Rock Around the Clock

Blaak Heat Shujaa: Desert Rockers

By Jason Roche Fri., Apr. 19 2013 at 3:30 AM
Categories: Rock Around the Clock

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Paris is considered one of the most romantic cities in the world. But guitarist/vocalist Thomas Bellier and bassist Antoine Morel-Vulliez -- co-founders of psych-rock outfit Blaak Heat Shujaa -- had no problems high-tailing it out of there for Los Angeles in 2010.

"Paris is the most fucking boring town for music in Europe!" Bellier exclaims, in the midst of consuming cheap whiskey and cheaper beer at HMS Bounty. "France is very conservative in terms of how people see artists."


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How To Be an Awful House Guest: Musician Edition

By LA Weekly Thu., Jan. 17 2013 at 8:40 AM
Categories: Rock Around the Clock

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Practice bathroom etiquette
By Joseph Hess and Mabel Suen

Editor's note: This post is half of a two-parter! Please read its companion post as well, Six Tips For Hosting Dirty Vagrants (Also Known as Touring Bands).

Musicians are selfish, entitled bastards. The most insidiously horrible ones tend to take their acts on the road. There, they can gleefully mooch off the kindness of strangers, rather than burn through their earnings with motel fare or power nap in Wal-Mart parking lots.

These musician leeches depend on promoters to book shows, open-minded patrons to buy records and wonderful people to house them. We have housed and been housed in our time, so we know full well that being a bloodsucker is no easy task. We're here to light the trail, with our tips below.

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The Six Best "Hey!"s in Rock and Roll

By LA Weekly Mon., Jan. 14 2013 at 3:40 AM
Categories: Rock Around the Clock

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By Ryan Wasoba

No musician puts a "Hey!" in a song for him/herself. "Hey!" is a social cue, an opportunity for engagement between a musician and the audience. It means nothing, but it means the same nothing to all of us and therefore means something, maybe even everything. Whoa. Here are the six best "Hey!"s in rock and roll. And, uh, hey, let us know your favorites in the comments below.


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