Category: USD Radio

For those Southern Californian listeners of USD Radio, Bethany Cosentino and the lo-fi beach gems of Best Coast have probably found a comfortable home on your sonic rotation over the past five months since Crazy For You was released. If you’ve not yet given it a listen (iTunes link below), […]

Christmas came early this year, courtesy of a fresh little release from everybody’s favorite Minnesotan rap duo, Atmosphere. Sorry, let me revise that. Christmas came early this year courtesy of a monstrous twelve track EP release from Minnesota’s only rap duo, Atmosphere. There. That’s better. Once again, the collabo of […]

Who likes candy? In case you didn’t get your fill from trick-or-treating on Halloween (or mom threw out all your loot because of an irrational fear that it was poisoned) I’ve got some for you. Don’t worry, I don’t drive an unmarked white van and I don’t have any puppies […]

If you’ve recently had the inexplicable urge to listen to some hardcore gypsy-rock, look no further than Gogol Bordello’s new album, Trans-Continental Hustle. The April 2010 release will be all you need to satisfy your cravings for clashing tambourines, slamming drums, and grinding accordions. Listening to TCH, it’s easy to […]

The new book, “In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks” by Adam Carolla, is now available on Amazon.com! Order it now and get your book jacket signed! Listen to the the full audio: “Off the Cuff” Kevin Terrell USDradio: Hey Adam, how you doing today? Adam Carolla: (pause) Uh, good! Sorry (laughing) […]

Kevin Terrell Currently pop-punk’s most dominant act, Motion City Soundtrack is on the road again for the third time (at least) this year, brandishing a darker, edgier, more diverse sound coming from their recently released fourth alum My Dinosaur Life. Kicking off their 36-city tour right here in San Diego, […]

Las Vegas band “Imagine Dragons” stopped by the Closet today to say hello and talk about their recent show at Casbah, their upcoming tour, forthcoming album, Snook-a-likes and iPods with only one song on them. Click below to listen to the 10 minute interview and check out their other links […]

I’ve been sitting on Gold Motel’s most recent release, Summer House, for the past few days, soaking it up and really trying to put together an accurate review on this one. I’ve now listened to it a few times over and boy did I really soak up its summer sound. […]

With more than a decade of making music, Slightly Stoopid has gained a large and loyal fan base that embraces the band’s “fusion of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop, and punk”.  It’s no surprise that their chill, elusive sound originated not far from USD in Ocean Beach, California. […]

Bedford Grove has got a lot going for them. The six-member coalition have, according to their official website www.bedfordgrove music.com, opened for Pat Benatar and are scheduled to open for the John Legend and Macy Grey’s upcoming Petco Park concert. They’ve appeared on a movie soundtrack (although I couldn’t find […]