L.A.-based alt-pop singer-songwriter Keni Titus told us about her Bieber experience. www.musicconnection.com/the-best-gig...

Tuareg musical pioneers and Grammy Award–winners Tinariwen have released incredible new single and video "Amidinim Ehaf Solan." www.musicconnection.com/video-of-the...

Hit the Decks! It's producer and composer Daskal. www.musicconnection.com/hit-the-deck...

Fresh Caps, based in Yola, Nigeria, has a sound that is simultaneously old school and super-contemporary. www.musicconnection.com/new-music-cr...

Alt-pop songstress Ally Evenson told us about her love for a Rufus Wainwright gem. www.musicconnection.com/my-favorite-...

There are eight different mixes of Carlyle Myrie's “Autism Speaks” available, and the reggae and dub versions are the best. www.musicconnection.com/new-music-cr...

Psychedelic jam band Dinosaur Tooth performs at the Cinema Bar this week, so band member Nate Hertweck told the News about what they have in store for Culver City. www.culvercitynews.org/dinosaur-too...

Hinodeya Ramen is located at 11127 Palms Blvd., Los Angeles 90034. www.culvercitynews.org/hinodeya-ram...

Hiro Yamamoto of alt-rockers Truly (and formerly of Soundgarden) told us about his love for a classic Wonder lick. www.musicconnection.com/the-riff-tha...

An '80s banger from British dance-pop duo Scarlet Fantastic. They didn't do much else, and split in the early '90s. But I believe they reformed in this decade. Keep your eye out for them. www.musicconnection.com/staff-picks-...

Right from the opening moments of the song “Among the Shadows of the Dervishes,” electronica artist Equatorial pumps up the drama and the tension like a skillful aural technician. www.musicconnection.com/new-music-cr...

Singer-songwriter Robert Deeble told us about his appreciation for Don Falzone Suzanne Vega, and The Beatles. www.musicconnection.com/the-bassline...

Tyler Lyle of synth-pop duo The Midnight told about his CM15 love. www.musicconnection.com/the-midnight...

Nashville-based artist Arily Michele describes herself as dream-pop, and that certainly makes sense given the other-worldly, mildly trippy, and defiantly chilled-out atmosphere that she creates. www.musicconnection.com/new-music-cr...

Trumpeter John Vanore told us about his FONT experience... www.musicconnection.com/the-best-gig...

Video of the Week: Rising R&B star Nali has joined forces with hip-hop force Coi Leray for a sweet soul tune called "Maybe." Nali's voice is silky smooth throughout, with Leray contributing some incisive lines. www.musicconnection.com/video-of-the...

Hit the Decks! It's Slovak-Spanish DJ and producer XS BULLY. www.musicconnection.com/hit-the-deck...

If there’s a downside to enjoying Derow’s music outside of the live environment, it’s that this artist is very much a show-woman, in the classic sense. www.musicconnection.com/new-music-cr...

Ghanaian/American jazz vocalist The BLCK Madonna told us about her love for an Angélique Kidjo gem. www.musicconnection.com/my-favorite-...

Nashville-based Americana artist Sophie Gault is a bit of a throwback, in the best possible way. www.musicconnection.com/new-music-cr...

Minutemen/Firehose/Stooges/dos man Mike Watt has never stood still during what has been a gloriously diverse, curveball career. www.musicconnection.com/album-review...

Blues-jazz ensemble The Aristocats perform at Boulevard Music this week, so drummer Paul Kreibich told the News about what they have in store for Culver City. www.culvercitynews.org/the-aristoca...

Julie Goes Green is located at 11140 Palms Blvd., Los Angeles 90034. www.culvercitynews.org/julie-goes-g...

While people are dying in the streets, Declaration of Resistance is the sort of album that we need; a no-punches-pulled, lyrically sharp slab of aural resistance (as the album title suggests). www.musicconnection.com/album-review...

Canadian singer and songwriter Marc Jordan is one of those “if you know him, you really know him” sort of artists. www.musicconnection.com/book-store-r...

