I used to think the music video was dead. (I used to think indie was dead too, but I recognize my own cynicism.) Provocative, intriguing, and relevant music videos are tough to come by these days, especially in the indie scene; this isn’t because young and underground musicians can’t be visually creative, but rather because the best video equipment costs money that starving artists don’t … Continue reading

Trekking Across the City with Still Parade

I first sat down to listen to this album on an exploratory adventure via mass transit across the city. Back in May, LADOT cut the ribbon on several new metro stations, extending the Expo line to somewhere that no Los Angeles rail transit line has ever gone before: the beach. For the first weekend of its opening, fares were waived, so I decided to take … Continue reading Trekking Across the City with Still Parade