Los Angeles
An introduction to the storied studios, wildly creative minds and influential epochs of the City of Angels
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LA’s First Chicano R&B Heartthrob Wasn’t Chicano at All
Le Butcherettes’ Teri Gender Bender on Discovering Punk and Feminism
Aron’s Record Store and the Development of the LA Beat Scene
How “Blade” Brought Acid to the Masses → The untold story of a 303 anthem
MixedByAli, Sounwave and Tae Beast → Three forces shaping the sound of rap in the late 2010s discuss creative control, collaborations and success
Allison Anders on Filming LA Counterculture, from Hippies to Punks and Chicanos
How SPOT of SST Records Helped Reinvent the ’80s Hardcore Sound
Encounters: Scientist and Shafiq Husayn
Flying Lotus: From Bedroom Beats to the Big Screen
Studio Science: Benjamin Tierney on Mixing a Live Session
Studio Science: Sylvia Massy on Hybrid Mixing
Studio Science: Bernie Grundman on Mastering
Ice-T → LA’s hip-hop statesman shares stories of staying alive, writing and relevance
Director Edgar Wright on the Marriage of Music and Movies
Don Bolles’ Remarkable Pre-Punk History
Nightclubbing: Uncle Jamm’s Army → The legendary Los Angeles party crew that helped birth hip-hop on the West Coast
From the Archives: An Interview with Rodger Clayton
An Oral History of Macola Records, N.W.A’s First Label
