Orange County-based artists and bands strolled past flashing cameras into the Grove of Anaheim to participate in the tenth annual Orange County Music Awards. The evening began as the musicians filed in from the parking lot to make several stops with reporters before entering the building. The night was to honor Orange County-based artists and [...]

Cal State Fullerton alumni Phil Vandermost has turned his lifelong passion of making music into a way of life. Since graduating CSUF in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in public relations, Vandermost, 44, has worked in advertising and as a Disney Imagineer. However, as a singer-songwriter who has played guitar since age 11, Vandermost always [...]

For fans of:  Swell Maps, Magazine, Gang of Four For a band that has been through constant infighting, numerous personnel changes, hopped from label to label and relentlessly eschewed musical conventions (like having song structure), post-punk legends The Fall continue to defy logic time and time again. Most bands would have called it quits a [...]

For fans of: The Almighty Defenders, Air Waves, The Soft Pack Naming your band Male Bonding is definitely a way to attract attention. But for the punk group, playing shows together in a crowded bar is male bonding. The group comes from the emerging rock scene in Dalston, a London neighborhood known for the “lo-fi” [...]

For fans of: Bat for Lashes, Cat Power, Joanna Newsom Clutch your hands to your heart, dear readers, for this album contains minor gems. It’s hard to know what to think of CocoRosie’s fourth musical release, Grey Oceans, except for the slight feeling of being underwhelmed. It used to be that their tracks would stand [...]

For two years, notable rock guitarist Slash has been without a band since Velvet Revolver took an indefinite hiatus. Slash, however, used his free time to work on a solo record. It’s almost an ironic twist that a guitarist who has been plagued with singer troubles in virtually all of his band projects finally managed [...]

With Coachella come and gone, I’m sure we’re all searching for something to fill the void. Well, music lovers, let me paint you a picture of your summer. Lollapolooza kicks off August 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. You can grab a spot in Grant Park for as little as $215 for a regular three-day pass. If [...]

In recent years, the term “electronic music” has become an increasingly vague way to describe the technologically-driven genre. With advances in sonic engineering as a catalyst, electronic music has burst into a multitude of sub-genres and even found its way into the zeitgeist of popular music, proving that the influence of this musical style is [...]