The independent record label, Penniback Records, continues to highlight and expand the DIY music scene in Los Angeles. Dirty Penni Fest 4, the record label’s fourth annual music festival headlined by The Buttertones (special tribute to Dick Dale) and co-headlined by Tropa Magica this year, was a vivid demonstration of the record label’s...
Arts & Music
Sac Zine Fest 2019 – Review
Catch a Zine by Its Toe! If it Hollers, Buy Two Copies! Sacramento Zine Fest 2019 Saturday, May 25th, 2019 from 11 AM to 5 PM Zine Enthusiast Confidential - RIOT Part 1 of XXX Hello true believers! Oh, the lovely sight of a room full of ZINES! (And assorted fun things!) If you love art, if...
ALBUM REVIEW: Signor Benedick the Moor (SB the Moor) – El Negro
On 7 February 2019, the emerging enigmatic artist Signor Benedick the Moor dropped SPIRIT REALM.FINAL, a new full length LP through the Deathbomb Arc label. In anticipation for this release, the famed label recently sent us SB’s first album- 2014’s El Negro.
SB is an experimental artist originating from...
Jon “pls b nice” Bunting Introduces Me to the Cannoli King
“What do you think? Should I go for it?” I turn around to meet a goofy grin and a New York Giants jersey that looks like it could be roomy on an actual football player. The young man holding the jersey is decidedly not of football build, but he is Jon Bunting, a lanky 20-year-old recording artist...
Artist Interview: FLORAL
Floral is an instrumental two-piece math-rock duo from the CA South Bay Area. Ryan Fernandes sat down with Nate and Ty of Floral to talk about new music, doing it yourself, and making your own rules. You can hear some of their tunes at https://floral1.bandcamp.com/ and catch them at Slim’s in SF...
Feed Your Head: Hidden Gems of the Psychedelic Era
TBD Fest Review and Reaction: Words and Pictures by Simar Singh & Isaiah Rashid
The Birth of the KDVS Boyz, and Day 1 of TBD Fest 2015, A Review: Words and pictures by Sam Ribakoff
Black Family Event at UC Davis
UC Davis Student Forum
On May 19th, 2015 UC Davis hosted a student forum to help create and transition to the ideal university of the 21st century. The forum allowed students to discuss what their vision is about the university in the future. This inactive was launched by the chancellor in late 2014, and is currently in phase 2, the listening phase.