Staff Picks with Little Angels, Sugarcubes, U2, and more. www.musicconnection.com/staff-picks-...

Pop artist and virtuoso pianist Micah McLaurin told us about his Lady Gaga experience. www.musicconnection.com/the-best-gig...

Felipe Cantuaria and Ricky Feria of Denver-based six-piece soul group The Hip Snacks told us about their PRS and Fender love. www.musicconnection.com/the-hip-snac...

Detroit electropunk husband and wife duo ADULT. have been knocking around since 1998, and Kissing Luck Goodbye is their tenth full length studio effort. www.musicconnection.com/album-review...

Attorney and author Ruttman has written a “deep dive into the minds of celebrated composers, conductors and performers, written not by a trained musician but by award-winning author and lifelong music lover Larry Ruttman.” www.musicconnection.com/book-store-i...

Not only have Finnish dark glam rockers The 69 Eyes been at it since the late ‘80s, they’ve also managed to keep the same lineup in place since 1992 which, let’s face it, it practically unheard of. www.musicconnection.com/signing-stor...

Matt Ryan, guitarist with Philly hardcore supergroup Bitter Branches, told us all about Nation of Ulysses' “50,000 Watts of Goodwill" from Plays Pretty For Baby. www.musicconnection.com/the-riff-tha...

Books are cool: This one sees Borg, who is an assistant professor of practice at the University of Southern California, offer pointers to students looking to get an early start with a quality internship. www.musicconnection.com/book-store-m...

Video of the Week: Platinum-selling rapper Yung Miami has dropped slamming new single and video "News Flash." www.musicconnection.com/video-of-the...

Hit the Decks! It's London-based producer Bailey Ibbs. www.musicconnection.com/hit-the-deck...

This month, I shine a DIY Spotlight on rapper Charlie Angel. www.musicconnection.com/diy-spotligh...

Books are cool: Any fans of Washington D.C. punk rock and hardcore need, genuinely need, to own this incredible anthology of work originally published in the two separate fanzines Descenes and Discords during the 1970s and ‘80s. www.musicconnection.com/book-store-d...

I spoke to the LA Opera and representatives from their production of Philip Glass' Akhnaten, and frankly the whole experience was a joy. www.musicconnection.com/opera-for-all/

Thoughts on Lady Gaga at the Forum last night. www.musicconnection.com/gaga-brings-...

Solo rocker John Corabi (formerly of The Scream, Mötley Crüe, and Union) told us about his love for a Beatles classic. www.musicconnection.com/my-favorite-...

Books are cool: Jon Fried of power-pop project the Cucumbers has written this novella, and then his band’s new album As You Heard Me is the soundtrack to said book. www.musicconnection.com/book-store-h...

Ume Tea is located at 11138 Palms Blvd., Los Angeles 90034. www.culvercitynews.org/ume-tea-is-a...

Acoustic roots singer, composer and guitarist Beppe Gambetta performs at Boulevard Music this week, so he told the News about what he has in store for Culver City. www.culvercitynews.org/beppe-gambet...

On the cover of Music Connection this month: Young the Giant talks new album Victory Garden, touring, gear, and so much more. www.musicconnection.com/young-the-gi...

Books are cool: According to this book’s blurb, “James P. Johnson (1894–1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few people other than scholars and serious fans know of his life and work.” www.musicconnection.com/book-store-s...

Staff Picks with All Saints, Gary Numan, Gesaffelstein, J.Cole and more. www.musicconnection.com/staff-picks-...

South Wales pop artist Macy told us about her Dua Lipa experience. www.musicconnection.com/the-best-gig...

Far Caspian, aka Irish musician Joel Johnston, told us about his Neve love. www.musicconnection.com/far-caspian-...

Norm Leggio, drummer with San Diego thrash metal titans Nukem, told us about his Rainbow love. www.musicconnection.com/the-drum-bea...

Video of the Week: Rising art-pop artist hemlocke springs has released new single and video "be the girl," taken from the debut album the apple tree under the sea, also out now via AWAL. www.musicconnection.com/video-of-the...