kanye west

  • Harriette: “The biggest thing for me is just being myself.” (5/17 at WCL w/ Joan)

    May 9, 2023
    This Saturday, our new favorite TikTok-sensation-turned-formidable-indie-pop-singer/songwriter, Harriette, kicks off her very first US tour, as support for Arkansas duo Joan, which will have her at The Lounge at World Café Live next Wednesday, May 17th.  Last month Harriette released her 8-song debut EP, i heart the internet (courtesy of...

  • Kate Bollinger: “I hope the general vibe is calm and communal and that people have a fun time.” (6/16 at JB’s)

    June 14, 2022
    The New York Times has called Kate Bollinger, “an architect of chill vibes,” while NPR characterized her sounds as, “smart, melodic indie pop music,” and KCRW stated that she, “has a prowess for nuanced lyrics and earworm melodies.”  The retro-leaning folk pop musician has spent the past year playing...

  • Good Morning: “We wanted to have something that was hard to Google.” (4/21 at JB’s)

    April 15, 2022
    Last month Australian duo Good Morning – who Stereogum characterized as, “Chill and organic indie rock” —  announced the re-release of their entire back catalogue (“six records of varying sound and length”) courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co., slated for May 27th (with pre-order available now).  Coinciding with this announcement,...

  • BLACKSTARKIDS: “It’s the three of us just bonding.” (11/2 at UT w/ beabadoobee)

    October 29, 2021
    Upon asking them if they’ve noticed patterns amongst their fans and earliest supporters, BLACKSTARKIDS tell me, “They’re always really cool every time.  There must be a correlation .”  The band, that oozes early 2000s nostalgia, kick out a brand of jams that Alternative Press characterized as a “sunny version...

  • AZRA Talks “Substance Pop” (Headlining Koreatown 3.0 documentary tonight in LA)

    September 1, 2021
    “I actually created the word.  I created my own genre,” says AZRA, founder and ambassador of “substance pop.”  Last month I got a chance to chat with the LA-based Korean-American artist (who actually lived in Queen Village in 2016 and 2017), who tells me, “I always have to have...

  • Yeah… Kanye West… “Behind The Scenes”

    October 30, 2009
    Remember when I posted about Spike Jonez’s new short film staring Kanye West “We Were Once A Fairytale”? Well, it was free on the internet for a few days before it was taken down. Rumors were tossed around that the short film was taken down because of a controversial sex scene...

  • What The Fuck Is So Scary?

    November 14, 2008
    Congrats To Print Liberation Who Were Mentioned On Kanye West’s Blog For Their “Under New Management” Tee Shirt Above (And Who Are Apparently So Super Swamped With Orders Because Of It, They Had To Outsource Some Of The Screen Printing To Another Shop… Damn, Go PL!) Keep Up The Good Work Guys! I...