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og:title: Phenomenal (Grammy) Women

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og:title: June Weddings For Gays May Be Quashed

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og:title: Another Tastes Like Gold

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og:title: David Beckham Joins LA Galaxy (it's a soccer team)

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og:title: Golden Globes Bitchfest

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og:title: Flier of the Week: Becky Stark and Ron Rege as The Mystical Unionists

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og:title: Strap-a-licious

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og:title: Por El Suelo on Virgil: Retna, AWR, Dame, Werc

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og:title: Charmed, I'm Sure

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og:title: Vegoose, Day 1

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og:title: Marfa Film Fest Dispatch: World Premiere of Heath Ledger-directed music video

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og:title: Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl: August 24 and August 25

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og:title: Sex crimes investigator assassinated in Juarez

og:description: Berenice Garcia Corral was commander of the sex crimes unit of Chihuahua state's State Investigation Agency before masked men shot her in her driveway i...

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og:title: Cave Singers at the Echo 12/4

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og:title: Arthur Mag Resurrected

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og:title: Neil Hamburger Spins Bing Crosby Live at Dublab.com NOW!

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og:title: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reunion Photos

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og:title: Where Are You Hollywood?

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og:title: Kofie'One's Obama Mural

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og:title: You're Not Invited to L.A.'s Observatory for the Eclipse, but Some VIPs Are

og:description: The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles will be closed for Saturday morning's lunar eclipse, but journalists are invited.


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og:title: Blek le Rat Stencils up in Silver Lake

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og:title: Resolved: If a greying man promises you he's going to revolutionize the music industry, be skeptical.

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og:title: Tonight in LA: Le Switch at the Echo, Harvey Sid Fisher at Pehrspace and Mezzanine Owls at Spaceland

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og:title: Who's That Girl?

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og:title: Still Waters

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og:title: Marilyn Manson 08/25

og:description: Janine Kahn at OC Weekly took her camera to the Marilyn Manson / Slayer show at Verizon Amphitheater on Friday, Aug. 25. More of Janine Kahn's photos at...

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og:title: My Huffington Post

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og:title: Rock Exclusive - Slash Gives Up Drinking Jack Daniels

og:title: Louis Verdad: Modness of Love

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og:title: Molasky Pacific Leaves Columbia Square

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og:title: Siouxsie Sioux, The Music Box at the Fonda, February 15

og:description: Siouxsie Sioux The Music Box at the Fonda February 15, 2008 By Steve Baltin The calendar may have read as the day after Valentine’s Day, but insid...


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og:title: She Must Be My Lucky Star

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og:title: Siren Music Festival in NYC

og:description: The Village Voice's Siren Music Festival took place over the weekend with performances from M.I.A., New York Dolls, Elvis Perkins, The Black Lips and a ...

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twitter:description: Leaving a convenience store just now a cashier tried swindling me out of 10 pesos in change. I left the place a little confused then marched right back ...

og:title: Treat Yourself: Head To Bittersweet Butterfly


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og:title: Live in L.A.: Tokyo Police Club at the Troubadour

og:description: Driven by sporadic guitars and pulsating urgency, their danceable garage rock has been compared to the Strokes.  They opened with lead singer/bassist Da...

og:title: Vegoose: This is How they Dance

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og:title: Wale ft. Bun B & Pusha-T: "Back in the Go-Go"

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og:title: KROQ Acoustic Christmas - Day One

og:description: Above: Avenged Sevenfold Above and below: Paramore cracks it open! Above and below: Serj Tankian Rise Against rocked it! Gave props to Naked Raygun Show...

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og:title: Daft Punk at Vegoose

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og:title: Moz Is Sick :(

twitter:title: Moz Is Sick :(

og:title: Daedalus and TI$A team up for Obama video

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og:title: Looks Good Enough to Eat

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og:title: Smashing Pumpkins, San Diego, 9/19

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og:title: License to Ill

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og:title: Someone needs to take a poo on Diddy's Clorox white suit

og:description: A modest proposal to sully Diddy's Hollywood Star.

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og:title: Welcome to the Jungle

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og:title: Black Celebration

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og:title: Animal radicals banned from UCLA profs' homes

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og:title: Shootin' At The Walls of iTunes (bang bang)

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og:title: Whitney Finally says "Hell to the No" to Bobby

og:title: Ray Cortines: Friend or Foe?

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og:title: Lucinda Williams, El Rey, 9/9

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og:title: Bast Art Opening

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og:title: Rolling Stones, Scorsese and Black Girls

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og:title: Portraits of a Lady...and a Tramp

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og:title: SMASHIN' FASHION

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og:title: Burning Man, Day One

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og:title: LA Weekly Pulitzer Streak Ends

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og:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#5-1)

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og:title: When a Succubus Makes You Talk About Your Sex Life

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og:title: Marfa Film Fest Dispatch: World Premiere of Heath Ledger-directed music video

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og:title: Bishop Lamont-The Next Great West Coast Hope?

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og:title: L.A. River Along the Golden State - Six

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og:title: The Return of The Watch

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og:title: Where Are You Hollywood?

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og:title: See and be Zine

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og:title: Phone Talk at Pellicano Trial

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og:title: Billion Dollar Belle

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og:title: Stew's Passing Strange Receives Seven Tony Award Nominations

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og:title: Rogue Wave, El Rey, 10/11

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og:title: Actor Slaying Rattles Local Theater Company

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og:title: Clueless California Voters Fail IQ Test

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og:title: Manifesto in Echo Park: Scorn Joy, Scorn Tragedy

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og:title: Santa, That's Not a Chimney!

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og:title: Prince William's killer two-step

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og:title: Still Waters

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og:title: Snow Angels at ThinkSpace

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og:title: Bacon Bras & Other Meat Accessories

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twitter:title: Bacon Bras & Other Meat Accessories

og:title: Sue Wong Goes Wrong

twitter:title: Sue Wong Goes Wrong

og:title: A Style Councilette is Born!

