As the bedrock venue for a large portion of the burgeoning punk rock and rap scene of Orange County’s counter-culture, the Observatory in Santa Ana tapped into its first niche audience with the 90’s/early 00’s R&B, soul, and hip-hop tailored Soulquarius late last year. Mosh heads and hardcore lovers wouldn’t have to wait long to earn […]

Ugly Christmas sweater season is upon on us! As you go out and shop for your perfect ugly Christmas sweater for that themed drunk fest at your friend’s house, a lot of metal bands have been creating some of their own ugly christmas sweaters, but they come at a hefty price. Last year Slayer released […]

2 CHAINZ I’m not into “flash-rap,” but I am into real hip hop and 2 Chainz is all about the bling bling. We opted to check 2 Chainz just for the pure novelty of witnessing the flashy, big-ego-ed rapper live and it was rather lackluster as friends had mentioned about his weekend one Coachella performance; but […]

A new and improved FYF Fest went off this past Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Aside from an always pleasing line-up, the organization was swift and full of resources (thanks in part to their new partner, Goldenvoice). We give this year’s FYF two big ass thumbs up! Check out part […]

Let’s get straight to the punch: FYF Fest has announced their 2011 line-up! And of course, it’s fuckin’ rad! Check it all out below! The 2011 FYF Fest will take place Labor Day weekend, September 3, 2011 at 1st and Main in Downtown L.A. Presale tickets are sold-out but tickets will go on sale to […]

Coming to you this Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, 2011 is the 13th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival. This year’s line-up will feature some of the best punk bands, many of which graced my cassette tape collection back in high school. As one of the headliners this year and probably the biggest draw, are […]