The Daily Swarm

via Hustler of Culture

VBS:

To find out what American garage rock looks like (and to know what it’s like to be in an independent band) right now, VBS toted a bunch of cameras around the USA and found a scene that was vibrant, loud, eloquent, fucked up, and nearly impossible to define. The musicians, artists, writers, deejays and label owners that we talked to could only be united by a single common thread—their commitment to music that they enjoyed, on their terms, at whatever cost necessary (or, in some cases, unnecessary). We met nice, smart, funny people who love rock and roll, don’t traffic in bullshit, and had the wherewithal to pick up a guitar (or complementary instrument) at some point in their young lives, put their face to a microphone, and manage to not think too hard about what was going to come out…

Aquarium Drunkard:

The BBC produced documentaries that take on the mythical American west, or Americana, consistently impress. The footage found after the jump is no exception. Presently, via YouTube, is the network’s take on the music coming out of Los Angeles, beginning in the mid-60s with the Byrds, on through its eventual, comparatively bleak, decline. Broken up in 7 segments the doc is a great visual companion for anyone who appreciated Barney Hoskyns, excellent L.A. history,”Waiting For The Sun,” its follow-up “Hotel California,” or Michael Walker’s “Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood”...