I (Michael Mahaffie) am a documentary film editor by day and obsessive record collector by night. I also program documentaries for the Slamdance Film Festival. I have 2 dogs and a cat. I live in Echo Park. I like eating new foods and riding my bike. I also just learned how to juggle.
A case could be made that we have slipped into an alternate universe. We have a reality star as a president and people can’t agree out how to spell the family name of bunch of cartoon bears. If we have somehow slipped into this alternate reality then then one of the only redeeming qualities is […]
I am proud to announce that we have the honor to put out the fucking Melted LP! This band is so good and this record is so good. That new record is called “Thin Skin”. Pre-orders start today. You can get the LP right here. Melted even dropped a video for the record announcement. This […]
I didn’t grow up with The Smiths, but I had Jawbreaker. I have been following the production of this documentary for awhile. I was beyond hyped to see this. I went to The Vista Theater in LA with my dad, wife, and a couple friends. If you live in LA and have never been to […]
What would happen if Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra changed their name to Walter X instead of Walter Etc. This tribute/joke band explores that timeline. We sat down with Walter #2 and Walter #3 and asked the band why. CPH – So what made you 4 decide to start Walter X? WALTER #2 – […]
Point of View has done it again. They have whipped out another masterful EP. Who is Point of View? Another amazing San Jose band that suffers from being from San Jose. Point of View has been playing together since The Gaslighter in Campbell was a thing. Enough of the past. Point of View has been laying […]
I am going to get this out of the way. Blue > Pinkerton Feel free to hate me, but it doesn’t negate the fact that this split featuring 2 Weezer covers is really good. I am a huge fan of splits. I grew up with the BYO splits. I hope the split record […]
I have been very busy editing a documentary about going to mars called The Mars Generation. This is my top 10 list. Jeff Rosenstock – Worry. (Best Overall Record) A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service (Best Non-Punk Record) Beyoncé – Lemonade (Best Visual Record) Kendrick Lamar […]
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Prince Daddy & The Hyena has come down from their home built on weed mountain to bring the masses a brand new LP that was carved out of stone with their bare hands. 11 tracks for you and your ex-lover to binge listen to […]
Woke up. Dragged my butt to work. Got messaged a demo from a new band from Richmond VA. Listened to said demo. Enjoyed said demo. Here is my review of Nametags “Demo”. Nametags comes to the internet through an IP address based in punk haven Richmond VA. They released their demo yesterday. The […]
Fuck it has been a minute. I wrote this as fast as i could before work so ignore all the shitty spelling and grammar. I have been editing a documentary about going to mars that I very excited about. Space is so fucking cool. It has been a pretty intense film to get working because […]