It has been said that Los Angeles is a cultural wasteland. True the denizens here make trash like Rock Of Love Tour Bus and other crap, but I prefer to focus on the gems that pop up on my radar every once in a while…including the event series TIMELESS. If you like hip hop, Brazilian [...]
January 30, 2009
Categories: dj, electronic, hip hop, host, music, news, nightlife, parties, rap, spin, turntablism, urb magazine . Tags: ali maclean, ali on the air, arthur verocai, brazil, brazilian folk jazz, carlos nino, concert series, cut chemist, david axelrod, dj, dj nuts, egon, female rock hournalist, House shoes, J Dilla, J Rocc, jazz, jurassic 5, madlib, migel ferguson, mochilla, Mulatu Astatke, music, orchestra, Ozomatli, quantic, rock journalist, timeless, turntablists, vj . Author: aliontheair . Comments: 3 Comments
This just in from FMQB:
‘Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” video is set to become a full-fledged musical theater production. The show will recreate the tale of the 1983 video. “This musical will be the exclusive Michael Jackson authorized version of ‘Thriller’ and Jackson will participate in every aspect of the creative process,” said the Nederland Organization, which [...]
January 27, 2009
Categories: dj, electronic, interviews, music, news, nightlife, turntablism, urb magazine, vj . Tags: ali on the air, ali maclean, american apparel, thriller, rock journalist, Michael Jackson, Off The Wall, laptop djs, sweathogs, tv host, broadway, 1983 . Author: aliontheair . Comments: Leave a Comment
Steeped in cool fuzz, the Raveonettes have modernized the fifties sound of the Raveonettes, in the same manner that David Lynch takes those nifty fifties family values and transplants them into the insidious, dark, seedy underbelly of the modern city.
The city of Los Angeles seemed to want to welcome the Danish duo on Saturday, and [...]
January 27, 2009
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: absinthe, ali maclean, ali on the air, aly walk with me, attack of the ghost rider, black rebel motorcycle club, brill building, Danish, david lynch, feedback, femme fatale, garbage, gauloise, Henry Fonda, leader of the pack, Los angeles, Love In a trash can, Lust, Pity Party, rock journalist, Sharin Foo, shoe gaze, Sune Rose Wagner, The RAveonettes, twilight . Author: aliontheair . Comments: 1 Comment
Los Angeles was grooving to the beat of many different drummers Saturday. The Guitar Center Drum Off Championships brought out hundreds of young hopefuls, six finalists and a slew of celebrity judges.
The Henry Fonda was filled with all ages eager to hit the skins, including some barely old enough to read…
Luckily there were free drum [...]
January 19, 2009
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: 30 seconds to mars, angels and airwaves, avenged sevenfold, bobby alt, carson daly, celebrity judges, chad, chad smith, cinderella, dr dre, drum off, drummers, drums, evans drums, foo fighters, guitar center, janes addiction, jason bittner, Jerome Flood, kenny aronoff, papa roach, phil collins, phil jauguiri, red hot chili peppers, shannon leto, snoop dogg, stephen perkins, talor hawkins, TC Conroy, the rev, thomas lang, thomas prichard, tommy lee, tool, yellowjacket . Author: aliontheair . Comments: Leave a Comment
As a lot of you know, I was on air at Indie 103.1 FM. I created the Gig Guide and was the behind the scenes mastermind of a lot of the local acts programming…that is until I left under dire circumstances. More about this will be in my upcoming book.
I read this post on their [...]
January 15, 2009
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: ali maclean, ali on the air, blogs, cler channel, dicky barrett, dj, fm radio, gig guide, Indie 103, indie rock, internet radio, kroq, Los angeles, music, music industry, podcasts, radio, star 98 . Author: aliontheair . Comments: 1 Comment
I had to repost this article from CNN.com…Larry Flynt is a satirist on par with Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde and Stephen Colbert. Kudos, Larry!
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will [...]
January 8, 2009
Categories: entertainment, news . Tags: adult entertainment, ali maclean, ali on the air, Americans, bail out, CNN, congres, congress, economic downturn, economy, Girls Gone Wild, government, Henry Paulson, Hustler, Joe francis, Larry Flynt, mark Twain, patriot, porn, porn industry, satire, sex, Stephen Colbert, stimulus package, US governemnt, Washington . Author: aliontheair . Comments: 3 Comments
Hollywood Hosts Guitar Center’s Drum-Off Grand Finals Competition This Saturday at 7pm.
I will be front and center to provide you lucky devils with the sights and sounds AND I have a fantastic prize to give away – a signed drum head, autographed by Mars Volta! Details below…
Among the panel of top judges of the Guitar [...]
January 7, 2009
Categories: entertainment, host, interviews, music, news, nightlife, parties, rock, rocknroll, show biz, urb magazine . Tags: adam alt, adrian young, ali maclean, ali on the air, autograph, avenged sevenfold, bobby alt, competition, contest, danny carey, drum, drum head, drum off, drummer, finals, foo fighters, guitar center, henry fonda theater, hollywood, janes addiction, judges, kenny aronoff, Los angeles, mars volta, music box, no doubt, prize, stephen perkins, street drum corps, taylor hawkins, the rev, tool, winner . Author: aliontheair . Comments: 3 Comments
Iggy and the Stooges remain one of my all time favorites and count as one of the sounds that blew my mind apart and sealed the deal that I would forever be indebted to rocknroll. I’m very sad to report on Ron’s passing…
Ron Asheton, guitarist and founding member of the Stooges, was reportedly found dead [...]
January 6, 2009
Categories: entertainment, interviews, music, news, rock, rocknroll . . Author: aliontheair . Comments: Leave a Comment
