Sometimes you uncover new music in the most obvious of places. While hunting for new material at Amoeba in Hollywood the other night, I stumbled into a conversation with Doc Allison, who just so happened to be going through CDs in order to be shipped back to the distributor. After an album recommendation by yours
Is / Is are three young women from a heated up music scene in Minneapolis, signed to Guilt Ridden Pop. Quite how they found their way into my consciousness all the way over here in the UK is a long story, but I’m pretty darned glad that they did. They’ve become a constant on the
While spending time living in North Dakota, I must say that my top local musical discovery was definitely Secret Cities. They are a three-piece psych-pop project that contains some of the most mind-blowing harmonies that my ears have ever heard. It was not long after I first heard them that Western Vinyl also noticed them
Hermosa Beach’s Sand Section started off as a bunch of dudes jamming in high school to a full-fledged recording outfit. After playing gigs around the South Bay and Hollywood during these years, college came and the members went their separate ways, until their hankering for making music returned. Though the lineup has changed multiple times
It’s no secret Saint Motel is one of my fave city of angels spawned bands- I can’t get enough of their poptastic hits, their contagious energy, and their recently released single is spreading through the states like a serious pandemic. No wonder the four boys are about to jet off on yet another West coast
This week I journeyed north of Hollywood to meet with the three members of Burial at Sea at their studio in the appropriately-named Laurel Canyon. They welcomed me into a small space filled to the rafters with musical gear, graciously offering me a beer to combat the afternoon heat. We covered the basics of how
EKEN IS DEAD is a Los Angeles, CA based four-piece hard rock alternative/metal act. Since it’s inception of 2008, EKEN IS DEAD has been on a mission of domination. In just three years, the band has earned a well-deserved reputation based on professionalism and commitment to excellence. Whether an intimate local show or a packed
Before I reviewed Idiot Glee’s album release show for BestNewBands.com a couple weeks ago, I walked and talked with the man behind the glee, James Friley, from Glasslands and down the street on the way to Academy Records, where he was dropping up some copies of his newly pressed LP, Paddywhack. In our roving interview,
“She’s So Sad” On The Safes‘ Facebook page, the Chicago-based trio describe themselves is described as “pop tunesmiths who play with punk rock intensity”(Go Metric). After a brief listen to the song and “She’s So Sad” above, it’s hard not to agree with them. Consisting of core members (and brothers) Frankie and Patrick O’Malley who
Chains of Love sounds like a girl group straight out of the 60s, fronted by singer Nathalia Pizarro and singer/guitarist Rebecca Marie Law Gray. They are the face, but recently, before their show at Shea Stadium, I sat down with the four guys who make up the core of the band – Felix Fung on