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new Off! MP3 & pics & video from FYF Fest

DOWNLOAD: Off! – “Upsidedown” (MP3) “Supergroups” are hardly ever that super, but Off! is an exception. Featuring Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless/Hot Snakes/Rocket From the Crypt) and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), the band have a new release on the way, The First Four EPs preceeded by The First EP, and we have a taste of one of those tracks, “Upsidedown”, available for the first time ever, above…

Power of the Riff in pics

Goatsnake: Greg Anderson raises his axe in praise of the riffThink of Sunday’s (8/6) all-day Power of the Riff Festival at the Echo and the Echoplex as less of a celebration of heavy metal and more of a mission statement…

Corrosion of Conformity touring as original 3-piece (dates), playing LA's Power of the Riff Fest (lineup)

Speaking of LA, they have another noteworthy festival happening in August, though that show focuses more on the heavier side of things. August 8th will mark The Power of The Riff Fest at The Echo and Echoplex in LA with the return of Corrosion Of Conformity III (aka era…

full FYF FEST 2010 lineup (Panda Bear, Unbroken, !!!, Sleep & tons more) +++ pics from Fan Appreciation

What are you doing over Labor Day weekend? Beach? ATP New York? Black Army Jacket? Chances are that if you live in LA and like your indie peppered in with a bit of stoner doom and hardcore, that you’ll be at FYF Fest on September 4th at Los Angeles State Historic Park…

HARD LA M.I.A. show cancelled (not for security concerns)

Due to events beyond our control, HARD LA M.I.A. July 17 has been cancelled. Thanks to the continued support of City of Los Angeles, LAPD, LAFD, and California State Parks HARD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL at the Los Angeles State Historic Park on August 7th 2010 featuring Soulwax, Crystal Castles, Major Lazer, Erol Alkan, Diplo, Digitalism and more will continue as scheduled…

Ariel Pink launched their tour w/ Magic Kids @ the Echoplex (pics & updated dates)

DOWNLOAD: Magic Kids – Summer (MP3) “Clearly, signing to 4AD and cutting “Before Today,” his great and most sonically forthright record yet this year, has done wonders for him…

Strange Boys played LA in May w/ Woah Hunx (pics), playing lots @ NXNE, shows w/ Those Darlins & other tour dates

The Strange Boys were in LA to play a FYF Fan Appreciation Show on May 8th. They also fit in a warm-up set at a Hollywood Hills house party the night before…

Free Kutmah! (LA DJ is process of being deported)

Details on the situation are vague, but sources told L.A. Weekly that McNulty, who was born in the U.K. and moved to Los Angeles at the age of twelve, was picked up by authorities at his home on the morning of May 5…

Pavement played a pre-Coachella show @ the Fox Theater in Pomona (setlist), added Hollywood Bowl show w/ Sonic Youth

“One of the best pavement concerts ever… At the fox in pomona… 30 songs u missed it…” – SANDY EGGO “2 encores, ALL of Slanted (pretty much), and new lyrics to The Hexx…

Garotas Suecas released a 7" (MP3), played Spaceland in LA (pics), now on tour (2 NYC shows)

DOWNLOAD: Garotas Suecas – Codinome Dinamite (MP3) Garotas Suecas (Swedish Girls in Portuguese) comprises Guilherme Saldanha (vocals and harmonica), Irina Bertolucci Chermont (organ), Perdido (bass), Sesa (guitar) and the Paoliello brothers, Nico (drums) and Tomaz (guitar)…
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