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I saw a brief preview for this before U23D and was immediately intrigued. Scorsese + Stones? Slam dunk, right? However, I don’t know, it just did not live up to my expectations. First off, when it comes to classic rock, I’m more Bowie than Stones so maybe I...

Friday, 04 April 2008
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There were two lines formed at the front of the Mayan entrance for Monday night’s sold-out Justice show: those who were 21 and over and those who were not. The majority of the audience, for lack of a better word, were kids. Piled like sardines in the front of the...

Friday, 04 April 2008
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Let’s commence the start of music video reviews with one fantastic song. I’d have to say, the first few times I heard this song, I truly did not get it. What in the shit does "DVNO" stand for? Well, someone out there knows, as the song was...

Friday, 04 April 2008
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I won’t lie, I expected to be bored. I’m the kind of person who can go see a band I absolutely worship, but if the show gets too long I start to tune out. I love U2 but I knew U23D was a concert flick and those are my least favorite type of music movies....

Thursday, 03 April 2008
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Daniel Lanois’ film Here Is What Is may be not a cinematic masterpiece, but it is a music masterpiece, and one that profoundly enthralled me. Prior to the screening at the Vista Theatre in Silver Lake, there was a brief performance by Lanois alongside his...

Thursday, 03 April 2008
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According to a variety of sources, the truth and nature of psychosis is actually simpler than many people like to believe. It is, on many basic and fundamental levels, the act of embarking upon the same course of action repeatedly and reasonably expecting different...

Thursday, 03 April 2008
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For England, 2007 was a year of reunions. Last year saw promoters rake in the dough by bringing acts like the Spice Girls, Take That and Echo & The Bunnymen back to the stage. While nearly fully responsible for disseminating trip hop—the morning-after-pill...

Thursday, 03 April 2008
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Troubadour Chris Bathgate has announced the follow-up to 2007's A Cork Tale Wake, releasing an mp3 from the forthcoming Wait, Skeleton. EP, out April 8th on Quite Scientific. The EP, which will be released in digital format, is also available in a limited edition...

Tuesday, 01 April 2008
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I'm sure there are quite a few Death Cab and Postal Service fans out there, and for you, here's some "news." Frontman Ben Gibbard has announced a new side project called Just Jazzin'. Apparently, the name says it all . Gibbard says...

Tuesday, 01 April 2008
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Ground Control's coverage of the Paid Dues Festival is in three parts. This is Part III. Click here to jump back to Part I or Part II. Back in the VIP area, the DJ spun stacks of records for the tired few who ponied up $100 bucks for the privelege, enough for...

Saturday, 29 March 2008
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