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…
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…
Conan Gray’s “The King” Is a Modern Day “Royals”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I first caught the 20 something singer, songwriter Conan Gray during his performance at The Forum opening for Panic! At The Disco when Betty Who was no longer slated to perform. His 2018 EP Sunset Season is a collection of well produced, pop-rock…
Metric Had Hearts Beating For More At The Palladium
HOLLYWOOD, CA- On Wednesday March 6th, 2019, the inimitable Canadian indie rock band Metric rolled into town, bringing their infectious rocksynth sounds to the legendary Hollywood Palladium. The band, who are touring in support of their latest album The Art of Doubt, have been one…
Melanie Faye Makes Her Guitar Sing at SXSW
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 15th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- One of the more gifted acts I saw during SXSW 2019 came not from a voice but from a guitar. A guitar played by a now 21-year-old, Youtube…
Boy Hero Looks To Keep The Emo Fire Rocking Bright
LOS ANGELES, CA- Boy Hero is a post hardcore rock band based out of Los Angeles. Last. In October of last year, they released their latest EP, Rocktober The EP, four rocking cuts that’d you’d easily assume were a product of Fueled by Ramen. To…
Two Feet Looked To Be In Good Spirits At The Forum
LOS ANGELES, CA- When a peer was recently asked me what I thought about Two Feet’s music, “Downtempo, eclectic, atmospheric music” is what came to my mind. Two Feet is the brainchild of Zachary William Dess. A native of NYC, he has released 3 EPs…
Grammy Award Winning Latin Rockers Zoé Co-Headline The Palladium
CLICK HERE to head back to the main article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Up next was Mexican rock band Zoé. Looking around the venue, it was clear why this was a co-headlining tour. Zoé has a ton of dedicated LA fans and they came out in…
Canadian Rockers July Talk Bring Their Crazy Cool Chemistry To Los Angeles
CLICK HERE to head back to the main article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…. July Talk got the night started off with a bang. Though the venue was only a third full at the time (what a shame!), the band could not have given two shits and…
NJOMZA Has Her First-Ever Sold Out Headlining Show In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- NJOMZA. It’s a female Albanian name and it’s pronounced “NYOME-zah”. I recommend that you learn how to pronounce it now, because I have a feeling that you’re going to need to learn how to say it sooner rather than later. Njomza…