Jean-Michel Jarre: Electronica 1: The Time Machine (Ultra)
Reviewed for Under The Radar Magazine November/December 2015 Issue: Jean-Michel Jarre Electronica 1: The Time Machine (Ultra) Watch the behind the scenes short film about the album.
Record Store Spotlight: Record Parlour, Hollywood CA
Record Parlour‘s Chris Honetschlaeger interviewed for New Noise Magazine Issue 21: Record Store Spotlight: Record Parlour, Hollywood CA Check out the Record Parlour’s tantalizing Instagram account.
Haelos: Coming Full Circle
Haelos‘ Lotti Bernardout and Dom Goldsmith interviewed for their Earth Not Above EP for Under The Radar Magazine August/September/October 2015 Issue: Haelos: Coming Full Circle Watch the first part of the three-part … Continue reading
Charlatans @ Fonda Theatre
Previewed for LA Weekly: The Charlatans at the Fonda Theatre Watch the Charlatans perform on The Late Late Show With James Corden.
Nicolas Godin: Contrepoint (Because)
Reviewed for Under The Radar Magazine November/December 2015 Issue: Nicolas Godin Contrepoint (Because Music) Stream the album in its entirety via The Guardian.
Making A Recording Connection: Education Model Based On Apprenticeship Tradition
Recording Radio Film Culinary Connection‘s James Petulla and Brian Kraft interviewed for Mix Magazine November 2015 Issue: Making A Recording Connection: Education Model Based on Apprenticeship Tradition Watch some videos on the … Continue reading
Gardens & Villa: Music For Dogs (Secretly Canadian)
Reviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine October 2015 issue: Gardens & Villa Music For Dogs (Secretly Canadian) Gardens & Villa move away from human and toward robot with each album. A protracted adjustment to … Continue reading
Bernard Sumner: Chapter And Verse (Thomas Dunne)
Reviewed for Under The Radar Magazine November/December 2015 Issue: Bernard Sumner: Chapter and Verse (Thomas Dunne Books) Watch and hour-long interview with Bernard at his book launch in the UK last year.
The Upbeats On The Drum ‘n’ Bass Noise War, Incest And History
The Upbeats‘ Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones interviewed while on the Bassrush Virus No Cure LP tour with Ed Rush and Optical for Insomniac.com: The Upbeats On The Drum ‘n’ Bass Noise War, … Continue reading
FuntCase Is Like A Crazy Comic Book Character
FuntCase interviewed while on the Bassrush Virus No Cure LP tour with Ed Rush and Optical for Insomniac.com: FuntCase Is Like A Crazy Comic Book Character Listen to some FuntCase sounds via … Continue reading
Ed Rush And Optical: An Incurable Virus
Ed Rush and Optical interviewed for their compilation, FabricLive 82, and their album, No Cure, for DJ Mag USA August 2015 issue: Ed Rush And Optical: An Incurable Virus Watch the trailer for FabricLive 82.
Dub Pistols: On Returning
Dub Pistols‘ Barry Ashworth interviewed for their album, Return Of The Pistoleros, for DJ Times Magazine November 2015 Issue: Dub Pistols: On Returning Listen to a fresh mix from Barry Ashworth via … Continue reading
Duran Duran In The Studio
Duran Duran‘s Nick Rhodes, and Mr. Hudson, and engineer Josh Blair interviewed about the recording of Paper Gods for Electronic Musician Magazine October 2015 issue: Duran Duran In The Studio In their nearly … Continue reading
Gorgon City Checks In From Tour: Part 2
Gorgon City‘s Matt Robson-Scott and Kye Gibbon check in at the end of the second week of their North American tour in support of their album, Sirens, for Insomniac.com: Gorgon City Checks In From Tour: … Continue reading
HARD Day Of The Dead @ Pomona Fairplex
Previewed for LA Weekly: HARD Day Of The Dead at Pomona Fairplex Watch the trailer for the festival.