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og:title: Any Given Sunday

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og:title: Want A Front Row Seat At The Oscars?

twitter:title: Want A Front Row Seat At The Oscars?

og:title: Black Keys at LA Weekly Party at SXSW

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og:title: Girls In Films

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og:title: Today and tomorrow

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og:title: Jon Spencer, Jail Weddings at the Echo, 11/10

og:description: Heavy Trash, Jail Weddings The Echo, Nov. 10 Photos and review by Rena Kosnett I’m just trying to understand why Jon Spencer is doing this. This e...

og:title: Krist Novoselic Says Flipper Still Rules, OK???

og:description: If you're going to listen to any aging punk rocker wax nostalgic for a cult-band like Flipper - and we've all probably heard more than we need to - is t...

og:title: Fashion Week

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og:title: Live in L.A. Morrissey at the Hollywood Bowl, June 8

og:description: All the elements of a going-down-in-history Morrissey concert were there: sold-out behemoth venue, two full hours, tight band, a whopping ten stage-dive...

og:title: It Ain't Like That Anymore

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og:title: Live in L.A.: Qui, the Bronx, Circle Jerks, Melvins and the Locust at the Echoplex

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og:title: Dodos, Akron/Family, Natural History Musuem, 5/2

og:description: Akron/Family, The Dodos, Natural History Museum First Fridays May 2, 2008 By Mark Mauer For the past couple of years, one of the best venues in town to ...

og:title: Hurts So Good

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og:title: NY Hates Jack. Does LA?

og:description: Jack is Dead; Radio Listeners Rejoice The Village Voice reports that their version of Jack FM, which is probably very close to our version of Jack FM on...

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og:title: UTLA: This election wasn't about change

og:description: By Max Taves Anybody hoping to see some change within UTLA—L.A.’s powerful teachers union—will probably have to wait another three yea...

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og:title: Show Me The Oscars Correction

twitter:title: Show Me The Oscars Correction

og:title: 24 Hour Party Princess

twitter:title: 24 Hour Party Princess

og:title: Yeasayer at the Ukranian Culture Center 4.25.08

og:description: I can’t freakin' wait until Yeasayer come back to Los Angeles. I feel itchy knowing that last Friday's show at the Ukranian Culture Center on Melr...

og:title: Mountain Goats, The Annuals, Natural History Museum, 6/6

og:description: The Mountain Goats, The Annuals, Natural History Museum, June 6 It's packed again for First Fridays at the Museum. There's a line of people waiting to g...


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og:title: Actor Slaying Rattles Local Theater Company

og:description: Darius Ever Truly, who played Bobby Seale in Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's stage production of The Chicago Conspiracy Trial, was fatally stabbed last Satur...

twitter:title: Yeasayer at the Ukranian Culture Center 4.25.08

twitter:description: I can’t freakin' wait until Yeasayer come back to Los Angeles. I feel itchy knowing that last Friday's show at the Ukranian Culture Center on Melr...

og:title: Back in Black

twitter:title: Back in Black

og:title: Claremont Folk Festival

og:description: By Ryan Colditz Get the folk out of the city on Saturday and mosey on over to Clarmont (just a few miles past the Glass House in Pomona) for the 28th An...

twitter:title: Claremont Folk Festival

og:title: Dewey Cox at the Coxy, 12/3

og:description: Dewey Cox and the Hard Walkers at the Roxy, Tuesday, December 3 By Randall Roberts You know what? Dewey Cox can kiss my ass. He’s all back and eve...

twitter:title: Dewey Cox at the Coxy, 12/3


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dest: BF

og:title: Radiohead: Reviewing the Price You Paid

og:description: Once upon a time, the music editor and maybe 1 or 2 others at LA Weekly would have gotten an advance of a hotly anticipated new album, often months befo...

twitter:title: Radiohead: Reviewing the Price You Paid

og:title: Mama Mia

twitter:title: Mama Mia

og:title: Where Bling Never Dies

twitter:title: Where Bling Never Dies


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og:title: Bayou Buh-bye

twitter:title: Bayou Buh-bye


dest: ET


og:title: Seymour Stein Loves The Flairz

twitter:title: Seymour Stein Loves The Flairz

og:title: Burning Man, Day One

og:description: he ring of the bell is the first thing you hear once in range of the Burning Man Festival in bumfuck Nevada. Two of them, the size of logs, hang from po...

twitter:title: Burning Man, Day One

og:title: DUI Crackdown Greets the First Weekend of April in L.A.

og:description: Los Angeles police and sheriff's deputies have DUI checkpoints and patrols planned for the weekend.

og:title: Alanis Morissette Gets Really Ironic

twitter:title: Alanis Morissette Gets Really Ironic

og:title: Tryptophan-tastic!

og:description: Black Friday is my idea of hell. I would rather pay more money to have less people in my way while I shop. Who are all these people who get up at 3 am t...

twitter:title: Tryptophan-tastic!


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og:title: Fight Over Arroyo Seco Mural and Whitewash Keeps Going

og:description: Matthew Flesicher wrote a piece in the news section about the County calling an "emergency" over the properly permitted art project held in the Arroyo S...

article:tag: Gloria Molina

og:title: And the Oscar Goes To....Lina Lecaro!

og:description: And the Oscar Goes To....Lina Lecaro, for being the only member of the Style Council sober enough to actually write anything on Oscar night. We had such...

twitter:title: And the Oscar Goes To....Lina Lecaro!


