Kristina Benson

Bardo Martinez is the singer, guitar player, keyboardist, and occasional accordionist for Chicano Batman, as well as a former member of Buyepongo. He speaks now about the cultural context of Colombian cumbia, Cuban and Colombian claves, and Rafael Cassiani Cassiani. Your Master's thesis is on a Colombian accordion player--who? I'm......

Bomb Zombies "FWUH (Fuckwhatchaheard)" by Hellfyre Club Bomb Zombies is a collaboration between Low End Theory's DJ Nobody and Nocando, offering smart lyrics executed overbass-heavy 808-and-autotune backing tracks. Their Sincerely Yours EP with a provocative cover was released two weeks ago on Nocando's Hellfyre Club. Nobody and Nocando speak now......

The day of Wombleton Records' opening gala, people literally had their faces pressed up against the glass panes of the storefront, hungrily staring at employees as they put the prices on the last few stacks of records, waiting until the doors were unlocked. And it was worth the wait. Wombleton......

Jeremy Sole spends Wednesday night from midnight to 3 AM spinning records for KCRW; Thursdays, he's at Zanzibar, co-hosting Afro-Funké with Glenn Red and Rocky Dawuni. He joins us now and discusses digging through records in Ghana and the popularity of African psych. What's the best place you've ever gone......

As reported by Buzzbands L.A., Long Beach-based band The Fling became the newest signee with Silver Lake's Dangerbird Records this week, just as they were leaving town for a multi-state tour with (sudden labelmates) Darker My Love and Delta Spirit. Their self-released When The Madhouses Appear will re-appear on Dangerbird......

Teebs' Ardour (Brainfeeder) is one of the most delicate and lovely albums of the year--all blooming tones, jingling percussion and subtle artful beats. Teebs joined us just before his record release party to discuss his art--his paintings on discarded record sleeves--and the Christmas music hidden inside his album. Culinary school......

Independent Echo Park record store Origami Vinyl carries a strong collection of local music as well as new releases and luxurious reissues. Proprietor Neil Schield told us about their most recent top ten local sellers--as well as a local band he'd like to see make it to the top ten......

Via Gawker and our own Dennis Romero: Now that Charlie Crist has lost a grueling three-way senate bid, he can use the few months remaining in his term as Florida's governor to consider important and pressing policy issues -- such as pardoning the late Doors front man for an indecent......

The Black Apples use two drummers to hold down the heaviest parts of the 13th Floor Elevators, the early Stooges, and Davie Allan's biker themes. Their debut LP--recorded half at Bedrock in Echo Park and half in a barn in Fort Collins, Colorado--is weeks away from release on Frankie Alvaro......