Stars- Your Ex-Lover is Dead
This song is from Canadian band Stars’ 2004 album Set Yourself on Fire. They are performing at the Fonda Theatre with Leisure Cruise on Friday 3/6.
Mar 052015
Mar 052015
Feb 262015
Jon Brion- You Can Still Ruin My Day
Even if you have not heard of composer, musician and producer Jon Brion, chances are you probably have heard something he created or participated in creating. He has produced albums for a huge list of artists including Best Coast, Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Spoon, and of Montreal. He also co-produced Kanye West’s Late Registration.
Brion also composed the scores and created original music for a number of films including Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, ParaNorman, and Synecdoche.
This Friday (2/27) he is playing original music and covers at Largo
Feb 262015
Feb 192015
Feb 192015
N.W.A.- Express Yourself
This song is from the 1988 album Straight Outta Compton and is probably N.W.A.’s most radio friendly song. It also includes a lyric by Dr. Dre in which he claims to not do drugs, a position that had probably changed by 1992 when he released his solo album The Chronic. Tone Lōc, who had a number one album in 1989 (when this video was made) with singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina, also makes an appearance in the video. Dr. Dre turned 50 this week, on 2/18.
Feb 122015
Beck- Beercan
This song is off of Beck’s 1994 platinum album Mellow Gold and features samples from a Care Bears album and Melvins song “Hog Leg”.
Feb 122015
As part of Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk tonight (2/12) J Dilla Foundation and Fusicology are celebrating producer and rapper J Dilla’s February birthday with an art show.
More information here.
Feb 052015
Edsy aka Pastey Whyte’s show at Stone Malone Gallery closes this weekend.
Feb 052015
Dengue Fever- Seeing Hands
Dengue Fever was formed by two brothers, Ethan and Zac Holtzman, along with saxophonist, David Ralicke, drummer Paul Dreux Smith, and bassist, Senon Williams in Los Angeles in 2002. They soon found Chhom Nimol, who is originally from Cambodia, to be their lead singer. The band’s earlier work contained lyrics that were entirely in Khmer and many of the songs were covers of 1960s Cambodian rock songs. This song is off their third album, Venus on Earth (2008), which was the first to include songs in English.
They are playing on Thursday (2/5) at the Echoplex