Founded In Fun, Are You Ready For Sandy Hawkins’ “Original Sins”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Late last year, I hit that play button on Sandy Hawkins’ Spotify playlist for the first time. I was instantly intrigued. The song was “Cherry Chapstick” started to play and its old-school, Beck-like vibe had me bouncing to the beat at my…
Goldunsuns Team Up With Warpaint’s JennyLee For Live Video
LOS ANGELES, CA- Last year, the band or brothers, Goldensuns, released the dreamy, psychedelic track “Cover It Up”. With Chase Meier’s tenderly vulnerable vocals layered over some Mazzy Star type instrumental vibes, you can’t help but be enveloped in emotions as he sings “Did…
Terrible Child Is Diving Deep Into Nostalgia With Their “Cult Classic”
Cult Classic by Terrible Child LOS ANGELES, CA- It looks like rocking shows in packed venues won’t happen anytime soon… at least in Los Angeles… for a while, and it has us yearning for the good-ole pre-COVID days, and the showcases we co-hosted at Madame…
FLAVIA Strips “Blue” Down To Its Emotional Core
LOS ANGELES, CA- Earlier this year, indie-pop/electronic artist FLAVIA dropped a four-song EP titled Out Loud. The collection of songs overflows with empowerment and self-assurance, with a focus on sexual and gender identity. It’s a truly solid debut from an artist who we’ve been keeping an…
Young Rockers Speed Of Light Will “Break” You With Killer New Track
LOS ANGELES, CA- If there’s one thing that lifts my spirits during these trying times, it’s getting inspired by witnessing today’s youth rocking hard and being creative. I’ve been impressed with the Los Angeles based sibling trio Speed Of Light for a few years now,…
Pandemic Be Damned! Bands In A Barbershop Is Rocking EPR
LOS ANGELES, CA- Music venues are closed in Los Angeles for the foreseeable future because of The Pandemic, but that isn’t going to stop The 6660s from doing it up in a barbershop this year for Echo Park Rising! Last year’s Bands In A Barbershop…
Bruno Mars Lends J-Pop Group ARASHI A Musical Hand
LOS ANGELES, CA- Before BTS and K-Pop took the world by Storm, the J-pop band ARASHI had its musical grip on the Asian market and was the best selling Asian boy-band as of September 2019. Early last year, ARASHI announced the group activities would be suspended…
L.A. Music Photographer Takes The Mic With New Power Metal Project
LOS ANGELES, CA- If you lurk in the underground metal/punk/thrash scene in Los Angeles, the odds are good that you’ve seen Anthony Mehlhaff lurking in those trenches with you. Anthony has been able to capture the raucousness of that scene with an amazing aesthetic. Anthony is…
SWIMM Drops A Soothing Ballad To Make Us “Feel Better”
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a lot of stuff going on in the world right now, and sometimes it can all get quite overbearing. Everyone’s got their own crosses to bear, but it never hurts to have a friendly voice reassure you that despite it…
Jona Camacho’s “Memento” Transcends Language… It’s A Vibe
LOS ANGELES, CA- One of the last concerts I attended before the world shut down (due to COVID 19) was at The Paramount to Angelica Garcia. It was a fantastic evening of music, and part of the reason for that was because the opening…
