Mar
30

Live-Blogging From Sea Level-Week I Forget

No, the above photo is not an actual photo of me at work at Sea Level. Sadly, I don’t have fins, nor a garrulous lobster pal named Sebastian, nor a coral bra. Well, maybe I’m lying a little. I can’t deny my penchant for a good coral bra. Please keep this a secret between you… Continue reading »

Mar
29

The (LA) Times They Are A Changin’

Indeed, the Times are a changing. Specifically, the LA Times, where I will be running the Buzz Bands Blog for the next two weeks while Kevin Bronson’s out of town. Of course, working for the LA Times is a dicey proposition, considering with my big mouth I’m perpetually one Man Man diatribe away from being… Continue reading »

Mar
29

Beards, Blazers & Glasses: Let’s Independent-The Deadly Syndrome, Happy Hollows

Joe from Radio Free Silverlake has things fairly figured out. Or so it seemed last night at his packed monthly Let’s Independent night at Boardner’s in Hollywood, when the cute pixiesh lead singer of The Happy Hollows broke mid-set to regale a story about a blog-obsessed friend of hers, who begged her to meet the… Continue reading »

Mar
28

You Can’t Ignore The Evidence

Granted, Dilated Peoples bore the hell out of me in the year 2007. True, they had a nice run from 97-2001 or so, but now it’s probably time for them to join J5 in that great underground hip-hop heaven in the sky. So it’s understandable that bloggers have pretty much completely ignored Evidence’s solo debut… Continue reading »

Mar
27

An Open Letter To The Dude At My Gym Wearing a See-Through Nipple Shirt

Dear Sir, I wanted to thank you so much for wearing that see-through crocheted black nipple-shirt while you were working out today. The fellas’ and I were talking about it in the locker room and agreed that there truly aren’t enough people comfortable displaying nipple in public. You, sir, are a fashion pioneer. Why bother… Continue reading »

Mar
27

Beards, Blazers & Beck

There are several rote cliches that you can always count on finding in Los Angeles. Perpetual sunshine. Sleazy Hollywood types. Pretty girls. And sleazy Hollywood types trying to scheme on pretty girls in the sunshine. But LA has at least one more thing you can always depend on. Namely, that on any given year, Beck… Continue reading »

Mar
25

Album Review: El-P-I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead

There’s a moment on “The Overly Dramatic Truth,” the ninth track of El-P’s brilliant sophomore effort, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead , when the Brooklyn-born Jaime Meline doesn’t sound like any of the writerly influences critics typically pigeon-hole him with. It doesn’t remind me of Philip K. Dick. Or George Orwell. Or Aldous Huxley. Or… Continue reading »

Mar
23

Beards, Blazers & Glasses: The Besnard Lakes

The razor-sharp minds at Idolator , accurately summed up the main reason why I hadn’t heard The Besnard Lakes before their album The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse dropped last with month, Stylus Recommends tag in tow. Namely because at a glance, their name reads like “The Barenaked Ladies,” and in the right light,… Continue reading »

Mar
22

Tryin To Survive, Los Angeles Times

Ah, the days when Xzibit was a great rapper, rather than a great pro ride Pimper. Nine years back when he dropped the above album and the song “Los Angeles Times.” A song being played on repeat, as I got a story in the LA Times this morning (one that didn’t involve the words “blogger… Continue reading »

Mar
21

The 10 Reasons Why Amy Winehouse Really Canceled Her Show At Spaceland

So I’m pissed. Surprise Surprise. But for once, I have a legit reason. You see last night, I was supposed to have attended a Spaceland performance from the much hyped, big voiced walking disaster known as Amy Winehouse. Granted, Winehouse doesn’t make the type of music I normally get down with, but for major label… Continue reading »

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