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Thursday news: Harry Potter thinks Justin Bieber is a woman, iPhone allergies, ’90s rippers Hammerhead back together, the stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race 2 in Riverside, CA (via PrettyCoolLand), Miller High Life rebooted & more…
Monday re-cap: Space Punk 2,000,010 mission success!
NASA Space Universe, Shearing Pinx, Nu Sensae, Bad Party, Penalty Box & Saturn grafted the “URGH!” of punk onto the “VROOM!” of space rock and we all got transported to another galaxy billions of beers away…
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Hump day headlines: The Albini/Hopper feud, gulf oil spill rendered in a video game, the incredible new Rebel magazine, Hollywood Fringe Fest’s Fuxedos (say that 3X fast), Geoff Geis, more…
The feel weird hit of the summer
Chicago’s alternative to Pitchfork Music Fest is almost here & DJ Marijuana Weed’s trailer is a must-see!
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Tuesday news: The dark side of the vinyl resurgence, meet the first iPhonist to get a record contract, Philip K. Dick fest, Brian Wilson rejoins the Beach Boys, Dolly Parton & taking it in the ass—to sell records? Find all these stories here…
E3 re-cap: The swag, the fashion, the dranks
Once again, my hats off to Angie and Margot from PrettyCoolLand.com for their great coverage of the world’s largest electronic gaming convention, E3, which exploded all over downtown L.A. last week. See photos, video & more…
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Today’s news: When Snoop Dogg played Ohio (see the photos!), Mickey Mouse on meth, P Diddy, violinist plays Mario in real time, pie’d for the Lakers & more!
Have a great weekend
Have a great weekend, everybody. Mikhai Tran and I are working hard behind the scenes to bring SEANCARNAGE.COM and my booking up to date (yay!).
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Friday’s news: Meet Lady Gag Gag the blow-up sex doll, a former local musician chases a strange odor, vegan feast this Sunday, Mudhoney, The Shimmies & more!
R.I.P, Diaperman: A personal remembrance of Garry Shider
Garry Shider, an all-time psychedelic champion of the Parliament Funkadelic family of bands, has died. I hung out with Shider for an afternoon in 1992 and oh man did things get weird after we met.
David Byrne at Pehrspace?! Watch the video
David Byrne sounds totally different at Pehrspace than he would at The Smell or the Hollywood Bowl. The former Talking Head explains why in this must-see video.
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Today’s news: Detroit techno’s founding label Metroplex turns 25, Ozzy’s genome mapped for longevity clues, an open letter from typography’s most maligned font, a dance party for cat ladies & more!
E3 done DIY: Inside the world’s biggest video game convention with two of our own
PrettyCoolLand.com’s Angie Olsen & I.E.’s Margot Padilla cover the world’s biggest video game convention from the perspective of underground artists. WATCH THE VIDEO!
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In today’s news: Pictureplane fuses the masculine & feminine, BTO founder faces underage sex & kidnapping charges, Gaga’s stylist breaks down “Alejandro,” why World Cup vuvuzelas are annoying, LAPoem & more!
Monday re-cap: Norcal takes Socal
Despite the out-of-town zip codes that The Myonics, Mason Lindahl, Michael Saalman & Jordan Irvin Dally keep, this show was a big success thanks to an enthusiastic audience and some really great music…
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Today’s news: Gwar rapes Margaret Cho onstage, music industry calls for death penalty for media piracy (you’re a little late, guys), John Cale awarded by Queen, Whitesnake wine & more…
Starry starry nightmare
Mason Lindahl from Oakland is one of my favorite performers right now. His music has a certain tidal wave crescendo quality. It’s the sound of teleportation—perfect for a night like tonight…
The cutest church burning ever
“Hessian dads.” I never thought about that before, but I wholeheartedly endorse the concept. Watch the most endearing Black Metal video ever made…
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Music news for Monday: What Portland really looks like, Laurie Anderson’s music goes to the dogs, Unsane play a classic in its entirety, a local label needs your help, Fripp interviews McLaughlin & more!
The best last band on Earth
The Myonics say that Lady Gaga is more punk than they are, but I’m not so sure.