Unlike Roky E., the Red Krayola survived Texas in the late 1960s pretty much intact. But what a strange time it was, given the influence of the... More >>

We were all set to skip Coachella this year—electing instead to host a mini-Coachella in our apartment, including the requisite weak... More >>

THURSDAY, APRIL 27 Kim Shattuck and her Muffs riders stampede the HOB, and Ray Barbee wings back from Japan with hopefully an armful of rare... More >>

THE SCRUFFS, WANNA MEET THE SCRUFFS? (2002, REV-OLA) The Scruffs came up in Memphis after Big Star as part of a bubbling pond of little fishes... More >>

Ray Barbee used to scout around after skate contests to find people who could teach him a little guitar, and by 1989, he had his first group... More >>

While they're relatively new to the paid DJ game, Automatic Midnight Productions' DJ Velvet Touch (Eric G.) and DJ Daybreak (Cris Pestolis)... More >>

What secret shame binds the heart of Buckethead? What private disgrace compelled guitar virtuoso Brian Carroll to forsake his Christian name... More >>

Someday I really must write at length about the great music coming out of Laguna Beach, which I'm dubbing the Laguna Renaissance, if only because... More >>

THURSDAY, APRIL 20 Ziggens back with a weekend of shows to douse a long absence with a couple of rockabilly songs, a couple of polka songs, some... More >>

Angels and Airwaves Chain Reaction, Anaheim Thurs., April 13 Blink-182 guitarist Tom Delonge likes to describe his new band, Angels and... More >>