From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: The Happy Hollows Live @ Chessvolt Studios

11.05.2009

The Happy Hollows are strange in the best way. Evoking the shock-essence of Bowie’s Space Oddity had David Byrne delivered the lyrics, LA’s The Happy Hollows throw and keep you off-guard, shaking open a crack in the head into which they inject slicey, rust-edged razor blades of songs. Sarah Negahdari, the main writer and eccentric [...]

I think I want to be God. J Tillman, Though I Have Wronged You Video from Year In The Kingdom

11.05.2009

One of my favorite albums this year, chillingly beautiful and clear, is J Tillman‘s Year in the Kingdom (9/22/09, Western Vinyl). Here’s Earthly Bodies [mp3] again. Click HERE for the whole album review. And HERE‘s our interview with the somber artist. Now put your reading glasses on and check out the video for Though I [...]

Letting Up Despite Great Faults, LP, In Steps + more mp3s

11.05.2009

In Steps [mp3] is the realization of plump immersion in the moment while still flowing with the stream. It feels just like the half-way point through first fall semester away in a crisply orange-leaved town. Dreary-tinged, easy fun. LA’s Letting Up Despite Great Faults judiciously applies warmly enhancing synth effects to the very pleasant surprise [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: The Mother Hips, Live @ Chessvolt Studios with Video and mp3s

11.02.2009

The Mother Hips weren’t born yesterday. That’s part of their allure. These guys, authentic to the bone, are the fiery wilderness of rock ‘n’ roll music – two guitars going off weighted by a fat bass anchor and a humbly steady yet searing foundation of drums, all serving up a crunchy, dirty groove-biscuit iced by [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: Great Northern, Live @ Chessvolt Studios

11.01.2009

Über hip LA locals, Great Northern, visited us for a live Luxury Wafers Session, spreading a cool darkness and transforming our studio temporarliy into a spooky crypt with their searing, somber intensity. Singer Rachel Stolte led most of the set vocally with the aggressive sass of power rocker, Pat Benetar. Together with Solon Bixler, the [...]

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