Peter Holslin

Keith Morris’ new book is just as raw, fast and fucked up as one of his songs. As the founding vocalist of Black Flag, co-founder of the Circle Jerks and now singer of SoCal quartet OFF!, Morris is one of the great screamers of hardcore punk. Some of his best......

Derrick Estrada’s downtown loft is like the Starship Enterprise for synth nerds. In the living room, shelves and desktops are lined with his collection of modular synthesizers and rare drum machines. The adjoining room is filled with yet more gear from his friend and frequent collaborator Cyrusrex — including a......

It's after 8 p.m. on a Tuesday in March, and David Sabastian is running late for an orgy. He doesn't have a car — he doesn't even have a driver's license — but he's expecting to be picked up by a friend and whisked off to a house full of......

The parking lot company that applied for a permit to demolish iconic DIY venue the Smell says it won't be bringing in the bulldozers just yet.  Kevin Litwin, Chief Operating Officer of Joe’s Auto Parks — a subsidiary of L & R Group of Companies, the L.A.-based parking enterprise that......

The Cherrytree Music Company has long occupied a privileged position in the music business. It's a boutique operation — a recording, publishing and management company boasting an "artist-friendly" business philosophy and a roster of forward-thinking stars such as Robyn and Feist. But until recently it also had a foot in......

Plenty of musicians bang out good songs. But to really get a hit, you have to work for it. That is the lesson songwriter/producer Jeff Bhasker imparts as he discusses the painstaking efforts that went into crafting Mark Ronson’s 2015 hit “Uptown Funk.” Co-written primarily by Ronson, Bhasker and Bruno......

M. Geddes Gengras doesn’t normally make dance music. A staple of L.A.’s experimental music scene, you’re more likely to find him making tweaks to intricate modular synths. But Gengras' latest album, New Lines, aims right for the dance floor. Released under his Personable alter ego, its four tracks and 34......

Time transforms all. That’s especially the case when you’re in your twenties, as every couple years can feel like a sea change. Just ask Angel Deradoorian. A seasoned indie rocker at 29, she’s accomplished a lot over the years. She’s honed her chops as a member of Dirty Projectors. She’s......