
Hard Summer kicks off today L.A. State Historic Park, and with lots going on, Buzz Bands LA contributor Jonathan Buchanan shares the five acts he absolutely, positively does not want to miss: Amtrac Amtrac is Morehead, Ky.’s Caleb Cornett. Released last September, his debut full length LP, Came Along, is a gripping blend of chillwave and electro-funk. A few minutes on his Soundcloud page, and Amtrac’s skills as a remixer become obvious. His reworkings [...]
For all the young adults who have ever picked up a game controller should be able to recognize this legendary violent videogame series, even with its trippy LSD-effect. Part of their Jaded Futures EP, Birdy Nam Nam broke out with a Grand Theft Auto-inspired video for their single "Cadillac Dreams." The EP is available on BeatPort and iTunes .

What with Liars' last video, you'd start to think that 90s computer images are becoming all the rage in the music video scene. If there are also guns in these four French mix masters' video, Birdy Nam Nam aren't so much up for hunting than they are for showing off gangster style - as the name of the track " Cadillac Dreams " might hint at. These visuals play up the tie-die aspect of old school and its trippiness stems from its low beat and kaleidoscope images more than anything else. Directed [...]
Tight! Taken from the "Jaded Future EP" . (Via AO-AO )
There is something surreally familiar about French turntablists-turned-producers Birdy Nam Nam’s new video for “Cadillac Dreams." Directed by Lindsay MacKay, it's like a hidden mission of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas where someone slips CJ ... read more