Photo by Jeanne Rice"DJs are the new rock stars," says Seasons Recordings' Randy Mello, from the back seat of a BMW driven by DJ/label guy Jamie... More >>

Los Angeles. Late 1970s. Jimmy Carter's presidency is in smoke and flames. Youth violence in America is at its all-time high. The most obvious... More >>

First, let us accentuate the positive. There will undoubtedly be good music—if not great music—at Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion on... More >>

KID RAMOS, of the famous bulging biceps and imperial pompadour, played in an early version of the JAMES HARMAN Band. GENE TAYLOR, of the famous... More >>

By 1996, Superdrag had everything a young band is supposed to want: a hit single on radio ("Sucked Out"), heavy rotation on MTV, and the chance... More >>

Photo by Jeanne RiceWe bitch too often about "the music industry" and not enough about hometown fans, whose mercurial affections, jealousy and... More >>

There's something weird about watching a local electronica band rehearse. Electronica's dark and cold and dystopic. It's about nighttime and... More >>

Budding crank journalists take note: the secret to my success is simple. Interview a musician over the age of 40, profess your undying love of... More >>

Photo by Jack GouldSomewhere in the grand, global soundscape, amid KROQ's 24-hour white noise of brooding,... More >>

Radio-station concerts always reflect their listening audience. KIIS-FM's Wango Tango features young, beautiful people whose idea of political... More >>