Category Archives: CDs

CD Review : Anathema – Weather Systems (The End Records)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Andrew Billings

If you like, you can call this ‘the Opeth syndrome’. A band starts out in one of the ‘extreme’ metal subgenres, but as time goes by and the members grow older, elements of non-metallic genres creep in. Usually, records will … Continue reading →

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CD Review: Epica – Requiem For The Indifferent (Nuclear Blast)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Andrew Billings

The Los Angeles Beat is pleased to welcome our new metal correspondent, Andrew Billings, who will provide regular updates on all things infernal. Of all the many subgenres of metal, the distinctly middle-European style known as ‘symphonic metal’ is one … Continue reading →

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Can’t Get No Dadisfaction: The Old Man’s Record Reviews

Posted on April 30, 2012 by The Old Man

Skip The Foreplay – Night Life (Epitaph Records) Wow, how daring – a mix of screamo hardcore, dance party music, and metal. Argh, grind, party party good times, chug chug chugga, FUUUUUUCK YOOOOU!, weedle weedle weedle, GET ON THE DAAAAAAANCE … Continue reading →

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Disc Junkie: DVD and Blu-ray Releases April 3-9, 2012

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Paul Gaita

Please note: films released solely in DVD format are listed in italics, while DVD/Blu-ray or Blu-ray only releases are italicized and in bold font. MULTIPLEX Most moviegoers took a pass on Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo (Fox) during its … Continue reading →

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fIREHOSE Tappin’ The Source Again For Reunion Tour, 2-CD Reissue Set

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Bob Lee

fIREHOSE was a band to watch from the first note they played. After D Boon’s death brought the Minutemen’s extraordinary run to a tragic, premature end at the end of 1985, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley forged ahead … Continue reading →

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Patrick was a saint- you (probably) ain’t!

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Dave Soyars

While most folks likely use the March 17th holiday as an excuse to get blotto, there are hundreds of thousands of Irish and Irish-Americans in our fair city, as well as…well, thousands, anyway, of Irish music fans.  So if you’re … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: Kate Bush – Hounds of Love, A Classic Album Under Review

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Simone Snaith

My favorite album – or at least one of my top 5, desert island picks – is Kate Bush’s 1985 classic Hounds of Love.  While there are plenty of great songs on her other albums, none of them are as … Continue reading →

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Live Review: Roky Erickson & The Night Beats – El Rey 3/1/12

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Bob Lee

It wouldn’t have seemed possible a decade ago, but Roky Erickson has now become a regular performer in LA. Last week’s visit to the El Rey marked his fifth visit to Southern California in five years, but only his sixth … Continue reading →

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CD Review: Janis Joplin – The Pearl Sessions (Deluxe Edition)/ Big Brother And The Holding Company – Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968 (Legacy Recordings)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Bob Lee

Live At The Carousel Ballroom captures Big Brother And The Holding Company at a pivotal moment in the band’s history. It’s June of 1968, about two months before the release of Cheap Thrills, and two and a half months before … Continue reading →

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The Dead Ships CD Release Show at The Echo Tues. 2/28

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Simone Snaith

The Dead Ships are playing a record release show at The Echo this coming Tuesday, for their first full length album Electric Ahab.  The show is free, presented by The Echo and Buzzbands.LA.  The band consists of drummer Christopher Spindelilus and … Continue reading →

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