Check out The Janks – MusicZeitgeist.com’s July 2009 Indie Artist of the Month

Tags: Indie artist of the month, International Pop Overthrow, Kings of Leon, LA band, Los Angeles, Motorhead, music blog, Nik Kershaw, Suede, The Echo, The Janks, The Killers

An account of the scene at the site of Michael Jackson’s Walk of Fame star on Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Commentary includes area crime and commerce, the American Dream, Jackson vs. the media, meerkat vomit and Hardcastle & McCormick.

Tags: 9/11, BeDazzler, Ben Bernake, Billy Mays, celebrity, Chadra Levy, David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Elvis Presley '69 Comeback Special, Farah Fawcett, Freddie Mercury, Gary Condit, GM bankruptcy, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hardcastle & McCormick, Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kings of Leon, meerkats, michael jackson, O2 arena, Phoenix, Rock With You, Rocky, Star Wars, Stormtroopers, Walk of Fame Star

Say what you will about indie-pop trumping the rock establishment, but you’re not likely to see that anytime soon on a Monday night at Spaceland. It remains to be seen if The Smashing Pumpkins v2.0 will achieve any of the relevance of their predecessor, but in the meantime, they’re making it safe for kids everywhere taking music lessons.

Tags: American Idol, Billy Corgan, creation story, D'Arcy Wretzky, Ginger Reyes, Gish, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Harmonix, James Iha, Jazz Odyssey, Jeff Schroeder, Jimmy Chamberin, Kings of Leon, live review, Los Angeles, Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, Music Zeitgeist, phenomenon, Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Pumpkins live, Spaceland, the Lot, The White Stripes, Theremin, Truffle Jones, U2, Zeitgeist