PLEASE LOVE ME: A Volume of Polite Desires Taleen Kali
All the songs on PLEASE LOVE ME: A Volume of Polite Desires were collected in February 2012 during a heavy spell of heartache, when I traversed the entire Internet to find track names containing the word "please." Please love me. Please please me. Please release me. It was finally made into a mix for L.A. Zine...
WaxPhil L.A. #18: Records at The Last Bookstore, Watership Down Soundtrack Christina Gubala
"Waxing Philosophical, L.A.” is DUM DUM’s monthly column written by Christina Gubala, co-founder of L.A.’s premier cassette-tape label, Complicated Dance Steps. A die-hard vinyl collector, you can find her spinning records at local bars near you.
Summer Fun Time Society presents: DUM DUM Resident band TULIPS!
Remember DEAD SUMMER? Well, the folks behind the party, Summer Fun Time Society, have put together a fan-fucking-tastic bill tonight at Five Star Bar DTLA, including a closing set by DUM DUM resident band TULIPS.
WaxPhil (ATL!) #17: Criminal Records, The Heptones’ On The Run (1982) Christina Gubala
"Waxing Philosophical, L.A.” is DUM DUM’s monthly column written by Christina Gubala, co-founder of L.A.’s premier cassette-tape label, Complicated Dance Steps. A die-hard vinyl collector, you can find her spinning records at local bars near you.
September's installment brings you a special out-of-state edition, featuring Criminal Records in Atlanta.
WaxPhil L.A. #16: Mt. Analog in Highland Park, Light In The Attic presents Country Funk 1969-1975 Christina Gubala
"Waxing Philosophical, L.A.” is DUM DUM’s monthly column written by Christina Gubala, co-founder of L.A.’s premier cassette-tape label, Complicated Dance Steps. A die-hard vinyl collector, you can find her spinning records at local bars near you.
WaxPhil L.A. #15: Origami Vinyl, Dent May’s Do Things Christina Gubala
"Waxing Philosophical, L.A.” is DUM DUM’s monthly column written by Christina Gubala, co-founder of L.A.’s premier cassette-tape label, Complicated Dance Steps. A die-hard vinyl collector, you can find her spinning records at local bars near you.
Text Message Interview with Slim Twig (#5) Bryxan Amsterdam
Welcome to ZINETERVIEWS, an ongoing feature where DUM DUM collaborator Bryxan Amsterdam conducts an interview with a band via text message, then creates a one-off handwritten zine. Dig the most recent conversation with Slim Twig, hailing from Toronto with his killer sonic pleasure pastiches.
L.A. SHOEGAZE FEST
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Part Time Punks really brought it this time, in the first event of its kind in L.A. and shoegaze history.
WaxPhil L.A. #14: Burbank’s Atomic Records, Sanford Clark’s Modern Romance Christina Gubala
"Waxing Philosophical, L.A.” is DUM DUM’s monthly column written by Christina Gubala, co-founder of L.A.’s premier cassette-tape label, Complicated Dance Steps. A die-hard vinyl collector, you can find her spinning records at local bars near you.
LUNA IS HONEY vs. Smashing Pumpkins: DUM DUM’s group review-interview
Fresh out of their home studio, L.A.'s own Luna is Honey is debuting their spankin' new EP, Coolbreeze, on cassette at Home Room tonight. You might remember the band from DUM DUM's Issue No. 1 launch party, DEAD SUMMER.
WaxPhil L.A. #13: Jacknife Records and Tapes, Diga Rhythm Band’s Diga Christina Gubala
"Waxing Philosophical, L.A.” is DUM DUM’s monthly column written by Christina Gubala, co-founder of L.A.’s premier cassette-tape label, Complicated Dance Steps. A die-hard vinyl collector, you can find her spinning records at local bars near you.
WaxPhil (TX!) #12: End of an Ear in Austin, Steven Halpern and Dallas Smith’s 1984: Newsound Christina Gubala
"Waxing Philosophical, L.A.” is DUM DUM’s monthly column written by Christina Gubala, co-founder of L.A.’s premier cassette-tape label, Complicated Dance Steps. A die-hard vinyl collector, you can find her spinning records at local bars near you.
April's special installment brings you our SXSW edition, featuring End of An Ear Records in Austin.