Stepping onto Azam Ali’s property in Glendale, located in northeast Los Angeles County, is like entering the titular space in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel, The Secret Garden. Despite cars rushing by faster than the speed limit, the foliage surrounding Azam’s home acts as a sound barrier that makes me want to be ultra-quiet. The…
"We're taking over, basically," says Laidback Luke, aka Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen. (Photo by Yavez Anthonio) Laidback Luke is in the midst of a personal renaissance. From his recent James Brown remix to the countless collaborations with Daft Punk, Madonna, Lil Jon and others, Luke is helping build a new movement for the dance community….
Visual artist and puppeteer Wayne White doesn’t claim to be a good musician, at least not in the traditional sense. But then again, nothing is traditional when it comes to White. And he prefers it that way. White is a man you may not be familiar with, but his work you’ve most definitely seen. As…
Skrillex, the Strokes, GRiZ, Turnstile, Rüfüs Du Sol, Teddy Swims, the Neighbourhood, Noah Kahan, Role Model and Kesha will headline next year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, on the heels of a disastrous rain cancellation at this year’s event. Weather-related upgrades will be in place when the fest returns to its longtime home in Manchester,…
After its summer debut in London, Gorillaz are rebuilding the exhibition House of Kong for Los Angeles audiences at Rolling Greens DTLA from Feb. 26-March 19. The event dovetails with the March 20 release of the Damon Albarn-led cartoon band’s new album, The Mountain. As part of the celebration, Gorillaz will also perform standalone shows…
As expected, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will stage a second edition of their bespoke camping festival, Field of Vision, on Aug. 14-16 at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista, Co. The Australian group’s only other U.S. shows of 2026 will be Aug. 20-22 at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, where they will play two…
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has drafted some of the top players from the left-of-center jazz world for his first full-length solo album, which will be released at some point next year by Nonesuch. The lead track, “A Plea,” is out now, in tandem with a video directed by the artist’s daughter, Clara Balzary….
Why is nothing new happening in film? You’ve noticed. Sequel after sequel, unmemorable plots, films you don’t care about discussing the next day. Yeah, it didn’t use to be like this. Filmgoers in the 20th century had a bonanza of new genres or styles of film. Every decade birthed two or more. Film started in…
“Oh, I get to know somebody in the first five minutes,” says Lynn Goldsmith, the creator of some of the most memorable portraits from the ‘70s and for decades after, shooting major artists from Bob Dylan to Bob Marley, Blondie to KISS. “If you want them to stay longer than planned,” she adds of her…
Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones are suiting up for the Super Bowl LX pregame festivities, which will set the tone for the Feb. 8 culmination of the NFL season at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Ca. As previously reported, Bad Bunny will headline the game’s Apple Music Halftime Show. Puth will belt out…
