Gary Numan

Bowling, Karaoke, Drunk Strippers and Weed: Out All Night With the Band Nico Vega

[Editor's note: Soon-to-be-award-winning gonzo music journalist Danielle Bacher prowls the late late night scene for West Coast Sound. For this installment, she hit the town with Nico Vega, the prolific and talented LA alt-rock band you might know from their collaborations with hitmaker Linda Perry, ... More >>

Music Picks: Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley, Tinariwen, Mastodon

Also: Wadada Leo Smith's Ten Freedom Summers, Danzig and others

Battles - Mayan Theater - October 17, 2011

Lainna FaderBattles​Battles Mayan October 17, 2011 For most bands, losing a lead singer is a disaster, sometimes causing the act to cease to exists. It's particularly rare for a rhythm section to continue on as an instrumental act, as is the case with Battles, who played the Mayan last night ... More >>

Mayer Hawthorne Is Back: Just Don't Call Him Retro

Todd Cooper​Despite the doo-wop sound of his ditties, his silky old-soul croon, and the fact that he hails from the state that birthed Motown, Mayer Hawthorne swears he's not retro. The voice of Hawthorne may be golden, but it's untrained. In fact, the man born Andrew Cohen in Ann Arbor ... More >>

Music Picks: The Psychedelic Furs, Orgone, Raekwon, Beach Fossils, The Raveonettes

Also, Thao & Mirah, Sun Araw, Cass McCombs, Trinket and others

Foo Fighters: Live Review PLUS Where to Find the 'World Exclusive' CD Edition of Record Store Day's 'Medium Rare' Covers Album!

Jena ArdellHey Dave Grohl, cut your hair so we can get a better look at you!​ Two hundred fans who pre-ordered the Foo Fighters' new album, then raced to Fingerprints record store in Long Beach on April 4th, were given wristbands to attend an intimate show inside the store last Saturday, where ... More >>

Mick Karn, Bassist for Synth Heroes Japan and Peter Murphy's Dalis Car, Dead at 52

[Updated with reaction to Karn's passing. First posted at 12:27 p.m.] Ohconfucius via Wikimedia Commons​Mick Karn, best known as the bassist for influential synth pop outfit Japan died on January 4 at the age of 52. The following is the statement from his website: It's with profound sadness ... More >>

Snoop Dogg's Bizarre, Old-Lady Anglophilia Confirmed with "Engagement Party" Track for Lady Di's Son

"'Sup Royals!": Is a British old lady trapped in the body of Snoop?​Snoop Dogg has had a peculiar relationship with the Brits: sometimes they don't let him in, sometimes he gets in trouble there, but he keeps trying to flirt with his UK fans again and again. A while back he said he wanted to ... More >>

Music Picks: Tift Merritt, Clinic, Microscopic Septet

Also, J. Cole, the Crazy Squeeze, Wild Flag and others

Prediction: This Kid is Gonna Be The Coolest Music Star of 2017

Timothy NorrisThis kid will rule us all​ We don't know who this kid is. We don't even known if he plays any music. But you know what? He's gonna be the Coolest Music Star of 2017 (way above this year's darling and LA Weekly cover girl, Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino). Wanna know why?

Music Picks: Ornette Coleman, Gary Numan, Natacha Atlas

Also, Marnie Stern, Kristian Hoffman, Elton John & Leon Russell

Recoil Live at El Rey Theatre: Alan Wilder on Touring for the First Time Since Leaving Depeche Mode

Liz OhanesianAlan Wilder backstage at the El Rey​ Friday night, Alan Wilder brought his long-running electronic music project Recoil to the El Rey. For fans of the former Depeche Mode member's work, it was a momentous occasion. This was Wilder's first tour since he left Depeche Mode in the mid ... More >>

Nightranger: Supermassive Black Hell

Al Jazeera presents: A Theme Song for the Icelandic Volcano (WTF)

File under: the world is a deeply weird place. Here's a little theme song for the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull ("pronounced ay-uh-fyat-luh-yoe-kuutl-ul") sung by Eliza Geirsdottir Newman and her magical ukelele (or toy guitar--we can't really tell). Adding to the weirdness, it comes to us co ... More >>

Day 3: Coachella WINs and FAILs (featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thom Yorke, Phoenix, etc.)!

