Metronomy
story/ Ilyse Kaplan photographer/ Gregoire Alexandre On April 3, 2012 Los Angeles’ El Rey theatre was packed with dancing bodies trying to get to the front of the stage, or…
Shane West
Interview / Heather Seidler Photographs / Teren Oddo Thirty three-year-old Shane West has been familiar to television fans since his early days on ONCE & AGAIN and subsequent years playing…
Live Review: Cults @The Music Box
story + photos / Ilyse Kaplan With all the “hype bands” these days, it is always interesting to see who will stick around longer than the several months of Pitchfork…
Matt Doust
story+ photographs / Ericka Clevenger art / courtesy of Matt Doust I met Matt Doust during his brief visit to Los Angeles a few months back at the Bootleg Theater.…
M83
King of a New Electronic Regime Story / Heather Seidler Photography /Anouck Bertin Anthony Gonzalez, the French maestro behind M83, has been creating day-dreamy, electro-pop splendor for a decade. M83’s…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
story + photos / Ericka Clevenger Unknown Mortal Orchestra played a ridiculously great set last Friday at the Echo in Los Angeles, California. The Portland Oregon based trio, consisting of…
Black Banditz
photo credits / Rony Alwin and Andi Elloway story by / Stefania Consarino Black Banditz Tattoo & Hair isn’t your regular place to get tattooed or your hair done. It…
Ladygunn in the studio with TOKYO POLICE CLUB
Ten Songs. Ten Hours. Ten Days. Ten Years. Story / Heather Seidler Photos / Shanna Fisher I caught up with spunky Canadian quartet Tokyo Police Club at Red Bull Studios…
LIVE REVIEW: FYF Festival 2011
The Descendents, Broken Social Scene, Death from Above 1979 Story/ Heather Seidler Photos/ Ericka Clevenger Now in its eighth year, the once renegade punk party FYF (Fuck Yeah Festival) has…
Live Review: Daniel Johnston @ The El Rey theatre
California native, Daniel Johnston led his silent invasion through Los Angeles this weekend. Johnston, diagnosed with manic depression, has been widely deemed an outsider in the music industry. He played…
On The Street Los Angeles : What was your favorite vacation? Also, what was your last scary dream?
Desira Pesta What was your favorite vacation? Iceland in May, it blew my mind. Also, what was your last scary dream?I was having a good time with my friend and…