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og:title: Weed Patch

og:description: O'Briens pub on Main Street, in an area of Santa Monica I like to refer to as "Venice Adjacent" was host last night to a sweet band called Weed Patch, w...

twitter:title: Weed Patch

og:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#25-21)

og:description: 25. Wu-Tang Clan-8 Diagrams 8 Diagrams is east coast hardcore rap that doesn't sound like it was made on the east coast. It was recorded in LA but it do...

twitter:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#25-21)

og:title: MBW and MLK Get Greywashed

og:description: It's a fact of life for street artists that their work is going to get covered up, torn down, painted over, or if you're Man One, billed for tens of tho...

article:tag: National Public Radio

twitter:title: MBW and MLK Get Greywashed

og:title: 17th Annual Divas Simply Singing featuring Natalie Cole, Linda Hopkins, RuPaul and others

og:description: 17th Annual Divas Simply Singing Wilshire Ebell Theater, October 6, 2007 By Ernest Hardy When former choir nun Darlene Koldenhoven let loose a piercing ...

og:title: BOLLES SOAP OPERA OVER

og:description: He might be a crazy character, but it aint from GHB! All charges against Germs drummer Don Bolles will be dismissed after additional testing of the pepp...

twitter:title: BOLLES SOAP OPERA OVER


og:description: !!! Avalon, Sept. 26 Reviews and pictures by Jonah Flicker !!! lived up to its punctuation at its Hollywood appearance last night, delivering an exclama...

og:title: KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas, Gibson Amphitheater, 12/8

og:description: KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas, Gibson Amphitheater, December 8, featuring Linkin Park, Bad Religion, Serj Tankian, Angels & Airwaves, Avenged S...

og:title: Another Hollywood El Mac / Retna

og:description: I'm not purposefully trying to focus on these guys, but their pieces really do jump out at you when you see them. All photos by Mark Mauer More after th...

twitter:title: Another Hollywood El Mac / Retna


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og:title: M.B.W. on Melrose

og:description: Some older ones,some new ones. There's a huge Britney/Madonna piece up that's getting a lot of talk, but I haven't been able to drive down there yet thi...

twitter:title: M.B.W. on Melrose

og:title: Bald and Er, Bald

og:description: Are we supposed to comment on this? I'm speechless. Kudos to The Post for avoiding the now cliched, "Britney Shears." And calling her "a buzz kill" was ...

twitter:title: Bald and Er, Bald

og:title: The Magic of David Lee Roth's voice, naked

og:description: Attention producers: I defy any of you to listen to this vocal track of David Lee Roth singing "Runnin' With the Devil" and not stumble across some samp...


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dest: KG

og:title: Grammy Friends and Family: Spankrocked and A Change of...Pace?

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

og:title: Where's The Good Dance Music in LA?

og:description: Can someone please tell me where the good music is to be found in this city? Last night I went to Dance Right at La Cita downtown which was bursting at ...

twitter:title: Where's The Good Dance Music in LA?


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og:title: The Glamorous Life

og:description: After my dinner debacle last week (see my last post) I was ready for a little plushness and pampering, and I got a lot of it with three Alexis Carringto...

twitter:title: The Glamorous Life

og:title: Grizzly Bear and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall, March 1

og:description: Grizzly Bear and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, March 1 photos by Timothy Norris You knew Saturday night was turning ma...


dest: CN

og:title: Fabian, maybe it's the friends you keep

og:description: If you followed the election fine print - those ballot measures having nothing to do with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain or Mitt Romney, you...

twitter:title: Fabian, maybe it's the friends you keep

og:title: New Retna & Dame Wall - in Action.

og:description: I got lucky Saturday when just a few blocks from my apartment I came across Retna and Dame working on a new wall on Virgil. Above, Dame working on his p...

twitter:title: New Retna & Dame Wall - in Action.


og:title: Newspaper industry death watch vs. music industry death watch: Why did the NY Times fire music biz reporter Jeff Leeds?

og:description: Seriously, I don't understand. It's not like he was publishing fake stories about how P. Diddy offed Tupac.


og:title: Happy Rocktober!

twitter:title: Happy Rocktober!


og:title: Rock the Bells '07

og:description: Public Enemy, EPMD, Mos Def, The Roots, Wu-Tang Clan and a reunited Rage Against the Machine played in San Bernadino over the weekend. Timothy Norris wa...

twitter:title: Rock the Bells '07

og:title: Woman Fatally Shot in Front of Cop as She Asks for Help

og:description: A brazen attacker who allegedly followed a woman even as she asked a cop for help opened fire, killing the woman, before he was taken out by the officer...

og:title: Coachella: Friday

og:description: (Brief note regarding Lina's very complete Do and Don't list: I'd like to add one thing: DO bring your tickets! I overheard someone saying they got with...

twitter:title: Coachella: Friday


@tags: warning login

og:title: Lou Reed is a complete maniac and he will probably kick your ass in hand-to-hand combat...

og:description: Tai Chi Lou Reed & other Lou Reed combat madness. 'Nuf said.

og:title: Bad Brains, House of Blues, 9/26

og:description: Bad Brains House of Blues, Sept. 26 By Matthew Flesicher “The bourgeoisie had better watch out for me. All throughout this so called nation, we do...

twitter:title: Bad Brains, House of Blues, 9/26

og:title: Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell

og:description: Bad Religion New Maps of Hell (Epitaph Records) By Tony Ware New Maps of Hell, Bad Religion's 14th original studio album, does an admirable job proving ...

twitter:title: Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell

og:title: Coonskin of My Yellow Country Teeth: The Hipster Davy Crockett?

og:description: “You may all go to Hell...I will go to Texas”-Davy Crockett Davy Crockett's tombstone reads: "Davy Crockett, Pioneer, Patriot, Soldier, Trap...

article:tag: Billy Bob Thornton


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og:title: Tastemakers Class of 2008

og:description: Cute brunette girl invites people to sample the hors d'oeuvres at the Tastemakers "Class of 2008" public exhibition, spearheaded by style-guru Laurie Pi...

