Nicholas Pell

Apparently there are a lot of real country fans out there. So many, in fact, that we decided to do another list of ten contemporary artists with that timeless country sound. It’s not all Jason Aldean and songs that sound like Nickelback with an overproduced lap steel solo. For those......

This blog recently ran down the "10 Biggest Douchebags in Country Music." That's all well and good, but it only tells half the story - country is far from a moribund, cheesed-out genre.  In fact, there are countless up-and-coming country craftsmen and women who are worthy of your attention. So......

"Reach in my pocket." "Huh?" "I'm not a pervert, dude. Just reach in my pocket." I'm talking with a self-described "cripple" named Wheels, in a motorized wheelchair. He can't get his own weed, so I extract it for him, along with a pipe. Wheels is the king of Power House's back......

Is rock dead? Not at EasyRider Records, Hermosa Beach resident Daniel Hall's paean to heavy metal's golden formative days. The label began pretty inauspiciously. A friend sent him a link to some heavy psych from Salem's Pot, EasyRider's first band. "I loved it," he says, "I wanted to know when......

See our entire Couples Issue 2014 here. L.A. Weekly's nightlife columnist recently named fashion designer Rio Warner one of the city's most colorful people. And as Warner sits in the gallery loft over her Hollywood shop, which for years doubled as the bedroom she shared with boyfriend Mani Vasquez, it's......

Ryan William George and Sara Taylor gather beats for their music from the noise surrounding them. It helps that the couple lives on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake. "It's loud as fuck outside our window," George says. They'll record hydraulic noises from a bus or, in the case of the......

Recently we profiled some of the best live sound engineers in Los Angeles. These dudes, with their deft hands and sharp ears, make concerts a joy to take in. Seven of the Best Live Sound Engineers in L.A. If you're a musician, they hold your fate in their hands. As......

When you see a show, you're not just hearing the band. You're hearing the hard work of the live sound engineers. It's a thankless job, done often in anonymity. Top 20 Musicians of All Time, In Any Genre And it's not just about learning how to operate the sound board:......

Since 2001, Dublin-by-way-of-San Francisco transplant Reb Kennedy has released some of the highest energy rock and roll this side of Little Richard. Under the auspices of Wild Records, he's discovered and developed new, predominantly Latino talent. The "Wild sound," as it's known abroad, isn't rote worship of a bygone age......

Death In June The Vex Arts September 12, 2013 Better Than: The actual death of the west. Death In June kicked off their Death of the West American tour last night at Vex Arts. The arrangements were sparse, emphasizing founding member, driving force, and native Brit Douglas P. with his......