Gorgon City Checks In From Tour
Gorgon City‘s Matt Robson-Scott and Kye Gibbon check in at the end of the first week of their North American tour in support of their album, Sirens, for Insomniac.com: Gorgon City Checks In From … Continue reading
Disclosure: It’s All Relative
Disclosure‘s Guy and Howard Lawrence interviewed for their album, Caracal, for the cover of DJ Mag USA November 2015 Issue: Disclosure: It’s All Relative Watch the four-part video series directed by Ryan Hope: … Continue reading
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Angels & Ghosts (Columbia)
Reviewed for Under The Radar Magazine November/December 2015 Issue: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers Angels & Ghosts (Columbia) Watch the album trailer for Angels & Ghosts.
Blur @ Hollywood Bowl
Previewed for LA Weekly: Blur at the Hollywood Bowl Watch a 30-minute short film of the recording of Blur’s album, The Magic Whip, in Hong Kong.
Hear The New EP From David Holmes’ Star-Studded New Project, Unloved (Premiere)
Unloved‘s David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia, and Jade Vincent interviewed for their debut EP, Guilty Of Love for LA Weekly: Hear The New EP From David Holmes’ Star-Studded New Project, Unloved (Premiere) Watch the … Continue reading
Chinese Indie Night Is What The Culture Collide Festival Is All About
Alan Miller of Culture Collide and Michael LoJudice of Modern Sky interviewed for Culture Collide Festival‘s Chinese Indie Night for LA Weekly: Chinese Indie Night Is What The Culture Collide Festival … Continue reading
Knowledge Is Power: Why More Producers Are Sharing Their Secrets
Optical, Ed Rush, TC, and Digital Labz interviewed for my production culture piece for Bassrush: Knowledge Is Power: Why More Producers Are Sharing Their Secrets Watch a two-minute snapshot of … Continue reading
Rudimental @ Fonda
Previewed for LA Weekly: Rudimental at the Fonda Theatre (and the Belasco Theatre) This Week’s Best Concerts In Handy Playlist Form Listen to Rudimental Essential Mix for BBC’s Radio 1 from … Continue reading
AM & Shawn Lee: Outlines (Celestial Electric Music)
Reviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine September 2015 Issue: AM & Shawn Lee Outlines (Celestial Electric Music) The transatlantic union of Los Angeles’ AM and London’s Shawn Lee produces a third full-length … Continue reading
Disclosure: Caracal (UMG)
Reviewed for The A.V. Club: Disclosure Caracal (Universal Music Group) Listen to a mini-mix of Caracal via Disclosure’s YouTube channel.
Modestep @ Avalon
Previewed for LA Weekly: Modestep at Avalon This Week’s Best Concerts In Handy Playlist Form Watch Modestep’s amazing short film/album trailer, London Road.
Francesca Belmonte: Anima (False Idols)
Reviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine August 2015 Issue: Francesca Belmonte Anima (False Idols) Featured on a few Tricky albums, Francesca Belmonte’s voice is a familiar one. For Anima, Belmonte’s solo debut on Tricky’s … Continue reading
Five Questions With Martin Gore
Depeche Mode‘s Martin Gore interviewed for his solo album, MG, for Electronic Musician Magazine‘s July 2015 Issue: Five Questions With Martin Gore Martin Gore is not one to take time away from making music. … Continue reading
Marques Wyatt’s DEEP Celebrates 16 Years Of Soulful House Music
Marques Wyatt interviewed for the 16th Anniversary of his club night, DEEP, for the LA Weekly: Marques Wyatt’s DEEP Celebrates 16 Years Of Soulful House Music Listen to Marques’ set from … Continue reading
Deep’s Sweet 16 @ Belasco
Previewed for LA Weekly: Deep’s Sweet 16 at the Belasco Theatre Listen to Marques Wyatt’s set from Might Deep which took place in May of this year. photo credit: AJ Herrera
Kelis Graduated From Le Cordon Bleu–Now She’s Written Her First Cookbook
Kelis interviewed for her first cookbook, My Life On A Plate: Recipes From Around The World, for LA Weekly: Kelis Graduated From Le Cordon Bleu–Now She’s Written Her First Cookbook Check out … Continue reading
Mercury Rev’s The Light In You
Mercury Rev‘s Jonathan Donahue and engineer Scott Petito interviewed for the album, The Light In You, for Mix Magazine September 2015 Issue: Mercury Rev The Light In You Listen to album opener, “The … Continue reading
Metric’s Daily Jams Create Pagans In Vegas
Metric‘s Jimmy Shaw and engineer John O’Mahoney interviewed for their album, Pagans In Vegas, for Mix Magazine September 2015 Issue: Metric’s Daily Jams Create Pagans In Vegas Watch “Lie Lie Lie” from Pagans In Vegas.