twitter:title: Tastemakers Class of 2008


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og:title: RIME / Jersey Joe Pix

og:description: Here are a couple sets of photos of work by Jersey Joe/RIME. The first batch is from around town, including Gompers M.S. The second set is of his work o...

article:tag: Mark Mauer

twitter:title: RIME / Jersey Joe Pix

og:title: No Human Remains Found yet at Manson Dig

og:description: So far…nada. Inyo County sheriff investigators reported today that they have not found any bodies yet at Barker Ranch, the last known hideout of ...

og:title: New John Mellencamp Album Unveiled with Fancy New T-Bone Burnett-developed High-Def Process

og:description: It's going to take a lot for me to forgive John Mellencamp for 2007 and that the whole Ford Chevrolet commercial nightmare. While it's true that maybe I...

article:tag: T-Bone Burnett


dest: SD

og:title: Kids of Widney High, Amoeba, 2/28

og:description: Kids of Widney High, Amoeba Records, Feb. 28, 2008 By now, I hope that most people reading this know who the Kids of Widney High are, so I'll only brief...

article:tag: Entertainment

twitter:title: Kids of Widney High, Amoeba, 2/28

og:title: Headless Chicken and TLG

og:description: These were seen recently in the area of Melrose and LaBrea near Gallery1988, PInk's and Babeland. "Death to the Normals" and then a headless chicken. We...

twitter:title: Headless Chicken and TLG

og:title: Queer Town: Big Gay Night at Armani

og:description: Christoph Babka, a handsome blonde with a keen sense of duty, was burned out working in Hollywood, so he decided to shake things up. "We try to get the ...

article:tag: West Hollywood

twitter:title: Queer Town: Big Gay Night at Armani

og:title: Bjork at the Nokia Theatre, 12/12

og:description: Bjork at the Nokia Theater, December 12 By Randall Roberts Last night’s Bjork show at the Dystopia – er, I mean Nokia -- Theatre downtown di...

twitter:title: Bjork at the Nokia Theatre, 12/12


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dest: BD

og:title: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Week Day 2: "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" And the Importance of "Branding"

og:description: Whether consciously or not, rappers have understood the concept of branding since the on-and-on-to-the-break-of-dawn days. You can listen to everything ...

og:title: Fabian, maybe it's the friends you keep

og:description: If you followed the election fine print - those ballot measures having nothing to do with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain or Mitt Romney, you...

og:title: Meghan's Secret Rendezvous

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

twitter:title: Meghan's Secret Rendezvous

og:title: Black Mountain, Troubadour, 2/5

og:description: By Timothy Norris It's a big night in Los Angeles for Psych Rock. Dead Meadow's also doing their thing over at the EchoPlex. I've never heard tonight's ...

twitter:title: Black Mountain, Troubadour, 2/5

og:title: The Night Marchers, All Star Lanes, Feb. 10

og:description: The Night Marchers All Star Lanes, Feb. 10, 2008 By Ryan Ritchie Photos by Timothy Norris Two songs into The Night Marchers’ L.A. debut on Monday ...


src: CO

og:title: Buffalo Gals & Bond Girls

twitter:title: Buffalo Gals & Bond Girls

og:title: San Fernando Valley Bloodbath

og:description: Mass Murder in Winnetka takes life of popular SWAT officer, a former Villaraigosa bodyguard An LAPD SWAT officer was shot to death and another was wound...

twitter:title: San Fernando Valley Bloodbath

og:title: Angelina on Angelina, Jennifer and Celebrities These Days


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og:title: Yagman to Feds: No Surrender

og:description: The wily civil rights lawyer from Venice Beach just won’t go quietly. Even though Steve Yagman was found guilty of multiple money laundering charg...

twitter:title: Yagman to Feds: No Surrender

og:title: KooKoo for Coco

twitter:title: KooKoo for Coco

og:title: LA Weekly Detour Festival: A Race for the Prize

og:description: LA Weekly Detour Festival Downtown Los Angeles, October 6. By Randall Roberts You can tell a good music festival by the number of sprinters, joggers, an...

og:title: Billboard Case Slated for Federal Court of Appeal

og:description: Oral arguments will be heard in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal on June 4 in the case, Metro Lights, LLC vs. City of Los Angeles. The federal b...

article:tag: Crime and Law


src: MX

dest: CO

og:title: Off to a Smashing Start

twitter:title: Off to a Smashing Start

og:title: Arroyo Seco Mural Saga Continues

og:description: Three months ago, County Supervisor Gloria Molina, through an emergency measure passed by the County Board of Supervisors, gave Friends of the Los Angel...

twitter:title: Arroyo Seco Mural Saga Continues

og:title: Greg Sandow on Art vs. The Arts

og:description: Sandow: "So why am I telling this story? To introduce my thought that art and the arts aren't the same thing." ALSO, some kid in a diaper covering The B...

twitter:title: Greg Sandow on Art vs. The Arts


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dest: UG

og:title: Spiritualized, Vista, 11/12

og:description: Spiritualized the Vista Theater November 12 By John Payne Praise the Lord and pass the collection plate. No, no, no, that’s bitter, I know. But th...

twitter:title: Spiritualized, Vista, 11/12

og:title: Whorelore: The Magical World of Warcraft Porn

og:description: Welcome to a dusty fantasy land of deep-throating elf ears, masturbating trolls, and chain-mail-wearing porn stars. by Bonnie Ruberg, Village Voice Porn...

article:tag: Games

og:title: Newsflash: Iceland is not as unbearably cool as one imagines

og:description: Icelandic innovation includes the "bumper dumper," a flip-down toilet seat on trucks' rear end for use in the wild.

og:title: Tonight in LA: Ghanian Hip Hop, Blowfly and Les Nubians, Among Others

og:description: Okay, so on the surface perhaps a slow Thursday night in LA. No grand slams, it would seem, few hipster throw-downs. But I would like to present a few p...

