LAFC gets its long-awaited rematch with Real Salt Lake
“We underachieved in terms of how we finished,” defender Walker Zimmerman said. “We probably left at the end of the season with a little bit of a bitter taste in our mouth.” Defender Steven Beitashour experienced a different flavor. “We still have a sour taste…
British illustrator recreates hip hop legends in debut collection
Anyone who’s been a fan of hip hop will understand how the genre and culture thrives in visual form. You can go back to graffiti crews throwing up pieces, flamboyant music videos which extend the appeal of the music, or memorable album artwork which immediately…
BC Artist Profiles “Grafik”
Recently we sat down with Southern Californian artist GRAFIK a Creative Director, illustrator and designer from Orange County, Ca. His work has been showcased in local galleries and featured on sites such as Billboard, Complex and Hypebeast through his partnership with Interscope recording artist, Fxxxxy. …
Andrew Bird Delights Los Angeles With “My Finest Work Yet”
LOS ANGELES, CA- With a seating capacity of 130, Largo at The Coronet is a modest and time-worn venue with portrait-lined walls of famous comedians and brown and beige theater seats that could fill a high school auditorium in the 1970s. It’s my first time…
Bush and Live Rock out at the Roxy: Kicking off the ALTimit Tour
HOLLYWOOD, CA- The ALTimate Tour featuring Bush, Live, and Our Lady Peace will be touring around the nation this summer and if that isn’t a sign the 90s are back. I don’t know what else is. The nostalgia of the 90s is everywhere you look…
Long Beach Rapper Vince Staples Breathes New Life Into An Already Saturated Market
TORONTO, ON, CA- Vince Staples wears his heart on his sleeve. Anyone who listens to the 25 year old rapper can attest to that. A childhood fraught with poverty and gang life, much of Staples‘s discography touches on his past and how it has shaped him into the…
“Love Lies Bleeding” Is Another Beautiful Patch On The Rose Of the West’s Musical Tapestry
LOS ANGELES, CA- It was only a month ago that we discovered the sonic bliss that is The Rose of the West, and it would appear that other taste makers and publications are taking note of this new band’s “tapestry of brooding Beauty“. Well, The…
Don’t Miss Metric’s Intimate KCRW Apogee Session Tomorrow Morning!
LOS ANGELES, CA- Canadian rock band Metric have been bringing their shimmery synth-pop approach to the indie rock scene for over 20 years now, which is no easy feat, but Metric have somehow managed to stay relevant. Currently touring in support of their latest album,…
Andrew Weaver’s Journey To Become An “American Idol” Has Just Begun
LOS ANGELES, CA- In 2018, the world got a small glimpse of a 16 year old Andrew Weaver with his “ticket to Hollywood” performance on American Idol. Luke Bryan remarked from the outset that Andrew looked like a star and joked that he had hair…
