Liz O.
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Writer, DJ, based in L.A. beatique.net
Poppers isnât what you think. Or, at least, it isnât what I thought, when I noticed the movie on Night Flightâs homepage recently.
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Poppers Isn't the Movie You Think It Is. You Should Still Watch It.
If youâre into post-punk cinema oddities- think Liquid Sky, Decoder or Der Fan- you should check out Poppers.
https://www.beatique.net/poppers-spanish-movie-1984/
about 11 hours ago
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Cumbia Art, Soviet Animation + Quay Brothers, Strange Boutique, Art Brut and more. My recommendations for this weekend in L.A.
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Quay Brothers, Strange Boutique, Soviet Animation and More Happening This Weekend
Clubs, concerts and movie screenings happening in Los Angeles between Thursday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
https://www.beatique.net/quay-brothers-strange-boutique-soviet-animation-and-more-happening-this-weekend/
6 days ago
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Had the chance to check out LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries yesterday. Can't wait to go back, although, technically, I will be waiting until the D extension opens next month.
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Choose Your Own Adventure at LACMA's David Geffen Galleries
LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries houses works spanning 6000 years of art history without any sort of hierarchy. No era, place, artist or media is the star.
https://www.beatique.net/lacma-david-geffen-galleries/
12 days ago
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Last night's Club Underground setlist. Kneecap, Ladytron, Orbital, lots more.
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https://www.beatique.net/kneecap-fenian-ladytron-a-death-in-london/
18 days ago
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Made my first trip to new L.A. concert venue Pacific Electric last. week. Here's what it was like.
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My First Trip to New, Chinatown Concert Venue Pacific Electric
Iâm certain that some will skim through this thing to see if I said whether or not itâs worth it go to Pacific Electric. Thatâs not the point. Really, the point here is to let you know what to expect ...
https://www.beatique.net/my-first-trip-to-new-chinatown-concert-venue-pacific-electric/
28 days ago
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Dancing to the No Kings Beat in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Dancing to the No Kings Beat in Downtown Los Angeles
The third set of nationwide No Kings protests brought in over eight million people, according to 50501, a record turnout for the U.S.
https://www.beatique.net/no-kings-downtown-los-angeles-march-28-2026/
29 days ago
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L.A. TACO
about 1 month ago
How Raja Shehadehâs and Penny Johnsonâs travels through Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories revealed many forgotten histories of the region. The full story:
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Indonesian punk band Grrrl Gang is in the midst of their first U.S. tour and they're playing The Smell in L.A. on Sunday 3/22. Read about them here.
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Grrrl Gang: Online 24/7 and IRL This Weekend
Interview with Indonesian punk band Grrrl Gang ahead of their concert at The Smell in Los Angeles on March 22, 2026.
https://www.beatique.net/grrrl-gang-interview-online-24-7/
about 1 month ago
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Go see SirĂąt.
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Go See SirĂąt + More Happening in L.A. from 3/12 - 3/18
Go see SirĂąt. Itâs not widely screening in LA right now, but it is playing at Alamo Drafthouse, which is where I saw the Spanish film, through next Wednesday.
https://www.beatique.net/sirat-screenings-los-angeles-orange-county/
about 2 months ago
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Over the weekend, I went to a protest and listened to the new War Child compilation album. This story is about both.
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Depeche Mode, Fontaines D.C. and War Child: The Wars Change, But the Protest Songs Remain the Same
Depeche Mode, Fontaines D.C., Pulp and more contribute to Help (2), a charity compilation for War Child that also serves as a protest statement.
https://www.beatique.net/depeche-mode-war-child-protest-music/
about 2 months ago
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My set list from the new wave vs. darkwave room at Nocturno last night.
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Klub Nocturno New Wave vs. Darkwave Setlist March 6, 2026
Set list from DJ Liz O. for new wave vs. darkwave room at Klub Nocturno in Los Angeles on March 6, 2026.
https://www.beatique.net/sam-quealy-londontown-nocturno-set-list-march-6-2026/
about 2 months ago
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This month's Beatique mix is out now. A little more than an hour's worth of music, including songs from The Smiths, Peaches, Charli xcx, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and lots more.
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Beatique March, 2026
March, 2026 edition of Beatique with DJ Liz O., featuring music from The Smiths, Peaches, Charli xcx, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and more. Head to beatique.net for updates on Liz O.'s DJ gigs, plus ...
https://www.mixcloud.com/liz-ohanesian/beatique-march-2026/
about 2 months ago
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derek guy
about 2 months ago
manufacturing consent through lowly paid influencers
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about 2 months ago
Last weekend was MLS opening weekend in L.A. and
@losojos.bsky.social
& I checked out the tailgates before each teamâs match. Enjoy the words & images at the link below.
