Tagged Arctic Monkeys

Before The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie or even the Arctic Monkeys, there were the Pixies.  Formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986, the Pixies have long been associated with the grea...

It’s Friday night and I’m walking down the street looking for the address that lead vocalist and bass guitarist John Forbes sent me. My friend and I pass by a house that emanates a cover of Childish Gambino...

The iconic Primavera Sound festival finally made its way to Los Angeles, California on the weekend of September 16th-18th. For two decades Primavera Sound has been spreading music throughout the world. The fest...

The year is 2015. You are 14 years old getting ready for school and looking for your pair of Doc Martens. Your parents come in and you quickly hide your pack of cigarettes. Your room is filled with posters of L...

If you’ve ever drunkenly ended up at a backyard house show during any point at your time at Berkeley, there’s a pretty solid chance you’ve seen The Missionaries play. The quartet plays songs that you’ll...

This past weekend I had a conversation with a former B-Side contributor about the merits of my favorite fruitless activity: compiling my coveted year-end albums list.  As someone who takes this pointless endea...

The Last Shadow Puppets will be bringing their signature Brit-rock style to the historic Fillmore this coming Sunday. Fronted by Arctic Monkey’s lead singer Alex Turner and the Rascal’s Miles Kane, the band...

Day One It’s a music festival. Flashy hipsters in animal costumes, neon-glo face paint, and flower crowns flocked into San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Early risers were already trekking deep into the 7th ...