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7.5 Forget for a second that you’ve read all about how The Strokes recorded their 4th album in separate studios, how it was compromised to the point where each member likes only a percentage of it, how the band seems completely disinterested in their own video and live performances, and how they generally just don’t [...]

7.5 Gil Scott-Heron’s wilderness of heartbreak and desert of despair on 2010′s I’m New Here becomes slightly less heartbreaky and despairing on Jamie Smith of The xx’s new remix record. Like everything Jamie’s done in recent months, We’re New Here was made for big, bright colored, bass boosting headphones. And luckily I have some. The [...]

Last night was Robyn’s stop at LA Live’s Club Nokia on her current North American tour with Natalia Kills and Maluca, and it was pretty much a Dance Party of Love. The 31 year old Swedish singer continues her Konichiwa rebirth with her upcoming Body Talk series finale (due November 22), which puts the exclamation [...]

Photo via LA Weekly “Sometimes it’s good when things go wrong,” exclaimed Win Butler as he changed plans after some technical difficulties and headed over to the piano behind him, “it reminds you that you’re alive.” You know what else reminds you that you’re alive? Arcade Fire shows. It had been over 5 years since [...]

Abe Vigoda had 2 things to battle yesterday during their set at Abbot Kinney Festival: The heat and the sound. It was almost 90 degrees. The Santa Ana winds were blowing from the east, and the Tango Mango ice truck was sold out by 3! But, Abe Vigoda, as well as Crystal Antlers, Dam-Funk, Voxhaul [...]

8 This year kind of = Robyn. The exceedingly lovable Swedish pop princess has so far put her money where her body talk is (heh), releasing 2 of the 3 promised Body Talk albums for the year 2010, including the winner-by-a-lot Song of the Year, “Dancing On My Own.” She’s also managed to follow-up her [...]

The only thing better than a free Saturday night event at The Getty (also free parking after 5pm if you have one of those automobiles) is a free Saturday night event at The Getty plus one buzzband. Brooklyn’s The Antlers headlined this weekend’s outdoor, twilight show with an hour long set of their somber, ambient [...]

(Photo via Losanjealous) “I’m put together beautifully/Big wet bottle in my fist/big wet rose in my teeth/I’m a perfect piece of ass.” The National entered the spotlight at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Friday night as you’d expect them to; upstanding, cool, dark suited and tied. Matt Berninger sings, “showered and blue-blazered/fill yourself with [...]

“There’s been a lot of talk about Justin Bieber,” said Kevin Drew dramatically towards the end of Broken Social Scene’s free set in front of an absolutely packed Amoeba Music in Hollywood yesterday. “Maybe too much talk!” The 6 members of the Juno Award winning Canadian indie band (plus occasional 3 piece horn section and [...]

Christian Scott, the New Orleans jazz trumpeter that covered Thom Yorke’s “The Eraser” on his latest album, played The Roxy in Hollywood this past Tuesday with guitarist Raul Midon. As I’ve admitted, I don’t know anything about modern jazz. So, instead of trying to muster up a decent review of a live jazz show, I [...]