Amanda Jo Williams at Tom Tom Magazine issue #5 release party photo by Dylan Gordon Last month, Tom Tom Magazine celebrated its 5th issue with a release party at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles. See photos from the party, here. Tom Tom Magazine, for those who don’t know, is dedicated to female drummers and [...]

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NEW SHOP ARRIVALS: FEB 1ST, 2010 -New Arrivals Nocando – Jimmy The Lock (MP3) Bobb Bruno – Dreamt On (CD) Mikki & The Mauses – The Problem With Male Sexualty (MP3) VUM – Strange Attractor (CD) Blue Jungle – Baby Don’t Cry (MP3) Jail Weddings – Inconvenient Dreams (MP3) Witch – Paralyzed (LP) Valient Thorr [...]

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Table of Contents VOICEsVOICEs Scott Schultz . . . . . . . 1 I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. Chris Ziegler . . . . 3 JULIE DOIRON Ron Garmon . . . . . . . 4 THE RESIDENTS Oliver Hall . . . . . . . . . 4 WHITE DENIM Amber [...]

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This was the final Monday of Manimal’s 3-week December residency at the Echo. I arrived part-way through Sister Crayon’s set and was pleased to be there—it was cold outside! They sounded a bit like Portishead and they’re a fun band at which to look. There was a big guy wandering around the crowd, frequently remarking that they made his nipples hard.

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New Arrivals L.A. Record x Etnies Limited Edition Shoe The Polyamorous Affair – Bolshevik Disco (CD) Dak – StandThis (CS) Michael Nhat – Self Titled (LP) Luis by Luis Farfan Outtakes and Interrupted Moments by Dan Monick Ill Always Be A Sucker For A Sense Of Wonder by Dan Monick Witch – Self Titled (LP) [...]

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jesse plume Download: VOICEsVOICEs “Flulyk Visions” (Radio Edit) (Produced by Prefuse 73) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (from the Origins EP out January 2010 on Manimal) L.A. RECORD is happy to report that the long-awaited VOICEsVOICEs EP (w/Prefuse 73!) has a firm January 2010 release date and tours to follow with Hope Sandoval, [...]

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I always have time for another festival, especially an indoor festival at the soon to be dear departed Knitting Factory, so I was psyched for Longhair Illuminati on Sunday. There were over 15 bands in the three KF rooms, including a few of my favorites, so I figured I was good for four or five [...]

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Xu Xu Fang like pictures of horses better than pictures of people and will release their new EP Seven Days Now this week. Founder Bobby Tamkin speaks to Scott Schultz about radio drama, fog machines and stoned Oklahomans who like Gossip Girl. Also included—a Xu Xu Fang mixtape by Bobby!

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