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Mike Watt shows different frame of mind in 'On and Off Bass'
Punk mainstay Mike Watt was out late playing a show at the local ballet school the night before, but early on a Saturday, the bassist best known for his work with seminal indie acts fIREHOSE and the Minutemen is in San Pedro's port waters, in his kayak, a...
Tags: The Stooges (music group), Music, Entertainment, John Coltrane, Iggy Pop
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Coachella 2012: At the Drive In leads the punk rock field
Pop & HissPunk rock didn't get much press at this year's Coachella festival, but great punk bands were still getting prominent placement, including a second-billed Sunday spot for a reunited At The Drive-In. Other shows by Refused, fIREHOSE and Greg Ginn proved... -
Coachella 2012: Full lineup revealed; Dr. Dre, Radiohead headline
Pop & HissThe 2012 lineup for Coachella has been revealed. Dr. Dre, Radiohead and the Black Keys will headline this year's edition, which is being held over two weekends for the first time, the first on April 13-15 and the second on April 20-22.... -
72 Hours: Kid Sister, Robyn Hitchcock and more
Pop & HissA rundown of the weekend's top concerts includes Kid Sister at the Avalon and Robyn Hitchcock at McCabe's.... -
Live review: Iggy, Stooges stay in attack mode
Pop & HissBack on his feet, the wild man punches out proto-punk classics at the Palladium. It says everything about Iggy Pop that in an age of wireless technology he still opts for a microphone with a cord. The choice led to...... -
Wilco's Nels Cline: 'L.A. gets no respect as far as culture'
Pop & HissBefore Wilco's Jeff Tweedy plucked guitarist Nels Cline out of the L.A. underground to john his Chicago rock 'n' roll collective, Cline was already something of an avant-garde legend. There was only one problem: Cline was broke.... -
Jane's Addiction proves to be 'The Great Escape Artist'
Jane's Addiction's new album, "The Great Escape Artist," was still a work in progress last May when the band appeared on an outdoor stage at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Jane's was the musical entertainment at an exhibition opening for director...Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Interpol, Behavioral Conditions, Psychedelic (genre), Guns N' Roses (music group)
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Section Quartet plans benefit to replace instruments lost in tsunami
Pop & HissLos Angeles-based Section Quartet will play a benefit concert to replace musical instruments destroyed in the Japanese tsunami earlier this year. Section Quartet will be joined by Sam Phillips, Van Dyke Parks and others at the Nov. 20 benefit at Largo... -
Henry Rollins talks Wednesday fundraiser for Drop in the Bucket
Pop & HissOn Wednesday, the long-time activist and punk pioneer gathers with friends from various corners of the rock world at the Avalon in Hollywood to raise money for Drop in the Bucket, a charity that builds water wells and sanitation systems for schools in... -
Jazz artists turn to Kickstarter for funding
Culture MonsterWith a tough economy sending artists and food entrepreneurs toward grass-roots "crowd-funding" sites such as Kickstarter, it's no surprise that jazz musicians have started looking its way as well. Facing a cratering music industry, some of the worthy... -
Morning glory: Mike Watt's 'Hyphenated-Man' opera, manifested as a short film
Pop & HissOn Thursday morning, Pop & Hiss received a quick little note relating to San Pedro bassist/Stooge/composer Mike Watt's most recent project, his third opera, "Hyphenated-Man." In the missive was a link to a video by an Irish painter, Norton Wisdon,...... -
The week in Pop (& Hiss) and more
Pop & HissPop & Hiss strives to provide the best, most relevant and entertaining music coverage of the week. Hey, it's a goal, be nice. Sometimes we have some posts that hit the mark. Sometimes we don't and others do. Here's a......
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