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If your taste in music lives at the intersection of 1980s alternative, 1990s Britpop and 2000s indie- and if we know each other IRL, thereâs a good chance it is- then this is your week for new music.
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Gorillaz Reach The Mountain + New Music from Heavenly, Voxtrot and Jupe Jupe
Reviews of Gorillaz The Mountain, Heavenly Highway to Heavenly, Jupe Jupe King of Sorrows and Voxtrot Dreamers in Exile
https://www.beatique.net/gorillaz-heavenly-voxtrot-jupe-jupe-album-review/
2 months ago
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Weâre essentially living in a world where the messages on our phones are, âThereâs nothing good happening, stay home and scrollâ and âThe world outside is scary, stay home and scroll.â So, to see crowds of people out and about for any reason feels like a small miracle.
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The Day the Crowds Came Back to Chinatown
On the Saturday of the Golden Dragon Parade, Chinatown felt like it did before the pandemic, with large and lively crowds filling the neighborhood.
https://www.beatique.net/golden-dragon-parade-la-chinatown/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQLI5ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJsUU5sbnBuREpZYkc2UkZzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqBfnCpzfSQbZZn46689skmmg5kLPdh3Se9sqekWQiky5MrfRoQyMu6wu3u0_aem_673div5905l4S1Gf7giODA
2 months ago
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New Peaches is out today! Plus, new albums from Apparat, Mirah and Night Ritualz
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Peaches Proclaims "No Lube So Rude" + More New Music
Reviews of Peaches "No Lube So Rude," Apparat "A Hum of Maybe" Mirah "Dedication" and Night Ritualz "Time Is a Thief"
https://www.beatique.net/peaches-no-lub-so-rude-night-ritualz-apparat/
2 months ago
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Went to the mall. Wrote about it.
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Benetton, Bathbombs and the Glendale Galleria
Anyone who tells you that malls are dead hasnât been to the the Glendale Galleria.
https://www.beatique.net/glendale-galleria-los-angeles-malls/
2 months ago
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New album reviews: Mariachi El Bronx, Charli xcx, KMFDM and more.
www.beatique.net/mariachi-el-...
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Mariachi El Bronx, Charli xcx and More New Music - Home
It's time for another album review round-up. This week, we have new releases from Mariachi el Bronx, Felsmann + Tiley and Charli xcx, plus albums from KMFDM and LapĂȘche that were released in the past ...
https://www.beatique.net/mariachi-el-bronx-charli-xcx-kmfdm-album-review/
2 months ago
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Miranda Green
3 months ago
My latest investigation, and first in a series for
@towcenter.bsky.social
: How âPink Slimeâ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
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Need some tunes? New set posted to Mixcloud. Includes new songs from ADULT. and Kneecap, old songs from The Cramps and The Clash + lots more.
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Beatique with DJ Liz O., Feb. 2026
February edition of Beatique with DJ Liz O. featuring new music from ADULT. and Kneecap, throwbacks from The Cramps and The Clash and a whole lot more. Head to beatique.net for updates on Liz O.'s DJ ...
https://www.mixcloud.com/liz-ohanesian/beatique-with-dj-liz-o-feb-2026/
3 months ago
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My set list from last night's DJ gig at Synthwaves in L.A.
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Sextile, Pixel Grip + More of What You Heard at Synthwaves 1/23/26
Set list for DJ Liz O. from Synthwaves room at Club Underground x Synthwaves, Grand Star Jazz Club, L.A., 1/23/26
https://www.beatique.net/liz-o-synthwaves-setlist-sextile-pixel-grip/
3 months ago
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New music reviews: Robbie Williams, The Cribs, Maria Somerville and Draag
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Robbie Williams on "Morrissey" and Britpop + More New Music
This week's batch of reviews includes Robbie Williams Britpop, The Cribs Selling a Vibe, Maria Somerville Luster (Remixes) and Draag Miracle Drug.
https://www.beatique.net/robbie-williams-morrissey-britpop/
3 months ago
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Mother Jones
3 months ago
âAnother adult living in the home was outside and begged the agents to let him take care of the small child and was refused." Instead, an agent âtook the child, and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.
