Blog Profile / Play
| URL : | http://blogs.laweekly.com/play/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Music / Indie Music | |
| Posts on Regator: | 7216 | |
| Posts / Week: | 26.7 | |
| Archived Since: | March 20, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
The Rolling Stones - Staples Center - 5/20/13
The Rolling Stones
Staples Center
5-20-13
If last night's concert at Staples Center really was the Rolling Stones' final show in Los Angeles after nearly 50 years of faithful pilgrimages to t...
Five More '70s Metal Bands Better Than Sabbath
Our last article on metal bands better than Sabbath got quite a response. Some people were angry that we would even suggest that there are better bands than Sabbath. Other people tripped over t...
Carmen Electra Has a New Song. It's Called "Bigger Dick."
Carmen Electra has been a lot of things throughout her twenty year career: Prince protégé, three time Playboy cover girl, host of MTV's Singled Out, Baywatch cast member, Pussycat Doll, wife of...
Fan Landers: My Advice? Quit Your Band. Now.
Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publici...
Danny Brown - Pomona Glass House - 5/19/13
Danny Brown
Pomona Glass House
5-19-13
Danny Brown is a magnetic but troublesome figure in hip-hop. In the past month he's fallen under heavy scrutiny for receiving a blow job while performing i...
Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul - XXL Freshmen Live - 5-18-13
ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Dizzy Wright
XXL Freshmen Live 2013
Club Nokia
5-18-13
Better Than... Actually being a freshman in high school
Since 2008, hip-hop magazine XXL has named its "top freshme...
Levitt Pavilions: Summer Lineups Announced
The Levitt Pavilions have announced their schedules, so you know what that means: It's summer!
In an exclusive to West Coast Sound, the Levitt Pavilions in MacArthur Park and Pasadena have relea...
The Best Concerts to See in Los Angeles This Week
Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar
Monday, May 20
Holy Ghost!
TROUBADOUR
It's been two years since the release of Holy Ghost!'s eponymous debut. Often...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Was Ruined By Rush Fans
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired on HBO on Saturday. Hopefully you didn't watch it, because it was bad. But pity us: We actually attended the damn thing, at the Nokia Theat...
Fanatics! This Sunday's Show Will Go Long
See also: Henry Rollins: Why I'm Not Playing Music Anymore
RADIO BROADCAST #216
05-19-13
Fanatics. I am sitting in a Starbucks in Washington D.C. in my old neighborhood. I am on my second pass...
Lina's Party Pick of the Week
Photo by Amy Darling
BLISS 525
525 E. Broadway, Long Beach, Sat., May 18; competition starts at 11:30 p.m.
When it comes to gay club carousing and "vogueing" a la Paris Is Burning, Los Angeles...
The Best Concerts to See in Los Angeles This Weekend
Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar
Friday, May 17
The International Swingers
VIPER ROOM
With New York's Met Gala "punk" event and exhibit dominating th...
Did Daft Punk Play Avalon Last Night? Nope! It Was a Prank
The buzz on Twitter today: Daft Punk played at surprise set at Avalon Hollywood last night.
Starting after midnight, lots of folks in attendance reported witnessing -- or thinking they were wit...
Dr. Dre on His USC Academy: "This Is the Biggest Thing I've Ever Been a Part Of"
As our sister blog The Informer reported yesterday, Interscope Records boss Jimmy Iovine and boss of all bosses Dr. Dre pooled together $70 million they had lying around to establish the USC Jim...
Henry Rollins: Why I'm Not Playing Music
[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Sunday KCRW broadca...
Let's Break Down the Awfulness of Kendrick Lamar's New Video
[Editor's Note: Shea Serrano sometimes writes about Why This Song Sucks, and sometimes about his hilarious and poignant life and times. Better put your shoes on because your socks are about to b...
Chris Corner Got Way, Way More Crowd-Funding Money Than He Sought
For years, Berlin-based singer/multi-instrumentalist Chris Corner has been working alone. Originally from the U.K. and having first came to prominence in the 1990s as part of the electronic group...
Frankie Eder: The 13-year-old DJ
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here.
Last year Frankie Eder DJed at underground beat music club Low End The...
Victoria Justice: The Kids' Choice
One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here.
"I think you go right here," says Victoria Justice, guiding a reporter...
Classixx Are L.A.'s Best Dance Music Duo
[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.]
If you Google "Oak Park Music," the first resul...