Gustavo TurnerThe Great Thom Yorke in the Sky​ Sunday was the hottest day of the Coachella weekend and it felt like the most crowded, a change from previous years when (thanks to the one-day passes) the last day had shown a welcome self-weeding-out of the masses. In terms of festival logisti ... More >>

SCHEDULE UPDATE: Gary Numan Still Stranded in the UK; 'Amelie' Soundtrack Guy to Play His Slot

​Yann Tiersen has been moved ahead to the 7:55-8:45 slot at the Mojave tent that would have featured Gary Numan. Tiersen is a respected composer and multi-instrumentalist, but most of you probably know him as "the 'Amelie' soundtrack guy." Numan is still unable to leave the UK because of vol ... More >>

Music Picks: Gary Numan, Ana Moura, Mark Sultan, XBXRX

Also, California E.A.R. Unit, Bonobo, Mr. Gnome, Grouper and others

BREAKING: Will Airport Delays Make British Bands Miss Coachella?

​The NME reports that volcanic ash has delayed many flights from Heathrow Airport near London, which could make UK bands miss their Coachella slots. [UPDATE 12:00pm: Now it seems Gary Numan joins the Cribs, Bad Lieutenant and the other bands who might have to cancel their Coachella appearanc ... More >>

Volcano Fallout: Cribs Cancel Coachella Slot, Other Stranded UK Acts Iffy

​ Contact Music reports that The Cribs, the UK indie group that has Johnny Marr embedded with it, has cancelled their Coachella appearance after being pulled off the plane that was going to take them from London to California: The Cribs were due to fly to Los Angeles on Thursday (15Apr10) fro ... More >>

BREAKING: Coachella Set Times Announced

​The set-times for Coachella have been announced here. Friday: It's Fever Ray vs. PiL Gil Scott-Heron vs. Specials Saturday It's Tiesto vs. Dead Weather (heh heh, "Tiesto") and both of them vs. Die Antwoord (no contest) It's The Gossip vs. The Raveonettes (catfight!) Sunday It's Gary Nu ... More >>

New Year's Eve in LA: Bubbly and Bumpin' In the Clubs with Arabian Prince, Hang the DJs, Part Time Punks and More

The year -and decade- are done, and the city's biggest, most buzzed about New Year's Eve bashes (Hard, Giant, Gridlock) are either out of your budget or out of your comfort zone. The house party of a good friend -with lots of other good friends- might be optimal this Thursday night, but we think we' ... More >>

Nine Inch Nails, Health, Gary Numan, Eric Avery, Mike Garson Cover Gang of Four's "Anthrax"

Here are Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan, Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery and HEALTH doing Gang of Four's "Anthrax" at the Fonda on Tuesday night. Have a good weekend.

Reznor Nails It One Last Time

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at the Henry Fonda Theater

Amidst false stops and starts, including a scheduling lapse that caused us to miss Health (we're hoping to see them tonight at the Troubadour), the Nine Inch Nails show last night at the Henry Fonda Theater was punctuated by interruptions and surprises, most of them pleasant, and all mediated in r ... More >>

Nine Inch Nails at Palladium: Sweat and Darkness

Never let it be said that Trent Reznor can't admit when he's wrong. Last spring's co-headlining tour with Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction was an exciting idea; two alt-rock giants -- one exiting the music scene, the other re-entering -- hitting the road together. But it wasn't NIN's tour to ste ... More >>

TV's the Mighty Boosh

A British Cult Comedy That Captures the Indie Music Underground

The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#10-1) (Sponsored By My Secret Identity )

And people acted surprised when Jerry O' Connell landed Rebecca Romjin. 10. Why? Alopecia (Anticon) It's tough to write about Why?'s breakout record without anxiously jotting down a few choice lyrics from songwriter Yoni Wolf's notebook. Not to downplay its musicianship, but Alopecia is forem ... More >>

Farewell to Goa, and Other Club Closures

Adios, amigos

Music Picks

For the week of August 17 - 24

Sons of the City

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have made an unlikely pop masterpiece by singing bittersweet songs of salvation that could have only been born in L.A.

Blazing Chips

Frozen Entrée

Hope Sandoval wants to make you cry

Circles/Cycles

Remake Remodel

An Orgy of fashion tips ‘n’ ’puter chips

Time After Time

Dance clubs L.A.: In one era and out another

Dance Kontrol

Let’s have sex on the beach. Or not.