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February 2, 2012
Five Really Good Recent Break-Up Songs
In 1962, Neil Sedaka said everything that needs to be said about ending relationships when he sang, "breaking up is hard to do." It's simple in an "aw shucks" 1960s pop song sort of way, but the tune's direct approach has not meant the end of the break-up song. In fact, we've got some pretty dand ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know': The Five Best Covers
You know the song: "Somebody That I Used to Know" is a powerful and bitter break-up anthem by Australian singer-songwriter Gotye. I'm not sure how to rank it compared with Adele's "Someone Like You" as a break-up ode, but I'd definitely put it in the same mix tape. Both songs are seriously up the ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
L.A. Record and VICE Team for Benefit in Wake of DJ Jonathan Toubin's Freak Accident
A little over a week ago, Jonathan Toubin played his Soul Clap set at L.A. club the Satellite. Two days later, the popular New York DJ was involved in an accident that reads like something out of a movie. While sleeping in his hotel in Portland, where he was due to perform, a taxi cab ramm ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
The Ten Most Disappointing Albums of 2011: #5 - #1
Stop grinning. Your album sucks. See also: The Ten Most Disappointing Albums of 2011: #10 - #6 5. Jane's Addiction The Great Escape Artist There was no way Perry Farrell and company were going to shock the world with another Ritual lo Habitual. That much we knew -- if for no other reason t ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Cee Lo Green Talking to Strangers on Fuse
On June 22, rapper/singer Cee Lo Green will debut his television series Talking to Strangers on Fuse TV. According to Pop & Hiss, the program will follow a standard talk-show format focused on interviews and performances à la The Johnny Cash Show. Featured guests will include Lupe Fiasco, Grace ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
TV on the Radio Bassist Gerard Smith Dies
Our sister publication the Village Voice reports that TV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith passed away this morning after a battle with lung cancer. The band's web site says, "We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight ag ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
The EMP Pop Conference Lands in LA: Jason Bentley Moderates Free Panel with Moby and TV on the Radio
KCRW.comJason BentleyAccording to our Beat Blvd. columnist Ned Raggett, this is the first time Experience Music Project's Pop Conference is being held in LA. "Very handy," he notes in his blog. If you're in the area tomorrow, you might want to check out KCRW's music director Jason Bentley moderat ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Free Moral Agents' Ikey Owens Has Control Issues
www.myspace.com/freemoralagentsIsaiah "Ikey" Owens--more known as the (Grammy winning) keyboardist for Mars Volta and occasional cohort of Flying Lotus, Danger Mouse, Crystal Antlers, Shuggie Otis, Sublime, Mastodon, EL-P, and Saul Williams--is a busy, busy man. But for now, he's concentrating on ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Cool Covers: The Shins, Owen Pallett And More
Andrew YoussefOwen Pallett at Coachella[via Pitchfork]There's been a slew of cool cover songs floating around the interwebz lately; I especially like the A.V. Club's web series "Undercover" and Levi's Levi's Pioneer Sessions. Yesterday I watched Owen Pallett perform a watered-down version of Guid ... More >>
Music
March 11, 2010
OC/LBC Bands Representing at SXSW
Local acts aim to create buzz in Austin
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December 14, 2009
Show Announcement: Coachella 2010 Dates Confirmed
Beth StirnamanCoachella 2009: Day TwoThe 2010 Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival will take place Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 2010 at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, Calif. Pre-sale and layaway plans go on sale today at coachella.com. Three-day passes start at $ ... More >>
Music
June 11, 2009
NYC's Telepathe Leave Irony Out of the Equation
Beth StirnamanCoachella 2009: Day TwoThe 2010 Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival will take place Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 2010 at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, Calif. Pre-sale and layaway plans go on sale today at coachella.com. Three-day passes start at $ ... More >>
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May 22, 2009
TONIGHT: Little Dragon at Detroit Bar
Sweden's Little Dragon hits Detroit Bar tonight, fresh from opening up for TV on the Radio for the last good little while. Though they reside in the faraway Scandinavian land, lead singer Yukimi Nagano's mother and grandmother both live in Costa Mesa. Wacky! $15.They've got a really neat moody, spac ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
[CD Review] Condo Fucks, 'Fuckbook' (Matador)
