Liz O.
@djlizo.bsky.social
Writer, DJ, based in L.A.
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New music you should hear:
Xiu Xiu Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
Sylvia Black Shadowtime
Sleaford Mods The Demise of Planet X
Tigra and SPNCR Black Rice
Xiu Xiu Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
Sylvia Black Shadowtime
Sleaford Mods The Demise of Planet X
Tigra and SPNCR Black Rice
Xiu Xiu's Creepy Covers Album + More New Releases
Reviews of new music from Xiu Xiu, Sylvia Black, Sleaford Mods and Tigra and SPNCR
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January 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
New music you should hear:
Xiu Xiu Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
Sylvia Black Shadowtime
Sleaford Mods The Demise of Planet X
Tigra and SPNCR Black Rice
Xiu Xiu Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
Sylvia Black Shadowtime
Sleaford Mods The Demise of Planet X
Tigra and SPNCR Black Rice
Lots of David Lynch screenings happening in L.A. this weekend and early next week. I put together a roundup with what I could find that still has tix available. More in here too, including Selena exhibition at Grammy Museum, L.A. Record Fair, Shannon Shaw live and plenty more.
David Lynch Birthday Screenings + More Happening in L.A. 1/15-1/21/26
David Lynch screenings galore in L.A. this week, plus Shannon Shaw live, Los Angeles Record Fair, a new Selena museum exhibition and lots more.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Lots of David Lynch screenings happening in L.A. this weekend and early next week. I put together a roundup with what I could find that still has tix available. More in here too, including Selena exhibition at Grammy Museum, L.A. Record Fair, Shannon Shaw live and plenty more.
First DJ gig of the year. Back in the new wave vs. darkwave room at Klub Nocturno in L.A. Lots of Sextile, Boy Harsher, French Police and more. Posted my set list. Link below.
Sextile "S Is For" + More of What You Heard at Klub Nocturno 1/09/26
Set list from DJ Liz O. for the new wave vs. darkwave room Klub Nocturno at Catch One on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
First DJ gig of the year. Back in the new wave vs. darkwave room at Klub Nocturno in L.A. Lots of Sextile, Boy Harsher, French Police and more. Posted my set list. Link below.
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"That is a fundamental difference between Vice President Vance and I," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in response to JD Vance's defense of the ICE agent who shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis.
"I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street."
"I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street."
January 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"That is a fundamental difference between Vice President Vance and I," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in response to JD Vance's defense of the ICE agent who shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis.
"I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street."
"I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street."
Everything about Dry Cleaning feels extremely human and completely antithetical to the artifice and conformity of the algorithmic world. They're a weird band in the best possible way and Secret Love is their weirdest album yet. www.beatique.net/album-review...
Album Review: Dry Cleaning 'Secret Love'
Review of Secret Love, the third full-length album from English band Dry Cleaning, released via 4AD on January 9, 2026.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Everything about Dry Cleaning feels extremely human and completely antithetical to the artifice and conformity of the algorithmic world. They're a weird band in the best possible way and Secret Love is their weirdest album yet. www.beatique.net/album-review...
My first protest of 2026 (probably not the last) www.beatique.net/venezuela-pr...
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
My first protest of 2026 (probably not the last) www.beatique.net/venezuela-pr...
New year, new mix
New Year, New Mix
Beatique mix for January, 2026 from DJ Liz O.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
New year, new mix
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Welcome to the Public Domain, ARCTIC ANTICS (1930) ❄️
🐧 Another 10 Silly Symphony shorts join the public domain. No rattling bones like last year's THE SKELETON DANCE, but we do get up to some Arctic Antics 🐻❄️
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#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
🐧 Another 10 Silly Symphony shorts join the public domain. No rattling bones like last year's THE SKELETON DANCE, but we do get up to some Arctic Antics 🐻❄️
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Welcome to the Public Domain, ARCTIC ANTICS (1930) ❄️
🐧 Another 10 Silly Symphony shorts join the public domain. No rattling bones like last year's THE SKELETON DANCE, but we do get up to some Arctic Antics 🐻❄️
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
🐧 Another 10 Silly Symphony shorts join the public domain. No rattling bones like last year's THE SKELETON DANCE, but we do get up to some Arctic Antics 🐻❄️
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain
My indie, new wave, darkwave, post-punk set list from Underground's New Year's Eve party.
Everything You Heard Upstairs at Club Underground's New Year's Eve Party
Set list from DJ Liz O. for New Year's Eve 2025/26 at Club Underground in Los Angeles. Indie, new wave, darkwave, post-punk and more.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
My indie, new wave, darkwave, post-punk set list from Underground's New Year's Eve party.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
My Top 10 Bangers for 2025 is live now. Includes Sextile, Pixel Grip, Confidence Man, Alice Glass + More www.beatique.net/best-of-2025...
Best of 2025: Top 10 Bangers
Top 10 bangers of 2025 from DJ Liz O.'s club sets, including songs from Sextile, Confidence Man, Pixel Grip and more.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My Top 10 Bangers for 2025 is live now. Includes Sextile, Pixel Grip, Confidence Man, Alice Glass + More www.beatique.net/best-of-2025...
Starting off my Best of 2025 lists with political songs. www.beatique.net/best-of-2025...
Best of 2025: The Year in Political Songs
Best of 2025 list of political songs from Kneecap, Bob Vylan, Lambrini Girls, David J, Moviola and more.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Starting off my Best of 2025 lists with political songs. www.beatique.net/best-of-2025...
