Listening to Starfucker in my car, I could feel the power of their pop, the party jam nod, the harmony as they refer to sea urchins peeing on your bones and liken love to a rusty bag of nails on the beach. Up close at the Smell, the fuzz stood out, the sweaty rocker side. The sugar on top glistened but the nutty crunchy stuff in the middle gave the cake its flavor.

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As guitarist/vocalist of the Epsilons; member of Traditional Fools; part time drummer for Party Fowl, Fresh and Onlys and Sic Alps, and leader of his own namesake band, which switches between the one-man-band format to its current full band incarnation, Ty Segall has managed to craft a unique sound and create a scene all his own, which has lead him into the arms and hearts of legendary garage rock figures like Eric Oblivian (Goner Records founder, member of Oblivians, Bad Times) and John Dwyer (Castle Face Records founder, member of Coachwhips, Thee Oh Sees, the Hospitals, etc).

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The Sonics weren’t pioneers so much as cavemen—the first humans to discover tools, fire and the absolute rudiments of chemistry. Their original ‘60s songs still sound wild and feral today, and their debut Here Are The Sonics! devours most of the million punk rock records that timidly followed it. This will be their first Los Angeles-area show ever. This interview by Dan Collins.

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As a young kid and future music nerd growing up in the 90s, the first band I obviously became obsessed with was Nirvana; and the first album I became obsessed with was their Unplugged in New York. From that album my early music palate expanded. First, it led me to the Germs by way of Pat Smear’s guest appearance on guitar, then later, to the Vaselines by way of Nirvana’s cover of “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam.” Having prefaced with this, seeing the Vaselines perform in Los Angeles was a rare, unexpected treat.

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While there are some ‘80s bands that should call it quits and put their leather pants in a museum, there are a few making a natural comeback. If it weren’t for Nirvana, perhaps the Vaselines would have never played again, or maybe it would have taken another decade to revive the Scottish twee-pop band from its slumber. But Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee are back with advice on how to grow up. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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Download: of Montreal & MGMT – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana Cover) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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