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Image Via Natalie Dee In case, you were wondering, I do have a pair of boombox pants and yes, they're quite comfortable. 10. King Khan & The Shrines-The Supreme Genius Of.... (tie) If my review of Khan's Pitchfork Fest set didn't convince you, this interview that ran today should seal the ... More >>
Lucky for us, Halloween fell on Friday this year so we could fully indulge without having to worry about crawling into work the next day dressed in the tattered remains of a sexy bee costume. There were too many events and parties this weekend to count and keeping up required more stamina than Red B ... More >>
All photos by Timothy Norris The buzz preceding the HARD Haunted Mansion party on Halloween night was that the surprise special guest was Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk. I was skeptical, but HARD’s sold-out event had grown from a very impressive dance show to a huge mega-dance fest in the past mo ... More >>
No Age, Chapin Sisters, Mia Doi Todd, the Knux, Flying Lotus, Madlib and more
No, dummy, we made the Dexy's rumor up. But a few names are starting to trickle out re: Coachella 2009, which runs from April 17 to April 19. The Consequence of Sound blog has a pretty extensive rundown of confirmations it has gathered from culling MySpace pages and band tour dates, and a decent ... More >>
(Michel Gondry's video for the Chemical Brothers' "Let Forever Be.") Here's a list of "confirmed" (so far) acts to appear at Coachella 2009, according to the very reliable Monklish blog. His guarantee: "I've been told that these have been making arrangements to attend the festival as contractuall ... More >>
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Yeah, so all the silly speculation probably isn't done yet, as Goldenvoice always adds a few heavy-hitters after the initial announcement, but the initial line-up is up. Click through to see it in all it's glory. We'll start analyzing it soon, but for now: Throbbing Gristle! No Pavement? Let the ... More >>
Also, Linda Ronstadt, Rise Against and more
The e-tards understood something that many of us long forget in the haze of the rave life: that freaky dumb synthesized noises played at full volume and with great intensity SOUND REALLY AMAZING.
The e-tards understood something that many of us long forget in the haze of the rave life: that freaky dumb synthesized noises played at full volume and with great intensity SOUND REALLY AMAZING.
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Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk. The Coachella message board lit up this morning when someone posted a pretty convincing list of Friday set times, one of the last big secrets the festival reveals. For those of us going, the set times are obviously important because they dictate what we'll be missing, w ... More >>
I won't deny it. Things started spiraling rapidly downhill the moment I started compiling mixtapes of my favorite non-hip hop songs released this year. Vampire Weekend? Santogold? Hercules & The Love Affair? I kind of wanted to kick my own ass or at the very least give myself a wedgie. Of cour ... More >>
You'll have to forgive me this one. I know I'm late. Ian Cohen tossed a 7.8 to Crystal Castles' in his Pitchfork review of their eponymous debut back in March and the blogosphere had been incessantly buzzing about the Toronto duo of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass for well over a year prior. But dance ... More >>
Portishead's newly unveiled song, "Machine Gun," rubs your face in change. The mood has shifted from something sexy to something claustrophobic, industrial -- it's dark as in deadly rather than dark as in Eliot Spitzer.
Also, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, The Dodos, Buddy Guy and others
LA Weekly photographer Timothy Norris was at Hard Fest last night shooting the scene. He got some great photos of people gearing up for the party -- before the fire marshal and the Inglewood police department, after witnessing the chaos of the crowd control (or, allegedly, lack thereof), decided to ... More >>
L.A. noiseniks reveal the hidden inspirations behind their remarkable new album
Larry Tee has floated through contemporary club history like Forrest Gump on ecstasy, seemingly everywhere you'd want to be. Growing up in Atlanta, he hung out with R.E.M. and co-wrote fellow Atlantan Ru Paul's 1992 hit "Supermodel (You Better Work)." In 1990s New York he became a DJ on the club kid ... More >>
The clock is ticking, and even if you don't have a (clever) costume yet, it's time to brave your social fear and figure out what the Hell you're gonna do this Halloween weekend. As far as dance dens go, pretty much everything bubbling this weekend will have a creep factor (more than usual in ... More >>
The clock is ticking, and even if you don't have a (clever) costume yet, it's time to brave your social fear and figure out what the Hell you're gonna do this Halloween weekend. As far as dance dens go, pretty much everything bubbling this weekend will have a creep factor (more than usual in ... More >>
Editor's note: Two weekends ago writer Ryan Ritchie traveled with Long Beach band On Blast as they gigged at the debut of the annual Goliath Festival in Mexico City. He submitted a report on the gig, which West Coast Sound will be running in installments this week. What follows is part one. Ryan R ... More >>
Editor's note: Two weekends ago writer Ryan Ritchie traveled with Long Beach band On Blast as they gigged at the debut of the annual Goliath Festival in Mexico City. He submitted a report on the gig, which West Coast Sound has been running in installments this week. What follows is the final chapte ... More >>
Also, Taylor Swift, Los Tres, Saint Motel, David Allan Coe and others
Flashback 2008: New Health Video by Eric Wareheim and Crystal Castles to release vinyl-only single
HEALTH, pre-remixOn June 22, L.A. noise terrorists HEALTH will release their second remix collection, DISCO2. The full-length compilation is set to feature the already leaked new song "USA Boys," along with songs from 2009's frighteningly good GET COLOR LP reinterpreted by buzzworthy electro ... More >>
[UPDATE: HARD fest publicists are confirming that M.I.A. will not be playing the August 7th date.] The publicists for next weekend's HARD LA festival have released the following statement: Due to events beyond our control, HARD LA M.I.A. July 17 has been cancelled. Thanks to the continued ... More >>
Star ForemanFlying Lotus: one of the acts canceled with HARD LA M.I.A.Though the LA Times incorrectly cited "security concerns" earlier today, several sources have indicated that low tickets sales were behind the surprising cancellation of the HARD LA festival that M.I.A. was supposed to head ... More >>
SoulwaxThe two most pressing questions about Saturday's HARD Summer in downtown Los Angeles have nothing to do with quality. With Soulwax, Crystal Castles and Major Lazer topping a bill that includes the likes of Flying Lotus and Diplo, promoter Gary Richards has assembled the kind of dance ... More >>
Stoner Dreams: Koran BBQ Hero Gets Autotune Treatment, High Times Article
Maura LanahanOur eminent columnist, Mr. Henry Rollins