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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
News Bytes TwitterSo it seems bloggers always like to stick together and support each other, but I have noticed that the very small amount of southern California bloggers don’t seem to even know each other exist. Is this just our culture, has the nature of our solo hour long work commutes spilled over into the rest of our lives?
People always say that New Yorkers are the most unfriendly people, but I beg to differ I’ve visited many times and have not found this to be true, infact I think Southern Californians (paricular Los Angelenos) are the most unfriendly. I have been to almost every state in the US and this theory tends to hold up, even when you travel just a few hours up the California coast, the farther you get away from Los Angeles the more friendly people get.
So in an effort to give a cyber shout out to other SoCal bloggers, here is a list of those that I read daily, and hopefully next time we’re at the same show we can get a beer.
Rock Insider - This girl is on her stuff, always on the ball with new bands.
Radio Free Silverlake - These guys got great interviews, features and record and show reviews.
Autopia Music - Though not technically a blog anymore, this fellow Long Beacher is always up on local band news, reviews, and interviews.
You Set The Scene - Duke’s got your weekly show picks, album releases, and the occasional feature.
Rewriteable Content - Interviews, interesting themed posts, and plenty of pictures and show reviews.
LA By Word of Mouth - Secret shows, after parties, art shows and other interesting events get their say here.
Portable Infinite - Alexander is a man about town that thankfully doesn’t hit all the same hot hipster shows as every other blogger.
The Rawking Refuses to Stop - Plenty of mp3s and news tidbits.
Floating Away - News, mp3s, and pop culture all rolled up in nice little blog.
Can I Get A Receipt - This little scout lets you check out what she’s digging.
Kofi’s Hat - MP3s, music news and reviews, and a sprinkling of pop culture.
2. August 2006 at 8:34 am :
i would love to get a beer. I actually started my whole blog because I was living in NY and all the bloggers there knew each other. When I moved out here, there was no blog love. Way to make that happen.
2. August 2006 at 3:53 pm :
I will buy you a pitcher!
7. August 2006 at 9:10 pm :
What a nice idea! I think there are a lot of warm, friendly people in L.A., but not a ton of community-building in general. Geography plays a role in this; L.A. is pretty spread out. Bloggers in Long Beach and Silverlake aren’t necessarily going to run into each-other. An Orange County blogger might not go to shows at the Hotel Cafe. L.A. also has a huge population, much of it comprised of people from other places. Maybe the most bitter and unfriendly people from other areas move to L.A. I don’t know, I’m just an innocent, friendly native Los Angeleno.
8. August 2006 at 7:43 pm :
Thanks for the mention dude. Me and my silly blog will buy you a beer, for sure.
17. August 2006 at 10:12 am :
i’m down
21. August 2006 at 4:01 pm :
Who all’s goin’ to Sunset Junction on Saturday?
28. August 2006 at 11:39 pm :
I do know Ashley Jex/RockInsider, but you are right about us not knowing each other. It’s a maverick place.
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