Painted Palms: Horizons (Polyvinyl)
Reviewed for Under The Radar Magazine: Painted Palms Horizons (Polyvinyl) Listen to “Tracers” via Stereogum.
Diane Coffee: Everybody’s A Good Dog (Western Vinyl)
Reviewed for Under The Radar Magazine: Diane Coffee Everybody’s A Good Dog (Western Vinyl) Watch the first video, for “Everyday” via NPR First Listen.
The Orb: Moonbuilding
The Orb‘s Thomas Fehlmann interviewed for their album, Moonbuilding 2703 AD, for DJ Times September 2015 Issue: The Orb: Moonbuilding
Whitestone Is Turning Album Artwork Into an Immersive Social Networking Experience
Whitestone founder Roey Tsemah interviewed for Insomniac.com: Whitestone Is Turning Album Artwork Into an Immersive Social Networking Experience Watch Roey’s video explaining Whitestone here.
The Sonar System: Restoring Peace Through Sound System Culture
The author of The Sonar System, vocalist, MC, painter, and wordsmith Ras Mykha interviewed for Insomniac.com: The Sonar System: Restoring Peace Through Sound System Culture Watch the book trailer here.
Miguel Migs, Marques Wyatt, Isaiah Martin @ Sound
Previewed for LA Weekly: Miguel Migs, Marques Wyatt, Isaiah Martin at Sound Nightclub Listen to Migs’ guest radio mix “Shadows On The Wall” via his SoundCloud. Listen to Marques’ DEEP Exhale … Continue reading
Jamie xx: Going Solo With In Colour
Jamie xx interviewed for his debut solo album, In Colour, for Soma Magazine August 2015 Film And Music Issue: Jamie xx: Going Solo With In Colour Watch Jamie’s performance of “Loud Places” on Late Night … Continue reading
Corsica Arts Club Releases Self-Titled Debut
Corsica Arts Club‘s Arash Parsee and Brendan Thompson interviewed for their debut self-titled EP for Mix Magazine August 2015 Issue: Corsica Arts Club Releases Self-Titled Debut Listen to the whole EP via … Continue reading
Foals: What Went Down (Warner Music)
Reviewed for Mix Magazine August 2015 Issue: Foals What Went Down (Warner Music) Watch a live performance at Maida Vale of “What Went Down” on Annie Mac at BBC Radio 1.
The Night I Fell In Love With Dance Music: Lily Moayeri
Superstar scribe Katie Bain interviewed me for Insomniac.com: The Night I Fell In Love With Dance Music: Lily Moayeri Read more of Katie’s fantastic writing.
This Guy Created The 5-Minute Mind-Altering, Virtual-Reality World For Squarepusher: Rob Pybus
Illustrator Rob Pybus interviewed for Insomniac.com: This Guy Created The 5-Minute Mind-Altering, Virtual-Reality World For Squarepusher: Rob Pybus Watch Rob doing his illustrated comedy for the first time and another time.
Hot Chip @ Greek
Previewed for the LA Weekly: Hot Chip at the Greek Theatre Listen to the whole album via Hot Chip’s site.
This Is The Guy That Makes Calvin Harris Look Amazing: Dave Thomas
Stylist Dave Thomas interviewed for Insomniac.com: This Is The Guy That Makes Calvin Harris Look Amazing: David Thomas Watch Dave in action on his YouTube channel.
Clubbed To Deaf: Is Music Killing Your Ears?
My write-up on how music is affecting your hearing and how to protect it for Bassrush: Clubbed To Deaf: Is Music Killing Your Ears? Check out some Musician’s Earplugs from … Continue reading
Duff McKagan: How To Be A Man
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Duff McKagan How To Be A Man Read a great interview with Duff about his book by Lina Lecaro in the LA Weekly.
Maribou State: Portraits (Counter)
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Maribou State Portraits (Counter) Listen to Maribou State’s Radio One Residency Mix.
