Blog: Buzz Bands

[I go off the beaten path, maybe even off the rails. You decide ...] Los Angeles is a city of vast distances, and differences. Of this I was reminded a couple nights ago when, standing in line for a random show, an acquaintance asked me what I thought about the Grammys (coming Sunday evening to a city near you). My interrogator expected me to opine on the virtues of "Viva la Vida" vs. "Paper Planes" for record of the year, or "In Rainbows'" chances for album of the year, or how I was ROFL [...]