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In JAY Z‘s “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film”, Marina Abramovic joins the Brooklyn-based rapper in his 6-hour performance of his song “Picasso Baby” that took place in New York’s Pace Gallery. Abramovic, among several artists and audience, shared an intimate time exchanging energies with each other.
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Artist, musician, singer, and writer Brandon Boyd discusses the creative process and the relationship between the various ways he expresses himself through art.
Daft Punk – you know, that French duo that has taken over radio stations worldwide with their catchy “Get Lucky” single off their new ‘this-is-what-modern-dance-music-should-sound-like’ album, RAM? Yes, that robot-looking duo. Their fans (including myself) are rejoicing just a little more this week following the announcement that the pair will soon be available as action figures, modeled off their latest attire from the album. Read more
So I hung out with my friend Kate last night. At least, that’s what it felt like. At The Observatory in Costa Mesa, Nash and her band brought the kind of energy you always hope to find in a show. I wasn’t watching some jaded musicians play the hits you know must annoy them by now. I was at a party with my friends and we had a blast.
WARNING: This post is less about The Killers and more about music and the idea of “show.” What makes a show magic? What kind of shows move you rather than merely entertain? Read more
Devendra Banhart is a 31 year-old folk-rocker that is performing in Santa Ana at the Observatory on May 23, 2013. His music encompasses Latin and rock influences, from bossa nova and funky guitar strings to Spanish vocals. Read more
It feels bittersweet using my introductory post to this lovely blog as a simultaneous salutation and pre-emptive farewell, but it’s how it has to be. That’s not to say I won’t be posting as frequently as possible leading up to the return to my hometown of Austin, Texas this August. I intend to blog my big, Southern heart out. But I may as well divulge the departure here, now, because living anywhere other than Southern California – my home for the past seven years and base as a music journalist and photographer for most of the last four years – ties into the purpose of this post.
Which is to give a shout out to a exceptional sector of this region’s music scene that I will miss terribly: independent and underground hip-hop.
Huntington Beach locals Norin & Rad are making their brand of trance known the world over. As an integral part of the emerging electronic music scene that is taking root in Orange County California. Norin & Rad are one of the first local talents to be signed to major european dance label Anjuna Beats.
There are two things you need to know about me when it comes to music: 1) I like to have a physical reaction to my music– a feel-it-in-your-bones, have-to-groove-wherever-I-am, beat-in-my-belly kind of sound. And 2) Call me Gloria Estefan because I LOVE to hear percussion. Read more