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Bruiser - Lunarcast.011 - [Video]

Sat, 01 May 2010 13:00:19 PST

ARTIST: Bruiser - Lunarcast.011 - [Video]
Chicago's Bruiser Gives Us a Sneak Peak into Their Gritty Little World
DATE: 05-01-10
WRITER: Mark Ziemke
PHOTO: Mark Ziemke

Since 2005, Bruiser has been punishing audiences with their simply complex rock 'n' roll. Over the last few years, a couple lineup changes and a few familial transitions have put these three friends—Clarke Mills (bass), Dan Stock (Guitar, vocals), Chris Balagot (drums)—together to form the final trio. [view more]

Author & Punisher - Lunarcast.010 - [Video]

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:49:40 PST

ARTIST: Author & Punisher - Lunarcast.010 - [Video]
DATE: 12-16-08
WRITER: Augustine Arredondo
PHOTO: Augustine Arredondo

When thinking of San Diego usually the first thing that would pop into my mind was the zoo, or maybe the bacon cheeseburger from Hodad's. Industrial powered Doom Metal, on the other hand, was probably the last, but that has all changed now. Allow us to introduce you to Author and Punisher, Tristan Shone. He is the engineering [view more]

No Age - Lunarcast.009 - [Video]

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:13:05 PST

ARTIST: No Age - Lunarcast.009 - [Video]
Live interview and footage from Los Angeles, CA
DATE: 05-07-08
WRITER: John Barundia
PHOTO: Augustine Arredondo and Mark Ziemke

No Age are for the people. When it comes to playing free intimate performances for their fans, the shows come a plenty and usually they’re in the most interesting of places (e.g., a vegan grocery store, the Los Angeles River). Prior to the release of their excellent debut record [view more]

Matt Costa - Lunarcast.008 - [Video]

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:58:21 PST

ARTIST: Matt Costa - Lunarcast.008 - [Video]
DATE: 03-14-08
WRITER: Aaron Autrand
PHOTO: French Student Housing

Matt Costa has played all over the world to huge crowds. He's been mobbed in airports and had fans who don't speak English sing along word for word. Yet to launch his new record Unfamiliar Faces, Costa headed back home to Southern California to rest, relax and play a few in-stores—you know, [view more]

Saviours - Lunarcast.007 - [Video]

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:03:05 PST

ARTIST: Saviours - Lunarcast.007 - [Video]
DATE: 10-04-07
WRITER: Mark Ziemke
PHOTO: Augustine Arredondo

For our seventh Lunarcast, we caught with up the latest addition to the Kemado family, Saviours. Hailing from Oakland, CA, their brand of metal is as precise as it is raw. There is this perfect balance of the gut-wrenching brutality, Ginsu guitar work that would make the nimblest fingers black with envy, and a punk ethic that shoves [view more]

Kennedy - Lunarcast.006

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:11:35 PST

ARTIST: Kennedy - Lunarcast.006
DATE: 07-15-07
WRITER: Mark Ziemke
PHOTO: Augustine Arredondo

For our 6th Lunarcast, we had a chance to meet up with L.A.’s own disco-lovin’ groovemeister Kennedy—yeah, the “Your Mama” guy. We first met up with him June 28 when he played the Warped Tour 2007 pre-party at the Glass House in Pomona, CA. Then the following week we headed up to a [view more]

Hell At Night: Lunarcast.005

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:25:01 PST

ARTIST: Hell At Night: Lunarcast.005
DATE: 06-25-07
WRITER: Mark Ziemke
PHOTO: Augustine Arredondo

Our fifth installment of Lunarcast features a Southern California band called Hell At Night. The band’s original concept was as a duo, consisting of twin brothers Nart and Dan Chejoka (drums and guitar/vocals, respectively). However, earlier this year, a third member was added to the band, [view more]

Amateurs - Lunarcast.004

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:04:05 PST

ARTIST: Amateurs - Lunarcast.004
DATE: 06-10-07
WRITER: Mark Ziemke
PHOTO: Augustine Arredondo

Our fourth installment of Lunarcast features the Los Angeles rock band Amateurs. This break-the-rules quartet began working together behind guitarist/vocalist Keith Waggoner and drummer Stephen Garver as they honed in on what would eventually become the blueprint for their ultimate sound. After moving down to L.A., they added violinist [view more]

David Wingo of Ola Podrida - Lunarcast.003

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:19:58 PST

ARTIST: David Wingo of Ola Podrida - Lunarcast.003
DATE: 05-01-07
WRITER: Mark Ziemke
PHOTO: Christopher Louie

The third installment of Lunarcast features David Wingo, the lead-vocalist and songwriter for the Brooklyn-based band, Ola Podrida. Wingo has been back and forth from Austin to Brooklyn—as well as a few months in San Francisco—before settling down to write the self-titled album out now on [view more]

Big Business - Lunarcast.002

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:55:04 PST

ARTIST: Big Business - Lunarcast.002
DATE: 03-16-07
WRITER: Mark Ziemke
PHOTO: Augustine Arredondo
The second installment of Lunarcast features Big Business, perhaps the busiest and most productive rock band around. Bassist/singer Jared Warren and arguably one the best drummers alive, Coady Willis, not only thrive as a two-piece, cultivating a style of heavy music with touches of metal, punk and prog, but also make up a portion of The [view more]

Bikeride - Lunarcast.001

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:43:45 PST

ARTIST: Bikeride - Lunarcast.001
DATE: 02-13-07
WRITER: Mark Ziemke

As we strive to bring you exclusive content from features to pre-released mp3s, the one technology that we’d like to see more of is video. So Ground Control is launching LUNARCAST, a series of video features that go way deeper than words on a page ever could.

For our first [view more]