Peggy Gou Goes Global
Peggy Gou interviewed for her DJ Kicks compilation for the cover of DJ Times Magazine Summer 2019 Issue Listen to the entire compilation on Spotify.
Composer Justin Melland: Chilling, Analog Based Score To Accompany Ted Bundy’s Voice
Composer Justin Melland interviewed for his scoring work on Netflix‘s Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes for Mix Magazine‘s June 2019 Issue: Listen to the entire score via Justin’s SoundCloud, it’s … Continue reading
In The Classroom With Sasami
Sasami interviewed about her passion for teaching and her debut self-titled solo album for Flood Magazine‘s Passion Issue #2: In the Classroom with Sasami Watch the official video for “Morning Comes.”
Nicky Blackmarket @ Xcellerated
Previewed for LA Weekly: Nicky Blackmarket, MC Fatman D, DJ Profile, Saxxon and DJ Suv at Xcellerated Get more details on the event via its Facebook event page.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Fishing for Fishies
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s Fishing for Fishies reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Gone Fishing with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Watch the video for Cyboogie.
Stewart Copeland Reflects on His 1978 Documentary About The Police, “Everyone Stares”
Stewart Copeland interviewed for the rerelease of his documentary on The Police, Everyone Stares, for Drum! Magazine: Stewart Copeland Reflects on His 1978 Documentary About The Police, Everyone Stares Watch the trailer for … Continue reading
Best of LA Music: Electronic
Write-ups on Best New Anti-Superclub: Raspoutine, Most Promising New Boutique Festival: Dusk Camp and Electronic Duo with the Most Rock & Roll Approach: Forward for LA Weekly Best of LA Music Issue 2019 Best of LA: … Continue reading
With Help From Students, Big-Name Muralists Are Transforming a South L.A. High School
Shepard Fairey, Rob Hill, Ni Santas and Warren Brand of Branded Arts interviewed for their work on The Maya Angelou Mural Festival for Los Angeles Magazine: With Help From Students, Big-Name Muralists … Continue reading
Best Breakthrough DJ: Lupe Fuentes
Lupe Fuentes interviewed for the cover of LA Weekly Best of LA Music Issue May 16, 2019: Best Breakthrough DJ: Lupe Fuentes Listen to Lupe’s wealth of music via Spotify.
Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall: Controlling the Beast of a Chemical Brothers Concert
Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall interviewed on their 25 years of working with the Chemical Brothers on their live show for LA Weekly: Best of LA Music Issue 2019: Adam Smith and … Continue reading
Donna Summer’s Bad Girls at 40
Donna Summer‘s Bad Girls reviewed on its 40th anniversary for Rock and Roll Globe: Donna Summer Bad Girls at 40: Still “Hot Stuff” After All These Years Watch Donna performing “Hot Stuff” in … Continue reading
Matrix & Futurebound: Mystery Machine
Matrix and Futurebound interviewed for their album, Mystery Machine, for DJ Times Magazine Spring 2019 Issue Matrix & Futurebound: Mystery Machine Listen to the album in full on Spotify.
Fade to Blackie
W.A.S.P.‘s The Headless Children reviewed on its 30th anniversary for Rock and Roll Globe: Fade to Blackie: The Headless Children by W.A.S.P. Turns 30 Watch the video for W.A.S.P.’s cover of The Who’s … Continue reading
Dillinja @ Xcellerated
Previewed for LA Weekly: Xcellerated Presents Dillinja, Bass Brothers//Mad Ting!! Presents Hatcha, Youngsta at Catch One Listen to our favorite Dillinja tune, “Twist ‘Em Out” via his Spotify.
Nick Murphy Is Coming Out Of His Shell
Nick Murphy formerly known as Chet Faker interviewed for his album, Run Fast Sleep Naked for Flood Magazine: Nick Murphy Is Coming Out Of His Shell Watch the official video for “Sanity.”
Maya Jane Coles @ Sound
Previewed for LA Weekly: Maya Janes Coles at Sound Night Club Listen to Maya’s remix of Hozier’s “Movement.”
