LØREN Returns With “FYN,” a Punk-Pop Hit That Refuses to Conform
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve had my eyes — and my lens — locked on LØREN since SXSW 2023, where he ripped through a set at Cheer Up Charlies with the kind of swagger you can’t manufacture. A few snaps I took of him that day…
Shinedown’s “Dance, Kid, Dance” Video Ignites Rock Revolution Ahead of 2025 Arena Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are songs that slap. There are songs that surge. And then there are songs like “Dance, Kid, Dance” — songs that shove you headfirst into the chaos and dare you to move with it. Shinedown’s latest single is more than just…
Sombr’s ‘Back to Friends’ Is the Breakout Single That Proves He’s More Than a Viral Sensation
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s been a minute since a young male vocalist genuinely intrigued me. Not in a “oh that’s catchy” kind of way, but in a way that made me stop, rewind, and dig through the back catalog to figure out if the…
Laufey Channels Vintage Elegance on New Single “Silver Lining”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I got swept off my feet again, transported to another era, with Laufey’s latest single, “Silver Lining.” The Icelandic-Chinese chanteuse has a habit of conjuring entire worlds with a single phrase, a delicate run of piano, a velvet-lined vocal lilt. With…
Trousdale’s “Secondhand Smoke” Is a Devastating Exhale of Surrender
LOS ANGELES, CA- With just days to go before the release of their second full-length album Growing Pains (out April 11), Los Angeles harmonic trio Trousdale have pulled back the curtain on one last track, and it’s a stunner. “Secondhand Smoke,” a raw and…
Momma’s “Rodeo” Is a Fuzzed-Out, 90s-Inspired Anthem That Marks a Bold New Chapter
LOS ANGELES, CA- If you’ve ever spent late nights parked under orange streetlight haze, thumbing mixtape cassettes and brooding over heartbreaks real or imagined, Momma’s “Rodeo” is going to hit you square in the nostalgia. And that’s not to say this band is coasting…
Morgan Saint Live at the Moroccan Lounge: A Luminous, Soul-Stirring Night in the City of Angels
LOS ANGELES, CA- It was one of those soft Los Angeles evenings where the weather seemed to echo the mood of the night. I showed up to the Moroccan Lounge earlier than I usually do, and to my quiet surprise, a small gathering had already…
Why Cymande’s Return in 2025 Proves Funk Legends Never Die
LOS ANGELES, CA- Question: How can an obscure British funk band become a Gen X icon? Answer: Spike Lee. If you were a music nerd in the 1990s, unless you were a committed crate digger and chased down every sample in every hip hop song, Cymande…
Franz Ferdinand Set The Wiltern Ablaze with High-Energy Set Celebrating The Human Fear Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA- Touring in support of their sixth studio album, The Human Fear, released this January, Glasgow’s Franz Ferdinand have proven once again that their staying power isn’t just nostalgia-driven — it’s earned. The new album has received a wave of positive critical attention,…
BØRNS Returns The Stage After 7 Years with Sold-Out El Rey Shows Celebrating Honeybee EP
LOS ANGELES, CA- March 14th and 15th were special nights in Los Angeles—not because of a championship game or a major political event, but because BØRNS performed his first shows in seven years. Two nights only, both sold out at the intimate El Rey Theatre,…
