Mary Carreon

Beak> The Echoplex 2/12/13 See also: Our slideshow of the concert How did we get so lucky? Los Angeles was one of four U.S. cities that Bristol, England trio Beak> decided to play this time around. Geoff Barrow, you know, of Portishead, brought his experimental rock group to the Echoplex......

Local Natives The Fonda 1/28/13 See also: Local Natives on Their Dark New Sounds It's Local Natives week! Their new, much anticipated new work Hummingbird was just released, and last night they kicked off a pair of L.A. shows at the Fonda. (They play tonight at the El Rey.) They......

So, a certain editor of this blog thinks classic rock is totally bogus, huh? See also: *Classic Rock Is a Cancer on Our Society *What Is Classic Rock Today? The point of his argument is that folks from our generation need to have their own taste, not be stuck in......

What's your favorite radio station? More specifically: What's your favorite radio station to listen to while you're pumping gas? Admittedly, it's a pretty stupid question, because, as L.A. folks are undoubtedly aware, you don't have a choice. If you're at one of 171 stations in the broader metro area, you're......

Tycho The Troubadour 1-13-13 Outside of the Troubadour last night, everyone seemed particularly geeked up for Scott Hansen and his chilwave superstar crew Tycho. Inside, the lights went down, and Hansen greeted the crowd as he took stage right, behind his labyrinth of keyboards and synthesizers. Rory O'Connor sat behind......

Al Walser-gate continues. After the Hollywood-via-Lichtenstein DJ somehow snagged a Grammy nomination for best dance recording last week -- alongside much more famous folks like Aviici and Skrillex -- many suspected fraud. In our interview, Walser got defensive and posited that simple good old-fashioned self-promotion helped him snag his nomination......

Since the Grammy nominations were announced Wednesday, folks have been wondering how the hell someone named Al Walser was able to swing a nomination for best dance recording. See also: Jason Bentley: Al Walser's "Embarrassing" Grammy Nomination the Result of Manipulating the System The DJs also nominated in his category......

In 1998 N Sync, of Orlando, Florida, became overnight phenoms. Seemingly every girl old enough to get her ears pierced but not old enough to rent a car had a copy or two of their self-titled debut album. See also: What The Hell Is Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That......