The Enduring Style and Talent of Margarita Mix
The managers and executive producers of Margarita Mix Santa Monica, Margarita Mix Hollywood and LA Studios interviewed for the cover of Mix Magazine April 2019 Issue: The Enduring Style and Talent of Margarita … Continue reading
Charlotte Gainsbourg @ El Rey
Previewed for LA Weekly: Charlotte Gainsbourg at the El Rey Theatre Watch Charlotte’s cover of Kanye West’s “Runaway” here.
Dusk Camp Rises Out Of The Dust As California’s Intimate New Festival
Heidi Lawden interviewed for Dusk Camp, her festival with Jeniluv and Masha for Mixmag: Dusk Camp Rises Out Of The Dust As California’s Intimate New Festival Find out more about Dusk Camp.
The Sliding Scale Of Slide It In
35th Anniversary Edition of Whitesnake’s Slide It In reviewed for Rock ‘n’ Roll Globe The Sliding Scale of Slide It In: Despite redundancy, this deluxe edition of Whitesnake’s 1984 LP revisits a band on the … Continue reading
José González & The String Theory @ Los Angeles Theatre
Previewed for LA Weekly: José González & The String Theory at the Los Angeles Theatre Watch their performance of “Leaf Off/The Cave” live in Hamburg.
Sing the Sorrows
Beth Gibbons and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Henryk Górecki‘s Symphony No. 3: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Sing the Sorrows: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons and … Continue reading
The Library Music Film @ The Independent
Previewed for LA Weekly: The Library Music Film at the Independent DTLA Take a look at some footage from the documentary on The Library Music Film‘s YouTube channel.
Dirt Merchants
The soundtrack to Mötley Crüe‘s The Dirt reviewed for Rock and Roll Globe: Dirt Merchants: The film adaptation of the notorious Mötley Crüe tell-all is a total shitshow on screen, but the soundtrack … Continue reading
10 Of The Most Exciting New Names In Bass Music
Round-up of 10 of the Most Exciting New Names in Bass Music for Mixmag: From Australia to Canada, We’re Got You Covered on the New Name to Know
DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2019: Avalon, Academy, Halcyon, Stereo
Write up on Avalon (#30), Academy (#52), Halcyon (#76) and Stereo (#92) for DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2019
Sam Fender @ Moroccan Lounge
Previewed for LA Weekly: Sam Fender at the Moroccan Lounge Watch Sam Fender perform “Dead Boys” on Later with Jools Holland.
Richard Furch: Award-Winning Mix Engineer With A Gift For Vocals
Mix engineer Richard Furch interviewed for his award-winning work for Mix Magazine March 2019 Issue: Richard Furch: Award-Winning Engineer With A Gift For Vocals Watch some studio interviews with Richard (and Tyrese) on … Continue reading
Respect Is the Most Committed Drum & Bass Party in North America
Interviewed Machete, Optical, and R.A.W. for the 20th Anniversary of Respect for LA Weekly March 1-7, 2019 Issue: Respect Is The Most Committed Drum & Bass Party In North America Listen to Respect DnB Radio via Mixcloud.
The Cultural Legacy of Karl Lagerfeld
Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld for Mixmag Listen to Chanel Show Soundtracks exclusively on Apple Music.
Get To Know JSTJR
JSTJR interviewed for his El Culo EP for DJ Mag North America February 2019 Issue Listen to the El Culo EP via Spotify.
FUSE 10 @ Globe
Previewed for LA Weekly: FUSE10: A Decade of Rave at the Globe Theatre Check out FUSE’s Instagram for some clips of their parties.
Red Bull Fest Is Representative Of The L.A. Music Landscape
Red Bull‘s creative director Kristen McElwain, Illegal Civilization‘s Mikey Alfred, and Vox Recordings Studios‘ Woody Jackson interviewed for the 2019 Red Bull Music Festival Los Angeles for LA Weekly February 8, 2019 Issue Red … Continue reading
Rene LaVice: Pursuing Perfection
René LaVice interviewed for his album, Far From Perfect, for DJ Times Magazine NAMM Issue 2019 Have a listen to René’s Drum & Bass show on BBC Radio 1.
