Every year, the birthday and national holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is imbued with new meaning in relation to the constant flare-ups of racism against people of color in the United States. From police brutality to consistent institutionalized neglect and disregard for Black bodies in places like Flint, Michigan and Ferguson, Missouri. The […]

Atop a hill in Burbank, hip hop icon Common descended backed by Double G and his 50-piece Stardust Symphony, incandescent and bombastic. Though much of the atmosphere was owed to the Starlight Bowl itself — a kind of shrunk-down Hollywood Bowl, complete with a grassy knoll from which to picnic and watch the show. But […]

Mark your calendars because Common is making an appearance at the classic Starlight Bowl in Burbank on July 9th for a unique one-night performance. The iconic rapper will be joined on stage by fellow artist Double G and his 50-piece Stardust Symphony, as well as openers Lettuce, Nikka Costa, and KCRW DJ Novena Carmel. It’s […]

This week’s show list is looking real good. On the indie / underground tip we have FKA Twigs, Deerhoof, Death in June, Cold Specks, The Bots, Kurt Vile, and many more rad acts coming through Los Angeles. Mainstream and more popular acts such as Cold War Kids, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Future Islands, Common, Sky Ferreira […]

Black Hippy — Photo by Ryan Bussard for Grimy Goods 2013 was a year of highs and lows in the world of hip hop, mixed with a bunch of other questionable antics, forcing fans to consider whether hip hop culture was on the brink of a nose dive. The term “ratchet” officially entered into the […]

For 27 years as a celebration of culture and music, once again the students of UCLA take over the campus to bring us the Jazz and Reggae Fest as it has become a tradition on Memorial Day Weekend.  On Sunday, day one of the festival (Jam Day) — the festivities kicked off with a shy crowd, […]

This past Saturday, Aug. 20 was a blistering hot day and the classic line-up at Rock The Bells only made it hotter. Upon arriving at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, I was amazed at how large this venue was. After some 12 hours of speed-walking under the sun to the various stages, I […]

Win tickets to the infamous Sunset Strip Music Festival taking place this Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010! Featuring Smashing Pumpkins, Slash, Common, Kid Kudi and many more hot acts, this is gonna be one hell of a Hollywood festival! Here’s How You Win Tickets! First, make sure you’re following us on Twitter and Facebook then just […]

My favorite duo, The Black Keys are set to play a special music festival at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. in celebration of Yuri’s Night, an international celebration of the orbital flight of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, on April 12, 1961. It’s a global celebration of human […]

Since Friday night’s “late night at Wanderlust” party was far too glow-stick-raver nerd for me, we were able to wake up well rested and energized for our noon yoga class. After getting mislead to the wrong yoga class which just so happened to be called “self massage with balls,” we finally found our chosen session […]

The So Co Music Experience in SD was super cool this year, especially since The Black Keys played! I wish we could have gotten there earlier,as I would have loved to have seen Grand Old Party, Kinky and Lady Dottie and The Diamonds, but it was a hell of a busy weekend. Needless to say, […]