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100% of all proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders to help the people of Haiti A very special collection of songs from classic SoCal artists performed by contemporary artists from the Los Angeles underground. Proceeds from the album will benefit Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), and their life-saving endeavors helping those adversely affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Classic songs from the likes of Wall of Voodoo, X, The Germs and Gun Club have been covered by an eclectic selection of contemporary artists who call Los Angeles their home, including experimental electronic geekmaster Boom Bip, folk rocker Imaad Wasif, Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist Josh Klinghofer and indie rock/noise pop duo No Age, among many others. All songs were donated by the artists. Beat LA was curated by Toddrick Spalding, Angel Mendoza and Shahin Ewalt. Liner notes were written by LA punk legend Geza X. ''LA had a fantastic underground scene for a few years, say 1977 to 1982. It never got properly documented but it was huge and it was fun. These songs were part of the soundtrack of my life back then,'' says Geza X. ''But there is more to it. This is a healing project too..This album is one of many goodwill gestures people have come up with to help out. The political problems of the Western Hemisphere may be too much to tackle as individuals. But human problems sometimes wake the world up to the need to pull together and do something. I invite you to enjoy this great album and remember the good we can do if we all pitch in, even if all we can do is a little.''