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Artist Profile: Dan Navarro
Dan Navarro might not be a household name, but he is certainly ubiquitous. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter has collaborated with musicians ranging from The Bangles and Dionne Warwick to Jackson ... -
Signing Story: Maez301
Maryland-bred, Los Angeles-based rapper Maez301 originally set out to become a basketball player—before Tech N9ne recruited him instead. “At one point, I believed that basketball was my calling,” says Maez, ... -
Album Review: Full Upon Her Burning Lips By Earth (8/10)
"10 tracks of widely varying length on which he and percussionist Adrienne Davies channel the essence of Earth." Long before Om and Sunn0))) materialized (and even before Boris), there was ... -
Album Review: Doom Folk by Conny Ochs (8/10)
"Ochs alternates between loud and soft volumes, and electric and acoustic textures, in order to assuage instead of assault." Ochs’ reputation as the father of “dark folk” crescendoes on this, the ... -
Hall and Oates: Reigning Men
Hall and Oates need no introduction (well, just about none). The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have sold roughly 40 million records since releasing their debut, Whole Oats, in ... -
23andMe at The GRAMMY Gift Lounge
What sort of DNA does it take to become a GRAMMY-winning musician? We probably won’t know the answer to that question for at least a few more years (to be ... -
Signing Story: Covet
It’s the age-old struggle for an underground band trying to stay true to its DIY roots without going broke: How does it handle signing a deal with a record label? While the ... -
Signing Story: Brynn Elliott
Move over, banal YouTube sensations: a young talent with actual depth has finally arrived. In May, 23-year-old Brynn Elliott graduated from Harvard University, where she studied philosophy and wrote a ... -
Lord Huron: The New Noir
Lord Huron are something of a mystery. Soon after the Los Angeles band materialized in 2010, it seemed like they had always been around. There was something endearingly familiar about ... -
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Album Review: A Perfect Circle - Eat the Elephant (7/10)
It took APC 15 years to issue an album that, pensive as it may seem, is ultimately an exercise in dithering. While the record has shape, emotional range and possibly ...
