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New No Age EP, Losing Feeling, Streaming at Sub Pop Site
August 05, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Judas Priest's Performance of British Steel at Gibson Amphitheatre: Sonically Beefier, Possibly Record-Breaking
August 05, 2009 in West Coast Sound
LA and Affiliated (and Random) New Releases, August 4, 2009
August 04, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Fool's Gold Release Micachu & the Shapes Remix of "Surprise Hotel" (MP3)
August 04, 2009 in West Coast Sound
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The Masses Release Modest Mouse Video Co-Directed by Heath Ledger
August 04, 2009 in West Coast Sound
A still from Modest Mouse's video for "Rat King," co-directed by Daniel Auber and Heath LedgerLA art collective/production company the Masses this morning released a new Modest Mouse video, directed...
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New Har Mar Superstar Track, Originally Intended for Britney Spears, Released: "Tallboy" (MP3)
August 03, 2009 in West Coast Sound
So if this isn't a gay club hit this fall, we don't know what from what. The new Har Mar Superstar track has arrived after a musical Har Mar Hiatus...
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Lightning Bolt, Black Lips, Tim & Eric, No Age to Headline Festival Formerly Known as F Yeah Fest
August 03, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Lightning Bolt at WFMU It's been a crazy past few months for F Yeah Fest principals Sean Carlson, Keith Morris and Phil Hoelting. The annual summer music festival, which changed its...
Jennifer the Leopard, Oguri Offer Darkness and Light at REDCAT
August 03, 2009 in West Coast Sound
This Weekend at Redcat: Jennifer the Leopard at the New Original Works Festival
July 31, 2009 in West Coast Sound
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Videothing Interviews Gwar at Comic-Con: "Your Junk Is Hanging Out" (NSFW)
July 31, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Videothing was down at Comic-Con last weekend looking for thrills, and, lo, there was Gwar, the fleshy mutant metal band whose bodily fluids pour out of their cavities like puke...
Trip Planner: Party in the Pines at Big Sur with Dungen, Gang Gang Dance, Ariel Pink
July 30, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Troublemaker Celebrates 'The Maestro' Release with Dance Right, Remixes Mastodon (MP3)
July 30, 2009 in West Coast Sound
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Brian Eno to Lecture CSU-Long Beach, Present 77 Million Paintings, Blow Our Minds
July 30, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Where to start? "The Jezebel Spirit"? Or maybe his production of The Joshua Tree? The beginning days of glam, when he was the keyboardist and co-founder of Roxy Music. Bowie's...
Tonight in LA: Love & Rockets Tribute Party in Hollywood
July 29, 2009 in West Coast Sound
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Marilyn Manson Ups His Rhetoric, Further Incites Fans to Inflict Violence Against Journalists
July 29, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Last night Marilyn Manson stepped up his call-to-arms with a series of MySpace bulletin incitements that, alleges the Buddyhead website, urge his fans to "kill all journalists that have the...
Local Natives on the Verge: BBC 1 Live Session, Upcoming Residency (and Friends in High Places)
July 29, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Songs for Our City: X Decries the Co-Dependent "Los Angeles"
July 28, 2009 in West Coast Sound
New and Noteworthy CD Releases, LA and Otherwise
July 28, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Linda Perhacs to Perform Music from Parallelograms Live for the First Time Ever
July 28, 2009 in West Coast Sound
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Marilyn Manson Threatens to Kill Buddyhead, LA Weekly, Critics
July 27, 2009 in West Coast Sound
See also: Marilyn Manson Rambles, Makes Jokes About the Dark Knight Killer Saturday night at 3 a.m., Marilyn Manson posted the following threat on his MySpace page. And let's be clear...
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Grace Jones' Triumphant Hollywood Bowl Debut
July 27, 2009 in West Coast Sound
In case you need reminding after all these years, Grace Jones isn't like us. If, halfway through her astounding show last night at the Hollywood Bowl, a flying saucer had...
Billy Bragg to Perform Beethoven in Santa Monica??
July 27, 2009 in West Coast Sound
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Nuclear Blast Records Issues Statement Regarding A&R Imposter/Liar "Kevin Darden"
July 24, 2009 in West Coast Sound
West Coast Sound just received this press release from prominent LA-based label Nuclear Blast Records' Hawthorne offices, and we figured it'd be a good idea to pass it along: For...
Tonight: Members of No Age, Germs, RTX Judge Dancers at the 'New York Night Train Soul Clap Dance-Off"
July 24, 2009 in West Coast Sound
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Phish to Take Over Coachella Site for Halloween Festival. Like, Whoa.
July 24, 2009 in West Coast Sound
Whoa. This could be huge! Billboard is reporting that Phish has announced a three-day festival called "Festival 8" at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio. Writes Billboard's Michael Ayers: After several...