article:tag: Angus Khan

og:title: Lucinda Williams, El Rey, 9/9

og:description: Lucinda Williams El Rey, September 9 By Tom Cheyney Lucinda Williams kept a firm grip on her joy during the Sweet Old World night of her ambitious &ldqu...

twitter:title: Lucinda Williams, El Rey, 9/9


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dest: MX

og:title: Happy Endings With The Suicide Girls

og:description: "More boobies, RIGHT NOW!" roared the crowd at the El Rey theatre as alternaporn starlets the Suicide Girls jiggled their pastied jubblies during the fi...

twitter:title: Happy Endings With The Suicide Girls

og:title: Elizabeth McGrath: Incurable Disorder

og:description: It's hard not to love Liz McGrath. There's the art, the music she make with her band Miss Derringer, heck, the very building that she lives in is so coo...

article:tag: Dogs

twitter:title: Elizabeth McGrath: Incurable Disorder

og:title: Myspace Taste of the Week

og:description: I'd like to think that I'm way more popular in real life than I am on Myspace. I've only got like 50 friends, but that's probably because I only say yes...

twitter:title: Myspace Taste of the Week

og:title: Woman Fatally Shot in Front of Cop as She Asks for Help

og:description: A brazen attacker who allegedly followed a woman even as she asked a cop for help opened fire, killing the woman, before he was taken out by the officer...

og:title: TV Eye Yi Yi

og:description: Ah summer TV. It's really shititlicious fun aint it? Painting the town is what I do, but that doesn't mean I don't love my tube time. My DVR always gets...

twitter:title: TV Eye Yi Yi


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dest: IN

og:title: Want A Front Row Seat At The Oscars?

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

twitter:title: Want A Front Row Seat At The Oscars?

og:title: Art Show Openings: Luke Chueh, Miles Thompson, Audrey Kawasaki

og:description: There are a lot of art shows around town well worth checking out. Miles Thompson's show, "CA," at La Luz de Jesus on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Feliz runs t...

og:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#20-16)

og:description: 20. Jens Lekman-Night Falls Over Kortedala On first listen, Jens Lekman reminds you of Morrissey. Like the ex-Smith's frontman, the 26-year old Swede's ...

twitter:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#20-16)

og:title: Highland Ave. South of Sunset Blvd.

og:description: Three large tags on a wall in an empty lot. Painted some time in June or July? More pictures after the jump. See something cool? Email pictures to lurke...

twitter:title: Highland Ave. South of Sunset Blvd.


og:title: Conde Anarchists

twitter:title: Conde Anarchists

og:title: Weiss' Top Albums of 2007 (#40-36)

og:description: 40. The Twilight Sad-Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters Take note Bloc Party. This is how you do histrionic, nostalgic and bombastic arena rock for in...

twitter:title: Weiss' Top Albums of 2007 (#40-36)

og:title: SXSW Postmortem...but first a word from our sponsors

og:description: Now you name your band Fuck Buttons and you figure: that'll keep the wolves of commerce at bay, right? Well, welcome to the brave new world of indie rock.


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og:title: Pellicano Briefs: Keith Carradine's Blues

og:description: The Pellicano trial turns into divorce court Who's that tapping, gently wiretapping, at my trailer door? actor Keith Carradine may well have wondered in...

og:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#25-21)

og:description: 25. Wu-Tang Clan-8 Diagrams 8 Diagrams is east coast hardcore rap that doesn't sound like it was made on the east coast. It was recorded in LA but it do...

twitter:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#25-21)

og:title: Sink or Swim

twitter:title: Sink or Swim

og:title: 'Billy Babes in da Hood

twitter:title: 'Billy Babes in da Hood

og:title: L.A. River Along the Golden State - Five

og:description: The farther north you go, the more you see these massive letters 20 feet high or more... While others stay out of the river and instead work topside. Al...


dest: BR

og:title: Well-Spent Youth

twitter:title: Well-Spent Youth

og:title: Rule Brut-annia

twitter:title: Rule Brut-annia

og:title: Ima Robot and the Myth of the MC Hammer Pants

og:title: Marc Cooper: Clinton Campaign Stung By Third-Place Finish

og:description: Des Moines - After a stunning defeat and finishing third in Thursday night's Democratic caucuses, Senator Hillary Clinton congratulated Barack Obama and...

og:title: The Brothers Factor

twitter:title: The Brothers Factor


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dest: PE

og:title: OZER and SEVER on Hollywood Blvd. and St. Andrews

og:description: I don't know why I thought this was on Santa Monica. It's on Hollwood. Sorry. And it's OZER, not Revok as we originally had it titled. Sorry again. More...

og:title: It Ain't Like That Anymore

og:description: By Peter Fletcher I was reminiscing with my buddy, Bruce Duff, after watching Celebrity Skin at the Detour festival in downtown LA. We were talking abou...

twitter:title: It Ain't Like That Anymore

og:title: Mountain Goats, The Annuals, Natural History Museum, 6/6

og:description: The Mountain Goats, The Annuals, Natural History Museum, June 6 It's packed again for First Fridays at the Museum. There's a line of people waiting to g...

og:title: Old Crow Medicine Show - A Disssenting Opinion

og:description: Old Crow Medicine Show Avalon, August 8 By Ryan Colditz Having grown up in the boonies of Northern California, far from the smog and street lights, "Cou...

og:title: Euro Flava

twitter:title: Euro Flava


og:title: Road Trip: Day 2 (still in Sedona)

twitter:title: Road Trip: Day 2 (still in Sedona)

og:title: Weiss' Top Albums of 2007 (#40-36)

twitter:description: 40. The Twilight Sad-Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters Take note Bloc Party. This is how you do histrionic, nostalgic and bombastic arena rock for in...

