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Featured Music ChinaShop ROCKS At The Viper Room

by Barbie Brady and Catie Laffoon
November 21, 2011 - 5:43 pm

On Friday the air was ripe with the flavor of Rock n Roll at the one and only Viper Room on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. ChinaShop presented its first official collaborative night with the venue and it was intoxicating. Skirts were short, the music was extraordinary, the give-a-way was quality and smiles were in abundance. If you missed it, I’m sad for you…

But you can relive the experience through the photos. With a little photo shop magic and some creative lies you could always insert yourself…or you could just come out to our next night Friday, January 13th.

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Music Revolutions in Sound… The London Eye Experiment

by Shop Keeper
November 18, 2011 - 10:53 am

1 night, 30 gigs, 30 live streams, this is one hell of a big idea… For one night only, the iconic London Eye turns into a revolving musical celebration of epic scale. Imagine the worlds fanciest ferris wheel with each “pod” hosting a dj / live act and 30 persons raging to the music while revolving along side the historic Thames River… and not just any act, the most progressive, revolutionary, innovative artists that Red Bull Music Academy consistantly sources and supports… Imagine Scream and Benga’s pod pulsating and rocking with every kick pulse, I hope they tightened the screws (yikes!), Oh, and down below the silent dance party continues… what? wait? silent dance party? let me explain… it’s not really silent, the dancing people below can tune into which ever live streaming pod their little heart desires. But enough out of me, watch the below video to see for yourself.

Music Free Fitz: “Don’t Gotta Work It Out” (New Single) Download Here

by Shop Keeper
November 18, 2011 - 10:34 am

Fitz and the Tantrums are back with a brand new mega retro slammer for your downloading pleasure. True to Fitz form,”Don’t Gotta Work It Out” plays on the soul strength of this Los Angeles based group. Add it to your break up playlist and hit the space bar to enter deep space Fitz.

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Music Sharon Van Etten’s Latest ‘Tramp’ on The Horizon Plus New Tour Dates

by Shop Keeper
November 18, 2011 - 10:33 am

Sharon Van Etten is delighted to share news of Tramp, her stunning Jagjaguwar debut album, out February 7, and the follow up to last year’s epic (Ba Da Bing). Tramp showcases an artist in full control of her powers. With her third album, Van Etten’s words and voice are now two parts of a larger evocative whole.

The shimmering sound of Tramp both defies and illuminates the unsteadiness of a life in flux. Throughout the 14 months of scattered recording sessions, Van Etten was without a home — crashing with friends and storing her possessions between varied locations. The only constant in Van Etten’s life during this time was spent in the garage studio of The National’s Aaron Dessner.

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Music Young Galaxy Returns to the U.S. for A Domestic Adventure

by Shop Keeper
November 17, 2011 - 9:12 am

Young Galaxy just finished their tour through Europe and they are gearing up for a U.S. adventure starting Nov 25th in Fargo ND. If you’ve not yet heard of the group, take a moment to appreciate the above video for their song “We Have Everything.”  Tour dates and bonus surprise after the jump.

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Music ChinaShop Presents ROCK: The Lonely Drunks Club Band

by Nicole Pajer
November 17, 2011 - 9:09 am

According to Zak St. John, of The Lonely Drunks Club Band, putting together the lineup for each of his band’s shows is a very scientific process. “It’s kind of like a math problem each week. We have a spreadsheet I created called “The Grid. This grid has all of our songs listed on it that correlates with each instrument and who is singing. I then email and call everybody and see who is available for each week and fill in the blanks.”

Composed of some of the best musicians from the local LA scene, The Lonely Drunks Club Band is known for bestowing their rowdy rock cover songs upon The Sunset Strip. The band stands to prove that when you fill a stage with top-notch players, the evening is far from dull. Past Lonely Drunks Club shows have included guest appearances from A-list musicians including members of Alice and Chains and Alice Cooper’s band.

If you haven’t had a chance to see these guys in action, make sure to check them out at Friday’s ChinaShop Presents: Rock at the Viper Room.

See our recent interview with Zak St. John from The Lonely Drunks Club Band below:

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Music ChinaShop Presents ROCK: I Will Never Be The Same

by Nicole Pajer
November 16, 2011 - 3:33 pm

Josh Atchley is the singer, writer, and producer of I Will Never Be The Same, a Los Angeles-based electronic rock project known for pairing hard-edged melodic rock with pulsing ambient and industrial chords. The band has been gaining attention lately due to their packed Viper Room shows, opening slots for Camp Freddy, and for being featured on Dave Navarro’s weekly webcast, Dark Matter.

In an interview with ChinaShop, Atchley talks about I Will Never Be The Same’s forthcoming album and explains that he’ll be testing new material at the upcoming ChinaShop Presents: Rock on 11/18 at the Viper Room show. Atchley also discusses writing a song about a terrifying nightmare and credits Dave Navarro as being responsible for the band’s porn star fanbase.

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Music 8 Albums, 4 Nights, 4 Cities: The Bouncing Souls Go All In

by Barbie Brady
November 16, 2011 - 9:39 am

The Bouncing Souls completed an amazing series of shows recently in Hollywood. They played 8 albums, 2 albums each night, 4 nights in a row, in 4 different cities. That’s something like 106 songs. I mean, sure they have been around now 20 years. And sure they are on the road constantly. And sure, they are great at what they do. But keeping all those songs straight…its kind of an epic achievement even for the consummate professional.

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Music ChinaShop Presents ROCK at the Viper Room Nov 18th

by Shop Keeper
November 15, 2011 - 4:01 pm

Every now and again an idea comes along that is so outstanding that you have to say to yourself… OF COURSE that’s BRILLIANT! We have had such an idea…

ChinaShop presents ROCK at The Viper Room this coming Friday Nov 18th. We have partnered with the infamous establishment to host a variety of seriously good rock bands. Every other month in 2012 we are going to take over a night and have our way with it. And Friday is NOT to be missed…

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