After balmy debate about the vague directions given, you stumble upon the obscure, alleyway-hidden downward stairwell leading to what is said to be an edgy new jazz club. Though this part of the city is unfamiliar and the police sirens are telling you to reconsider, you approach with excitement. After shuffling down the stairs, you […]

I first stumbled upon Phantom Planet while waiting to get my haircut in a pretentious San Diego spa, near highway 8, during my freshman year of college. While waiting in the lobby for my albino - Masonic hair stylist (that’s a story for another time) I flipped through an artsy ‘hair book’ featuring new […]

I’m a big fan of mellow singer-songwriters; usually of the acoustic guitar nature. I also like electronic music. And lately I’ve been really getting into electronic singer-songwriters. It’s a really unique genre that I don’t hear a lot about, but contains a wealth of great music.
My latest find in this category is […]

A couple weeks ago, in a brilliant marketing move, Radiohead released their latest single “Nude” in conjunction with a remix contest. Fans were able to purchase the single as well as the stem tracks in order to make a version of their very own. Looks like this move fully paid off. “Nude” opened at No. […]

Everest is a group of Los Angeles music community alumni and friends who decided to create music together. The result is the album Ghost Notes, to be released by Vapor Records on May 6, 2008. Everest was formed by Russell Pollard (vocals, guitar, drums), J. Soda (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Rob Douglas (bass, vocals), and Joel […]