Adam Freeland has done a killer remix of Metric’s song “Sick Muse” from their album “Fantasies.” Metric partnered up with Hype Machine and are offering the song as a FREE download in the site’s first ever download promotion. Get the goods here!

All you gotta do is test-drive a KIA Soul in order to get your FREE pair of concert tickets! How sweet is that? The KIA Soul Collective celebrates music, film, design, entrepreneur spirit and gaming. They’re coming to 10 cities this summer and fall and taking over for four days of free music, art and […]

Yay! This kind of creative fun makes me feel like a kid again! Jónsi & Alex have just launched a fun coloring competition on their Web site jonsiandalex.com. Get out your pencils, crayons and brushes and color in an original drawing from Jónsi & Alex’s Coloring Book. Send in the colored-in picture and Jónsi & […]

Who the hell is Jump Clubb (Anonymous Band From Beverly Hills)? Not quite sure myself yet, but their new album “The Love of Dance” is sounding all sorts of sexy-electro hotness. The goods drop Oct. 6 so stay tuned for an album review in the coming weeks. Combining dance, disco, and electronic styles with indie […]

You can always count on Amoeba to bring you some kick-ass, free, all-ages in-store performances. Check out what’s coming up for the latter half of September: Amoeba Hollywood 9/22 – LA Nuggets: Jackie DeShannon, Keith Allison, Danny Hutton, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, The Standells, & P.F. Sloan 9/24- Noisettes 9/29 – Fool’s Gold (Damn, how […]

Looks like the Australian electro-psychadleic rockers, Wolf and Cub, have yet another fabulous single for you to get your grimy hands on. Download their electrifying bass driven single, “One To The Other” here for FREE! With its hypnotic bass and explosive guitars, “One To The Other” bends itself out of shape, recoils and surges back […]

Over 1,000 downloads in two weeks! Check out Brooklyn’s DJ Red-Cent’s “Two Weeks Of The Hard Knocks.” The shit’s hot and fuses Jay-Z and Grizzly Bear in the illest way! Download for the track for FREE here! Check out more DJ Red-Cent here!

I really wish Treasure Island Music Festival wasn’t the same weekend as the Scion Garage Fest in Portland, Oregon. Rocky Erickson, The Dirtbombs, The Black Lips, Jay Reatard and many more kick-ass bands for FREE! WTF! This is the best FREE line-up I’ve ever seen. All you have to do is RSVP at www.scion.com/garagefest. Bands: […]

Austin City Limits and iTunes want to give you a free 2009 ACL digital download sampler featuring 16 songs from Thievery Corporation, Bassnectar, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Heartless Bastards, The Walkmen, K’Naan, and more. Go get your free ACL Festival Sampler Now! This freebie expires on Halloween! Track Listing: BASSNECTAR – Art of Revolution BLACK […]

So sad to say goodbye to those sweet summer days and sexy nights as we make way for a cozy Fall. Many of us will remember epic summer moments through a specific song―a song in which you may have locked lips to, got drunken stupid with, ended a relationship, or just danced your sweet ass […]

Fuck Yeah Fest (FYF Fest) went off this past Saturday at the Los Angeles Historic Park in China Town. Great line-up, but terrible event organization. The line was about a few blocks long and these poor, sweaty hipster kids had been waiting about three hours in line to get in. Not to mention the VIP/Press […]

“You guys probably think I’m weird for singing Happy Birthday to the Pier,” shared Patti Smith after engaging the crowd for a Happy Birthday sing-along in commemoration of the Santa Monica Pier’s centennial. “Well, back at CBGB’s I used to sing Happy Birthday all the time to Hilly Kristal’s dog!” The crowd cheered for Smith, […]

You can always count on Amoeba to deliver a diverse and eclectic array of free, all-ages in-store performances. Check out what’s on the agenda for September: Amoeba Hollywood 9/8 – Os Mutantes 9/12 – SASSAS Anniversary show with Cold Blue 9/15 – Frank Turner 9/16 – Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with Pa’Sumecha and Gomez Comes […]

