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DEBUTING TONIGHT AT OUR GORIES + SPITS SHOW AT EMO’S IN AUSTIN: OUR FREE REIGNING SOUND FLEXI 45!

March 16th, 2012 · No Comments

Behold! It’s floppy, it’s flexi, it’s free to anyone who wants to wander in to our Gories / Spits / Oh Sees / Kid Congo / Cheap Time / Total Slacker show tonight at Emo’s in Austin and it’s got two-minutes-and-then-some of thee mighty Reigning Sound playing live at Alex’s Bar in your very own [...]

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WIN TICKETS TO ROKY ERICKSON NEXT WEEK! HAIL ROKY, KING OF THE BEASTS!

February 24th, 2012 · No Comments

Well, we love Roky Erickson. Can’t explain it, don’t care to anyway. Roky’s rok is the rokinest rok that ever rok-ed, and if you got to wake up, make sure to wake up to rok-n-roll! Anyway—of course this means we want everyone to go see him next week! Thanks to the beautiful people at Goldenvoice, [...]

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ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE SPITS SPITTING SPIT VIDEO CONTEST (TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF NSFW)

July 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment

This week’s new L.A. RECORD low is courtesy our contest to win tickets to tonight’s killer Spits show, and in a fit of inspired obviousness, we solicited the grossest videos of people spitting. And did people ever deliver! After mopping up, we selected these winners. Thanks to everyone who took time to find gross Internet [...]

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ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE WHITE FENCE UFO FOOTAGE CONTEST! (TERRIFYING IMPLICATIONS WITHIN!)

July 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments

In honor of White Fence’s awesome space-y vibe to be displayed at their show tonight, we asked people to send us their most spectacular UFO YouTubes. What we got will change human history forever, mostly by listing some people for a show tonight where maybe they’ll fall in love? Or convince a troubled young genius [...]

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ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE KOOL KEITH ALBUM INSPIRATION CONTEST (INSANE STUFF WITHIN)

July 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments

What’s it like in Kool Keith’s head? Awesome as fuck, but once you come out, the rest of the world is just like a blank gray screen. But whatever, it’s worth it. Since Kool Keith is playing in a matter of MINUTES, we asked our contestants to pick a YouTube to inspire his next album. [...]

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KING TUFF + L.A. RECORD IN DETROIT

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments

King Tuff is in Detroit recording his new heavy metal record and also posting insanities. From the Glamour Shottes Tuffblog—that’s Conspiracy of Owls’ Bobby Harlow showing off the Mia Doi Todd poster in the new issue. Worlds collide … with love!?

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TRUE WIDOW: THEY CALL ME ‘SLAM’

June 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments

True Widow tumbled out from the heart of Texas with a knack for the reverberatory arts. Their ‘stonegaze’ sound, as some call it, sounds a bit like a cool soothing rockslide. They will play the New Weird America Fest this Saturday at Nomad. Win tickets here! This interview by Matt Dupree.

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CEREBRAL BALLZY: BEG TO GO TO JAIL

June 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Brooklyn band Cerebral Ballzy play completely wrecked hardcore and destroyed our Valentine’s Day show in February. They will also destroy the Echo tomorrow. Singer Honor Titus speaks now on puke, cops, jail, jazz, yuppies and Cyndi Lauper. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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L.A. RECORD PINT GLASSES TUESDAY AT CHA CHA! (PLUS LIVE SILKSCREENING!)

September 16th, 2010 · No Comments

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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