Roni Size: Touching Down And Taking Control
Roni Size interviewed for his album, Take Kontrol, for Insomniac: Roni Size: Touching Down And Taking Control Listen to some current sounds from Mr. Size on his SoundCloud.
FYF Fest @ LA Sports Arena
Previewed for LA Weekly: FYF Fest at Los Angeles Sports Arena and Exposition Park If you haven’t already done so, download the FYF Fest app here.
Ed Rush and Optical @ Respect
Previewed for LA Weekly: Ed Rush and Optical at Respect at the Dragonfly Listen to “Virus Takeover Arcadia” from this year’s Glastonbury Festival via Optical’s SoundCloud.
Little Dragon: The Nabuma Rubberband Sessions
Little Dragon‘s Hakan Wirenstrand and Fredrik Wallin interviewed for their album, Nabuma Rubberband, for Electronic Musician Magazine: Little Dragon: The Nabuma Rubberband Sessions Watch a performance of “Klapp Klapp” on The Late Show … Continue reading
A Heart-To-Heart With Samsaya
Samsaya interviewed for her Samsaya EP for Boxx Magazine: A Heart-To-Heart With Samsaya Watch the official video for “Stereotype.”
Lenzman: Star Quality
Lenzman interviewed for his album Looking At The Stars for DJ Mag USA: Lenzman: Star Quality Listen to the entire album via Metalheadz’ SoundCloud page.
Kooks @ Roxy
Previewed for LA Weekly: The Kooks at the Roxy Watch a minute of “Bad Habit” I recorded at Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 6 August 2014 with very bad sound as I … Continue reading
Make Some Noisia!
Noisia‘s Thijs de Vlieger interviewed for the trio’s Purpose EP for DJ Magazine USA: Make Some Noisia! Listen to the “Noisia Selects” playlist on Spotify.
HARD Summer @ Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
Previewed for LA Weekly: HARD Summer Music Festival 2014 at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area Listen to some of the HARD Summer mixtapes via the HARDFest SoundCloud.
DEEP @ Hammer Museum
‘ Previewed for LA Weekly: DEEP at the Hammer Museum Listen to an excellent mix from Marques, “Home For The Holidays,” recorded live at DEEP this past holiday season.
Advice From A Music Supervisor: Stephanie Diaz-Matos
Music supervisor Stephanie Diaz-Matos interviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine: Advice From A Music Supervisor: Stephanie Diaz-Matos Watch one of Stephanie’s Verizon commercial spots.
Nightmare and the Cat @ the Roxy
Previewed for LA Weekly: Nightmare and the Cat at the Roxy Watch a studio performance of “Alvarado” via LA Weekly.
Basement Jaxx @ Rhondavous
Previewed for LA Weekly Basement Jaxx at Rhondavous at 333 Live
Screaming Divas by Suzanne Kamata
Reviewed for Boxx Magazine: Screaming Divas by Suzanne Kamata Learn more about author Susan Kamata at her site.
Stones Throw Picnic @ California Plaza
Previewed for LA Weekly: Stones Throw Picnic at Grand Performances at California Plaza Watch a bit of Stones Throw in action at this years SXSW.
Get Your Music Placed In Video Games
Activision Blizzard Inc.’s Brandon Young interviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine: Get Your Music Placed In Video Games: A Q&A with Brandon Young, Activision Blizzard Inc.’s Director of Music Affairs
Music For Grand Theft Auto V: Crafting Epic Game Music From Soundtrack To Score
Rockstar Games‘ Ivan Pavlovich, Woody Jackson, Chain Gang Of 1974‘s Kamtin Mohager, Alchemist, and Flying Lotus‘ Steven Ellison interviewed for Grand Theft Auto V for the cover of Electronic Musician Magazine: Music … Continue reading
Royksopp and Robyn @ Hollywood Bowl
Previewed for LA Weekly: Royksopp and Robyn at the Hollywood Bowl Watch the video for “Sayit” on H&M Life.
Jack Beats: Turtablists Become Club Rockers
Jack Beats‘ Ben Geffin interviewed for their FABRICLIVE 74 and Beatbox EP for DJ Times Magazine June 2014 Issue: Jack Beats: Turntablists Become Club Rockers Watch the video for “Beatbox” via Thump.
Royksopp and Robyn: Do It Again (Cherrytree/Interscope)
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Royksopp and Robyn Do It Again (Cherrytree/Interscope)
Jaded Incorporated @ Bardot
Previewed for LA Weekly: Jaded Incorporated at It’s A School Night at Bardot Watch the video for “People Change.”
Damon Albarn: Everyday Robots (Warner)
Reviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine: Damon Albarn Everyday Robots (Warner) Watch the official video for the title track.