Closing up the Twilight Dance Series 25th Anniversary at the Santa Monica Pier, don’t miss this epic FREE show with the Godmother of punk, Patti Smith. Celebrate the end of summer with Patti Smith and her band at 7p.m. on a warm summer evening. I saw Smith perform a couple years back on the pier […]

There’s always awesome art exhibits at Tony Alva’s infamous Exhibit A Gallery. Come swing by the “Bipolar” opening reception this Saturday, Aug. 29 from 7-11p.m. With live music by Black Veil Brides and DJ Howie Pyro, enjoy some complementary cocktails provided by Transphusion and some tasty eats from Sandwich Shop LA. If that ain’t enough, […]

With just about two years together under their belt, Philadelphia all-fem-indie rockers, Post Post, are well on their way to hooking and reeling you in. Producing a tantalizing sound of angelic vocals supported by a rockin’ display of instrumentation composed of guitar, bass, synth, and drums, Post Post has managed to deliver a more than […]

Summer is the season for music festivals, both big and small there’s been a great set for us all. Want to see the Cold War Kids for FREE? As part of the SAM Summer Concert series, Busker Fest goes off this Friday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. in Long Beach’s East Village Arts District. With […]

As always, the second Thursday of every month is the the Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk. It’s an awesome FREE event featuring some of the hottest artists and some pretty sweet people watching. Be sure to make it this Thursday, Aug. 13 for a special event hosted by Blends LA, titled “Sunglasses at Night.” Just […]

From “Butter” to “Cornelius” to the Steve Aoki assisted “Warp 1.9,” The Bloody Beetroots have put out banger after banger in the past year, dominating clubs and inspiring countless remixes. These tracks, along with a heap of brand new gems will make up The Beetroots’ highly anticipated debut album, “Romborama”, which drops September 8th. For […]

Tony Alva and Richard Villa III present an Exhibit A Gallery event not to miss: “The Detournements of Wynn Miller” Closing Reception. Taking place this Friday, July 31 the place should be popping as it is X-Games weekend. Featured artists include: Shepard Fairey, Mark “Gonz” Gonzales, Shawn Barber, Greg Gossel, Nate Frizzell, Chloe Trujillo, Axis, […]

Vice just keeps on bringing the hot, alcohol-filled summer events. Thus, helping nerdy hipsters get laid this wonderful summer. Be sure to RSVP for these two free events (open Hornitos tequila bar)! Thursday, July 30 – VICE BACKLOT at The Mischieve in The Garden of Agave Your weekend starts Thursday night with Vice and Hornitos […]

Promoting his new album, “Secret Profane & Sugarcane,” Elvis Costello played a FREE show at Amoeba Music in Hollywood yesterday evening. Hands down, Costello was just amazing. Opening up with my favorite song off his new album, “All Time Doll,” he played a stellar hour set. The man’s voice is mint! Hearing him live in […]

To celebrate his new album “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,” Elvis Costello will perform two free shows at indie retailer Amoeba Music in San Francisco and Hollywood, Calif. on June 22! All the more reason to love this superb singer/songer writer. The Amoeba gigs will be as followed: at Noon in San Francisco and at 8:00 […]

Cute and Dangerous is less than two weeks away! Remember, the first 50 attendees will receive a free gift bag! They’ll also have raffle drawings every 30 minutes! Items in the raffle include, Heart Plushies from I Heart Guts, Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow and Eyeshadow Primer Potion, Wish Come True Figurines from STRANGEco, Talking Japanese […]

Check out the new skateboarding flick from DVS. The contents include but are not limited to: Steve Berra, Zered Bassett, Daniel Castillo, Jimmy Cao, Torey Pudwill, Jereme Rogers, Daewon Song, etc. And guess what? IT’S FREE!!! Dudes, Dudes, Dudes is free at skateboard retail stores on May 5’th and will also be viewable on dvsskate.com. […]