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Travis Barker to release solo album


Do you ever hear much about drummers recording their own solo albums? Well, that’s exactly what Travis Barker of Blink-182 has done. Barker’s solo album, Give the Drummer Some, is due to drop March 15. Give the Drummer Some has some huge names attached to it. Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, E-40, Busta Rhymes, Slash […]

Linkin Park resumes tour after singer’s illness


California rock band Linkin Park was recently forced to cancel five shows on its sold-out North American arena tour due to an undisclosed illness suffered by lead vocalist Chester Bennington. Bennington was ordered by his doctor to not perform and consequently the band had to cancel its shows in Washington D.C, Uncasville, Connect., Cincinati, Ohio, […]

Bruno Mars set to hit the road with Janelle Monae


First, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae collaborated together with B.o.B. for a fun GRAMMY Awards performance, and now they’re preparing for a tour together. The tour will be co-headlined by Mars and Monae along with a few appearances by Plan B and Mayer Hawthorne on select dates. The dates for the North American Hooligans in […]

Adele returns with new album


After a few years, Adele’s highly anticipated sophomore album 21 will be released Feb. 22.  An exciting North American tour is set to accompany this new release beginning May 12 in Washington D.C. and ending in Nashville on June 20. Luckily for Southern California natives, this lovely, classy and alternative Brit, who is influenced by Etta […]

Introducing Lady Danville


Lady Danville has the perfect success story for the modern college band. In 2006, students Daniel Chang and Michael Garner collaborated to make indie pop music together after meeting in UCLA’s a capella group Awaken. They wrote a hit song called “Cast Away” which took the gold in UCLA’s Spring Sing talent competition, a competition […]

Green Day to release “Awesome” live album


California punk rock band Green Day surprised fans this Valentine’s Day by releasing a new song recorded live on their world tour last year entitled “Cigarettes and Valentines.” With an infectious bass line, pounding drums and catchy guitar riffs, this track is actually something the band wrote before the release of 2004’s platinum rock opera […]

Sasquatch vs. Coachella


With Sasquatch celebrating its tenth anniversary, you would think that the organizers would bust out the big names, but Coachella most definitely wins in that department. Coachella’s 2011 lineup is being headlined by Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, and the legend in the making, Mr. Kanye West himself.   This proved to be a difficult […]

Introducing Keaton Simons


Making his way through movies, television shows and even a performance for the United Nations, Los Angeles native Keaton Simons has slowly made his name in the local music scene. The singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, garnered lots of radio airplay as well as television and movie placements since his first EP, which in turn led […]