IDK who else is into Habibi Funk here, but the new release, Bourj Hammoud Groove by Ara Kekedjian, is 🔥https://www.beatique.net/ara-kekedjian-bourj-hammoud-groove-armenian-habibi-funk/
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
IDK who else is into Habibi Funk here, but the new release, Bourj Hammoud Groove by Ara Kekedjian, is 🔥https://www.beatique.net/ara-kekedjian-bourj-hammoud-groove-armenian-habibi-funk/
FYI, new Austra album is 🔥https://www.beatique.net/austra-chin-up-buttercup-album-review/
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
FYI, new Austra album is 🔥https://www.beatique.net/austra-chin-up-buttercup-album-review/
If you're in L.A., here are my recommendations for concerts, clubs and other events happening this weekend and early next week.
Brian Jonestown Massacre, PRS Fundraiser and More Happening in Los Angeles 11/20-11/26 - Beatique
It’s a big week for Brian Jonestown Massacre fans in L.A. The psychedelic band is playing two nights at Teragram Ballroom and, while the show on Saturday, November 22, is totally sold out, there are s...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
If you're in L.A., here are my recommendations for concerts, clubs and other events happening this weekend and early next week.
I first listened to the latest, and last, album from Saint Etienne, while camping out at JFK on a stormy Saturday night, which is sort of appropriate.
Stuck at JFK and Listening to Saint Etienne
Listening to International, the latest, and last, album from Saint Etienne, while stuck at JFK on a stormy night.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I first listened to the latest, and last, album from Saint Etienne, while camping out at JFK on a stormy Saturday night, which is sort of appropriate.
Now this is a 🔥 gatefold. Mid-80s android disco from Barcelona found at a record fair in L.A. www.beatique.net/xalan-i-only...
September 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Now this is a 🔥 gatefold. Mid-80s android disco from Barcelona found at a record fair in L.A. www.beatique.net/xalan-i-only...
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. @mayor.lacity.gov shows up to Little Tokyo and reacts to the 100 agent ICE/BP raid during @cagov.bsky.social ‘s press conference about redistricting.
August 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
. @mayor.lacity.gov shows up to Little Tokyo and reacts to the 100 agent ICE/BP raid during @cagov.bsky.social ‘s press conference about redistricting.
I'm really into Nuovo Testamento's new EP, Trouble, and was happy to talk to the band about making this new collection. www.beatique.net/nuovo-testam...
Nuovo Testamento Continues Their Dance Pop Experiments on Trouble - Beatique
Good things take time and Nuovo Testamento is a band that’s keenly aware of that. About a year after releasing their 2023 full-length, Love Lines, the L.A.-based trio returned to the studio and, just ...
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August 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm really into Nuovo Testamento's new EP, Trouble, and was happy to talk to the band about making this new collection. www.beatique.net/nuovo-testam...
My top recommendations for concerts, dance parties, movie screenings and art events happening in L.A. this weekend and early next week.
Tomata du Plenty Art Show, Echo Park Rising and More Happening in L.A. 8/14 – 8/20/25 - Beatique
I'm not DJing this weekend, but have a pretty good amount of recommendations for shows, dance parties, movie screenings and more. Keep reading for my top picks of events happening in L.A. between Thur...
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August 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My top recommendations for concerts, dance parties, movie screenings and art events happening in L.A. this weekend and early next week.
Jeffrey Runnings' posthumously released album Piqued is beautiful in both the sound and the packaging. www.beatique.net/jeffrey-runn...
Jeffrey Runnings' Piqued Is A Beautiful Final Solo Album From the Late For Against Bassist and Vocalist
Review of Piqued, the posthumously released final solo album from For Against singer and bassist Jeffrey Runnings, out now on Independent Project Records.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Jeffrey Runnings' posthumously released album Piqued is beautiful in both the sound and the packaging. www.beatique.net/jeffrey-runn...
Talked to Matt Piucci of Rain Parade about the new deluxe edition reissue of 1985 album Crashing Dream. Check out the story and get the album.
Rain Parade Reintroduces Listeners to Crashing Dream with New Deluxe Edition
Interview with Matt Piucci of Rain Parade. The psychedelic band recently released a deluxe edition of 1985 album, Crashing Dream.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Talked to Matt Piucci of Rain Parade about the new deluxe edition reissue of 1985 album Crashing Dream. Check out the story and get the album.
If you're in L.A. sometime in the next year, check out this exhibition about East L.A.'s music scenes. www.beatique.net/brenton-wood...
Brenton Wood, Thee Midniters and More Featured in Museum Exhibition "A Great Day in East L.A."
"A Great Day in East L.A.: Celebrando the Eastside Sound" is on view at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles through August of 2026.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If you're in L.A. sometime in the next year, check out this exhibition about East L.A.'s music scenes. www.beatique.net/brenton-wood...
I talked to N8NOFACE about his new EP As of Right Now, which is 🔥, especially if you're into post-punk, new wave. Also talked about touring with Limp Bizkit, playing Cruel World and more.
N8NOFACE and Chico Mann Update a Classic Alternative Sound on As of Right Now
Interview with N8NOFACE on new EP, As of Right Now, touring with Limp Bizkit and playing Cruel World.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I talked to N8NOFACE about his new EP As of Right Now, which is 🔥, especially if you're into post-punk, new wave. Also talked about touring with Limp Bizkit, playing Cruel World and more.