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Dec 5, 2022
Love Actually
Well it’s happened. We are smack dab in it folks. It's holiday time! it seems only fitting to discuss one of the best Christmas movies of...
Rio
Dec 1, 2022
My Top Songs of 2022
2022 has been an incredible year for music. Let's look back and celebrate the accomplishments of these artists. In no particular order,...
Rio
Nov 28, 2022
Blood On The Tracks
It was an average LA fall day. Not too hot. Not too cold. I was driving nowhere particularly glamorous, just running some errands. I...
Rio
Nov 21, 2022
Blu DeTour: Blu DeTiger at the El Rey
If you think you don't know Blu DeTiger, yes, you do. Allow me to jog your memory. Maybe you saw her playing bass on SNL with Jack...
Rio
Nov 21, 2022
A Different Side of The Velvet Underground
Not to be confused with “The Velvet Underground ft. Nico”, “The Velvet Underground”, was the band’s third studio album and the first post...
Rio
Nov 14, 2022
Simple Dreams
One bright, sunshine-filled, California day, my parents were driving by the beach. I was in the backseat staring at the waves when they...
Rio
Nov 8, 2022
My Top Ten Favorite Neil Young Songs
If you've ever seen the film "Almost Famous" (2000), the line where Sapphire, a self-titled "bandaid" (aka a groupie), exclaims, "You...
Rio
Nov 8, 2022
Fever Dream - Palaye Royale at the Palladium
Palaye Royale at the Palladium. Sunday night. Doors open at 6:30…Palaye Royale doesn’t go on ‘til 10pm. Is it worth the wait? I first saw...
Rio
Nov 7, 2022
We're Captive on the Carousel of Time...
"In 1965 I was up in Canada, and there was a friend of mine up there who had just left a rock'n'roll band” said folk singer Joni Mitchell...
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Nov 7, 2022
Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
Michael Hadreas, better known as Perfume Genius, released his fifth studio album, “Set My Heart On Fire Immediately” in 2020. Hadreas was...
Rio
Oct 24, 2022
UPSAHL at the Roxy
"Played my first show in LA in 2018 at Hotel Cafe and three people were there (two being my dad and my manger)...Tonight we sold out The...
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Oct 21, 2022
Midnights Doesn't Hold Up in the Light of Day
Some things should stay in the dark... Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan. Taylor Swift has been there for me during pivotal points in my...
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Oct 13, 2022
Five Fun Facts About "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
It's October and that means it's time to revisit the cult classic. So dress up as your favorite character, grab some toast and a water...
Rio
Sep 26, 2022
Trio!
(I and II) After bonding over their mutual love of Dolly Parton, friends Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt came together with the...
Rio
Sep 21, 2022
Every teenager has a soundtrack...
One fall weekend, me and my best friend at the time went to see ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’. I went in knowing nothing about it. I...
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