Queering the American songbook

Following the iconic milestone of 5 million streams for her hit single “Subway Song,” indie pop darling Julianna Zachariou spent some time with KCR’s Jacob Chan to talk about not only “Subway Song,” but her new single “M.A.S.H.,” which arrived Oct. 24, and new album, Dreamer Dreamer (recorded in eight days in a beautiful stone […]

LITRONIX and Getdown Services bring Portland music scene to LA at The Echo

Album cover for Crisps, Getdown Services most recent album in 2023. Over the course of the first week of October, Getdown Services embarked on theirdebut American tour, comprising four shows. The duo began with two shows in New YorkCity, then traveled to perform one show in Chicago, and concluded with a final show in LA.Musical artist LITRONIX accompanied them to open for […]

Low Tides by Acito

Low Tides by Acito is one of the most impactful projects to drop from a Northern Californian artist last year. I first heard of Acito on a menacing collaborative track titled 20916 featuring Sacramento’s Truly Goonie. The storytelling ability of the two illuminates the reality of violence and the need for survival in their respective cities, Stockton’s 209 […]

Dookie’s 30th Anniversary

Image sourced from Reprise Records Twenty twenty-three marks the 30 year anniversary of the album that thrust a young punk band from Berkeley into national stardom. Say what you want about Green Day, but when it comes to Dookie it should not be considered anything less than a punk rock masterpiece. Now with the recent […]