Stanley Donwood doesn't have the slightest objection to the term "commercial artist." Often considered the sixth member of the band Radiohead, the 44-year-old Essex native is responsible for all of the band's artwork since 1994 and has the commercial marketplace to thank, in part, for his success. "It's better than......
To say Moshe Kasher had a tumultuous upbringing would be an understatement at best. The 32-year-old comedian and author now appears regularly on E!'s Chelsea Lately and his clean-cut look -- slicked-back hair with thick black glasses -- appears to dispel the notion of any momentous regrets. But Kasher in......
Nicolas Jaar, Nicola Cruz The Echoplex 3/26/12 With only one full-length album and a couple EP's under his belt, it was quite a surprise to see electronic artist Nicolas Jaar's show turn into the hottest ticket in town on Monday night. The standby line outside the Echoplex stretched down the......
It's no secret that some of the most creative and talented artists have also harbored intense feelings of anxiety and depression. (See Whitney Houston.) Kevin Barnes, lead singer of Athens-based indie rock group Of Montreal, has managed to channel his depression in to spontaneous whirlwhinds of creativity. Barnes found himself......
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Flying Lotus and Austin Peralta Live Score of Harry Everett Smith's "Heaven and Earth Magic" Cinefamily 2/28/12 See also: The Time Flying Lotus Pretended To Be A UCLA Physics Major If Flying Lotus' live score at Cinefamily last night was any indication of the direction of his upcoming fourth album......
Since dropping out of art school in 2010 to pursue music full-time, Shlohmo has become an L.A. electronic-music rising star. Born Henry Laufer and raised in the Fairfax District, the lanky 21-year-old producer -- a regular performer at beat mecca Low End Theory -- combines house and hip-hop with his......
While recording Electric Guest's debut album Mondo, which comes out in April, singer Asa Taccone took several weeks off to recover from a bout of shingles. The condition had been brought on by the stress of finally recording his passion project, which included sifting through over 100 song ideas amassed......
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