I was first introduced to Bob Villain by chance when I showed up early to see Paul Bergmann last September at the Bootleg. Everything about him was a shock, from his menacing costumed aesthetic to his doom-filled Lana Del Rey cover to his general gothic rock style; I found myself in fascinated awe of him. […]

As part of their first live shows ever, Pussy Riot has announced a a second headline Los Angeles show date. Pussy Riot will perform at LA’s newest venue The Lodge Room in Highland Park on Tuesday, Dec. 12 Pussy Riot have sold-out their first LA show date at the Bootleg Theater scheduled for Wednesday December […]

Like most of Ziemba’s body of work, her new video for “El Paso” is dense and significant. The track comes from her 2016 record, Hope Is Never, which she spoke with me extensively about last year. She explained how the city impacted her life as a borderlander, or more specifically as a “child of NAFTA,” […]

Fulfilling her promise to direct and curate videos for every song on her sixth studio album Rub, electropunk artist Peaches has released the final video with “Dumb Fuck.” Filmed in the California desert with the help of filmmaker/editor and brother Craig Nisker, the video sees Peaches wandering the bleached-tan landscape with two vulva-masked companions. Quietly evocative […]

Los Angeles duo Tree Machines have released the video for their upbeat synth pop jam “Up For Air.” The video features a young female walking the streets of Downtown LA as she struggles with that horrid 9-5 life. In the end, a heavy anchor is lifted as the subject takes a bold leap and follows her […]

LA’s own Chicano Batman has been making waves ever since the release of their third studio album Freedom is Free, not only for its success in breaking out the band’s funky mix of rock, psychedelic soul, and tropicalia to a wider audience but also its decidedly poignant political undertones. As a band that swells with the […]

Canadian indie-electronic duo HUMANS, the brainchild of Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq, have premiered the 360 VR video for their new song “The Feels.” Pulsing house beats and synthesizer work make the song a heady, techno-esque bumper, but coupled with the music video it takes on a more anxiously sinister tone. HUMANS have built their sound […]

Soulful pop trumpeter Spencer Ludwig has shared the music video for his newest single “Got Me Like,” a track created with the sole purpose of getting people on their feet and dancing to its energetic gusto. With a penchant for producing the most infectious of jazz-pop creations and held together by his horn blowing melodic madness, […]

In 1968, Philip K. Dick published a novel set in post-apocalyptic San Francisco, where Ken Franklin calls his original home. He now lives in Echo Park, where he began indie pop group Dutch Party. It has been two years since their debut EP and over this time they have clearly developed a sense of whimsy; […]

St. Vincent is back with a new video for her latest single “New York.” Released earlier this summer, New York is St. Vincent’s first song in two years. Directed by Alex Da Corte in association with All Ages Productions, watch the new video below! Says Da Corte: “I think Annie’s New York is the New […]