.Stuart Thornton

Scott Hill clearly recalls the first time he saw the legendary Santa Cruz Bl’ast! and how the event changed the course of his life. The guitarist and singer for long running stoner rock band Fu Manchu witnessed the power of the boundary pushing punk meets metal act at the now defunct Balboa Theater in Los Angeles on a night in November 1985.

video, rocketed the raucous Australian punk trio The Chats to international fame and made fans of music legends including Iggy Pop, Josh Homme, and Dave Grohl. With close to 20 million views on YouTube, the video has helped the band secure opening slots for some of the world’s best known rock acts including Guns N’ Roses, The Strokes, and Queens of the Stone Age.

Best selling author Susan Casey risks it all to learn about the world’s greatest enigma: its oceans The preeminent chronicler of our oceans, author Susan...

For frontman Joe Casey of Detroit’s Protomartyr, one of the most exhilarating rock bands today, the years between the band’s last release, 2020’s Ultimate...

It’s the night before Mother’s Day, and audience members of the near capacity crowd at The Crepe Place jockey for a place to see...

Santa Cruz County settler Isaac Graham was involved in political crises, family feuds and scandalous legal cases In late 1849, Isaac Graham had a surprise...

Self-taught indie rocker Lyndsey Jordan’s songwriting is driven by intuition

The iconic band's influence continues to resonate throughout the music world