Rock journalism isn’t for the faint of heart. Though my suburban relatives may think that my professional life is a playground filled with hedonistic delights, they’re only partly right. There is a part of The Rock Life that is seedy, dark and filled with tragic stories of squandered brilliance and the leeching and blood letting [...]
Please enjoy the comedy stylings of Murs & MacLean…note: in solidarity of the writers strike, this interview was not scripted. If anyone wants to buy the rights to this slam dunk of a TV show, inquire within…
MURS & ALI MACLEAN, PART ONE
more about “Murs & Me: A Hip Hop Delight“, posted with [...]
One of the perks of living in a high priced, high stress, high-octane city like LA or New York is The Warm Up Show. Often limited to friends and uber fans, or kept a secret until the last minute, the warm up show allows a bigger act to play in a small intimate setting and [...]
Hey Mr. DJ, put a record on…no really. I mean a fucking record. you know, those vinyl thingies that old timey people used to play?
While having dinner with Ian last night, the topic of dj culture came up. The electro, hose, nu-rave scene has burst like a serato pinata here in LA, and in NYC [...]
The 2008 Air Guitar tour starts next month in a kitschy club near you
Before another air chord is struck, let’s all reflect on last year’s finals in Los Angeles, with yours truly covering the event:
from www.agletproductions posted with vodpod
http://www.usairguitar.com/tickets.htm
More interviews, more hot content, more Ali for your eyes to feast on.
A Tribe Called Quest:
The Pharcyde (part one of two):
Supernatural @ Rock The Bells Press Conference:
Flogging Molly (part one of five):
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Hanging with DJ Zegon and Squeak E Clean at their studio:
I covered the red carpet at the first annual NME USA awards last Wednesday.
For those of you not familiar with NME, it’s a huge music mag in the UK…kind of like their Spin or Rolling Stone magazine. They have an awards show over there and now they’re bringing it stateside.
The trophies were handed out at [...]
For whom the rocked bells toll
I covered the Rock The Bells press conference yesterday. Legendary line up including the reunion of both De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest.
Look for my interviews with: Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest and Murs.
Also, I sat down with my new bff, Pete Rock, at his Sessions show. [...]
South by So tired!
I attended the SxSw three ring circus, which has expanded to an 8 ring cirque de soleil of hyped hyphy drunk proportions. I took part in the Eastsport media lounge where Vlaze teamed up with Urb magazine, Girlie Action pr, VH-1 Classics and several sponsors. The bands would come in and get [...]
