A. J. Urquidi

A. J. Urquidi is the copydesk chief of Los Angeles Review of Books and co–executive editor of indicia.

Punk and Academia’s Infinite Playlist
A. J. Urquidi asks Marcus Clayton about Prince, the woke mind virus, and his new book “¡PÓNK!”
A. J. UrquidiFeb 18
I’ll Be Home for “Chritsmas”
A. J. Urquidi escapes from L.A. to uncover lovable Christmas goofery and holly-jolly IP infringements at Candy Cane Lane in Pacific Grove.
A. J. UrquidiDec 29, 2024
A Million Blessed Buddhas to You
Launder, JJUUJJUU, and friends abolish shoegaze and swap consciousnesses in Echo Park, as A. J. Urquidi reports.
A. J. UrquidiDec 27, 2024
Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Angelenos
A. J. Urquidi battles winter temperatures, Trump cameos, and banh mi wait times to reevaluate the first two “Home Alone” movies at an L.A. outdoor screening.
A. J. UrquidiDec 11, 2024
These Golden Years Fly By
Grooving to the Lemon Twigs at the Belasco, A. J. Urquidi finds hope for the future in weaponizing the past.
A. J. UrquidiNov 26, 2024
We Lived to Tell
A. J. Urquidi splurges on emo guyliner at his mall’s Hot Topic before watching Saosin play their timeless debut record live in Garden Grove.
A. J. UrquidiOct 17, 2024
Each New Day, I Get Another Year Older
In unearthed journals, A. J. Urquidi attends three consecutive shows around L.A. and is, perhaps, still out there now, lost to the gothic night.
A. J. UrquidiOct 3, 2024
It Is 9:00 P.M. and You Are Listening to Los Angeles
A. J. Urquidi stops going rub-a-dub and instead shakes his Super Bon Bon for Soul Coughing in Downtown L.A.
A. J. UrquidiSep 18, 2024