Derrick Lee
Fiona Silver Is Golden At The Standard’s “Desert Nights”
Hollywood, CA- The first thing that caught my attention was her eyes … her epically smoldering eyes. My friend, and fellow contributor, Cortney Armitage, had posted a photo on Instagram and I was instantly intrigued. Now, knowing that Cortney’s taste in music is pretty stellar,…
Collapsing Scenery Was Intensely Visceral At Cheetahs [PHOTOS]
Hollywood, CA- The odds seemed slim that I would make it to Cheetah’s in time to catch The Big Pink‘s late-night performance, but I was somehow able to traverse Hollywood in record time to get to the venue early enough to catch the last opening act:…
Ramonda Hammer Crushes House Party With “Destroyer”
LOS ANGELES, CA- This past weekend, Ramonda Hammer celebrated the release of their critically acclaimed, Rolling Stone Magazine approved, EP “Destroyers” at Echo Park Rising. But earlier in the month, Blurred Culture had the privilege of attending a special house party hosted by the band to…
Amber Mark Is An Artist To Watch
Westwood, CA- There’s a lot of buzz about Amber Mark, a twenty-three-year-old, singer songwriter who released her first track, “S P A C E” less than a year ago on Soundcloud. There’s a good reason for that … she’s dope as fu … shut yo…
Maria del Pilar Enchants “Rebel Rebel” Crowd At The Hammer [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Westwood, CA- For the Hammer Museum and KCRW’s final installment of the “Rebel Rebel” concert series, attendees were treated to the bilingual musicality of the latin alternative recording artist Maria del Pilar. Maria is a very big…
Don’t Miss The War On Drugs KCRW Broadcast On August 24th!
SANTA MONICA, CA- On August 24th, KCRW will broadcast the taping of an intimate performance by The War On Drugs held at Apogee Session 8/5/17. With Adam Granduciel and company set to release their next album, “A Deeper Understanding”, the following day, the timing…
HARD Summer Celebrates 10th Anniversary With HARD Line-Up [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] This piece was co-written by Justin James and Hector Vergara. San Bernardino, CA – As a 3rd year attendee of HARD Summer, one of the most popular music festivals in the SoCal region, the anticipation of the 2017 event…
Music Lovers Wear Their Faves On Their Chest At FYF [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Los Angeles, CA- When it comes to music festival fashions, many people, like myself, attend the musical festivities wearing t-shirts that have the logo or image of their favorite recording. At FYF this year, on each of the…
Legendary Rock Vocalist Eric Burdon Invigorates Twilight Concerts With A Youthful Flare [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Santa Monica, CA- On July 20, 2017, one of the greatest vocalists in the history of rock and roll took to the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concerts stage: Eric Burdon. At seventy-six years of age, expectations for Mr….
Miguel’s Sound In Focus Homecoming Exemplifies His Understanding Of Love
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SOUND IN FOUCS 2017 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- The City Of Angels loves its native sons. Miguel Jontel Pimentel a/k/a “Miguel” is one of them. As he took the stage at KCRW and the Annenberg Space for Photography’s “Sound In Focus” concert…