2018 has already had a strong start with new releases from the likes of Jeff Rosenstock, They Might Be Giants, tUnE-yArDs, No Age, Belle & Sebastian, Ty Segall, Tiny Moving Parts, and so many more. Here’s a list of some upcoming releases to look forward to this year that I am particularly excited about, with links to new singles. While actually a re-recording of Car Seat Headrest’s  2011 self-released record of the same name, it will be exciting to hear the tracks polished up for an established

Sludge/experimental metal duo, The Body, and grindcore band, Full of Hell, will release their second collaborative record, Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light on November 17th. The new record promises more experimentation with electronic music elements, an aspect which made their previous collaboration, One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache, a stand-out metal release in 2016. With One Day You Will Ache, The Body & Full of Hell played with static, manipulated speaker feedback and worked with electro

It seems that every year more and more music festivals are popping up across the states, traversing almost every music genre. In an age where much of the music people consume is free online on demand — with sites such as Spotify, Pandora, Youtube, Soundcloud and Bandcamp, among others — do music festivals provide an intimate, grassroots space for people to discover and connect with new music? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of the music festival experience in terms of discovering emerging

FYF is next weekend! I have been to FYF Fest from the time it was a small, single day fest, to the multi-day 20,000+ person capacity event it is now. Here are 10 helpful tips from an FYF veteran. FYF is right off of the Expo Line, which goes from DTLA all the way to Santa Monica, so use this to your advantage. This way, you won’t have to worry about finding/paying for expensive parking. There are plenty of trains running, with late night schedules over the weekends. Be prepared for a bit of a w