og:title: Villaraigosa Density Hawks Vs. Angry Valleyites

og:description: A Valley smackdown is brewing for tonight's 6 p.m. density Town Hall at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in Studio City, with scores of pissed-off San Fe...

article:tag: Studio City

og:title: Elbow, Avalon, 5/9

og:description: Elbow, Air Traffic Avalon, May 9, 2008 Photos and words by Timothy Norris Shortly before Elbow took the stage Friday night for the final show of their l...

article:tag: Concerts and Tours

twitter:title: Elbow, Avalon, 5/9

og:title: Too Trendy Tykes

twitter:title: Too Trendy Tykes


src: BD

og:title: Billboard Case Slated for Federal Court of Appeal

og:description: Oral arguments will be heard in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal on June 4 in the case, Metro Lights, LLC vs. City of Los Angeles. The federal b...

og:title: Reggae, Ska, and Resistance

og:description: These are members of the Frente de Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra (FPDT), during a reggae and ska festival in San Salvador Atenco on Friday. They took ...

article:tag: Mexico City

twitter:title: Reggae, Ska, and Resistance

og:title: SXSW Day 5-The Triumph of the Blogosphere...High Times at High Times...Why in God's Name Am I At The Perez Hilton Party?

og:description: Bloggers are every journalist's favorite whipping boy. If a shitty band gets too popular, blame the bloggers. If the standards of professional journalis...

og:title: The Kidz Are Alright, Mate!

twitter:title: The Kidz Are Alright, Mate!

og:title: Welcome to the Terrordome The Good, The Beige and The Queen


src: HK

dest: TM

og:title: The Weekend's Music in LA: Jonathan Richman, Simone White, Billy Bragg, free vegan pancakes (and No Age) at The Smell

og:description: FRIDAY, JUNE 6 There are many immortal words in rock and roll, but one of the great expressions of untethered joy was originally uttered by Jonathan Ric...


src: ID

dest: US

og:title: Dewey Cox at the Coxy, 12/3

og:description: Dewey Cox and the Hard Walkers at the Roxy, Tuesday, December 3 By Randall Roberts You know what? Dewey Cox can kiss my ass. He’s all back and eve...

twitter:title: Dewey Cox at the Coxy, 12/3

og:title: The Block Is Hot: Hot Chip Take Over the Jimmy Kimmel Show

og:description: The Green Room backstage at the Jimmy Kimmel Show is one of the more supremely wonderful places on earth. It's Xanadu--a place specifically designed to ...

article:tag: Barack Obama

og:title: Neil Hamburger: The LA Weekly Interview

og:description: Interview by Jonah Flicker Comedian Neil Hamburger released the musically excellent and thoroughly funny Neil Hamburger Sings Country Winners (Drag City...

article:tag: Weird Al Yankovic

twitter:title: Neil Hamburger: The LA Weekly Interview

og:title: Hairs Looking at You: Backstage at Shay Todd

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.


og:title: Sea Wolf at Natural History Museum, 1/4

og:description: The first First Friday of 2008 at the Natural History Museum featured local faves Sea Wolf. DJ's keep it rolling the lounge, with a captive audience in ...

article:tag: Cultural Institutions and Parks

twitter:title: Sea Wolf at Natural History Museum, 1/4

og:title: Live in L.A.: Entrance at Safari Sam's, 8/3

og:description: Entrance are not who you think they are.  They are not a quiet, mellow trio nipping at the heels of the psych-folk pack mule, despite their long hair, s...


dest: IR

og:title: Looks Good Enough to Eat

og:description: Look for full, juicy coverage of GenArt's fashion week kick-off bash in Thursday's paper. In the meantime, a couple snap shots to whet your whistle... T...

article:tag: Sophia Loren

twitter:title: Looks Good Enough to Eat

og:title: More Books Than You Can Shake A Dead Indie Bookstore At

og:description: The Book Expo America convention has come and gone. Here are 12 things I saw on the last day, in absolutely no order whatsoever. 1. The Independent Publ...

og:title: K Fed Gets Axe'd

twitter:title: K Fed Gets Axe'd

og:title: June Weddings For Gays May Be Quashed

og:description: If Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was hoping for a quick injection of gay dollars into California's ailing economy this summer, it may not happen. Oppon...

article:tag: Same-Sex Marriage

twitter:title: June Weddings For Gays May Be Quashed

og:title: The Hills Were Alive

og:description: "Hippie chicks with boob jobs." That's how a (male) pal inaccurately described the annual Topanga Days fest in the Santa Monica hills this past memorial...

twitter:title: The Hills Were Alive


src: IR

dest: NP

og:title: SXSW Flashback: Interview With Del Tha Funky Homosapien

og:description: It was my third night in Austin. Devin had just blazed through an epic set that had been celebrated in the appropriate fashion , El-P was currently on-s...

og:title: Shout Out Louds

og:description: Who do I gotta blow to get a drink around here? It's very annoying that you have to choose between drinks and seeing bands. The "beer garden" is roped o...

twitter:title: Shout Out Louds


src: AU

dest: EG

og:title: BOXeight: You Wear It Well Film Festival, The Mayor and Eduardo Lucero

og:description: (Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa flanked by two women. He sat front and center at Eduardo Lucero to show his support for BOXeight and LA fashion, and pretty ...

article:tag: Dino Dinco

og:title: Burning Man, Day One

og:description: he ring of the bell is the first thing you hear once in range of the Burning Man Festival in bumfuck Nevada. Two of them, the size of logs, hang from po...

article:tag: Festivals and Parades

twitter:title: Burning Man, Day One

og:title: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers announce two area shows

og:description: Hot on the heels of LA Weekly's map of Tom Petty's Los Angeles, and a few days prior to their appearance at the Super Bowl, Tom Petty & the Heartbreaker...

article:tag: Hollywood Bowl


src: LB

og:title: Banksy in Bethlehem

og:description: BBC has a video report posted on Youtube about Banksy pieces showing up in Bethlehem. There's even a brief phone interview with the artist and a couple ...

twitter:title: Banksy in Bethlehem

og:title: Calvin Harris, Henry Fonda, 4/23

og:description: Photos from the Calvin Harris show, Wednesday night, at the Henry Fonda Theater by Timothy Norris More after the jump. All photos by Timothy Norris...

article:tag: Timothy Norris

twitter:title: Calvin Harris, Henry Fonda, 4/23


src: ET


src: CR

og:title: The Lipstick and The Damage Done

og:description: I have a confession to make. I'm a junkie, but my speed is eyeshadow, my smack is lipstick. I got hooked young, 13. I would skip religion classes to buy...

