“En Garde Arts: Basetrack Live” Directed by Seth Bockley Royce Hall 4 Paws A single violin plays as an array of grandiose music builds alongside a montage of videos and images. Read more...
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October 13, 3:19 am
Across the Pond: Trip-hop innovator Massive Attack brings cultural flavors of Bristol
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: British band Massive Attack pioneered the trip-hop genre with its 1991 album “Blue Lines.” (Virgin Records)
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October 9, 4:37 am
Album Review: ‘You’re Dead!’
It is impossible to put Flying Lotus, Steven Ellison’s electronic musician stage name, and his upcoming album, “You’re Dead!,” under one genre. Jazz-inspired with elements of hip-hop, “You’re Dead!” is a psychedelic electronic album that could only be described as a spiritual journey reminiscent of the psychedelic rock of the ’60s repackaged for the listeners of today. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Warp Records)
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October 8, 6:03 pm
Concert Review: The Last Internationale and Robert Plant
A 66-year-old man with golden-gray hair, bathed in a soft purple light, steps out as an almost-deafening roar ripples from the crowd. It is who the audience has been waiting for: Robert Plant. Read more...
Photo: The Last Internationale opened for Robert Plant at the Hollywood Palladium Tuesday night. (Courtesy of BB Gun Press)
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October 8, 1:47 am
Fall music preview
The Los Angeles weather is barely cooling down, but the emergence of everything pumpkin and the looming excitement of Halloween signify that fall is here. Along with the slowly changing leaves and the slight chill, promising new albums are being released this season to help transition from season to season. Read more...
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October 6, 1:42 am
Across the Pond: Glastonbury headliner Kasabian earned success with steady improvement
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: Kasabian is a British band able to channel Oasis, the Stone Roses and Blur at its best. They will play at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 8. (Courtesy of Charlie Gray)
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October 3, 1:03 am
Album Review: ‘Hesitant Alien’
Over its nine-year career, My Chemical Romance cemented itself as the pied piper of sorts for the more angst-driven members of Generation Y. It’s no surprise then that when news of singer Gerard Way’s intentions to record a solo album hit the Twittersphere, his former militant-like fan base, the MCRmy, began rallying behind him like a scene out of “Gladiator.“ Now, take every expectation that you might have of Way, put them in a little box and bury it in the backyard. Read more...
Photo: (Warner Bros. Records)