The Occurrence

Image courtesy SongLyrics.com As a birthday gift to myself tomorrow, I'm seeing Green Day's American Idiot at the Ahmanson Theatre. This live-action stage play based on the NorCal punk trio's essential album of the same...

It's here. Finally, after waiting since JUNE 2011 when tickets went on sale, Coachella is here. Remember when the Radiohead headlining spot was just a rumor? (TRUE!) And the speculation that since Dr....

Photo by Melissa Bobbitt This writer is extremely excited for the return of Garbage. Front woman Shirley Manson is the epitome of rock goddess, someone so exotically beautiful but who also deals with human issues...

So many actors fancy themselves singers, too. They ought to give up, since we all know Steve Buscemi is the best. "Self-taught, thank you very much, Pop!" Music writers get a lot of random press...

"If I go through a normal day of my life without offending anyone or making someone think then I haven't done my job." There's a revolutionary sound coming out of Manchester. No, it's not a...

Erin go bragh, everyone! On this St. Patrick's Day, we hope you're celebrating responsibly (go easy on the Shamrock Shakes, green beer and corned beef, people!) and, you know, maybe educating yourself on...

Photo by Melissa Bobbitt I just returned from an epic Pacific Northwest vacation with friends, and many wonderful memories were etched into our minds. But with any adventure, the music that accompanied us was just...

We were filming some pre-show footage of Gonjasufi before he headlined Low End Theory at The Airliner. The time came to take him to the venue. It was about 11PM on a lovely night and...