Sweden's Little Dragon hits Detroit Bar tonight, fresh from opening up for TV on the Radio for the last good little while. Though they reside in the faraway Scandinavian land, lead singer Yukimi Nagano's mother and grandmother both live in Costa Mesa. Wacky! $15.They've got a really neat moody, spac ... More >>
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April 23, 2009
Incoming: Unsurprisingly, More Cool Shows are Coming to Detroit Bar (GZA, Little Dragon, More)
Detroit Bar is bringing some more neat stuff to town, including Little Dragon, pictured. The Swedish group is currently on tour with TV on the Radio, and once that wraps up, they'll be hitting Detroit on May 22.One week earlier (and only a little more than two months since his last Detroit appearanc ... More >>
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April 20, 2009
(Definitely Not) Live From Coachella: Good times, but no new finds
Well, here we are again. Monday....ew. But for those of you who came along for the ride at Coachella 2009, the memories are probably still cycling around in your brain somewhere. Otherwise, you'd probably be getting some work done instead of trolling the internet looking for the next Albert Ching bl ... More >>
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April 19, 2009
Live(ish) from Coachella: Sunday Morning Coming Down
I'm in the Motel 6, a.k.a. the COMMAND CENTER, but my WiFi expired (24 hours) so I'm iPhoning it in. Pay another $2.99? Heck no! Let's talk about Saturday for a bit, no?- TV on the Radio were real good. I saw them a few years ago and was kind of "eh" on it, though I always dug their recorded materi ... More >>
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April 19, 2009
(Not) Live from Coachella: The N00b Reflects
Spencer KornhaberThe "Hand of Man" crushes autos.While Albert's still sweating it out (literally! ha!) at some polo field in the desert, my Coachella experience -- my first Coachella experience -- is over. But it was fun. Why? Top things about Saturday from a neophyte:This is a good festival. Water ... More >>
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April 19, 2009
(One Day Ago) Live from Coachella: Day Two Pictures!
Thank goodness for Beth Stirnaman. If not for her, our Coachella coverage would consist of my blah blahing and iPhone pictures of stages from the crowd, many yards away. Thankfully, she's got a bundle of great images from day two here, so you can put a face to my inspid ramblings. Remember me raving ... More >>
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April 18, 2009
Live from Coachella: Blitzen Trapper, Other Stuffs
Watching Blitzen Trapper RIGHT NOW in the Gobi tent. Rootsy rocky. Y'know. Pleasant enough. "Kinda boring," said OC Weekly''s Nate Jackson. "Not bad if I was seeing them at the Gypsy Den." Or maybe he said Gypsy Lounge? Who could say. Saturday has gotten knocked for not being up to par, but it's mor ... More >>
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April 18, 2009
Live from Coachella: Dr. Dog, Amanda Palmer, Henry Rollins, Shirtless D-Bags
Sup. Broadcasting LIVE from the Corporately Sponsored AT&T Cool Down Charge Up tent. I am not really doing either at the moment, though. Philly's Dr. Dog just finished up at the Mojave tent a bit ago, and as Larry David might say, they were "pretty, pretty good." Tracks like "Worst Trip" and "Th ... More >>
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April 18, 2009
Live from Coachella: Record Store Day!
It's pretty cool that the official on-site record store at Coachella this year is Zia Records, from my hometown of Phoenix. It's been Virgin Megastore in years past, which is not only now out of business, but was always totally totally horrible. A copy of Private Eyes for $18.98? Sure, why ... More >>
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April 15, 2009
Last Night: TV on the Radio at Glass House
Last Night: TV on the Radio and Free Moral Agents at Glass HouseBetter Than: Trying to literally watch t.v. on a radio.Download: Dear Science by TVotR...as if you already haven't. It's rare and weird to feel a sense of victory going to a concert before it even starts. But as the c ... More >>
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April 13, 2009
No Sleep till Indio: Huge Week of Shows Leading up to Coachella
Even if you're not making it out to Coachella this weekend, there's plenty of runoff 'round these parts to keep you satisfied, with a plethora of artists playing the festival hitting us up on the way to Indio.
Music
April 9, 2009
[Coachella 2009] Everything New Is Old Again--and Vice Versa
Even if you're not making it out to Coachella this weekend, there's plenty of runoff 'round these parts to keep you satisfied, with a plethora of artists playing the festival hitting us up on the way to Indio.
Blogs
April 9, 2009
Incoming: She Wants Revenge, The Briggs Coming to the Glass House
The Glass House in Pomona has a huge week coming up--Silversun Pickups on Sunday, Jenny Lewis on Monday, TV on the Radio on Tuesday, Conor Oberst on Wednesday and The Black Keys on Thursday--but, always looking towards the future, they've also got some shows coming up beyond that.
