Aurora I arrived late and when I walked in my stomach dropped. There were 100 people in the room and  Lotus was about to come on. This is my usual fear when the bands I love come to LA – nobody shows up, the promoter backs out of future shows at venues of  that size and [...]

By Aurora So far, the first quarter of 2015 has been off to pretty decent start with a handful of albums I’m already deep into including my little lover boys, Rae Sremmurd’s Sremmlife, Drake’s surprise If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and Panda Bear’s Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper. Some newbies in my [...]

By Aurora Cowen The streets were buzzing in Hollywood on Sunday night after the 57th annual Grammy Awards with glamorous parties in every nightclub and lounge around the city. Industry professionals, artists and all around music fans flooded trendy nightlife hot spots for hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and performances by some of today’s most recognized artists. [...]

By Charissa Lock The album art sums up the eleven tracks quite perfectly.  The in-your-face, hand-in-pants, yet withholding the raunchy details experience is wrapped up in a slightly dim package.  The delivery of raw male honesty in multiple situations (some sexual others typical pre/post relationship, you know…the typical) is effortless complemented by the catchy pop [...]

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 [...]