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ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy and used him as âbaitâ
The preschooler is one of at least four children from the same school district who have been detained this month, according to school officials.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/liam-ramos-ice-arrest-detained-minnesota-columbia-heights/
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3 months ago
Algeria on Vinyl | 7-10 PM EST
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TONIGHT on
#WFMU's
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we're spinning folk, traditional, raĂŻ, experimental, rock, and more by Algerian artists on 45s and LPs from our personal collection. Hang out, it's gonna be good
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Hey, L.A., I'm DJing Friday night, playing darkwave and modern post-punk in the Synthwaves room for Club Underground x Synthwaves at the Grand Star in Chinatown. Details here, plus a few more recommendations.
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Club Underground x Synthwaves + More Happening in L.A. 1/22-1/28/26
Club Underground x Synthwaves and more clubs, concerts and movie screenings happening in Los Angeles between Thursday, January 22 and Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
https://www.beatique.net/club-underground-synthwaves-jan-23/
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Attention So. California:
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I hate to admit it, but Iâm kind of into the Santa Monica Pier. Itâs antithetical to the everycity aesthetic that has been taking over urban environments since the dawn of Instagram. Itâs loud, messy and brash in a way thatâs unique to greater Los Angeles.
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How I Learned to Like Santa Monica Pier
I hate to admit it, but Iâm kind of into the Santa Monica Pier. Itâs antithetical to the everycity aesthetic that has been taking over urban environments since the dawn of Instagram. Itâs loud, messy ...
https://www.beatique.net/santa-monica-pier/
3 months ago
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New music you should hear: Xiu Xiu Xiu Mutha Fuckinâ Xiu: Vol. 1 Sylvia Black Shadowtime Sleaford Mods The Demise of Planet X Tigra and SPNCR Black Rice
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Xiu Xiu's Creepy Covers Album + More New Releases
Reviews of new music from Xiu Xiu, Sylvia Black, Sleaford Mods and Tigra and SPNCR
https://www.beatique.net/xiu-xiu-sylvia-black-sleaford-mods-tigra-spncr/
3 months ago
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Lots of David Lynch screenings happening in L.A. this weekend and early next week. I put together a roundup with what I could find that still has tix available. More in here too, including Selena exhibition at Grammy Museum, L.A. Record Fair, Shannon Shaw live and plenty more.
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David Lynch Birthday Screenings + More Happening in L.A. 1/15-1/21/26
David Lynch screenings galore in L.A. this week, plus Shannon Shaw live, Los Angeles Record Fair, a new Selena museum exhibition and lots more.
https://www.beatique.net/david-lynch-birthday-movie-screenings-los-angeles/
3 months ago
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First DJ gig of the year. Back in the new wave vs. darkwave room at Klub Nocturno in L.A. Lots of Sextile, Boy Harsher, French Police and more. Posted my set list. Link below.
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Sextile "S Is For" + More of What You Heard at Klub Nocturno 1/09/26
Set list from DJ Liz O. for the new wave vs. darkwave room Klub Nocturno at Catch One on Friday, January 9, 2026.
https://www.beatique.net/dj-liz-o-klub-nocturno-setlist-jan-9-2026/
4 months ago
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
"That is a fundamental difference between Vice President Vance and I," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in response to JD Vance's defense of the ICE agent who shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis. "I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street."
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Everything about Dry Cleaning feels extremely human and completely antithetical to the artifice and conformity of the algorithmic world. They're a weird band in the best possible way and Secret Love is their weirdest album yet.
www.beatique.net/album-review...
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Album Review: Dry Cleaning 'Secret Love'
Review of Secret Love, the third full-length album from English band Dry Cleaning, released via 4AD on January 9, 2026.
https://www.beatique.net/album-review-dry-cleaning-secret-love/
4 months ago
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My first protest of 2026 (probably not the last)
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4 months ago
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New year, new mix
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New Year, New Mix
Beatique mix for January, 2026 from DJ Liz O.
https://www.beatique.net/dj-liz-o-mix-january-2026/
4 months ago
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Internet Archive
4 months ago
Welcome to the Public Domain, ARCTIC ANTICS (1930) âïž đ§ Another 10 Silly Symphony shorts join the public domain. No rattling bones like last year's THE SKELETON DANCE, but we do get up to some Arctic Antics đ»âïž Learn more âĄïž
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My indie, new wave, darkwave, post-punk set list from Underground's New Year's Eve party.
