Articles by Kevin Bronson

YOU KNOW the 88, even if you don’t. Read more

IF THE travails of the record business were bruises, Katy Perry would be all dolled up in black and blue, rather than the look-at-me neon prints that have made her an “It” girl with the folks who know Johnny Cupcakes from Johnny Rotten. Read more

LOOKING forward to a cozy, serene New Year’s Eve, with a bottle of bubbly and maybe quality time with someone special? Read more

If the Binges had any more energy, they’d plug their amps into themselves. Read more

Jeremy Dawson was traveling the morning of Dec. Read more

In many ways, Rademacher could have only called its debut album “Stunts.” Read more

Their 15 minutes of fame on prime-time television ended in ignominy rather than glory, but the members of the L.A. quintet Rocket (pictured) are neither broken nor bowed. Read more

There’s a fine line between magic and mush when it comes to the brooding strain of dream pop that L.A. quartet the Black Kites (pictured) makes. Read more

Bring earplugs: A Place to Bury Strangers plays L.A. for the first time next week, and if the trio’s name or its reputation as “the loudest band in New York” doesn’t set off alarms, know this: Frontman Oliver Ackermann (pictured at left with Jay Space and Jono Mofo) started a guitar-pedal effects company called Death by Audio six years ago when he came up with a device called Total Sonic Annihilation. Read more