I joined Babehoven (Maya Bon and Ryan Albert) via phone and across time zones a few weeks ago; calling from Hudson, NY, their power had gone out a few minutes before our chat started. Maya and Ryan were smiling nonetheless…
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In an interview with DJ Cheez AKA Gia Canto, Wallows drummer (and former one-time KXSC DJ) Cole Preston discusses all things Wallows and USC, from living with Remi Wolf behind Nature’s Brew, to attending KXSC shows and parties at Pink Castle.
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This past Wednesday, February 14, my grandest of plans were to attend Devon Ross’ debut EP release show at Amoeba. I was excited…but I got stuck so badly in traffic that I missed the show.
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CREEM is “America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine,” and pioneering journalist Jaan Uhelszki continues to be the best they’ve got. As one of its founding editors, she is boundlessly brilliant.
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Few filmmakers have achieved cult success the way Gregg Araki has. Heavily associated with the New Queer Cinema movement of the ’90s, Araki’s movies, which often interrogate unapologetically queer themes, have alternately been labeled nihilistic, anarchic, hilarious, and life-affirming, though they’ve always retained his signature aesthetic and emotional stamp.
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Sabrina Teitelbaum, known as Blondshell, is having quite the year. From releasing a debut record in April to embarking on a summertime headline tour, she shows no signs of slowing down.
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Coast Contra brings brotherhood and hospitality to their hip hop
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Here is Dad Hat, an indie pop duo based here in Los Angeles. The duo, Steven Gudino and Maddie Barrett, both go to USC and UCLA respectively.
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Nat Lee is a recent Alumna of Thornton’s music industry program, where she founded and built DIY production and music collective, SleezeHog. Entering its second year of operation, SleezeHog has thrown over 20 shows that feature exclusively female, POC, and queer artists. In our interview, Nat and I discuss curating safe spaces for all attendees, DIY ethics, and stick and poke tattoos. Please enjoy this second edition of Live Show: Podcasts!
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DJ Calahan recently had the pleasure of conducting an interview with the up and coming multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Baird, ahead of his mixtape release for BIRDSONGS Vol. 2.
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Lorenzo Gillis Cook of Petite League talks to live show director Gabriella Gray about new releases, quarantine, and staying positive in an exclusive interview with KXSC. Petite League is a New York-based band that released their newest single, “Joyrider,” on September 1st. Cook discusses the full process of the newest release, and how his ideas and intentions for this project have become a reality.
Painted nails, reverberation, and single dangly earrings - artistic statements that define the more bohemian crowd of our generation. When thinking of artists that have catalyzed the growth of this subculture in recent years, the first to come to mind is Gus Dapperton. Having released his debut album Where Polly People Go To Read in April 2019, the rising star is now scheduled to release his sophomore album Orca via AWAL.
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