'MindFree's Motown Grunge is actually close to melodic, open-minded hard rock,' says the Belgian singer-songwriter.

James Aranda's guitar style in Media Jeweler is somewhat experimental, so I asked him about the minimalist approach that is his trademark.

As the bass player of Media Jeweler, Lucero brings tasteful low end to the band’s sound. “I think a lot of the work that I’m doing as a bassist,” he…

A conversation about the East LA Punk Rock scene of the late 70s and early 80s, presented by USC Visions and Voices and moderated by Dino Everett.

By Keith Walsh There’s nothing typical about Orange County’s “Good Luck, Ugly.” Apart from having their own brand of upbeat ska and pop punk, GLU is a Christian band in…

By Keith Walsh With a new album, “Fighting The Urge To Waste Away,” Orange County’s ska and pop punk band Good Luck, Ugly scores some powerful musical and lyrical points.…

Pomona’s Hexed are back in action.

By Keith WalshBassist Nigel Dettelbach is my best connection to the band Slipping Into Darkness. Unfortunately, he’s notoriously hard to get ahold of. Which is a shame, because the band’s…

I’ve had the luck and pleasure to see a few of the bands featured on this new Spotify playlist live. In fact, it was getting back in touch with Robert…

By Keith Walsh From the first notes on the debut LP “Shurpadelic” by Slipping Into Darkness, it’s clear that this is a band with roots—roots in the 6os, in psychedelia…