The 808 Scene Zine

Well, kids, you’re not going to like this. After doing some research of Clear Channel stations, it turns out that Star 101.9 IS above the curve when it comes to supporting local music. I know. We love to hate Star SO much. Actually, folks, they are incorporating local music and local music events more than their Clear Channel peers across the country. What’s more, Star’s new program...   Read this article »

In the days of thrash club Y2K, a band was spawned out of the vile gutters of the Honolulu underground. Three hopeless individuals, Quinn Bruce, Zach Collins, and Chris Kelly crawled into a suburban garage to play offensive music as a microphone hung from the rafters. Zach lost beats, Chris broke strings, and Quinn fumbled with the bass while getting shocked by the ill-grounded microphone. Looking...   Read this article »

David Tamaoka & PimpbotSouth by Southwest (SXSW) is a massive yearly music, film, and media conference held in Austin, Texas. It is a veritable hotbed of music industry showcases, schmoozing, and networking. Up until now, Hawaii has had only a limited presence at SXSW. This year, things have changed. (Wow, that feels good! I hope I get to keep writing this phrase in article after article.) This...   Read this article »

When Jaimey Hamilton (pictured here in an ice fishing hut in Hawaii) is done organizing her contemporary art theory lectures, answering questions in her office hours, grading papers, and making progress toward her tenure publishing requirements, she directs the UH Art Department’s Intersections program. Intersections was first organized in 1989 by current Art Department Chair Gaye Chan, Deborah...   Read this article »

Roots * Rock * Hip Hop * Music Festival Ill ValleyMelepalooza is a Music Festival created with the goal to bring together the audiences of reggae and hip hop and open them up to other styles of music (i.e. rock & funk). I've been playing in the scene and going to many shows here that all are all a lot of fun, but the one element that I feel is missing here in Hawaii are shows that have...   Read this article »

Stoic F.B. leaves paradise for greener stagesIf you are into local rock, then it is almost guaranteed that you know Stoic F.B. Ryan, the lead singer, started writing songs about 10 years and began forming the band about 8 years ago. Over the last 5 years, Stoic F.B. has been moving up through the ranks of the scene, winning numerous battles of the bands, putting on various attention grabbing...   Read this article »