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Alternative Rock Rap Remembrance Rock 

Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town Gone at 49

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Ron Hart 1 Comment Bret Hadley “Epic” Mazur, Butterfly, Crazy Town, DJ Adam 12, DJ AM, James Bradley Jr., Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones, Los Angeles, RIP, Seth Brooks Binzer, Shifty Shellshock

Cause of death appears to be a drug overdose

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Rock 

Billy Tibbals Lives For Rock ‘n’ Roll

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2024, Billy Tibbals, Chris Robinson, David Bowie, Los Angeles, Mott the Hoople, Nightlife Stories, Silver Arrow Records, T.Rex, The Black Crowes

Catching up with the new English blood of the L.A. scene

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Alternative Rock Garage Rock Rock 

LISTEN: L.A.’s Swerve Return With “Just Pretend”

April 23, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Adam Lasus, Greg Mahdesian, Jessica Rotter, Los Angeles, Ryan Berti, Swerve, The Replacements, The Stone Roses

New EP, The Darkroom, out on June 21st

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Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Folk Rock 

LISTEN: American Sigh Shares Folky New Single “Proof”

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, American Sigh, Bear Proof, Black Lives Matter, California, COVID, Los Angeles, Phil Ochs, Silver Lake, Theo Matz, Virtue Signal, West Palm Beach

New album, Virtue Signal, out May 17th

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Art Pop Pop Rock 

LISTEN: Ward White Shares New Single “Continuity”

March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Burt Reynolds, Continuity, Here Come The Dowsers, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Think Like A Key Music, Ward White

Here Come The Dowsers, his 15th studio LP, out May 17th

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

WATCH: L.A.’s the black watch Shares Video for “New Brooms Sweep Clean”

March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dell'Orso, Guided By Voices, John Andrew Fredrick, Los Angeles, Robert Pollard, the black watch, The Morning Papers Have Given Us the Vapours

New album, The Morning Papers Have Given Us The Vapours, out April 19th

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Folk jazz Rock 

Raised on Robbery: Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark at 50

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 1974, 50th anniversary, Asylum Records, Court and Spark, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, Los Angeles, Tom Scott, Tom Scott and the L.A. Express

Looking back at the singer’s jazzy masterpiece

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Pop Power Pop Rock 

If She Knew What She Wants: Susanna Hoffs At 65

January 17, 2024February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 65th birthday, California, Carly Simon, Debbi Peterson, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Matthew Sweet, Michael Steele, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles, The Go-Gos, The Pretenders, The Smiths, Vicki Peterson

Celebrating the brilliance of a power pop icon

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Rock Stones 

The Rolling Stones Prep Release of Live At The Wiltern 

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2002, Charlie Watts, Forty Licks, Keith Richards, Licks Tour, Live At The Wiltern, Los Angeles, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, The Rolling Stones, The Wiltern Theatre

The rarities-packed 2002 show will be available in multiple formats on March 8th

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Folk jazz Pop Rock 

Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire: Joni Mitchell at 80

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 80th birthday, Blue, Both Sides Now, Canada, Clouds, Court and Spark, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Hejira. Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Jann Wenner, Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon, Los Angeles, Neil Young, Newport Folk Festival, Stephen Stills

Celebrating the career of a most articulate music legend

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Art Pop Indie Rock Rock 

LISTEN: The Lives of Famous Men Share “Yuri”

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Alaska, Alex Newport, Daniel Hall, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Los Angeles, The Lives of Famous Men, Yuri

The band’s Alex Newport-produced new album, Greener Pasture Blues, out November 10th

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Pop Psychedelics Rock 

Penny Arkade: Shining a Light on the Shadow Band of ‘60s Psych

October 4, 2023October 5, 2023 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1967, Buffalo Springfield, Chris Ducey, Craig Smith, Los Angeles, Maitreya Kali, Mike Nesmith, Not the Freeze, Penny Arkade, Sundazed Music, The Monkees

Their lost, Mike Nesmith-produced album is finally on vinyl

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Power Pop Rock 

WATCH: L.A.’s sparkle*jets u.k. Share Retro Video for “Mahnsanto”

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Big Stir Records, California, Jamie Knight, Los Angeles, Mahnsanto, Michael Simmons, Monsanto, sparkle*jets u.k., Stew, Susan West, The Negro Problem

New covers album, Best of Friends, comes out tomorrow

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

LISTEN: Elle Belle Shares “Gone Are The Days”

June 29, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, California, Christopher Pappas, Elle Belle, Gone Are The Days, How Do I Feel?, Los Angeles, Pierre de Reeder, Rilo Kiley, The Postal Service

New album, How Do I Feel?, out on September 1

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Art Pop Indie Rock Pop Rock 

WATCH: Ward White Shares Video For “Like A Bridge”

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ice Cream Chords, Like A Bridge, Los Angeles, Mezcal Moth, Paul McCartney, Ward White

Ice Cream Chords in stores now

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