LOS ANGELES
Category9 Shocks Terror’s SoCal tour with Tony Erba & Jim Konya changed my life
Twenty years ago I roadied for perhaps the greatest thrash / hardcore band this planet has ever known, 9 Shocks Terror…
Rupaul’s Dragcon 2022 recap: This is the way America is supposed to werk
When people come together for something they love—10 gazillion drag queens!—to love what they love together, it’s really powerful.
Behold the new Pehrspace—check out new music from Cupid & Psyche this Friday
Pehrspace kicks off at 2220 Arts + Archive with Cupid & Psyche, a new project from Abe Vigoda’s Juan Velasquez & Michael Vidal.
L.A.’s Top 10 underground Halloween concert parties of the 2000s
Go into the mouth of Halloween madness with the artists, musicians, thinkers, doers & fans that make Los Angeles great. Check out the photos!
Watch: The year Jack E. Jett celebrated Halloween on TV five times with weird celebrities galore (& Sandra Bernhard too)
Halloween is gay Christmas with Butch Patrick, Glen Meadmore, Selene Luna, James St. James & more…
L.A.’s all-star Halloween Covers Night explained by creator Sean Johnson & the Monolators
It’s trick or treat for underground bands as they assume musical alter-egos for one night, like the Sparks cover band Tips for Teens, which I got to play with!
Listen: No Wave icon Lydia Lunch & Sean Carnage talk music, sex and life on the underground scene
It’s not often one gets the chance to spill the ol’ guts to a legend. So when Lydia Lunch calls, that’s a big freaking deal.
Fourteen astounding facts about 14 Year Old Girls—plus Pehrspace movie first look!
After fourteen years in a time warp, L.A.’s Nintendo punks are back thanks to VGA Zine—and a new movie.
That time RuPaul chewed me out on the red carpet in front of Kylie Sonique Love & Pandora Boxx
RuPaul teaches Sean the meaning of “If you stay ready, you ain’t gotta get ready” in front of Drag Race All-Stars Season 6 queens Pandora Boxx and Sonique…
A Pride month must-see: The Rise & Fall of the Hottest Gay Magazines Ever
Mandate, Honcho, Inches & Playguy publisher George Mavety is an unsung hero of the great gay awakening of 1970s and ’80s culture. Made in cooperation with ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at USC.
Look at the crazy revenge I’ve taken on my late mentor Larry Flynt
With these fifteen movie edits, I’ve broken all Larry’s rules—I think he would secretly love the cheekiness.
15 years ago we made a wild movie with 52 bands on one stage at the Il Corral
On March 6, 2006, L.A.’s best underground performers made history—now you can watch the complete recordings online for the first time…
Lenora Claire shares memories of TV’s “Cirque du So-gay”
Get down with Goddess Bunny (RIP) & more in a rare 2006 magazine featuring Jack E. Jett’s The Queer Edge…
Something to look forward to in 2021
Watch the brand new trailer! Love emerges from a time warp…
Mirth & mishigas: Chaki’s holiday special funks up Christmas Eve
The beloved funk wizard’s cosmic slop of seasonal cheer comes your way December 24th via the Museum of Home Video.
Best Pehr show ever? New pics of the Mae Shi original line-up by Cari Veach
Exclusive photos. Plus don’t miss a special announcment about the 2020 Pehrgeant streaming December 28th.
A decade of D.I.Y. now online: The complete Monday Night photos, dates & performers
10+ years of underground events, performers, venues & photos online for the first time.
Need your help with old show photos
Have photos or video of old Sean Carnage Monday shows? I will give you full photographer credit. Looking for specific events. Check the list.
Bret Berg’s Museum of Home Video brings you the lowdown on download culture
It’s a TV party every Tuesday night on Twitch with the latest subcultural offering from L.A.’s avatar of the underground.
Remembering the generosity of William Lu
William was a mainstay at The Smell and Pehrspace, and was an 8-bit video game artist, gamer, and generous friend. He will be missed.
Black Lives Matter: Support the cause with new music from Monday Night legends Mabson & HEALTH
Black lives matter. We’ve waited too long. Enough is enough. Consider donating to BLMLA & get some cool music in the process.
Hollywood rocker Steve Jones captains The Queer Edge & lives to tell the tale
He’s an original Masque-scene punk, a #1 hitmaker, an armored jouster, a rock climber & an executive producer—read Steve’s amazing story in this exclusive….
Stay true to your Zeuhl: L.A.’s Corima celebrates 15 years
The humane group with a bold alien sound celebrates with a new web site, an intriguing new album & a positive message during these crazy times…
Lesbian princess-turned-Jack E. Jett editor reveals her story & rare celebrity videos
Mimi Snow left Texas to edit queer TV starring Sean Young, Martin Short, Heidi Fleiss, Ant, Mr. Texas Gay Rodeo, Liberace & more…
Adam Papagan hosts a rager with Rock and Roll Party!
Adam takes us on a subcultural tour of one of his obsessions…
Interview: Kyle Mabson blazes with new 31-band Sublime compilation
Mabson Enterprises. Fearsome mega-corp? Or Mad Men-era investment firm? In reality, it’s the Bandcamp compilation album label by music legend Kyle H. Mabson…
Exclusive: Soft Sailors “Shake It Up” with great puppet caper
Soft Sailors’ Geoff Geis makes magic with an all-star crew including Sara Greenhouse, Dalton Blanco, Sarah Cisco, Fred Kiko, Tyler Sabbag & more…
Smash hits & silliness: IVORtv is exactly what we need right now
Read the first-ever interview with KXLU’s International Voice Of Reason about his new channel…
It’s a wrap: 40 BANDS / 80 MINUTES! back story, Q&A panel, more
Here’s the real story of the film—and how, fourteen years later, the movie resurfaced…
Watch now: 40 BANDS / 80 MINUTES! and SEAN CARNAGE PARKING LOT
At long last two vital documents of the L.A. D.I.Y. scene are online for all to see!