Sam Smith: In The Lonely Hour (Capitol)
Reviewed for The A.V. Club: Sam Smith In The Lonely Hour (Capitol) Watch the official video for “Money On My Mind.”
Kendra Morris @ The Mint
Previewed for LA Weekly: Kendra Morris at the Mint Watch a live performance of “Concrete Wave.”
Hardkiss: 1991 (Hardkiss Music)
Reviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine: Hardkiss 1991 (Hardkiss Music) Check out the album and the remixes on the Hardkiss Music SoundCloud page.
Liars: A Contradiction In Terms
Write-up for Vibe.com: Liars: A Contradiction In Terms Watch the official video for “Mess On A Mission.”
How To Get HARD
HARD Summer 2014 previewed for DJ Magazine USA June 2014 Issue: How To Get HARD! Watch the trailer for HARD Summer 2014.
Horrors: Luminous (XL Recordings)
Reviewed for Electronic Musician Magazine: The Horrors Luminous (XL Recordings) Stream the whole album at Stereogum.
Kelis @ El Rey
Previewed for LA Weekly: Kelis at the El Rey Theatre Watch an interview with Kelis in her food truck at SXSW.
Doug Tuttle: Doug Tuttle (Trouble In Mind)
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Doug Tuttle Doug Tuttle (Trouble In Mind) Stream the entire album at Spin.
Tensnake: Glow (Astralwerks)
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Tensnake Glow (Astralwerks) Listen to a minimix of the whole album via Tensnake’s SoundCloud.
Gang Related (Fox)
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Gang Related (Fox) Watch the official trailer for the show.
Chase And Status @ House Of Blues
Previewed for LA Weekly: Chase and Status at the House of Blues Take a look at the Chase and Status documentary, Behind The Machine, via Thump.
Disco Donnie: The Rave King Rides Again
Disco Donnie interviewed for Thump: The Rave King Rides Again Watch some videos from Donnie’s Disco Donnie Presents events here.
Small Black: Real People EP (Jagjaguwar)
Reviewed for Under The Radar Magazine: Small Black Real People EP (Jagjaguwar) Watch the official video for the title track featuring Frankie Rose.
London Grammar @ Wiltern
Previewed for LA Weekly: London Grammar at the Wiltern Theater Watch London Grammar perform “Strong” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Penny Dreadful (Showtime)
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Penny Dreadful (Showtime) Take a look at the entire first episode and judge for yourself.
Big Scary @ Echo
Previewed for LA Weekly: Big Scary at the Echo Watch “Luck Now” from Big Scary’s album Not Art.
Hardkiss: Back To 1991
Hardkiss‘ Robbie and Gavin interviewed for their album, 1991, for DJ Times Magazine’s May 2014 Issue: Hardkiss: Back To 1991 Listen to the album in its entirety via Hardkiss Music.
Eno•Hyde: Someday World (Warp)
Reviewed for The A.V. Club: Eno•Hyde: Someday World (Warp) Watch a trippy video of rehearsals for Someday World at Eno’s studio.
Talent Scout: Big Gigantic
Big Gigantic interviewed for their album The Night Is Young for Keyboard Magazine May 2013 issue: Talent Scout: Big Gigantic Watch the official video for the title track from the album.
ePublishing & Tablet Pub Daily
ePublishing & Tablet Pub Daily picked up my post “Juana Molina: Wed 21 (Crammed Discs).” Check out the headlines here.
Boy George @ Belasco
Previewed for LA Weekly: Boy George at the Belasco Theater Watch the official video for Boy George’s cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games.”
Chromeo Brings High Octane Funk To KCRW Apogee Sessions
Reviewed for Vibe.com: Chromeo Brings High Octane Funk To KCRW Apogee Sessions. Watch Chromeo perform “Come Alive” on Jimmy Kimmel Live the evening before this KCRW performance.
Lo-Fang: Blue Film (4AD)
Reviewed for Under The Radar: Lo-Fang Blue Film (4AD) Watch the Lo-Fang video for “Look Away.”
Sample Sauce: Seven Songs Sampled On Duck Sauce’s Quack Album
Write-up for Vibe.com: Sample Sauce: Seven Songs Sampled On Duck Sauce’s Quack album. Stream Quack in its entirely via The Fader.
Santa Monica Local Buzz
My Local Buzz TV‘s Santa Monica Local Buzz picked up my post “Poolside @ Santa Monica Pier.” Check out the headlines here.
Koan Sound: Dynasty EP (OWSLA)
Reviewed for Vibe.com: Koan Sound Dynasty EP (OWSLA) Listen to the whole EP via Rolling Stone.