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og:title: Black Mountain's Stormy High

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twitter:title: Black Mountain's Stormy High

og:title: Frankie B. Jeans & Genes

twitter:title: Frankie B. Jeans & Genes

og:title: Live from Seattle: A bunch of geeks talking about music

og:description: This fellow is thinking about newsreels, protests, charidee and shock absorption in popular music. "How does music resist, negate, struggle? Can pop int...

article:tag: Experience Music Project

og:title: Lily Allen Supports Homeless Doggies

og:description: I am still waiting on confirmation that the dark haired muffin with pin-up girl bangs in a demure dress was Lily Allen. I swung by Ashley Paige's shop o...

article:tag: Pets

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og:title: Donita Sparks' Mushroom Mullet

og:description: I remember going to see L7 at London's Brixton Academy as a teenager. It was 1992, I was 15, and L7 were, in my opinion, the crown princesses of grunge....

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og:title: Cinespia Returns to Hollywood Cemetery

og:description: By Guelda Voien Global climate change put the brakes on that celebrated preamble to summer in Los Angeles - the inaugural screening at Hollywood Forever...

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og:title: Sonic Youth at Urban Outfitters, July 21

og:description: Walking through Santa Monica’s 3rd Street Promenade mall, on my way to see Sonic Youth perform at Urban Outfitters, sponsored by Toyota’s Fr...

og:title: The Kids In the 'Secret Show' Hall

og:description: CFIWest / Steve Allen Theater, Hollywood May 7 (l-r) Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch A line of comedy fans dozens deep snaked around the cor...

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og:title: The Night Marchers, All Star Lanes, Feb. 10

og:description: The Night Marchers All Star Lanes, Feb. 10, 2008 By Ryan Ritchie Photos by Timothy Norris Two songs into The Night Marchers’ L.A. debut on Monday ...

og:title: Lily Allen Rumored to Be Next Face of Chanel

og:description: Just yesterday I was talking to Lily Allen's manager Neale and he mentioned something "big and fashiony" was about to happen with Lily, but decli...


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og:title: Crystal Antlers at High Voltage Party, Safari Sam's, 1/21/08

og:description: Crystal Antlers Safari Sam's, Jan. 21, 2008 The sparkling reputation of Long Beach’s Crystal Antlers drew me out to the High Voltage Magazine part...

article:tag: Jonny Bell

og:title: The Vest of the Grammys

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

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og:title: Tonight at Family: Gary Panter, Who True Punkers Know as Illustrator for Slash Magazine

og:description: If you're looking for something cool to do after the BBQs or naps or hangovers or bender-continuations or whatever it is you're doing this afternoon, th...

og:title: DUI Crackdown Greets the First Weekend of April in L.A.

og:description: Los Angeles police and sheriff's deputies have DUI checkpoints and patrols planned for the weekend.


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og:title: Takin' it Higher

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og:title: Beachwood Sparks to reunite for Sub Pop anniversary party

og:description: Amidst all the hoo-ha about Jane's Addiction getting back together next week because apparently they're geniuses or something, another reunion's getting...

og:title: Jon Spencer, Jail Weddings at the Echo, 11/10

og:description: Heavy Trash, Jail Weddings The Echo, Nov. 10 Photos and review by Rena Kosnett I’m just trying to understand why Jon Spencer is doing this. This e...

og:title: Peanut Butter Wolf to spin at Obama's California party tonight

og:description: This just in, offering further proof that Obama's down with the scene. PEANUT BUTTER WOLF SPINS TONIGHT AT CALIFORNIA FOR OBAMA PARTY AT THE AVALON Also...

article:tag: James Rockwell


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og:title: Keep Your VD (Valentine's Day) to Yourself

og:description: I won't be joining my fellow Councilors at Taix Lounge tonight. Sorry, I love them, but I am a little sore around the aorta right now. I had met this du...


og:title: Sex crimes investigator assassinated in Juarez

og:description: Berenice Garcia Corral was commander of the sex crimes unit of Chihuahua state's State Investigation Agency before masked men shot her in her driveway i...

og:title: Myspace Taste of the Week

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twitter:title: Myspace Taste of the Week

og:title: Dodos, Akron/Family, Natural History Musuem, 5/2

og:description: Akron/Family, The Dodos, Natural History Museum First Fridays May 2, 2008 By Mark Mauer For the past couple of years, one of the best venues in town to ...


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og:title: DJing on EastVillage Radio.com right now!

og:description: Go clickity-click at EastVillageRadio.com if you want to listen in, okay?

