The Bee Gees

Don Jon Review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Impressive Writing-Directing Debut Examines Porn Addiction

The Best Concerts To See in L.A. This Week: Oct 29-Nov 2

Monday, October 29 The Monolators, et al. THE ECHO In a week already oozing with Halloween events, this particular Monday oozes very competitively with four decades of alt-classics via five much-loved local bands. Most intriguing is the warhorse indie-pop band Monolators' Bee Gees set. Will they do ... More >>

Music Picks: Lamb of God, Miike Snow, and Hanni El Khatib

Zee Avi - The Echoplex - 9/21/12

Zee Avi The Echoplex 9/21/12 I thought I knew what to expect when I signed up to review Zee Avi, the miniature Malaysian pop-folk figure: some cute singing, mushy high-school moments, and maybe an awkward coquettish joke or two about her strange accent. But instead I was treated to a one-woman vari ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Henry's Live With a Ton of New Records

KCRW Broadcast #166 for Saturday, May 26, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! South Africa's Present and Future Fanatics! What a show! So many new tracks! Besides that, we give our thanks to some great musicians who have recently passed away. The last few weeks have been very tough with all ... More >>

Coldplay - Hollywood Bowl - 5/1/12

Coldplay Hollywood Bowl 5/1/12 Chilly Tuesday nights in May isn't exactly what the Hollywood Bowl is all about. But despite the less-than-ideal conditions, Coldplay warmed up the sold out crowd last night with songs off their latest album, Mylo Xyloto, and an assortment of hits. Since the band's ... More >>

Tragedy and Nails - Echoplex - 4/29/12

Tragedy, Nails Echoplex 4-29-12 Better than... the Bee Gees cover band of the same name. Most musicians nowadays are accessible via Twitter or Facebook, making Portland hardcore/crust punk group Tragedy quite the anomaly. Since their formation in 2000, they have shunned interviews, photo shoots, ... More >>

Pot Wine = Pot Wine (and a New Trend?)

Roll up a towel, wedge it under the door, and put on a record -- Alice Coltrane or some pre-disco Bee Gees.  You may have to part the paisley curtains on your way in.  And find a comfy cushion to melt into.  Are we smoking weed?  Nah, we're drinking wine, man. According to a report in The Daily ... More >>

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

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

50/50 Review

Music Picks: NKOTBSB, Mixed Message, Earthless

Also, Catwalk, Holly Miranda, Darwin Dees, and others

Grammy Party Report #3: Relentless Rhythms at Roots Jam and The Black Keys on Deck at Hemingways

Lina LecaroRoots' Capt. Kirk Douglas and Jimmy Fallon- less talkin,' more rockin.'​ You never know who might pop up on stage at the Roots Jam, which was, with the exception of Clive Davis' A(ss)-list kiss/croon-a-thon, the most buzzed about bash Saturday night. It was wishful thinking of cour ... More >>

David Lynch, (Non-)Musician: The L.A. Weekly Interview

Fight Club: David O. Russell's boxing flick

Mark Wahlberg takes a beating as "Irish" Micky Ward

What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Japanese Cucumbers

A. SimmonsJapanese cucumbers from Yasutomi Farms.​ The cucumber sandwich is a posh punch-line. We think of feathery pads of crustless white bread layered with butter and icy green wafers. They're arranged like tiles on silver platters at high teas presided over by the wigged, rouged, and pow ... More >>

Music Picks: Cobra Lilies, Gaslight Anthem, Shelby Lynne, Die Antwoord

Also, The Dead Weather, New Pornographers, the Swell Season and others

Guest Blogger: '(500) Days of Summer' Co-Screenwriter Scott Neustadter on Music & Film

By Scott Neustadter​ Editor's note: Screenwriter Scott Neustadter struck gold in 2009 with his script for (500) Days of Summer, which he co-wrote with Michael H. Weber. The film, shot in downtown Los Angeles, stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and viewers watch the rise and fall ... More >>

Camp Freddy's Billy Morrison Highlights His 10 Most Important Cultural Events of the 1970s

Billy Morrison​Editor's Note: For Angelenos, guitarist Billy Morrison is perhaps best known for his work with all-star cover band Camp Freddy, which also features core members Dave Navarro (guitar), Matt Sorum (drums), Donovan Leitch, Jr. (vocals), Chris Chaney (bass). Indie 103.1 fans no doub ... More >>

LA Stories: The Wacky Adventures of the RZA (featuring Sister-Luvin', the Black Tank, and Travolta in Drag)

​Here at West Coast Sound we have been long-time fans of the RZA's 2005 book The Wu-Tang Manual, a really inspirational retelling of the conception and formation of hip-hop's unlikeliest spiritual gang. So we were thrilled when we learned earlier this year that The Abbot was working on a follo ... More >>

Gitmo Torture Music: Songs That Will Break You

Music by Pearl Jam, NIN, R.E.M. used at Gitmo, musicians protest.

Movie Reviews: Death In Love, 500 Days of Summer, Severed Ways

Also, The Poker House, The Queen and I, and more

Like Fresh Cream: Al Green Teams With the Roots

Reverend re-imagines the notion of smooth soul

Ratatat, Echoplex, Saturday, July 12

Ratatat at the Echoplex, July 12 By John Payne The all-seeing Ratatat came into public view in 2004 with a self-titled debut that made some of us scratch our heads as we smiled very wide. They were two New York guys named Mike Stroud and Evan Mast -- on guitar and bass/programming respectively, ... More >>

Neil Hamburger: The LA Weekly Interview

Interview by Jonah Flicker Comedian Neil Hamburger released the musically excellent and thoroughly funny Neil Hamburger Sings Country Winners (Drag City) this past April. Over the course of ten songs, Hamburger spins melancholy tales that make Johnny Cash sound like John Tesh and offers wry observa ... More >>

Rock Picks: Akron/Family, Duncan Sheik, PJ Harvey, Jill Scott

For the week of Oct. 11 - 18

He's a Woman's Man

The philosophy of Jack Sparrow (or a reasonable approximation thereof)

Totally Buzzed

The Bird and the Bee The Troubadour

Mime Talkin'

Evil Hamburgers

ELECTRIC SIX, ROCK KILLS KID at the Key Club, March 10

Sesame Street Forever

A serious consideration of an estimable discography — because it’s time

Pet Sounds

Petra Haden + The Who = ♥

Percy Sledge Does It Differently

Straight Shooters

Guerrilla filmmakers PSTOLA declare war on jigabooism

O Brodard, Where Art Thou?

Puzzlers

The Jigsaw Seen’s psych-pop succeeds slowly

Capsule Band Profiles

Funk Fatale

Destiny’s Child float like butterflies, sting like bees

Body and Soul

A love rain from Jill Scott

The Sun Unplugged

Beats, blood and Infesticons

Re-enlightenment

New fiction from Peter Gadol, Gary Soto, James Gunn

Girls, Interrupted

Debuts from Sofia Coppola and Gina Prince-Bythewood

Carrion in the Devil's Dancing Machine