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Everything You Heard Upstairs at Club Underground's New Year's Eve Party
Set list from DJ Liz O. for New Year's Eve 2025/26 at Club Underground in Los Angeles. Indie, new wave, darkwave, post-punk and more.
https://www.beatique.net/dj-liz-o-set-club-underground-new-years-eve/
4 months ago
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4 months ago
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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My Top 10 Bangers for 2025 is live now. Includes Sextile, Pixel Grip, Confidence Man, Alice Glass + More
www.beatique.net/best-of-2025...
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Best of 2025: Top 10 Bangers
Top 10 bangers of 2025 from DJ Liz O.'s club sets, including songs from Sextile, Confidence Man, Pixel Grip and more.
https://www.beatique.net/best-of-2025-music-top-10-bangers/
5 months ago
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Starting off my Best of 2025 lists with political songs.
www.beatique.net/best-of-2025...
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Best of 2025: The Year in Political Songs
Best of 2025 list of political songs from Kneecap, Bob Vylan, Lambrini Girls, David J, Moviola and more.
https://www.beatique.net/best-of-2025-political-songs-kneecap-bob-vylan-lambrini-girls/
5 months ago
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IDK who else is into Habibi Funk here, but the new release, Bourj Hammoud Groove by Ara Kekedjian, is đ„https://www.beatique.net/ara-kekedjian-bourj-hammoud-groove-armenian-habibi-funk/
5 months ago
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FYI, new Austra album is đ„https://www.beatique.net/austra-chin-up-buttercup-album-review/
5 months ago
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If you're in L.A., here are my recommendations for concerts, clubs and other events happening this weekend and early next week.
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Brian Jonestown Massacre, PRS Fundraiser and More Happening in Los Angeles 11/20-11/26 - Beatique
Itâs a big week for Brian Jonestown Massacre fans in L.A. The psychedelic band is playing two nights at Teragram Ballroom and, while the show on Saturday, November 22, is totally sold out, there are s...
https://www.beatique.net/la-events-brian-jonestown-massacre-philosophical-research-society/
5 months ago
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I first listened to the latest, and last, album from Saint Etienne, while camping out at JFK on a stormy Saturday night, which is sort of appropriate.
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Stuck at JFK and Listening to Saint Etienne
Listening to International, the latest, and last, album from Saint Etienne, while stuck at JFK on a stormy night.
https://www.beatique.net/saint-etienne-international-album-review/
8 months ago
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Now this is a đ„ gatefold. Mid-80s android disco from Barcelona found at a record fair in L.A.
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8 months ago
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9 months ago
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@cagov.bsky.social
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I'm really into Nuovo Testamento's new EP, Trouble, and was happy to talk to the band about making this new collection.
www.beatique.net/nuovo-testam...
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Nuovo Testamento Continues Their Dance Pop Experiments on Trouble - Beatique
Good things take time and Nuovo Testamento is a band thatâs keenly aware of that. About a year after releasing their 2023 full-length, Love Lines, the L.A.-based trio returned to the studio and, just ...
https://www.beatique.net/nuovo-testamento-trouble-interview/
9 months ago
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My top recommendations for concerts, dance parties, movie screenings and art events happening in L.A. this weekend and early next week.
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Tomata du Plenty Art Show, Echo Park Rising and More Happening in L.A. 8/14 â 8/20/25 - Beatique
I'm not DJing this weekend, but have a pretty good amount of recommendations for shows, dance parties, movie screenings and more. Keep reading for my top picks of events happening in L.A. between Thur...
https://www.beatique.net/tomata-du-plenty-art-echo-park-rising/
9 months ago
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Jeffrey Runnings' posthumously released album Piqued is beautiful in both the sound and the packaging.
www.beatique.net/jeffrey-runn...
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Jeffrey Runnings' Piqued Is A Beautiful Final Solo Album From the Late For Against Bassist and Vocalist
Review of Piqued, the posthumously released final solo album from For Against singer and bassist Jeffrey Runnings, out now on Independent Project Records.
https://www.beatique.net/jeffrey-runnings-piqued-independent-project-records-review/
9 months ago
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Talked to Matt Piucci of Rain Parade about the new deluxe edition reissue of 1985 album Crashing Dream. Check out the story and get the album.
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Rain Parade Reintroduces Listeners to Crashing Dream with New Deluxe Edition
Interview with Matt Piucci of Rain Parade. The psychedelic band recently released a deluxe edition of 1985 album, Crashing Dream.
https://www.beatique.net/rain-parade-crashing-dream-interview/
9 months ago
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