Todd Terry @ Globe Theatre
Previewed for LA Weekly Todd Terry at Studio 740 at Globe Theatre Have a listen to Todd’s “In-House Radio” via his SoundCloud.
Wilkinson, Calyx & Teebee, Loadstar @ Exchange
Previewed for LA Weekly: Bassrush + Respect Present Wilkinson, Calyx & Teebee, Loadstar at The Exchange Read my interview with Calyx & TeeBee for their album, 1×1.
Western Music For Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption 2
Woody Jackson interviewed at Vox Recording Studios for his music on Red Dead Redemption 2 for Mix Magazine January 2019 Issue Find out more about RDR2 here.
Method In The Madness
The Crystal Method‘s Scott Kirkland interviewed for the album, The Trip Home, plus secondary interviews with former member, Ken Jordan, and manager Richard Bishop, for DJ Mag North America December 2018 Issue Method In The Madness Watch the … Continue reading
Under the Radar’s Top 100 Albums of 2018: Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Write-up on the Arctic Monkeys album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, for Under The Radar‘s Top 100 Albums of 2018 Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Watch the Arctic Monkeys’ performance at the Hollywood Bowl … Continue reading
Dayz Like These: Demon Dayz, Pico Rivera Sports Arena, CA
Review of Gorillaz‘ Demon Dayz festival for DJ Mag North America December 2018 Issue Watch videos from the Demon Dayz festivals via their its YouTube channel.
Jamie Jones B2B Martinez Brothers @ Palladium
Previewed for LA Weekly: Jamies Jones B2B The Martinez Brothers at Factory 93 at the Hollywood Palladium and 12 Best Music Shows in L.A. This Week Watch Jamie Jones B2B The … Continue reading
Greta Van Fleet Just Love To Play
Marlon Young, Al Sutton and Herschel Boone aka The Rust Brothers interviewed for their production, engineering and mixing work for Greta Van Fleet for Mix Magazine November 2018 Issue: Greta Van Fleet Just Love To … Continue reading
‘Beat Hunger’ Campaign Enlists Top Drummers for Haitian Poverty Relief
Hunger Relief International‘s Rachel Zelon, Addition Media‘s Matt Williams, audio engineer Gerhard Joost, and Kenny Aronoff interviewed, plus quotes from Stephen Perkins and Kristen Gleeson-Prata for the Beat Hunger campaign for Drum! Magazine: ‘Beat Hunger’ Campaign Enlists Top Drummers for Haitian Poverty … Continue reading
There’s No Seven-Year Itch at Desert Daze 2018
Review of Desert Daze Festival for Flood Magazine: There’s No Seven-Year Itch at Desert Daze 2018 Retroactively watch the trailers leading up to the festival on Desert Daze’s site.
Suede: First, Second, and Third Time’s A Charm
Suede‘s Brett Anderson interviewed for their album, The Blue Hour, for Under The Radar Magazine August/September/October 2018 Issue Suede: First, Second, and Third Time’s A Charm Watch the official video for “Life is Golden.”
Growing Up Gorgon
Gorgon City‘s Matt Robson-Scott and Kye Gibbon interviewed for their album, Escape, for DJ Mag North America September 2018 Issue: Growing Up Gorgon Listen to Escape on Spotify.
Rufus Has Soul
Rüfüs du Sol interviewed for their album, Solace, for DJ Mag North America September 2018 Issue: Rüfüs Has Soul Watch a live performance of “Underwater” at Electric Forest via Rufus’ YouTube channel.
In The Phace Of Bass
Florian Harres aka Phace interviewed for his album, Between, for DJ Mag North America September 2018 Issue: In The Phace Of Bass Listen to the entire album on Phace’s SoundCloud.
David Byrne Live at the Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles on August 25, 2018
David Byrne live at The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall Los Angeles on August 25, 2018 reviewed for Under the Radar. Read the story behind the tour via LA Weekly.
