Jeff Weiss

Meg Myers; Credit: Photo by Darren Ankenman

Meg Myers Is Poised to Become the Next Sad Star of Pop Music

Few places are more frantic and anxious than backstage before a show. This afternoon is no different. Less than 30 minutes before making one of her first nationally televised appearances, Meg Myers paces Revolt TV studios in Hollywood, sipping tea, debating whether or not she’ll play bass as part of......
Autumn in June; Credit: Courtesy of the artist

Autumn in June Is South Central's Answer to Depeche Mode

You don’t expect to hear synth pop on 56th Street in South Central. It’s known as the neighborhood that begat the sawed-off gangsta raps of Schoolboy Q and Ice Cube — walking distance from where the riots first started. Boyz N’ the Hood territory, not Boys Don’t Cry. But that......
Is this equipment playoff-bound?; Credit: Photo by Marco Torres

What Do the Dodgers' Entrance Songs Say About Their Playoff Chances?

For the last three Septembers, this column has implemented the most statistically advanced sabermetrics available to assess the Dodgers' championship odds, in the form of their players' walk-up music. One secret left out of Moneyball was that players with stellar theme music are more apt to have higher on-base percentages......
Dam-Funk; Credit: Photo by Matthew Scott

Dam-Funk, Savior of the Keytar, Returns With Another Space-Funk Masterwork

The staff at George Petrelli’s Steakhouse in Culver City greet Dam-Funk like a celebrity, even though they’ve never heard his music. He’s a regular, but it’s more than that. Some people just naturally command respect. If they listened to his catalog, they’d understand their instincts are correct. Dam-Funk has done......
Gangrene; Credit: Photo by Jason Goldwatch

Hip-Hop Duo Gangrene Likes to Keep It Disgusting

Picture yourself in the world’s grimiest bathroom. Graffiti smears the walls. Piss everywhere, the toilet seat unwashed for eons. You soap your hands, but the water doesn’t work. You’re wondering what brought you into this foul tomb. Then you look at the mirror and on it are scrawled the words......
Vince Staples; Credit: Meredith Truax

Jeff's Top 4 Songs of Summer 2015

The idea of a collective “song of summer” is a myth. Once a year, the media conspiratorially anoints the most infectious June-to-August anthem. But little feels more personal than what you bump during the hottest months. School’s out, days are longer, and Nate Dogg’s eternal spirit haunts every cookout from......