The Beast of Burden: The Story Behind Meg & Dia Frampton
Last fall quarter, I took my first Literary Journalism workshop here at UC Irvine. It was required of us to seek out a long-form narrative story (in just ten weeks) and, […]
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Milo Greene’s epic, high-energy hometown performance lit up the El Rey (2-19-2015)
I’ve seen Milo Greene around four times now, and even though I’ve been familiar with their songs for years, it’s amazing how much an impression they can still leave on […]
Archis set to release this Monday: What have you missed?
With the release of singer-songwriter Dia Frampton and music composer Joseph Trapanese’s latest musical collaboration Archis this coming February 23, you ought to prepare yourself for a truly unique musical listening […]
Rest in Peace, Lesley Gore: ‘You Don’t Own Me’ still resonates
I admit that if it weren’t for this video, I would have never heard of Lesley Gore. But, Lesley Gore seems to be a pop princess, singer-songwriter and talented woman/activist […]
Milo Greene gets groovy on Conan with “Lonely Eyes” (1-28-2015)
If this performance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien isn’t enough to get you to listen to Milo Greene’s newest album Control, released just this past Tuesday, I don’t know what will. […]
Milo Greene celebrates release of “Control” at Fingerprints Music (1-27-2015) [Album Release & Review]
With five equally talented musicians, it’s obvious Milo Greene is a band. There’s no frontman; there’s no frontwoman; there’s no main vocalist or “face” of the band. Rather, when you […]
Nick Waterhouse put the Swing in Off Center’s POP ‘Party on the Plaza’
Place yourself in the 1950s. A time period when rock ‘n’ roll meant grooving to toe-tapping rhythm and blues; when men donned thick-rimmed glasses and girls in circle skirts flirtatiously […]
Postmodern Jukebox Takes Pop Back in Time, Live at the Segerstrom (1-23-2015)
Place yourself in the 1940’s. A time period where flapper dresses and cabaret singers were a thing. Women seduced with their discreet sexuality. Men flung their money around while big […]
“American Sniper” Review: Bradley Cooper snipes his best performance yet
Firmly situated behind a rifle with feet planted, eyes peering through a narrow lens and finger carefully placed on a trigger, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) watches an Iraqi woman […]
“Gone Girl” is deceivingly dark and star-making for Rosamund Pike
“I will practice believing my husband loves me but I could be wrong,” Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) tells herself. The sudden disappearance of the perfect trophy wife–smart, well-read, strikingly gorgeous and beloved […]
Cassadee Pope makes us feel like we are in outer space with Bon Jovi’s “Bed of Roses”
This performance made me a lot more emotional than I was expecting. “I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses,” Cassadee Pope cries, illuminated by the lighters–or cell […]
Ten years later, Dia Frampton is still pushing (ARCHIS, Meg & Dia, The Voice)
At this point in her life, Dia Frampton isn’t afraid. Having failed “a million times” in her life and dropped from three different labels (two of which were major) throughout […]
A “Casa de Awesome” Holiday (Hollywood) Party (12-11-2014)
There I was, in the middle of a dimly-lit bar venue. Aged books were all around me. Cool fog from the air cast a smoky blur. It was well past midnight […]
Best Modern Spins on Fleetwood Mac Classics
As the weekend and holidays are quickly approaching, we ought to give cheers to what a great year 2014 has been for Mac fans. This has been the year that Fleetwood Mac, the […]
Unique LA’s 2014 Holiday Market proves artists aren’t starving but thriving, once again
This past weekend, UNIQUE USA held it’s 7th annual Los Angeles Holiday Market. UNIQUE LA has grown from one small passionate event of bringing local-made design and art to the masses, […]
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