Bristol (England)

Skrillex's OWSLA Label's New Compilation: We Rank the Tracks

See also: Skrillex: L.A. DJ, Producer Is Boy King of Electronic Dance Music Today, Skrillex's record label OWSLA unleashes Free Treats Vol. II, 18 tracks from this year's up-and-comers in the EDM world, plus one remix of Skrillex's hit "Ruffneck (FULL Flex)." Free music is always good by us, but so ... More >>

Henry Rollins: The Column! Masochism Has Its Benefits

​[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 broadcast.] I am in Bristol, England. The cold outside has permeated the walls of the utilitarian bac ... More >>

Hooters vs. NOW: The Battle Over Breast Cake

Not the Hooters boob cake, exactly. Photo from sportressofblogitude.com.​Imagine you're a cake decorator who finds yourself inscribing "Happy 12th Birthday" in icing across a cake made to look like naked breasts. Would you stop and think, 'Wait, this seems inappropriate.' Apparently neither t ... More >>

Ariel Pink Signs To 4AD, Readies Euro Tour

Ariel goes Juggalo?​Local freak-folk ambassadors Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti only just returned from touring Europe, and they're looking to head back across the pond on Friday. Consider this trip a victory lap, however, as the psychedelic five-piece has just been announced as the latest sign ... More >>

Survival of the Fiercest

Natural History music; art vandals; bashes worth crashing

Eurosuburbia

Rachel Cusk’s Arlington Park sounds vaguely familiar

A Theory of Idleness

Excerpted from Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums in America

Do You IMDB?

How a fanatic helped put Hollywood under one big tent

The Transhumanists

Meet Max and Natasha. They hope to live forever. Seriously.

A for Effortless