While standing underneath the glowing chandeliers of Crash Mansion, I felt all the hairs on the back of my neck stand up in unison. That voice. It was a voice that conjured up images of hard liquor, drag races, sex, bar fights, and young kids sneaking out at night. The voice of Nathaniel Cox makes you want to rip off your shirt and worship the Devil…in a good way. Cox, the lead singer of......

Last Sunday, Little Radio's Summer Camp series Downtown continued with performances by local bands Bloodcat Love (MySpace), Le Switch (MySpace), and The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra (MySpace). This show featured, among other things: During Bloodcat Love's set, frontman Myles Hendrik gave recently-axed LA Times veteran Kevin Bronson a heartfelt tribute in recognition of his support and promotion of the local indie music scene. With The Movies' Timothy James manning the sound booth, The Flying Tourbillon......

SHOPPING Revolveclothing.com is hosting a four-day pop-up store to showcase the LOVA men’s line. The pop-up's at the Revolve flagship store that’s not slated to open until August – but the men’s line was too hot to wait for then. noon-7 pm // Revolve Pop-Up Store // 8452 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood // Free (unless you buy something, natch). ART TALK Presented by the Aliados Con Amnesty network of Amnesty International USA and Avenue......

I've been eagerly awaiting DJ Dan Le Sac and poet-rapper Scroobius Pip to make their way across the pond and they're finally doing it. I first heard of them in '06 but they didn't have anything more than a MySpace page, now that they're on Lex Records they have actual releases coming out. Here's where they're playing in LA (and remember, they're just a band): Monday: Spaceland @ 8:00pm for FREE (they're the opener......

I have been out of LA for about 5 weeks now for work in a sleepy Nor Cal town. So needless to say I have been a bit out of the loop. A few things I do know: first and foremost, the new Spoon album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is pretty fuckin brilliant; I also know that Spoon played a "secret" show at Little Radio the previous night and it was quite the......