LA-based multi-instrumentalist Danny Rincon is about to launch his debut album out to the world. Recording under the name Scrunchie, he is heavily influenced by the 90’s shoegaze sound as well as drawing inspiration from grunge and slowcore bands. He has been recording in esteemed company, namely renowned mixing engineer Sonny DiPerri who’s worked with My Bloody Valentine and Nine Inch Nails; and legendary mastering engineer Stephen Marcussen (The Smashing […]
It's not that we're bad at keeping the website updated. Some may have noticed we've kept well current on New Tracks Weekend, but haven't posted any public-facing documentation of our efforts. It's not them, it's not you, it's us. Besides chasing My Bloody Valentine and Airiel up and down the state, we've been doing some battle with the database under the foundation of this website. You can have the loveliest, […]
We're not the only ones who've been waiting for new music from LA's XO. Their impressive Heart LP landed in early 2014, and the crew have been quiet since then, save for the teaser single, "TV You" last October. We've seen Twitter evidence of creative stirring for months, most recently at The Cave Studios in LA. And their "star turn" at Part Time Punks' annual My Bloody Valentine Night was […]
Chile's Trementina have been kicking up sand on our airwaves for the last several weeks, with a sound that beautifully balances sweet and sandpaper. Well, at least partly to be expected from a band whose name translates to Turpentine. Fascinated, as we are, by intriguing new sounds from bands just breaking out, we chased down the members of Trementina to find out what inspires this uniquely engaging sound. Trementina is: […]
At this hour, details are sketchy and incomplete about New York's Jeanseburg. OFFICIALLY, here's what we know: they're a noise-pop, alternative rock band from New York. They've released one EP on Bandcamp on March 24th of this year, and two teaser tracks that preceded it. The EP itself is aptly titled EP. No further details are available. Not even a drivers' license photo! While we've been spinning Jeanseburg since the […]
March is coming to a close, and thus ends our first quarter of 2013. Every quarter we'll break down staff picks the top tracks dropped, and tell you why they're important. Next week we'll share the top 25 by listener votes! 1. kinoko teikoku (きのこ帝国) – ユーリカ Out of nowhere. Perfectly straddling post-rock and shoegaze, this song is purely audacious. Broke the rules. And produced an amazing piece of art […]
"We've got glassware / for every season." About a minute into the opening track "Showering with Wine", Sunshine lets you know you're in for something different, better, special. Bright, beautiful, irreverent, unconstrained by musical dogma, the new self-titled LP from Sunshine drops a fat slab of... well, sunshine into your lap and DARES you to dislike it. Hint: you can't. Hazy, sunny guitars and bright but breathy vocals and sparkling […]
New Tracks Weekend kicks off 5 PM PST with a host of new material worth your ears! New Tracks Weekend is chock full of the latest additions to the station. Each weekend, every weekend, tune in to our latest and greatest. Live365 listeners can even "thumbs up/thumbs down" individual tracks! Love it and want it added to rotation? Give it a thumbs up! Don't care if you never hear it […]
MBV (album) Hot on the heels of My Bloody Valentine's long-awaited "m b v" release, they've announced details of their world tour (to date). No US dates have been made available as yet. Finally: My Bloody Valentine release new album, mbv, their first in ... My Bloody Valentine 2013 Tour Dates: 02/03 – Seoul, KR @ Uniqlo Ax 02/05 – Osaka, JP @ The Hatch 02/06 – Osaka, JP @ […]
