By Charissa Lock Wolf Alice – “Bros” Two years late, but arriving at just the perfect moment, Wolf Alice’s “Bros” swarms through my body in liberating movements.  Expelling the frigidity in spurts of bouncy instrumental choruses and an unexpectedly delicious bridge this track pulls up close to the inexplicable joy that KITTEN’s “G#” delivers.  Ellie [...]

By Charissa Lock During my typical Hypem adventures, I’ll just go ahead and “heart” the things I find pleasing while I’m prepping at work.  Sometimes I’m so involved in lesson planning that I’m more tuned out to the notes sweeping through my otherwise quiet classroom than tuned in.  Then it hits you.  You aren’t ever [...]

Intro by Matt Downes ahhh.  that time of year. Music is one of the few things we do in this world where you’re right just for doing one thing; listening.  The three editors of killing the cabinet, give you their best albums and records for the 4th year in a row. (Previous Years: 2011, 2012 and [...]

By Charissa Lock Synth pop has allowed itself, whether or not willingly, to slip into genres that it probably doesn’t belong, in minds that are incapable of delivering it with the proper attitude.  Yet, through the wind swept genre appears a duo that we recall from the Drive soundtrack (“A Real Hero”) and are courteously [...]

Get ready Los Angeles, the best traveling dance party is headed our way this coming Friday! It’s Sound Tribe Sector 9 of course, and they’re hitting The Wiltern on November 21st. It will be their first show back to the City of Angels since the joining of new bassist, Alana Rocklin of sub-ID, and no [...]

by Matt Downes with photos by Chase McCurdy.  Learn more about Chase here. UPDATED: Did you like our photos?  See our entire collage here. Life is Beautiful has firmly planted their flag in the garden of American music festivals.  The music was top-heavy and the food was incredible.  While getting to experience what the festival has to offer in its [...]

by Matthew Downes with photos by Colin Rieser of Blue Kite Cinema Rarely does a support band return 21 months later as the headlining band.  This was a special case.  We were introduced to New Politics through the incredible twenty one pilots.  Ya see, about 24 months ago these two bands hit the road in support [...]

By Maggie Brawley This past Thursday, Oct. 16, marked my seventh year in Los Angeles, and as a self-proclaimed, ‘west-sider for life,’ what better way to shake it up than to head to the opposite side of town? East/West battles aside, I’m always appreciative to get out and experience subculture of any sort. The east [...]

by Matthew Downes & Charissa Lock Big music names headline the Life is Beautiful festival that will surely draw in folks from afar include Foo Fighters, Outkast, Kanye West, Arctic Monkeys and Skrillex.  Yes of course you must consider the close to 70 other artists in the lineup, where you’ll see “Matt & Kim” tucked [...]

by Matthew Downes with images provided by Chase McCurdy My Chemical Romance told a generation of kids that it was ok to “not” be ok.  Front man Gerard Way, of MCR, is back in a new band all his own. Last night, October 14th, was the 2nd coming out party for Way in Los Angeles [...]

By Charissa Lock It’s on the dancing waves in my head that are giggling with the options that are allowing them to flutter and sway that gives me the pleasure and passion for writing this. As Misterwives‘ single “Reflections” has been mesmerizing me for months now, Walk The Moon‘s “Shut Up and Dance” knocked me [...]

by Charissa Lock featured image by Kate Lock What we know for sure about Boston Calling:  One, they never cease to make improvements on the experience while not messing with those factors we love about the festival and Two, the weather sticks up a middle finger at least one out of the three days.  It was for [...]