The Morning Benders
Sunny Cali-pop act bring golden harmonies and ramshackle instrumentation on their just-released debut full-length, Talking Through Tin Cans.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 05.08.08 2:17 PM
What? Do you think the Shins' latest effort was too depressing? Do you wish Dr. Dog albums arrived with a glossier production?
Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears
Up-and-coming psychedelic genre-benders freak out, man.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 03.31.08 11:39 AM
What's the Deal? Don't let their name spook you: Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears may be strange fellows, but their music is meant to elicit joy, not terror.
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The essentially cool brothers in black are back with a new song, a new album in the works, and the reissuing of their back catalog.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 03.28.08 10:43 AM
What's the Deal? After a messy break-up and the requisite side projects, the brothers Reid (Jim and William) made their triumphant return as the Jesus and Mary Chain on the Coachella stage in 2007 -- perhaps egged on by usage in a crucial scene in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation.
'Lightning' Strikes for Liam Finn
BROOKLYN: Riding the bottom of the bill, the quirky New Zealand-based wunderkind steals the show and wows early arrivals in Brookly
By Larry Fitzmaurice 02.28.08 1:24 PM
It's a hard knock life as the first opening act on a bill. No matter who you want to reach with your performance, you're often stuck with a small crowd of audience members slowly trickling in and talkatively preparing for the headliner as you play through your set.
Time Again Draw the 'Line'
Exclusive! Download the anthemic street-punk of Time Again's "Lines Are Faded," from their upcoming long-player Darker Days.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 02.13.08 1:00 PM
A message to those who think that punk music doesn't exist anymore, Los Angeles-bred rabble-rousers Time Again has a bone to pick with you.
Get a Much-Needed 'Kick' From the Valley Arena
Exclusive: Download Free the Robots' spaced-out remix of the Valley Arena's "Kick at the Ceiling."
By Larry Fitzmaurice 01.31.08 6:25 PM
With a sound that combines the wraith-like musical patterns of Les Savy Fav with the overcast moodiness of late-era Fugazi, Long Beach, California's the Valley Arena might not immediately come across as the best remix candidates. Then again, the first rule of conventions is that they're meant to be defied, which is exactly what DJ Chris Alfaro a.k.a.
