A. J. Urquidi is the copydesk chief of Los Angeles Review of Books and co–executive editor of indicia.
A. J. Urquidi
Articles
Ragtag Ruffians with a Generally Disgusting Aura
A. J. Urquidi and God pounded some Jägerbombs and braved an atmospheric river to sample grind, noise, and “doug rock.”
Heroes Don’t Die, They Just Sparkle in the Sky
So bad it’s good, or all the way around to bad again? A. J. Urquidi ponders this and more at a screening of Tommy Wiseau’s sophomore film.
Always an Angeleno, Never a God
Honk If You Love Geese
A. J. Urquidi treks to Orange County to report on the nexus of country, glam, psychedelia, post-punk, and noise rock.
Reviewing from Such Great Heights
The Greatest Rock-Adjacent Song of the Century-in-Progress
Art Can Be Destroyed but Not Defeated
The Shapes People Choose as Their Symbols
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