When Ed Pearl first got going in the late ’50s, there weren’t really any music clubs in Los Angeles.
Author Archives: Alex LaRue
Hip-hop struggles to find a new beat
The idea of art-rap has always been a precarious one.
Artists selling out can pay off for everyone
There’s something loaded about the concept of a commercial.
Too often, present-day covers lose the charm of the originals
I was out at a bar this weekend, and whoever was DJing had made the wise decision to give everyone a break from now.
Music blogs are in poor taste
Late this past January, the world of Internet music writing exploded with a back and forth dialogue about Brooklyn-based band Vampire Weekend, starting a line of commentary that culminated in a cover story by Spin, one of the most widely circulated American music magazines.
Genre-bending artists aren’t just copycats
Psychedelic rock is huge right now.
Watered-down sound keeps ear of listeners
One strange thing about complex society is that we outsource art.