There are plenty of reasons to be unhappy during these particular holidays. I have a few, too. But there are reasons to smile as well, and one of them is Santa Sabbath. There have been other cool takes on the songs of Ozzy, Tommy, Geezer, and Bill by the likes of The Dickies, Butthole Surfers,...
It's nearing the end of the year, and all of us at Imprint would like to thank every single one of you for reading our blog. In case you haven't been keeping track, the content of our posts has looked something like this: Action Sports - 9, Art - 36, Entrepreneurship - 20, Environment -...
Wendy and I often drag our daughter around to museum shows, punk rock concerts, book readings, and art galleries that we want to see. Luckily, Eloise is open-minded, curious about everything, and great at hanging out with our adult friends. But last weekend we actually attended a kid-related event in Pasadena. I met my pal Adam...
I always look forward to seeing my cousin Ryan over the holidays because he has interesting stuff to say about the restaurants he's been working at around Los Angeles not to mention a spell in Hong Kong. This Thanksgiving, he told me that he was taking a break from that grind and was trying out...
Bands have descended from much larger stages and arrived from much farther away to play Save Music in Chinatown benefit shows. But the lineup for our eleventh all-ages matinee fundraiser, which will take place on Sunday, January 29, is one of the most exciting for me because it's the closest aligned to the Hong Kong...
Crap! When Alpine Decline played our Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from Beijing last month, they didn't have merch with them. And then at the next day's Save Music in Chinatown benefit, they sold out of their latest record. Oh well. I had to purchase it online--along with some other new noise from Beijing to make...
I started attending film festivals regularly as press and it was great. Not only did I receive free passes to see new, hard-to-see movies but I was able to interview and hang out with indie and edgy filmmakers from around the world. Years later, I actually assembled a shorts program that traveled to several cities...
You could stream the Beijing-based duo's new double album online and enjoy it very much. The Los Angeles transplants played a lot of these songs at Imprint Presents: Underground Bands from China, and the music is as deep and fuzzy as it is gorgeous and dark--not only produced by but featuring bass from China's godfather...
J Pop, K Pop, Indonesian Gamelan, and Cambodian psychedelic rock--there have been plenty of Asian music genres to cross over into subculture coolness in the United States. Seemingly left in the dust is Cantopop, Cantonese-language pop music from Hong Kong. Even so, my family and I went on a road trip to see Sam Hui...
My family and I attended a wedding in Indian Wells last weekend. It was lovely and it was also a great excuse to check out the desert since we don't drive out to the desert very often. It was also good timing because it wouldn't be too hot this time of year. There's Salton Sea, Anzo...