Derrick Lee
Spoon’s Apogee Session Will Broadcast On KCRW March 22nd [PREVIEW]
SANTA MONICA, CA- Ahead of the release of their new album (“Hot Thoughts” which is set to drop March 17, 2017) and an unheard of 3 night residency at SXSW, Spoon made a pit stop in Los Angeles to tape an intimate performance for KCRW. One…
ROZES Slays With Soaring Vocals On New Cash Cash Track “Matches” [LISTEN]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] If you are a fan of the EDM genre, then the odds good that one of your favorite club bangers features the voice of ROZES. From The Chainsmoker’s “Roses”, to Big Gigantic’s “All of Me”, to Louis…
222 Celebrates The Release Of Sophomore Album At Lucky Strike Live
HOLLYWOOD, CA- I don’t often embark on a 50 minute commute to catch a relatively new band, but there was something infectious about 222’s new single, “I”m Not Trying To Be You”, that compelled me to make the trek … on a weekday no less. 222’s…
Karriem Riggins Celebrates The Release Of “Headnod Suite” At The Hi Hat [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] On February 24, 2017, Stones Throw Records released Karriem Riggins latest album, “Headnod Suite”. The night before, they celebrated the album’s release at The Hi Hat in Los Angeles. It was a low-key event, but Stones Throw devotees, and lovers…
Bridgit Mendler Teams Up With Devontée For Some “Temperamental Love” [MUSIC VIDEO]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Bridgit Mendler has kicked off 2017 with the release of a new video for her song “Temperamental Love,” a collaboration with rising star Devontée. It’s a cut that was recently featured as part of Spotify’s New Music Friday…
New Music From Tennis Is Songwriting At Its Best: “My Emotions Are Blinding” [LISTEN]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Tennis, and indie pop band from Denver, Colorado, are the husband and wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley. With a new album, “Yours Conditionally”, to be released in a little more than a week (March…
Lalah Hathway Revisits The Troubadour With Friends During Grammy Week [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- On April 21, 2015, Lalah Hathaway recorded a performance at the fabled Troubadour; the same Hollywood venue where her father, Donny Hathaway, recorded his legendary live album. Ms. Hathaway’s “Lalah Hathaway Live” album earned high praise, and on February 12, 2017 those…
The Magic Of Storytelling Is The Essence Of Pop-Up Magazine [REVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] There’s a certain magic in the act of storytelling. Today, with voice and video recorders on every phone, stories can be recorded verbatim in a permanent state. But in ancient times, before they could be recorded, those stories…
SOC Rocks To A “Rebellions Are Built On Hope” Mantra At Loaded Hollywood [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] SOC (the collaborative music project of recording artists Alexx Calise and Dennis Morehouse) are hard at work finishing up a new EP of covers, adding their own rocked-out vibes to a handful of popular songs to make…
Acting Out Of Honor, Merit & Passion For Their Craft: An Interview with The Brevet [PHOTOS+INTERVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Coming off a tour along the west coast with folk singer/songwriter RIVVRS, was a five man band named “The Brevet”. The Orange County based band consisting of Aric Chase Damn on vox/guitar, Michael Jones on the piano,…