The Strokes

The Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

Monday, February 11 Hindu Pirates SILVERLAKE LOUNGE The days of oh-so-crude adjectives like "surf" and "garage" are well behind O.C.'s Hindu Pirates now. For while the Pirates are in fact darlings of the surf-skate industry, as evidenced by their clean and pristine session last year at Hurley's in- ... More >>

Ariel Pink on His Name, and Why He Hasn't Left L.A.

See also: Ariel Pink Is the King of Whatever: Raised in Beverly Hills, he became the preeminent Eastside satirical musical madman In our music feature this week we profile Ariel Pink, the enigmatic Beverly Hills-raised rocker whose 4AD-released latest album Mature Themes is one of the year's best. ... More >>

The Beatles: The Lost Concert

Top Ten Sexiest Album Covers We've Ever Seen

See also: Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: The Complete List Sex and rock 'n' roll go together like insanity and reality TV. Many musicians' best work has been inspired by their desire to get laid. So, when they're looking to visually represent their work, naturally the physical act of lo ... More >>

Music Picks: Funk-a-Palooza, Keith Jarrett, Ute Lemper & the Vogler Quartet

Also, Hot Snakes, Strange Boys, Ken Parker, Flash Express and others

Sean Lennon Brings Akira and Other Favorites to Los Angeles Animation Festival

Sean Lennon is best known in music circles. The 36-year-old son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono has released three solo albums, as well as two full-lengths with girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl under the name The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (GOASTT). He played with Cibo Matto, collaborated extensively wi ... More >>

Gregory Rogove's Piana Remixes at Human Resources: Like Performance Art Meets A Session of MTV Unplugged

Diana GarciaPiano, new-agey Himalayan salt lamps, and gorilla hands on a typewriter. What's not to like?​It's like that party you've been hoping to get invited to for months now and you finally did, only it's a Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Oh, well... Those of us not cool enough to arrive fashion ... More >>

William Shatner's New Album Of Sci-Fi Covers? Not Bad! He's At Amoeba Today

​See also: William Shatner Is Recording Star-Studded Metal Album in L.A.: We Got the Details William Shatner's first foray into music was 1968's The Transformed Man, a novelty of Shakespeare and Cyrano de Bergerac passages paired with a couple of pop tunes, "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Lucy in the ... More >>

Live Review: The Postelles at the Echo

Jena ArdellDaniel Balk of The Postelles.​ WHO: The Postelles WHERE: The Echo WHEN: 6/28/11 "Come on L.A., prove to me you're louder than New York!" Postelles lead singer Daniel Balk yelled to the crowd at Tuesday night's gig at the Echo. Met by modest cheers, he continued to evoke the age-o ... More >>

William Shatner Reveals Song Lineup for His Upcoming "Metal Album"

​Back in February, we broke the news that William Shatner was working on a star-studded new album with some of LA's most prominent metal session musicians (Read "William Shatner Is Recording Star-Studded Metal Album in L.A.: We Got the Details"). Well, now WilliamShatner.com (of course there' ... More >>

Japan's Pop Rockers Suzan Make L.A. Debut Free Downloads [Mp3]

Japan's Pop Rockers Suzan Make L.A. Debut Free Downloads [Mp3]

Desert Decisions: Splashy bashes vs. Corinne Bailey Rae, MGMT, DEVO, Little Boots, Spoon, Julian Casablancas

Parties or performances? We've come to the unfortunate conclusion that you really can't have it both ways when it comes to the merciless monster that is Coachella weekend. Every year we've managed to hit a couple soirees before attacking the field around sunset, but things were different for the 201 ... More >>

Destination Coachella

L.A. bands take to the desert for three days of music overload

Nightranger: We Wear It Well

Tour Diary: On Blast at the Goliath Festival in Mexico, Day 2 [MP3]

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 two. To read ... More >>

INCHES reviews Nite Jewel, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Slang Chickens, My Estrogeneration comp (MP3s)

In the strange wake of music's digital rebirth, vinyl has experienced a modest boom in popularity, seen by many as a replacement for the awkward middleman that is the compact disc. INCHES reviews the output of L.A.'s healthy vinyl community (artists and labels, indie or other), believing that good m ... More >>

Over the Weekend: The Crystal Method Play Secret Show, Julian Casablancas Begins His Downtown Residency, Plus LMFAO and PMX

Thought the LA nightlife would calm down after Halloween? You thought wrong. From secret shows to Asian pop culture conventions, we were out and about this weekend. Keep reading to find out what happened. Julian Casablancas at Palace Theater Timothy Norris​ Julian Casablancas marked his mov ... More >>

Over the Weekend: The Crystal Method Play Secret Show, Julian Casablancas Begins His Downtown Residency, Plus LMFAO and PMX

Thought the LA nightlife would calm down after Halloween? You thought wrong. From secret shows to Asian pop culture conventions, we were out and about this weekend. Keep reading to find out what happened. Julian Casablancas at Palace Theater Timothy Norris​ Julian Casablancas marked his move ... More >>

Steve Jones Releases Statement on the Future of Jonesy's Jukebox

Steve Jones has released a farewell note to his fans via his publicist after the shuttering of Indie 103.1 earlier today, and hints that Jonesy's Jukebox may return elsewhere on the dial. Here is the press release: STEVE JONES AND HIS FLAGSHIP "JONESY'S JUKEBOX" RADIO SHOW BID FAREWELL TO INDIE 10 ... More >>

Record Reviews: The Knux, Robin Thicke, Gang Gang Dance

Record Reviews: Gnarls Barkley, Evangelista, No Age, Destroyer

Also, The Knux, Ghost on the Highway, The Little Ones

A Hero for Our Time

Are rocker video games the new MTV � and will they help save the music universe?

Rock Picks: Air, Rufus Wainwright, Arctic Monkeys, Bad Brains

For the week of September 20 � 27

Nightranger

Pussycats and a Cougar

Live in L.A.: Tokyo Police Club at the Troubadour

Driven by sporadic guitars and pulsating urgency, their danceable garage rock has been compared to the Strokes. They opened with lead singer/bassist Dave Monks screaming through a fog of distortion, “Operator! Get me the president of the world. This is an emergency,” the intro for “Cheer It O ... More >>

Fuck Tha Police

And culture clash at LACMA

Sales Go Soft. Shins Go Limp. Rock Critics Go Limper.

Born in the USA

Killers summon their inner Springsteens

This Is Not Earth Music

Reintroducing Tom Verlaine

Yarr Yarr Yarr

Singin' like a pirate, lookin' for a song

Music Picks

For the week of March 10 - 16

Run Run Run

Local bands, man

See Betty Rock

L.A.�s fave band-you-love-to-hate ask: What�s wrong with rockin� like high school?

The Psychic Hipster�s Pop 10

Coachella 2005: The Year of the Cult

A highly opinionated user�s guide

Pick Up the Torch

The Hives in the land of true rock & roll

Couch Hopping in L.A.

Letters

Clubland

It�s Too Funky in Here

Rockers invade Groovetown

The Vindicators

A Man Out of Time

Rodney Bingenheimer on life as the erstwhile Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Pure Class

Next Big Thing: Looking for That Song

A Thousand Teens Bloom

Dischord's moments in grace

Strange Bedfellows: Winona and the Chicago 7

Walking on Air

Cool Schmool

N*E*R*D want theirs

Repotted Palms

Hinterlander goes Hawaiian

Poison the Hood