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Indie rock darlings Beach House have announced a series of “installation shows,” including one April 21 at a yet-to-be-disclosed location in Los Angeles. If you’re curious what the hell all of that means, Beach House has an explanation for you: “We are going to install a design we have created and play as a two-piece […]
MoreOne of the most prolific and diverse musicians around these days, Ben Harper is returning to his roots. The singer-songwriter has announced he will rejoin forces with his original band The Innocent Criminals for the first time in six years. Harper said on his website that they will play four shows at the famed San […]
More1. DAVID BECKHAM — While this may have been one of the worst games in Super Bowl History, we can’t deny that all the action was in David Beckham, and not on the field. From horny housewives to jealous men, watching Beckham strip down to nearly naked in an H&M commercial was the most excitement about Super Bowl […]
MoreWhoa! Did you know Delorean were kidnapped in Mexico last week? Apparently the Barcelona, Spain indie-pop darlings were held hostage for 30 hours in a Mexico City Hotel. After performing at the Mexican installment of the Mutek Festival, Delorean fell victim to what is being referred to as a “virtual kidnapping” where the band endured a […]
MoreIt looks likes the funky, garage-thrashin’ “fat Indian man” that we all can’t get enough of is set to release a Merge debut later this year. King Khan & the Shrines is now part of the Merge family. Take a look below at King Khan’s statement about the merge with Merge: Rumors have been flying about […]
MoreI woke up to some great news today in my Facebook inbox. An old high school friend of mine (mind you, I graduated ’98) notified me that she was watching the Morning News of KTLA Channel 5 Los Angeles while up at the butt-crack of dawn to nurse her newborn. To her surprise, she heard the […]
MoreAll aboard the S.S. Coachella — man, this is going to be a shit show. Get ready for music, drunks and debauchery over the HIGH seas. Click here for more info!
MoreThe Strokes at Outside Lands 2010 – Photo by Monique Hernandez UPDATE #2: A statement just posted by Sean Carnage: There’s suddenly been a lot of interest in next week’s Pehrspace show, co-starring Clipping (Captain Ahab + Rale), MC Gaff E (from the UK), DJ Baglady and Secret Friends. The headliners were to be a band whose moniker […]
MoreThis is terrible, terrible news. We just read the announcement via TV On The Radio’s Web site that band member Gerard Smith has passed away. Here’s to an incredible, multi-faceted musician who not only handled the bass with style and craft, but many other instruments as well. Cheers, may you rest in peace Gerard. Via […]
MoreIt looks like Mogwai will have to stay a little longer in Glasgow before they can embark on their U.S. tour. According to their Web site the band had to cancel five of their upcoming East Coast tour dates. They all will be postponed to sometime in October. But don’t worry Los Angeles, we still […]
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