Boy Deluxe Is Expanding Their Music Stylings
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OTHER ACTS PERFORMING AT CROOK’S 2023 RESIDENCY AT THE ECHO LOS ANGELES, CA- I love watching artists evolve over time. One artist who is metamorphosing before my eyes is Boy Deluxe. I first caught wind of this band years…
French protesters with flares storm BlackRock offices in Paris
Dozens of trade unionists invaded the offices of US-based investment firm BlackRock in protest against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms on Thursday. Members of the railway workers’ union set off firecrackers in the atrium of the Centorial building, near the capital’s Grands Boulevards, filling it with…
Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball
Throw another mammoth on the barbie? An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to fire up public debate about the hi-tech treat. The…
Why California Has So Many Problems
The once great state is loosing on all metrics. What happened? Watch the video bellow to understand what’s going on in the golden state.
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
I believe the world is changing in big ways that haven’t happened before in our lifetimes but have many times in history, so I knew I needed to study past changes to understand what is happening now and help me to anticipate what is likely…
The Best Microphones for Today’s Rising Indie Musicians
LOS ANGELES, CA- Microphones are an essential piece of equipment for all performing musicians. A good microphone will amplify and enhance your voice and instrument, so whether you’re performing live, recording a song, or singing for a virtual audience, you need to invest in a…
Goodbye Ranger Will Indoctrinate You Into Their Shoegaze ‘Cult’
LOS ANGELES, CA- Following the shoegaze trio Goodbye Ranger’s fuzzy yet punchy set at Harvard & Stone in Downtown Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to sit down with the band for their first interview as a full band. However, there was one problem—we…
6LACK Fights Toxic Conversations in His First Album in Five Years
LOS ANGELES, CA- 6LACK, or Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr., is known for his soul-searching, heart-breaking music. However, his first full-length album in five years, Since I Have a Lover– is his most vulnerable yet. I had the pleasure of being invited to his album…
Facing the Giant: Three Decades of Dissent- A Shepard Fairey Retrospective On Display
LOS ANGELES, CA- “I started by doing work on the street because no galleries would have me, so I find it quite ironic that I’m in one of the most graffiti and sticker-free places on earth, with my work in here.” -Shepard Fairey, 18 March…
