OK Go, known as the "dancing band" to many, opened the show for Motion City Soundtrack on Thursday, March 2, at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood. OK Go, a Swedish band, was introduced to the music world with there hit single "Get Over It," off of there first self titled album.
Blues Fanatics braved Labor Day heat this past weekend to witness KLON's 23rd annual Blues Festival at California State University Long Beach. The festival, a two day event featured such artists as Etta James, Jeff Healy, Ben E. King, Mabel John, Ike Turner and The Ohio Players.
A self described punk or thrash band, all members of Tipper's Gore hale from the same area of North Orange County.
The Mars Volta's third album delivers
Amputechture, The Mars Volta's third studio album has gotten me to do something I have not done in years… (Pause for dramatic effect) actually buy an album!
Sam's Town is a failed attempt at sincerity.
The Killers are back with their second album Sam's Town, with an unimpressive pseudo-The Cure sound.
Thousands gather under Pomona sun
10,000 concert attendees journeyed to Cal Poly Pomona's athletic field as music festival Bamboozle Left made its west coast debut on Oct. 14 and 15.
Their new video "What I've Done"
Linkin Park is back with their new album "Minutes to Midnight" which arrives on May 15, 2007. Their new single, "What I've Done" is out ready to download.
Music Review of 9 different recordings of Richard Wagner's "Der Ring Des Nibelungen".
We have at over 25 different recordings of Richard Wagner's 15-hour opera tetralogy, "Der Ring Des Nibelungen". That's German for "The Ring of the Nibelung". I have listened to 9 of them by different conductors: Sir Georg Solti, Karl Bohm, Herbert von Karajan, Reginald Goodall, Pierre Boulez, Marek Janowski, James Levine, Bernard Haitink, and Wolfgang Sawallisch.
A CD Review of a German opera named "Der Fliegende Hollander."
Richard Wagner's first successful opera, "Der Fliegende Hollander," is set in Old Amsterdam...
Bryce K. reviews Metallica's new album Death Magnetic, plus other albums by Jack's Mannequin, Rachael Yamagata and Lights.
Shiny Toy Guns Season of Poison (11 tracks) Genre: Electro Goth-Rock I first heard Shiny Toy Guns on Indie 103 when they played the first single Ricochet off this album. It's a dark, brooding, hardcore goth-rock song that's great for head banging. So I ran out to find the CD, and let me tell you, it was money well spent! STG's second album Season of Poison is melodic and somewhat rock-oriented with some atmospheric undertones and electro programming.
Oasis Dig Out Your Soul (11 tracks) Genre: Brit-Rock Gone Whiney & Pretentious When this CD came into the newsroom, I cringed. Well, o.k., I opened the package … then I cringed. To say that I hate Oasis would be like saying George Bush hates reading.
A few holiday songs that never should've seen the light of day.