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International Songwriting Competition Finalists
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced its finalists for the 2014 competition. Selected from over 18,000 entries from 118 countries all around the globe, ... -
Live Review: Slapbak at House of Blues Foundation Room
The Players: Jara Harris, bass, lead vocals; TJ Quake, rap, vocals; Alicia Contreras, vocals; Adam Smith, guitar; Alyse Harris, keyboards; Jesse Conlee, drums. Material: Slapbak ... -
Live Review: The Narwhals at Amplyfi
Material: Hear ye, hear ye—Los Angeles’ answer to the Strokes may have finally arrived. The Narwhals were founded about five years ago, right around the ... -
Eleven Seven Music Welcomes Better Noise Records
As Gene Simmons proclaims the death of rock and major labels divest their interests in the genre, one organization is growing and investing in some ... -
Echosmith on Songwriting and Success
Any musician will tell you that chemistry between players is the most important component in creating a band. When the right musicians find each other, ... -
Live Review: Grant My Wishes at the Whisky a Go Go
Material: This is some high-energy rock music in the spirit of Paramore, and lead singer Brie Marie even sports a hunter orange hair color like ... -
Album Review: Funeral for a Friend - "Chapter and Verse" (4/10)
The seventh studio release for Funeral for a Friend finds the band at their rawest, with crashing metal guitars, heavy rock drums and gnashing, angry ... -
Album Review: Funeral for a Friend - "Chapter and Verse"
The seventh studio release for Funeral for a Friend finds the band at their rawest, with crashing metal guitars, heavy rock drums and gnashing, angry ... -
A Word with Echosmith Managers Jeffery David and Kimberly Knoller
A musician and producer in his own right, Jeffery David (father of Echosmith’s four members) recognized that, together, his children had something special. Having witnessed ... -
Billy Idol Gets the Audience Dancing with Themselves
English rocker Billy Idol took the stage at the Los Angeles Wiltern and reminisced his music hits with the audience. For more information on Idol ... -
Album Review: Imagine Dragons - Smoke + Mirrors (Score: 7/10)
Smoke + Mirrors, the second studio release for alternative rock band Imagine Dragons, is a solid venture into a fusion of several rock subgenres. Spanning ... -
From Indian Lakes' Remix Contest with Blend
Indie rockers From Indian Lakes have announced teaming up with Blend, a collaboration network for music creators, for a remix contest. The band is asking fans to ... -
From Indian Lakes' Remix Contest with Blend
Indie rockers From Indian Lakes have announced teaming up with Blend, a collaboration network for music creators, for a remix contest. The band is asking fans to ... -
Monster Energy, Whisky A Go-Go Present: Rock Against Multiple Sclerosis Benefit
Monster Energy Drink and Whisky A Go-Go have teamed up to present the 3rd Annual Rock Against MS at the Whisky in Hollywood with an all-Star ... -
Artist Profile: V² - Hard Rockin' Twins on a Fast Track
Eleven-year-old twin brothers Vittorio and Vincenzo have an early start on their music career with their two-man rock outfit V² (pronounced “V squared”). The pair’s debut ... -
Artist Profile: V² - Hard Rockin' Twins on a Fast Track
Eleven-year-old twin brothers Vittorio and Vincenzo have an early start on their music career with their two-man rock outfit V² (pronounced “V squared”). The pair’s debut ... -
Album Review: Magnolia Memoir - Pale Fire (Score: 8/10)
Driven by the vision of graceful, cinematic-voiced Mela Lee and multi-faceted key-boardist Alexander Burke, this ever-evolving L.A. based ensemble draws equally from its quirky, soulful ... -
Album Review: Papa Roach - "F.E.A.R." (5/10)
Papa Roach have been through some difficult times and would like us to know about them. For their eighth studio album, the multi-platinum nu-metal/rap rockers ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Dan Korneff
Long Island-based producer and engineer Dan Korneff got his start as a drummer. After recording a demo with his band, he realized that he might ... -
Album Review: Lost Coyote's "Get Your Phil" - (8/10)
This is a fine collection of songs and one of the last collaborations with the late Phil Everly. Lost Coyote lead vocalist and guitarist Brian Stewart wrote ...
