Author Archive for Tracy Ung
Joe Escalante is ‘Barely Legal’
There are few people in the entertainment industry as talented and multifaceted as Joe Escalante.
Street Drum Corps – Drum Tips from the Professional
Among the various historic sites and neon contraptions along the famous Sunset Boulevard lies the Chateau Marmont, a white castle-esque hotel whose Ho
Cornered! A Weekly CD Review.
Powerful, upbeat guitar riffs, harmonies designed for belting out at the top of your lungs, inventive song titles and seething lyrics that cut to the core of the most heinous of enemies could only mean one thing: The new Fall Out Boy record is here.
As Fall Out Boy’s sophomore album on Island Records, ‘From Under [...]
The Cravery Quickly Creates Loyals
If ‘rumbling’ was a language, then the collective rumbling of the stomachs of UCI students wouldn’t just say ‘We have no food court and we’re hungry.’
Sugarcult and Letter Kills at Bren
With his stringy sunbleached hair, scruffy beard and a wicked tan, Tim Pagnotta sits relaxed and, judging by the plate of used mayonnaise and mustard
The Eleventh Annual Vans Warped Tour Is Near
It’s a sweaty Wednesday afternoon in Hollywood. At its best, traffic is slow and tedious along Sunset Boulevard. After maneuvering down the steep hill
Johnny Was
Out of all of the things Johnny could have been, Johnny Was … a rock band, and not just any rock band at that. Johnny Was… a rock band that repres
Simon Dawes Does the Maroon 5 Tour
Many Southern California bands envision their first tour as four or five guys sweating in an air conditioner-less van as they trek up the West Coast,
The Shore Docks at the Troubador
At the corner of Doheny and Santa Monica Boulevard, where Beverly Hills becomes Hollywood, lies The Troubador, one of Hollywood’s most popular intimat
I Support and Applaud Going to the Movies By Yourself
Pop quiz kids: It’s Friday night and you’ve spent the whole week working hard in everything that you do
