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Nine Minutes With Exene Cervenka of L.A. Punk Band Xnew

On January 5, I had the odd pleasure of a telephone interview with Exene Cervenka, lead singer of the quintessential Los Angeles punk band X. Founded in 1977, X combined poetic lyrics with rockabilly arrangements and eerie harmonies to create a sound no one had ever heard before.
San Antonio Current  |  Bryan Rindfuss  |  01-20-2010  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Knux: From Street Warfare to Soirees with Socialitesnew

Krispy Kream and his brother Rah Al Milio have morphed from Cajun survivalists to Hollywood up-and-comers, becoming the toast of the underground rap scene in only a few years.
SF Weekly  |  Ben Westhoff  |  11-13-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Mae Shi is Like Los Angeles: Sprawling, Vast, Dynamicnew

The Mae Shi is the sort of group that can lose a lead singer (in this case founding member Ezra Buchla) but remain comfortably intact, enlisting a brand-new member (Jonathan Gray) to yelp into the mic without losing its manic stride.
New York Press  |  Greg Burgett  |  07-17-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Girls' Night Outnew

Teedra Moses grew up studying her mother, a successful gospel singer on the church revival circuit. Later, she studied Prince songs like calculus problems, writing her own lyrics over his music.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Audra Schroeder  |  10-26-2004  |  Profiles & Interviews

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