Blogs
March 23, 2009
OC Weekly faves land Glass House gigs
Like any local fan, I'm always excited to see bands we've written about in the Weekly get some solid recognition elsewhere. Okay, so maybe Pomona is not too far elsewhere, but the April calendar at The Glass House has great OC/LB talent opening up for some Coachella caliber acts. The jazzy jam artis ... More >>
Music
March 12, 2009
OC/LBC Bands Head to South By Southwest
Like any local fan, I'm always excited to see bands we've written about in the Weekly get some solid recognition elsewhere. Okay, so maybe Pomona is not too far elsewhere, but the April calendar at The Glass House has great OC/LB talent opening up for some Coachella caliber acts. The jazzy jam artis ... More >>
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March 11, 2009
Incoming: Silversun Pickups at the Glass House
The Glass House's pre-Coachella week--already boasting Jenny Lewis, TV on the Radio, Conor Oberst and The Black Keys--has added another Coachella artist playing a pre-festival gig, LA's Silversun Pickups on Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $12.50 and go on sale this Friday, March 13 for $22.50. Silvers ... More >>
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March 9, 2009
Crystal Antlers Debut Full-Length Now Available on iTunes!
Based on the strength of their six-song EP (entitled, uh, EP), Long Beach's Crystal Antlers were signed to Chicago's Touch and Go, the same label that helped bring the world the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and TV on the Radio. So given that, you can imagine how hotly anticipated (so hot!) their first full-lengt ... More >>
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February 25, 2009
So Many Awesome Pre-Coachella Shows Coming to Glass House
Christopher VictorioFrom the Oct. 30 Jenny Lewis concert at the Orpheum in Los Angeles.They have hotels in Pomona, right? You might want to invest on one for the week of April 13, where the Glass House is taking advantage of their proximity to Indio with a stellar slate of boner-shattering acts comi ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2009
Daily Coachella Update: Still No Lineup, but There is a Fake One
It's getting to the point where the idea of the Coachella lineup is actually more appealing than whatever the eventual Coachella lineup will be, even if the actual lineup is really impressive. It's like Spock said, "having is not such a pleasing thing as wanting."So yeah, still no official Coachella ... More >>
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October 6, 2008
Coachella, Stagecoach Dates Announced
Goldenvoice announced today that next year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival - the world famous annual haven of indie rock, electronic music and sweating at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio - will take place Friday, April 17, Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19. Yes, that's the third we ... More >>
Calendar
September 18, 2008
California Dreaming
Golden Animals
Blogs
June 16, 2008
San Diego Street Scene lineup announced
The two-day lineup for this year's San Diego Street Scene was just announced today, and it doesn't look half bad, in this humble ex-music editor's opinion. Headliners include Beck, the Black Crowes, X, Tegan and Sara, Justice, plus Spoon, TV on the Radio, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Michael Franti ... More >>
Features
April 17, 2008
If the Breeders' Coachella and Glass House Shows Are Their Swan Song, It'll Probably Be a Big Deal
The two-day lineup for this year's San Diego Street Scene was just announced today, and it doesn't look half bad, in this humble ex-music editor's opinion. Headliners include Beck, the Black Crowes, X, Tegan and Sara, Justice, plus Spoon, TV on the Radio, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Michael Franti ... More >>
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January 24, 2008
Tom Waits for Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett has Tom on her side. Scorching-hot actor Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Ghost World, Match Point) will be releasing her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head (I have some suggestions), May 20 on Atco/Rhino. The disc includes one original Johansson composition and 10 interpretatio ... More >>
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August 9, 2007
Dirty Money, Avalon, August 8, 2007
Dirty Money's Jay Cash: Bank on his taste. I lost my Dirty Money cherry last night and am wondering why I waited so long to do so. The Wednesday weekly at Avalon gave me a much-needed dose of hot new electronic dance music that was mostly well-mixed and intelligently selected. Sure, lots of people ... More >>
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April 12, 2007
Honoring Mother Earth
New Moon Drum Circle
Music
February 1, 2007
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Rhino Records
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January 25, 2007
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SECONDSPIN
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January 11, 2007
How To Rhyme Only Daughter With Joe Namaths Kneecaps
Our hero Subtle
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December 28, 2006
It Was Free Cuz I Stole It
WEB EXCLUSIVE!: The Year In Unfair Shares
Features
December 28, 2006
Independence Day
Ten great CDs that will blow you away no matter your definition
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September 21, 2006
Watch With Your Ears
TV on the Radio
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September 21, 2006
Hits!
KUCI-FM 88.9
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September 7, 2006
Hits!
Fingerprints
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April 27, 2006
Get Out!
April 27 - May 4: the Slaughtahouse
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October 13, 2005
Keep the Kids Indoors
Nightlife and more
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July 29, 2004
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