R. Stevie Moore has been home-taping pretty much since audio tape became available, and after an uncompromising and idiosyncratic discography that feels like hundreds of distinct geniuses at work together, he has become the undisputed king of the righteous outsiders. He has a new very limited 45 out with Ariel Pink, and coincidentally or not Ariel Pink will be DJ-ing the Echo with Black Bananas and Pink Mountaintops on Thursday. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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I’d only been to Coachella once, in 2004, when the horse-flavored dust was hot enough to scorch my nostrils on its way to my lungs. By the end of the weekend, I was more than glad to leave: as my crew headed for the car on the last night, I got on my knees and pounded my fist in the dirt, screaming “NEVER AGAIN!!!!”

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Captured by Dan Collins

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Tiny Creatures was born in May 2006 with its release of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffitti’s My Molly EP and grew into a gallery space that September when founder and director Janet Kim opened her home to a community of artists and performers in search of a space that could absorb their wildness and reflect their [...]

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Bloody Mess is a new monthly goth party by Diva Dompe and Meghan Edwards. Tonight is their second, taking over Three Clubs in Hollywood with all kinds of gothy dizziness. The above photo is meant as an attire suggestion. Here is a mixtape from Diva to get you in the mood. Diva’s side: Stretching The [...]

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One of collective Dublab‘s founding fathers, a great DJ and L.A. magic maker, Mark “Frosty” McNeil shares his favorite music from local pals in 2010: Build An Ark — Love Part 2 — Kindred Spirits Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti — Before Today — 4AD Dntel — After Parties — Sub Pop Sun Araw — Off [...]

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From bedroom recordings and family band theatrics that sounded like melted cassettes left out in the sun to tastefully professional production and performances—Ariel Pink and his Haunted Graffiti has risen to the rank of the rock star, headlining a show featuring one of the world’s greatest psych rock bands with a legacy of nearly 40 years.

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Dream come true news of the week: Cha Cha Lounge will be celebrating the launch of shop.chachalounge.com (and Suspect zine!) with a live silkscreening party on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and for one night only you’ll be able to get L.A. RECORD pint glasses! Come by and either buy one of several custom new shirts or [...]

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Since I did pretty good on exclusives last year—Dengue Fever/Chicha Libre split, Sonic Youth/Beck split and This LP Crashes Hard Drives, among others—I thought I would post my shortlist of 2010 Record Store Day exclusives that I’ll be looking for early Saturday morning. The full list is here if you wanna look, and if I [...]

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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Grafitti – The Doldrums, Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow, David Sylvian – Blemish

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