DAMN. may not be drastically expanding and exploring the genre of hip hop, but as Kendrick Lamar did on his last album, To Pimp A Butterfly, DAMN. is a masterpiece. Lamar’s most recent release is the best representation thus far of his persona. From the second track on the...
Presenting dense textures of noise weaved through bright vocals and esoteric samples, Panda Bear’s 2007 album Person Pitch is a modern classic that brings indie rock to the platform of a fine art. The third solo album by Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear), widely known as a founding...
Hip-hop fans have an uncanny knack for being critical of their favorite artists changing sounds or styles. The phrase, “I miss the old *insert rapper name*” is littered throughout any and every hip-hop music video’s comment section on Youtube. After relative radio silence since 2015, when he released...
Gabe Rodriguez from Hideout came to the KCPR studio to play some acoustic songs off his new album So Many Hoops, So Little Time. The songs off the new album are representative of the album’s title. Rodriguez’s lyrics are sweet, reflective and exhausted by the notion that there...
As the twentieth anniversary of Radiohead’s magnum opus OK Computer is approaching, I want to take a look back at one track off the album that changed my vision of music and holds its relevance two decades after its release. Although all may not agree that “Paranoid Android”...
After a quick round of mimosas, The Frights, a San Diego surf punk band, came in to answer some questions for us and play “Hype or Swipe.” The Frights started out as a joke. Eventually, and accidentally, they blew up into one of the best SoCal outfits around. Mikey Carnevale...
Nucklehead and Pancho and the Wizards are growing in recognition in the Central Coast’s DIY music scene. Between the two bands, they’ve opened for punk powerhouses like Tijuana Panthers, Joyce Manor and The Frights. This week, the two acts will perform at San Luis Obispo’s homegrown music festival, Shabang,...
Go ahead, call me an angry woman – because I am. There are a lot of things to be angry about right now in the face of our misogynistic government, ask any woman. The wage gap is alive and well, Planned Parenthood is fighting to receive federal funding....
Local bands, Pancho and the Wizards and Nucklehead, are taking on the music scene here in the Central Coast, playing alongside huge names in the California surf punk realm such as Joyce Manor, Tijuana Panthers and The Frights. This week, the two acts will perform at San Luis...
Teen angst is as natural as the sun rising in the morning. Breakups, fights with parents, friend drama, the often painful process of self-discovery– they’ve all provided the basis of countless books, films, and television series. From “The Catcher In the Rye” to “90210,” society has always had...
After booking a trip to Europe, Asia, Latin America or any other part of the world, the next thing to do is find lodging that seems like a good fit. All in all, hostels are a cheap way to travel with an undeniable social aspect that allows you to...
At KCPR, we talk about a lot of stuff. Typically, this leads nowhere. One time, it led somewhere. A few of us were having a conversation, sparked but what we see as a booming trend in alternative living set ups. It prompted the question, “What sort of irregular...
A bass and drum kit: that’s all it took for Lisa Harrison and Lexi McCoy to flourish into San Luis Obispo’s music scene. Behind the name, Bearcats are two girls making art punk. The thematics that lead Bearcat’s lyrics stretch from their favorite movies, like “Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World,” to...
Even if you don’t know Pond’s sound, you’ve got to be impressed with their work ethic. The genre-bending Australian psych band released six full-length albums since 2009, with another pegged for a May 5 release, titled The Weather. Pond is a well-oiled machine with regards to songwriting, sound...
Time slows down. He requires a calm setting either early in the morning or late at night. He may be riding a bike or reading a book when an idea pops into his head. It may take him 15 minutes to complete. Sometimes it takes him more than...
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