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[SEVEN QUESTIONS IN HEAVEN] Ducktails

by Asal Shah on Aug 3, 2015 • No Comments

Ducktails is the dreamy solo art rock music project of Matt Mondanile, sometimes known as the guitarist of indie pop band Real Estate. Ducktails formed around 2006 and has created four albums and six EPs over the years – each individually divine and experimental as fuck. In my imagination, Ducktails makes lo-fi bedroom pop from a computer nestled...

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[CULT TALK] Guantanamo Baywatch Just Want You To Put It In A Bag And Twist It

by Asal Shah on Jun 8, 2015 • No Comments

Most people don’t usually take “party bands” too seriously except, well, when they want to party. Those people have yet to meet Guantanamo Baywatch. These guys have been giving rock ‘n’ roll fans what they want since they dove head-first into the scene about five or so years ago. Guantanamo Baywatch was one of the first...

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[TO DO] Win Tickets To See Swans + Angel Olsen At The El Rey Theatre on 4/14

by Asal Shah on Apr 8, 2015 • No Comments

A legendary show is hitting Los Angeles on April 14th and we’ve got the hook up for any die-hard fans out there. Like we’ve done in the past, we’ll be doing a ticket giveaway contest for anyone who wants to see Swans and Angel Olsen this Tuesday the 14th at the El Rey. To...

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[TRUE STORY] Purgatory Playground: An Ode to Beach Goth 3

by Asal Shah on Oct 31, 2014 • No Comments

The Growlers’ third annual Beach Goth Festival took place October 25th, 2014. I attended the event for the first time this year. Here is my account. (photos by Michael Cukr) Begin Scene 9 a.m. It’s way too goddamn early to wake up for a music festival. I promised Warren Thomas (of The Abigails)...

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[CULT TALK] Tomorrows Tulips: Liberated Angst for the Casual Rocker

by Asal Shah on Oct 7, 2014 • No Comments

(photos by Michael Cukr) Your headphones are in. They are blaring your cool older brother’s mixtape of slacker rock bands while you lay in your high school bedroom and stare at that Keith Haring print you hung up because he’s your crush’s favorite artist, and it’s the perfect day to go to the beach but...