AltWeeklies Wire
How the Paradigm Shifted at Coachella 2007new
I was nostalgic for the festival's 90s heroes, but they didn't move me and their messages seemed outdated and irrelevant -- instead, it was the look-inside-yourself call to arms I heard at Arcade Fire that spoke to me.
L.A. Weekly |
Linda Immediato |
05-04-2007 |
Music
Coachella & the Cure for the Common Festivalitisnew
Strictly for kicks, I've outlined four potential Coachella Menus for imaginary friends, and one for myself, with kicky names.
L.A. Weekly |
Kate Sullivan |
04-20-2007 |
Music
Disneyland Goes All Chili Peppers and Shitnew
As soon as I heard Disneyland would be giving Space Mountain a "rock 'n' roll" makeover, I quickly made the appropriate arrangements -- when Disneyland tries to be all rockin', things can get pretty cute up in that bitch.
L.A. Weekly |
Kate Sullivan |
04-13-2007 |
Music
Listening to Vintage 'American Top 40' Episodes on XMnew
Some of the fluffiest of the 70s pop fluff has proven to be not only enduring, but iconic.
L.A. Weekly |
Kate Sullivan |
04-06-2007 |
Music
For Those About Turoquenew
The world's second-greatest air guitarist breaks wind in a new memoir.
L.A. Weekly |
Siran Babayan |
08-24-2006 |
Music
Arthur Lee, 1945-2006new
A singer-songwriter capable of both extraordinary sensitivity and untamed ferocity, Lee was at the forefront of the mid-60s rock 'n' roll revolution.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonny Whiteside |
08-10-2006 |
Music
Desmond Dekker, 1941–2006new
Dekker managed to export the thumping, pumping island reggae sound on an unprecedented scale.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonny Whiteside |
06-01-2006 |
Music
If God's Good Word Goes Unspokennew
Feeling Sublime, 10 years after Bradley Nowell's death.
L.A. Weekly |
Sheerly Avni |
05-25-2006 |
Music
Jon Brion's Amazing Musicquariumnew
The Nowhere/Everywhere man discusses Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Frank Sinatra, quantum physics, Roxy Music, acoustic alchemy, God and extreme coffee drinking.
L.A. Weekly |
John Payne |
05-11-2006 |
Music
Puttin' the Hella in Coachellanew
This year's festival was filled with music, sunburn, and a "theatrically craptastic" performance by Madonna.
L.A. Weekly |
Alie Ward |
05-04-2006 |
Music
Buck Owens, 1929-2006new
The philosophy behind Buck Owens' phenomenal success in country music was simple -- run at full steam and hit everything head-on.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonny Whiteside |
03-30-2006 |
Music
From Denial to Acceptancenew
There are five stages of South by Southwest.
L.A. Weekly |
Kate Sullivan |
03-23-2006 |
Music
Kill Them All!new
Music and video games: an endless, wretched love affair.
L.A. Weekly |
David Cotner |
03-16-2006 |
Music
