Brett Callwood

Los Angeles

Associate Editor at Music Connection

Associate editor @musicconnection, columnist @villagevoice, reporter @NewsCulver (Culver City News) and @gardena_news (Gardena Valley News), +City News Service.

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Articles

Video of the Week: Lola Brooke is Disgusted

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

Platinum-selling rap sensation Lola Brooke has released new single and video "Disgusted," which her team describes as a "a fiery pop/rap anthem out now via Team Eighty Productions/Arista Records."A funky disco bat kicks it off, with some old school high-pitched male backing vocal. Then Brooke lists the shit that grinds her gears. The video fits too. Whether she's on the underground, in her car or anywhere else, she's spelling this shit out. “I’m into all kinds of music,” Brooke says in a statement.
Hit the Decks! It's Space 92

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

Trailblazing French producer and techno artist Space 92 started producing when he was in his teens. "Things started getting serious quite quickly, and my first gigs happened while I was still underage - I was not technically allowed to play in nightclubs haha.
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1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

Lexie Galantie is a trained classical actress who has also trained professionally as a singer with some of the top vocal coaches in the industry in NYC & L.A. Her career has been varied and storied, and she works as a singer, session singer, demo singer and backup singer. She spoke to MC about all that, My Little Pony, and more... How and when did you first start singing and performing? What was your introduction to music? I first started singing when I was 8 years old.
Vinyl Minded with The Vapors and Vegas Demo

1 week ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

The VaporsWasp in a Jar (Vapors Own Records)It has to be for a band that formed way back in 1978, with four albums recorded over two spells, that they are still best known for the "Turning Japanese" single. Sure, it's nice to be remembered at all. But this is a proper band with a sackful of quality tunes. They're not deserving of a "one got wonder" tag. New album Wasp in a Jar is the latest, and the second since they reformed in 2016.
Infinite Love Animal Rescue is seeking sponsors and partners

1 week ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Brett Callwood

By Brett CallwoodNonprofit organization Infinite Love Animal Rescue, founded by CEO Kandace Kuwahara, is seeking funding, sponsorships, and partnerships so that it can continue saving animals in need of a new home. Kuwahara does most of the work herself, due to the fact that the rescue center is a small operation, and she needs help.
The Sea Monks to worship at the Cinema

2 weeks ago | culvercitynews.org | Brett Callwood

“Swampy-tonk” SoCal outfit The Sea Monks will perform at the Cinema Bar the weekend, so band member Jason Kapchinske told the News about what they have in store for Culver City…When did you start playing and performing? When did the band form? Noah and Kai are brothers, and they started playing music together in elementary school.
Go Go to Go Go Bird

2 weeks ago | culvercitynews.org | Brett Callwood

It’s now an established fact that some of the best food in Culver City is served at the Citizen Public Market. The sushi, noodles, barbecue and fried chicken that’s on offer under that convenient roof is, as a rule, magnificent. “Created in a reimagined historical landmark that previously housed Culver City’s Citizen Publishing Company, Citizen Public Market will continue its predecessor’s legacy as a central fixture of Culver City life,” they say online.
CCPD summary of the week

2 weeks ago | culvercitynews.org | Brett Callwood

The Culver City Police Department released a summary of recent arrests, simultaneously stating that they have been “maintaining safety in the city and partnering with community members to address public safety concerns.”On Saturday, March 22, CCPD officers reported that they contacted two suspicious subjects in the area of Washington Blvd and Overland Ave. “One subject was found to have a felony warrant,” they said.
Staff Picks with the Doors, Joan Baez, the Undertones and the Cramps

2 weeks ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood |Can't Do Without

Associate Editor Ruby RischThe Doors"The End"Is it just me, or are the times feeling like "the end of everything that stands"? You can always count on The Doors for a trip, and this song, with its eerie calmness that leads into hypnotic chaos, is no different. Operations Manager Robin RoseJoan Baez"We Shall Overcome"In the aftermath of one of the largest anti fascist (Drumpf) protests in U.S. History, this was again the anthem.
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2 weeks ago | musicconnection.com | Brett Callwood

Cooper B. Handy and Salvadore McNamara of Massachusetts-based duo Taxidermists talk drumstick and guitar strap love... Salvadore McNamara: I think it would be very difficult if not impossible to be in Taxidermists without drumsticks. My favorite pair of drumsticks is always evolving and I like to lean into chance. Right now, it’s a pair of Vic Firth Forward 747’s. Cooper needed an amp picked up at Guitar Center and they were in a bucket of used sticks.