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Preview: Summer Sendoff @ Bootleg in L.A. w/ The Decoders, Mystery Skulls, Harriet, Moses Sumney and more!

LA’s ‘go-to’ for the best local live music, The Bootleg, is throwing a “Summer Sendoff” bash this Labor Day, September 2nd! The party starts at…
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08-26-13

MMX – Only

“Only” is the latest track from Oxford UK band MMX. Carefully layered (we’re really into the dynamic between the song’s kinetic…
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08-21-13

Lapland – Unwise

“Unwise” is the Claude Debussy-meets-Air single from Brooklyn-based bedroom producer Josh Mease a/k/a Lapland. As inventive as it is lovely,…
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08-14-13

Review: FOALS @ The Wiltern in Los Angeles on 8/9/2013

The Foals’ festival of raves have continued throughout the Summer of 2013: Coachella, Bonnaroo, Download (which they headlined), Glastonbury,…
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08-13-13

Rave’s Fave: Jane’s Addiction – Another Soulmate

Jane’s Addiction is a band I’ve respected more than I’ve loved. “Another Soulmate” just dropped in advance of their upcoming tour and I feel…
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08-10-13

Rave’s Fave: MGMT – Your Life Is A Lie

Here’s the second song and first official single to drop from MGMT’s self-titled September album. This is huge for the band. While they like to…
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08-06-13

Rave’s Fave: The Strypes — What A Shame

Ireland’s Strypes have been gigging around the UK nonstop, having played over 200 gigs. Their debut album finally drops in the UK this…
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08-03-13

Interview with The 1975 in Los Angeles 7/24/13 [Audio]

The 1975 made their Los Angeles debut known last Wednesday night at the world famous Troubadour in West Hollywood. The band were dialed-in that…
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08-02-13

RAVE’S FAVE: Pet Shop Boys – Love Is A Bourgeois Construct

Electro tastemakers are calling Electric the most impressive Pet Shop Boys album in decades and I’d agree. Their #3 debut on the UK album charts…
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08-01-13

RAVE’S FAVE: The Jim Jones Revue — Where da Money Go

You know that you will always get 110% from The Jim Jones Revue, whether it’s live or in studio. Even the one-note piano intro on this song will…
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07-30-13

RAVE’S FAVE: The Vaccines – Everybody’s Gonna Let You Down

The Vaccines’ first album was titled What Do You Expect From the Vaccines. Years later and two new tracks from their upcoming Melody Calling EP,…
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07-27-13

Dashius Clay – Jezebel

Dashius Clay suggests you sample his latest track a 2013 quiet storm re-imaging of Sade’s “Jezebel” as “the finishing touch to a glass of wine…
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07-24-13