M. FeliceVanaprasta​By now, we're sure you have your strategy mapped out for Saturday's street festival portion of the Sunset Strip Music Festival. You're hitting the Sunset Strip early for Semi Precious Weapons; you're darting between outdoor stages for the likes of Travie McCoy, ... More >>

Music Picks: Dr. John, Herbie Hancock, Sunset Strip Music Festival

Also, Funkfest, Chromeo, Slayer and others

Sweat, Sleaze and Stars: Jane's Addiction Brings Hits, Circus to Hollywood's Roxy

Check out more pictures from the show in Timothy Norris' slideshow, Jane's Addicition @ The Roxy. Jane's Addiction needs to either quit it with last-minute gigs or take up residency in my back yard. For what seemed like the fifth time in less than two years, Perry Farrell and company announced anot ... More >>

Nightranger: Mo BET-ta Booze?

Catching Up With Pat and Don

Coachella Confirmations Begin to Trickle In, Rumors Abound

The Coachella message board is doing a good job of tracking the upcoming Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio. Now's the time that bands begin leaking confirmations, revealing their hands on MySpace, Twitter and Facebook, and basically spilling the beans one way or another. For example, this f ... More >>

"Twin Peaks" Series for FREE at IMDB!

We know you come to WCS for the best in Los Angeles music. Therefore anything pertaining to "Los Angeles" and "music" cannot be alien to us. But what if we wanted to bring attention to the underreported news that IMDB, a film website, has been streaming for FREE the entire run of Twin Peaks (minus t ... More >>

Rock Picks: Fuck Buttons, Exene Cervenka, Imogen Heap, John Fogerty

Also, HEALTH, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Múm, Leon Russell and others

Interview: Neo-Victorian Violinist, Singer Emilie Autumn

​ In the US, Emilie Autumn has long been well-known for her violin skills. She has played with Courtney Love and Billy Corgan and her violin "shredding" can even be heard on Metalocalypse. But, for years now, she has been releasing solo records and touring across Europe with her band, The Bloo ... More >>

Music Picks: Sky Saxon Tribute, Daddy Kev, Grace Jones, The Mekons

Also, Jarvis Cocker, Regina Spektor, Ida Maria, Themselves and others.

Rock Picks: Sunset Strip Music Festival, Neil Innes, Cheap Trick

Also, Nikka Costa, Willie Nile, We Are Scientists, and more

Jazzed? But Not Motivated?

The week in fun, June 27-July 3

Hot Rocks

Ink aficionados; Compound Radio; punkettes prancing; Stones gather moss; pulsating party

Record Reviews: Atlas Sound, Chris Walla, The Clipse

The Lies and Follies of Laura Albert, a.k.a. JT LeRoy

No exit plan

Fashion Faux-Tel

And rebels with a cause

Rock Picks

For the week of May 24-31

Given to Flier

Pickup Artists

The Silversun Pickups are feeling ever so much better, thank you

Bless the Child

Marianne Faithfull’s life after the poison

The Anti-Courtney

Melissa Auf der Maur: lucky to be free

Re-Tooled

Knock 'Em Dead, Kid

Stud on the Tracks

The freewheeling Steve Malkmus, when hard, is about 8 inches

Super Furry Sound

A year in music

Letters

A Room of Her Own

The Hole behind the looking glass