Are you getting tired of all the music headlines going to new Brooklyn bands? I bet you the players in Los Angeles' thriving scene are way over it. Why's everybody always talking about Brooklyn when the West Coast boasts a dream team of new talent, turning out a steady stream of polished, moody rock?
Although the rap game gets L.A. plenty of love, lackadaisical, harmony-laden smog-pop hasn't had a true moment since The Beach Boys and The Mamas And Papas ruled the late '60s. But that has been changing, slowly but surely, thanks to the radio dominance of a new class of sun-bleached bands.
Get acquainted with the new L.A. sound in the video playlist below, featuring laid back, perma-tan jams from Jenny Lewis, Earlimart, Silversun Pickups, Pete Yorn, Beck, The Watson Twins, Cold War Kids, The Mars Volta, Incubus, Brett Dennen and many more. It's mellow. Whatever.
Tags Beck, Brett Dennen, Cold War Kids, Earlimart, Incubus, Jenny Lewis, Pete Yorn, Silversun Pickups, The Beach Boys, The Mamas And Papas, The Mars Volta, The Watson Twins
+ David Cook wins American Idol, traumatizes hordes of screaming teenage girls by edging out front-runner David Archuleta with 56% of the vote. (MTV)
+ Related: Idol shatters previous voting records with over 97 million viewers phoning (and texting) in to vote for their favorite David. Now, if only presidential elections had so much voter turnout... (Billboard)
+ Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Of course, that was before Britney Spears set her sights on Sin City. (Metro - UK)
+ Justice is served! Lou Pearlman (the man who introduced the term "boy-band" into the cultural vernacular) to serve 25 years in the slammer for inventing the Backstreet Boys money laundering and conspiracy. (Bumpshack)
+ Atmosphere's "Slug" describes how he and his (negligibly) better half came up with the concept behind their new album. (Karmaloop). And check out their MTV Artist of the Week videos here.
+ Radiohead, Beck divluge their favorite Sonic Youth songs. (NME)
+ Danity Kane songstress Aubrey O'Day flaunts her new relationship with Jesse McCartney while simultaneously stealing a wine glass from The Waverly Inn. (OMG! Yahoo)
+ Beyonce deemed too famous, bootylicious for church. (Stuff NZ)
Tags American Idol, Atmosphere, Aubrey O'Day, Beck, Beyonce, Buzz Bites, Danity Kane, David Archuleta, David Cook, Lou-Pearlman, Music, News, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Usher
