I Hate Rock N’ Roll and Videothing (among many others) are teaming up to throw a rowdy benefit show on Sunday Feb 7th in LA to raise money for a friend in need, or in this case, a friend’s mother with cancer. RSVP to Renee@Ihaterocknroll.com to receive information about the location by this Friday. Food will be provided by Vegan Goodies. Also, free Colt 45!

Don’t worry, though: word has it the Super Bowl will also be available at the venue! That means you can bathe yourself in jams while eating your football-shaped cake, too. If you can’t attend and would like to donate, you may do so here. All proceeds will go to the family to help offset some of the medical expenses. List of DJs after the jump.

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The Los Angeles-based 7-inch kings at I Hate Rock N’ Roll are making a big rustle under the covers. Which is why they’ve taken it upon themselves to develop the Under The Covers series. The idea: two very different bands produce new interpretations of each others’ songs, place results in one neatly packaged 7″. Hot shit, sirs! Darker My Love and Audacity are the two chosen ones to launch Under The Covers: Vol 1. You can order the sweet candy right here, if you feel so inclined to buy something that has the potential to blow that fitted sheet right off your sleep station! Check out one of the originals, Audacity’s “Mr. Alvarez” after the jump. Read the full story

I Hate Rock N’ Roll and Videothing are teaming up to throw a rad unplugged fest in Los Angeles this 4th of July. Guest DJs include Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) and Piper K (Pearl Harbour) with acoustic sets from Abe Vigoda, Christmas Island, Wounded Lion and The Strange Boys. The location will be announced the day before but you can email renee@ihaterocknroll.com for more details. If you’re in LA, you should definitely check out this party. This summer is gearing up to be the best one this year!

By Jason Jackowiak

In this installment of The Singles Collection, we look back on two great 7″ that current industry darlings Wavves and, ahem, The Muslims, put out last year. The two slabs of wax we’ve got this week are as good as they get, and we urge you to get out and snatch ‘em up while they are still around. After all, we’d hate to say we told you so… but we will.
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