West Coast Sound

Twitter Nation Unusually Fixated on Rihanna's Forehead

2009-11-07 12:53:17

Ah, the Twitterati... What an interesting collection of people with varied interests. How varied, you ask? Well, today everyone's talking about one of the hottest Twitter trending topics for thi...

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Countdown to LAMBERTGEDDON! (Day 17): We Want Your Fan Art

2009-11-06 19:13:19

Like the entire music-listening world (#9 album on Amazon.com on presales alone!) we at West Coast Sound are extremely excited about the November 23rd release of For Your Entertainment, the debu...

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Last Night: Avi (and the Bunnyman) Get Pro @ the Echo

2009-11-06 17:55:30

Review by Daiana Feuer. Back in the distant mists of last April, the Echo held its first ever all-ages residency for Avi Buffalo (then and now supported by his mate Bobb Bruno). Since then, it s...

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Da "Bomb": Free Inara George MP3 (courtesy of KCRW)

2009-11-06 16:27:13

Last year chanteuse Inara George released An Invitation, her lush collaboration with legendary arranger, lyricist, composer and singer Van Dyke Parks. After the largely positive--though slightly m...

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LA Stories: The Wacky Adventures of the RZA (featuring Sister-Luvin', the Black Tank, and Travolta in Drag)

2009-11-06 14:43:31

Here at West Coast Sound we have been long-time fans of the RZA's 2005 book The Wu-Tang Manual, a really inspirational retelling of the conception and formation of hip-hop's unlikeliest spiritual ...

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"B" is for Brand New Puscifer Video for Euphemistic EP

2009-11-06 13:15:01

Tool-man Maynard James Keenan just posted his new Puscifer music video as a preview of next week's digital EP "C" Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE). (That's what he's call...

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On the Airwaves: Soulsters Fitz and the Tantrums play Morning Becomes Eclectic

2009-11-06 11:23:23

L.A.'s premier purveyors of sweet Sixties' style soul jams (sorry for the alliteration attack), Fitz and the Tantrums play KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic riiiiiiiight... NOW! Tune in to hear the...

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Campy Divo Juan Gabriel Hijacks the Latin Grammys

2009-11-06 10:07:45

Last night the 2009 Latin Grammys--a consistently far more entertaining and classier (and Kanye-free!) event than its gringo counterpart--were celebrated in Las Vegas. The highlight of the evening...

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60 Seconds of Video Terror by 60 Watt Kid (MP3)

2009-11-06 09:00:28

Long Beach's 60 Watt Kid is a band on the rise. Since moving to Southern California from San Francisco, the trio has become a regular fixture at art-oriented, all-ages venues like The Smell and Ec...

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Did Marilyn Manson Almost Beat a Woman To Death in his New "Snuff" Video?

2009-11-05 19:19:32

A few months ago, Marilyn Manson got upset about a story we published and used his MySpace to rant and threaten our reporters (and journalists in general) with the wrath of his minions. Here's an...

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DEVO at the Fonda Night #2: "Freedom Of Choice" Is What We Got

2009-11-05 17:56:31

From the iconic red energy dome hats on its cover to its sublime synthesis of robotic riffs and synths, Freedom Of Choice is more than just the album that broke Devo into the mainstream (for some,...

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Yo, Procrastinator! SXSW 2010 Application Due Tomorrow Night

2009-11-05 17:53:25

Tomorrow at midnight is the deadline to submit your application for you and/or your awesome LA band to play at the 2010 South By South West conference/festival/music-biz-clusterfuck. Yeah, we kn...

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Doctor and the Gypsies: Rupa & The April Fishes @ The Mint Tomorrow Night

2009-11-05 15:45:40

You know whenever you go to the ER (because you probably can't afford insurance and the ER is your primary care) there's always an interesting mix of doctors there and while you wait the standard ...

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Interview: Robbie Rivera Hates It When His Warm-Up DJs Play 'Crazy' Hard

2009-11-05 14:36:22

The dance music underground might be rocking bleepy techno and dark-wave house from Europe, but the stuff that really moves the masses combines the synthetic strings of trance with the tough percu...

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Dave Alvin Leads Tribute to Amy Farris at McCabe's (11/08)

2009-11-05 13:30:00

Next Sunday at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica a veritable constellation of roots music stars will be paying tribute to one of their own: much-beloved fiddler, all-around strings virtuosa, ...

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