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Grandson, aka Jordan Benjamin, at age 31. (photo: XX Records)

Grandson on speaking out about...

Grandson on speaking out about ‘disgusting’ U.S. politics and not worrying about being canceled: ‘Many of the very institutions that I am being threatened to not have a seat at the table at, didn’t have a seat for me anyways and aren’t f***ing worth anything anymore’ By Lyndsey Parker

The third LP by Grandson, aka alt/rap/rock musician and activist Jordan Benjamin, is titled Inertia, but his career has been anything but inert. He has always crusaded for social justice,...

Indie-pop artist Slimdan on...

Indie-pop artist Slimdan on growing up Modern Orthodox and how eating a non-kosher hot dog changed his life: ‘When I realized I wasn’t going to die, it broke the whole illusion for me’ By Lyndsey Parker

Slimdan, aka indie-pop singer-songwriter Danny Silberstein, is sitting at Studio City’s Licorice Pizza Records, not far from the Wienerschnitzel on the corner of Magnolia Blvd. and Laurel Canyon where he...

Ruby Friedman on the ‘remarkable...

Ruby Friedman on the ‘remarkable people who time will erase,’ ‘invisible women,’ and Civil War sex workers who inspired her new album: ‘I like to search for truth’ By Lyndsey Parker

When Ruby Friedman formed her Ruby Friedman Orchestra in 2009, the UCLA-educated history major had a grand vision for the project. “I was taking Intellectual History and tripping out. I...

Robert Randolph recalls working...

Robert Randolph recalls working with Leon Russell, making solo album with Shooter Jennings and Judith Hill: ‘OK, I think we got a vibe’ By Lyndsey Parker

Grammy-nominated pedal steel virtuoso Robert Randolph is sitting at Studio City’s Licorice Pizza Records on June 25, and he has two reasons to celebrate today: The release of his debut...

This is where all the magic...

This is where all the magic happens: Redman talks ‘Muddy Waters Too,’ his ‘journey with self-healing,’ and the greatest ‘Cribs’ episode of all time By Lyndsey Parker

The day after Redman performed as part of the Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95 at the Hollywood Bowl, he visited another iconic L.A. location, the last-standing Licorice Pizza Records...

Rising pop star, ‘word nerd,’...

Rising pop star, ‘word nerd,’ and ‘song-righter’ Salem Ilese talks tapping into her sequined inner child on ‘Growing Down’ By Lyndsey Parker

Salem Ilese was still in elementary school when she got her first big break, but she was clearly already born to be a pop star. Her supportive parents — her...

Indie auteur Jack Xander talks...

Indie auteur Jack Xander talks bonkers concept album ‘Casino Heist’: ‘I want people gambling away their money and their pensions while my music plays’ By Lyndsey Parker

“If people are scared enough by the performance to want to actually leave, then we’re doing a good thing.” So declares Jack Xander, the 23-year-old shapeshifting L.A. artist formerly and...

DJ Lance Rock talks ‘full-circle...

DJ Lance Rock talks ‘full-circle moment’ playing Coachella with Yo Gabba Gabba!: ‘An acknowledgement of what the show had meant to people’ By Lyndsey Parker

View this post on Instagram A post shared by LICORICE PIZZA RECORDS (@licoricepizzarecords) On May 30, orange-tracksuited icon DJ Lance Rock did a DJ set at Studio City’s famous Licorice...

Rocker and horror actor Kurt...

Rocker and horror actor Kurt Deimer on his unlikely second-act career: ‘I don’t know if people can really comprehend it. I can’t even really comprehend it.’ By Lyndsey Parker

Sorry, Dos Equis guy, but Kurt Deimer might be the actual most interesting man in the world. Perhaps no rocker has had such an unorthodox career as Deimer. He worked...

Briston Maroney on how a bogus...

Briston Maroney on how a bogus label showcase for a ‘bot on the internet’ led to a real record deal, wearing ‘Mumford & Sons cosplay’ to his ‘American Idol’ audition, his love for Ween, and more By Lyndsey Parker

View this post on Instagram A post shared by LICORICE PIZZA RECORDS (@licoricepizzarecords) During the 13th season of American Idol, a 15-year-old singer-songwriter named Briston Maroney raspily belted the Rolling Stones’...

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