RIP Jay Reatard: 5 Years Passed
Hard to believe it’s been five years since we lost one of the most entertaining and talented musicians of our time. Five years ago today, Jay Reatard was found dead in his Memphis home and the world lost the face of modern garage punk. Beginning with The...
THIS WEEK’S COOL-TITE SHOWS – JANUARY 12TH TO 18TH
The Coolest, Titest happenings this week! Thursday, January 15, 2015 - Chain And The Gang w. Sex Stains @ The Satellite. $12 bones. 9pm. Friday, January 16, 2015 - The Dictators w. Angry Samoans @ The Roxy. $20 bones. 7:30pm. - The Muffs w. Summer Twins @ The...
GUILTY OF BEING TITE: 5 Reasons Why THE DICKIES are Straight Up GUILTY!
Southern California’s The Dickies have been around since the year of punk, 1977, making them one of the first bands of the type to hit the west coast. They’ve kept a pretty active presence over the years, but after an outstanding set at Beach Goth III, and a couple...
Cool-Tite Playlist: January 2015 Back to Rock
Hope everyone had a nice holiday break and a super dope New Years! We’re getting back to the basics for this month’s playlist. Garage, punk, and good ol’ fashioned rock are what Cool-Tite is all about. So pump up the jams! We think you’re gonna like this one. Follow...
THIS WEEK’S COOL-TITE SHOWS – JANUARY 5TH TO 11TH
The Coolest, Titest happenings this week! Monday, January 5, 2015 - Cattle Decapitation with Bad Acid Trip, Fetus Eaters, and more @ Los Globos. $12 bones. 8pm. Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - Nekromantix @ The Observatory. $5 bones! 8pm. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 -...
Cool-Tite’s Best Albums of 2014
Cheers to a supa-great year in music! The votes are in… and here are our fave, most super dope, top dawg albums of 2014! Arranged by release date - these are the records that pushed us in new directions, stuck to our ears like glue, and got us boppin’ through the...
THIS WEEK’S COOL-TITE SHOWS – DECEMBER 29TH, 2014 TO JANUARY 4TH, 2015
Looks like the holiday slump is finally over for good shows!! The Coolest, Titest happenings this week! Monday, December 29, 2014 - Neurosis with Tragedy @ The Observatory. $25 bones. 8pm. - together PANGEA with Audacity and No Parents. $12 bones. 8pm. Wednesday,...
THIS WEEK’S COOL-TITE SHOWS – DECEMBER 22ND TO DECEMBER 28TH
The Coolest, Titest happenings this week! Monday, December 22, 2014 - Make It Together - A benefit for Josh Schwartz feat. Beachwood Sparks, Allah-Las, Summer Hits with Ariel Pink, John C. Reilly, The Tyde, and Tomorrows Tulips @ The Echoplex. $25 bones. 6pm. -...
Cool vs. Tite: “Oi To The World!”
Covered: Cool vs. Tite is our way of sharing and comparing some amazing songs that got fantastic cover treatment! "Oi To The World!" - hell. yeah. Think what you will of either The Vandals or No Doubt - we know many people have opinions on both, but the hand each band...
NEW VID: THE SHRINE’s “Tripping Corpse”
The Shrine's new video for “Tripping Corpse” is all about seeing who can turn them self into the gnar-est, most tripping-est corpse of a human! Starts out easy - smoking a joint or doin' lines of that devil's dandruff, but quickly turns to hitting rails of...