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Fear and the Nervous System
Live Review: Fear and the Nervous System – The Roxy, West Hollywood
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:00:51
Last night, Fear and the Nervous System opened up a gateway into their twisted world at the Roxy on Sunset Blvd. It's a world where legendary Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer's punishing, polyrhythmic riffs warp and weave through noir-ish soundscapes unlike anything out there. Shaffer's been a musical nerve center for Korn since day one, and ...more
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Smashing Pumpkins
Live Review: The Smashing Pumpkins — Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:38:36
Most bands don't host legendary tours after two decades. Then again, The Smashing Pumpkins aren't most bands—nor have they ever been. Make no mistake about it, the Oceania tour will go down in history as one of the group's best. A wonderful galactic cross-section of otherworldly visuals, flawless performances from Jeff Schroeder, Nicole Fiorentino, ...more
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Florence + the Machine
Live Review: Florence + the Machine & The Weeknd — The Hollywood Bowl
Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:52:18
Last night, Florence + the Machine's astounding show at The Hollywood Bowl unfolded like a classic film. Florence Welch appeared behind a white wall as just a silhouette, making a classy entrance on par with history's favorite screen vixens. It was just like your favorite Alfred Hitchcock of Orson Welles moment, and extremely a propos for ...more
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Justin Bieber
Live Review: Justin Bieber — Staples Center, Los Angeles
Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:50:41
Justin Bieber has evolved into one of the most impressive performers in pop history. Last night, the first of two sold out shows at Staples Center saw the singer at his very best yet live. Playing Los Angeles presents an interesting challenge for any artist with the entire music industry, celebs, and press in attendance, but Bieber simply smiled ...more
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Garbage
Live Review: Garbage — The Palladium, Hollywood
Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:41:46
"We love you back," declared a beaming Shirley Manson during Garbage's rapturous sold out show at The Palladium last night. Manson and co. proved that claim with a phenomenal performance that spanned their entire career, striking the perfect mix between classics and new gems from 2012's Not Your Kind of People. There's no band on the planet quite ...more
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Rob Zombie
Live Review: Desert Uprising Featuring Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Corey Taylor, Buckcherry, All That Remains, and More
Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:13:24
"I was trying to think of a really heavy song to come out here and start with," smiled Corey Taylor as he stood center stage with an acoustic guitar at KUPD's Desert Uprising Festival in Phoenix. "This is the one I came up with". Cheers erupted as Taylor busted out the theme song for Different Strokes. That's the unpredictable magic inherent in the ...more
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Dispatch
Live Review: Dispatch — House of Blues, West Hollywood
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:41:31
Last night at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Dispatch threw a jamming party unlike anything else in Los Angeles right now. In fact, once inside the venue, it wasn't even like being in the City of Angels anymore. With a free-spirited crowd clad in sandals and flowing dresses and a hunk of good vibes all about, the show might as well have been ...more
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Marilyn Manson
Live Review: Marilyn Manson, The Offspring, Steve Aoki, and More at The Sunset Strip Music Festival
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:22:37
Marilyn Manson personifies everything the world loves about the Sunset Strip. He's the kind of gritty maverick who could've risen out of one of Hollywood's gutters to become a star in the '80s. He's got the panache. He's got the look. He's got the vitriol. Even though he's not properly from Los Angeles (who is anyway?), he lives here now, and he ...more
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