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RIP Chester Bennington The Linkin Park frontman apparently had a bigger impact on all of us than we thought

Editor’s note: This a weird one. Linkin Park might not be a band you’d anticipate seeing us report on after learning...
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Listen to Decent Criminal A throw back to everything we love about 90’s rock

We love the 90’s, especially anything that reminds us of KROQ and angst-ridden garage rock ballads to please our eternally...
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Guantanamo Baywatch Drop New Single “Blame Myself” off forthcoming album, Desert Center

Guantanamo Baywatch, our favorite surf punks paving their jams in the sand, have a new album coming out August 4th...
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Listen to The War On Drugs Their new album drops August 25th

Remember The War On Drugs? The indie wonders from Phillie are back after a three year pause with new album...
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WY Premiere: The Crowleys Listen to the psych-surf sounds of “L.A Sunset”

The Crowleys, a four-piece from Hamilton, Ontario, sound like they’ve been riding waves and hitting the sun scorched shores of...
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Watch Local Natives’ New Video For single “The Only Heirs”

“This video has been identified by Epilepsy Action to potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is...
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WY Premiere: Black Sea Watch their video for new single “Apprehension Review”

Local dream gaze heartbreakers Black Sea, the project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cole Devine, are finally releasing their debut album, Disappointing...
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Listen to Melkbelly And watch their video for “Kid Kreative”

Melkbelly, a Chicago four-piece forged in the depths of the city’s DIY underground, are about as noisy and raw and...
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WY Premiere: Sunshine & the Blue Moon Watch their new video for “Buffalo Child”

Ontario-based Sunshine & the Blue Moon know how to make a politically conscious idea translate smoothly into song. Their new...
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So what’s happening on the cover? Well, it’s a bit of a scuffle at a Murder City Devils show

It was a hot Saturday night in the city. It was the Brixton Broadcast Los Angeles and it was at...
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WY Premiere: Orchin Watch the new video for “I Think I”

LA-based artist Orchin, the project of frontman, songwriter, and producer Jeremy McLennan, blends elements of somber shoegaze and euphoric bedroom...
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WY Premiere: Private Island Listen to their new single, “Turbulence”

“I just don’t think I believe you love.” That’s the chorus of Private Island’s new single, “Turbulence,” and its buttery...
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WY Premiere: Adult Books Watch their new video for “Firewalking”

If you’ve ever been into Twin Peaks, or David Lynch, or the unhinged world of red velvet drapes and disorienting...
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WY Premiere: Walrus Watch their new video for “Later Days”

“Walrus are here to play for the sake of the song.” That’s the opening line to psych dreamers Walrus, a...
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Wand Announce New Album And release video for lead single, “Plum” 

Wand, maybe my favorite live LA band in recent years, released a new video today for lead single, “Plum”, the...

WY Premiere: Hot Flash Heat Wave Watch their new video, “San Francisco Dating Life”

Dating can suck. Like really suck. Especially in an age when dating has become so intense and fruitless that apps...
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About Tomorrow What Youth Issue 18 and much more…Live tonight at midnight PST

We came in this morning and the lights wouldn’t work. But I just fucking fixed em. And we’re off again....
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Conversation With: Entrance On his new album Book of Changes

Entrance, the musical force that is Guy Blakeslee, first crept into my life on a mixed CD in 2003. Blakeslee’s...
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Emerica and Explosions in the Sky Get together for a shoe collab we’re very into

I remember someone once said that Explosions in the Sky is good to have sex to. That’s fun.  In other...
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WY Premiere: Winter Listen to their new track “Jaded”

Local dreampop band Winter make ethereal bedroom songs that’ll make you think you’ve slipped back into the ’90s. In a...
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WY Premiere: Triathalon Watch their new video for “Come Thru”

Triathalon, a Savannah-based indie band itching to ditch genre specifications, have reemerged with their latest EP Cold Shower as a full-fledged...
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WY Premiere: Trementina Dreamy shoegaze from Chile

Trementina, a lo-fi shoegaze band from Valdivia, Chile, ​​create music for lucid dreaming. Or so their bio states. But I’m backing...
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Music To Do Europe To A playlist from the Mediterranean

Packing for a trip to Europe, or anywhere really, can be daunting. But the only thing you absolutely need, besides...
what youth recommends HALFNOISE

WY Premiere: Watch “Someday” A new music video from HALFNOISE

HALFNOISE, the side project of Paramore’s Zac Farro, is about as bright and uplifting as it gets without dipping into...
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Wanna do Whatever you want? Like, professionally? Volcom wants to make that happen for you

What would your life look like if you could do what you wanted with your time? And if didn’t have to worry...
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Thee Oh Sees Are Dead Long Live Oh Sees

Okay, so they’re not dead dead. But the band formerly known as Thee Oh Sees have pulled a phoenix move on...
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WY Premiere: The Memories “Okay, Cupid” will make you believe in love songs again

The Memories have a wonderful way with words, and their new single, “Okay, Cupid” will take a tight tug on...
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Watch Kevin Morby’s New Video For title track “City Music”

Kevin Morby released a new video today for the title track off his latest album, City Music. The video, directed...
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Durand Jones & The Indications At the Living Room Show in Long Beach

Friday night soul singer Durand Jones played a private show at a house in Long Beach. After seeing them perform...
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Brixton Broadcast: Murder City Devils Live video and interview from the Troubadour in Hollywood, CA

It was a boozy, sweaty and romantic night of free drinks and wolf-snarling punk rock thanks to Brixton and a...
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What’d you do this weekend? We threw ourselves into the pit with The Murder City Devils

“A lot of our songs early on were about romanticizing places we weren’t. Other places, other towns, things we couldn’t...
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Ty Segall and Assman An interview with Ty Segall and his new comic strip featuring the character of Assman

Ty Segall is 10 minutes late to our interview at Footsies in Highland Park. I’m sipping on a whiskey in...

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