Keep Shelly in Athens’ “Deceivers,” featuring Astyplaz

Going to revisit some familiar territory ...Grecian chillwave act Keep Shelly in Athens have been a longtime fav of mine, spinning blissful beats of heavenly relaxation and horizontal retreat. I've written about them a few times, here, here, and here. So I'll keep the chit-chat to a minimum. And if you need to know more, …

HEALTH issues :: “ANTI-LIFE” + “ISN’T EVERYONE” + a flashback performance at Cloak & Dagger 2017

I thought of breaking this into individual posts. But it's just easier to lump them all together. So let's get started ...L.A.'s own industrious noise rockers HEALTH have a crunchy new single titled "ANTI-LIFE," featuring Deftone's frontman Chino Moreno. It's got crazy percussive drum-patterns, raucous guitar licks, and an audio attitude meshed between aggro grind …

“Pepper” from Butthole Surfers

My first proper experience with Texas troublemakers Butthole Surfers was back in 1989, when the San Antonio-based experimental psychedelic noise outfit came to UCLA. They were scheduled to perform in Ackerman Ballroom, which was like an extremely dated open-floor high school auditorium ... but bigger ... and deeper. The college radio station KLA was located …

“Getting Away With It” with Electronic

Electronic's 1991 eponymously titled debut, featuring the single "Getting Away With It."
It's been a hell of a last few days fighting a seemingly endless and remarkably defiant ant infestation, so I'll keep today's post more straightforward than most. White vinegar, by the way. That's the magic bullet, thus far.Today's entry features early '90s alternative "supergroup" Electronic, founded by New Order's frontman Bernard Sumner and The Smith's …