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og:title: Mr. T

twitter:title: Mr. T

og:title: The Return of The Watch

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article:tag: Caroline Ryder

twitter:title: The Return of The Watch


og:title: Paddle On

og:description: Where are the ginormous Lotus flowers of years past? I wondered as I strolled about the Echo Park Lake this past Saturday for the annual Lotus Festival....

article:tag: Climatology

twitter:title: Paddle On

og:title: Cashmere Alert! Sale Tomorrow!

og:description: Wearing cashmere makes me feel validated. Empowered. Like a big girl. So when I noticed my roommate floating around the house in beautiful knitted wraps...

twitter:title: Cashmere Alert! Sale Tomorrow!

og:title: Philanthropist Daphna Ziman's War for Foster Kids

og:description: Sacramento's politicians created a fat budget deficit. Then, local bureaucrats misspent state funds meant for foster kids. Now, foster kids might pay de...

og:title: The Verdict on Writers: All Bloody Nuts (Phew)

og:title: James at Spaceland Friday night

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og:title: Chills, Hills and (Cheap) Thrills

og:description: Catching the fashion bug takes on new meaning during flu season, or so we've discovered. The collections and presentations at Mercedes Benz fashion Week...

twitter:title: Chills, Hills and (Cheap) Thrills

og:title: How Phil Elverum keeps mystery alive Pt 2: the uncoolest song

og:description: Our topic: Smokin. Our debaters: Motley Crue vs. Mt. Eerie.

article:tag: Motley Crue

og:title: Last Night: White Stripes' Candy Store Rock

og:description: White Stripes Icky Thump/Tower Records, June 20, 2007 By Ryan Ward All photos by Timothy Norris - Click here for a slideshow of the concert If you had b...

og:title: She Must Be My Lucky Star

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

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og:title: Spice Girls, Staples Center, 12/10

og:description: Fans started lining up early to get to their seats! Some arrived at 5. Skaters stopped in to check out the chicks. And lots of limos. Group of girls mad...

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twitter:title: Spice Girls, Staples Center, 12/10


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og:title: Live in L.A.: The Swell Season

og:description: Everyday there are songs and musicians that attempt to do what they believe is meaningful. Pseudo-laureates and full-on liars buzz around our heads on a...

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og:title: Thinking Bluer

twitter:title: Thinking Bluer

og:title: Sub Pop One Hummer

og:description: By Randall Roberts He’s out there somewhere. I know it. He apparently comes every year. At least that’s what they tell me up in Seattle, whe...

twitter:title: Sub Pop One Hummer

og:title: Barry Bold

twitter:title: Barry Bold


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og:title: Foo Fighters, The Forum, March 5

og:description: Foo Fighters The Forum, with Against Me!, Serj Tankian March 5, 2008 Photos and text by Timothy Norris More photos here. What can be said about the Foo ...

article:tag: Serj Tankian

twitter:title: Foo Fighters, The Forum, March 5

og:title: Queer Town: Acrobats at the Abbey, No Shirts at Here

og:description: The nights go nearly sleepless, but the last day of Gay Pride Week is no time to flake out. Promises are made and need to be kept, so I head over to the...

article:tag: Social Issues

og:title: Live in LA: Aimee Mann Christens the New Largo at the Coronet

og:description: Aimee Mann at Largo at the Coronet, June 2, 2008 Photos by Timothy Norris Aimee Mann christened the new Largo at the Coronet last night with a memorable...


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og:title: Xiu Xiu, Echo, 4/11

og:description: Xiu Xiu The Echo, April 11 It was good to see lots and lots of kids out at the Echo this past Friday night for Xiu Xiu’s LA appearance, the same k...

article:tag: Caralee McElroy

twitter:title: Xiu Xiu, Echo, 4/11

og:title: Clinton & Obama's Good Ship Lollipop

og:description: The vibe was heavy at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on Thursday night, and an always blood-thirsty press didn’t imagine it into existence. With U...

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og:title: It Doesn't Kill Germs

twitter:title: It Doesn't Kill Germs

og:title: Oh What a Feelin'

twitter:title: Oh What a Feelin'

og:title: Meghan Finds The Love

twitter:title: Meghan Finds The Love

og:title: Let the Grieving Process Begin: Pink Floyd's Inflatable Pig Found Dead

og:description: It's a hard time for everyone, I know. But we have to get through this together. The LA Weekly would like to open the comments section so you, the reade...


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og:title: Zero Hour in Pennsylvania

og:description: By Marc Cooper Zero hour in Pennsylvania. Or is it? We've had to somehow fill the gap of the six weeks since the last primary, so we've sort of convince...

twitter:title: Zero Hour in Pennsylvania

og:title: Vice Magazine's Tales of Colt 45 at King King

og:description: Photos and text by Guelda Voien While Vice magazine represents many things, most prominent is the value on stupid, constant debauchery. Crystal Antlers ...

article:tag: Pabst Blue Ribbon

og:title: Calvin Harris, Henry Fonda, 4/23

og:description: Photos from the Calvin Harris show, Wednesday night, at the Henry Fonda Theater by Timothy Norris More after the jump. All photos by Timothy Norris...

twitter:title: Calvin Harris, Henry Fonda, 4/23

og:title: Low Brow Art and a "Fucking Smorgasbord of Lynchness"

og:description: Fellow Style Councilor Lina LeCaro has been busy suckling her newborn these last few weeks, so our friend Jar, a talented writer who lives in Echo Park ...


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og:title: Beards, Blazers & Glasses or Jens Lekman, This Charming Man

og:description: Every time I write about Jens Lekman, I'm tempted to compare him to Morrissey, even though I know I shouldn't. After all, both songwriters specialize in...

article:tag: Entertainment

og:title: My Fashion Week Haute List

og:description: Between all the schmoozing and the boozing, the cruising and the perusing (someone stop me, please), it was near impossible to find the time to do any a...

twitter:title: My Fashion Week Haute List

og:title: White Stripes Cancel Dates, Including the Forum

og:description: The White Stripes have canceled their North American tour, including the band's show on the 19th at the Forum. "Health issues" and Meg White's "acute an...

article:tag: Concerts and Tours

og:title: Style Council Modfather Gets His Props

og:description: Last night at the Brit Awards, Paul Weller was honored for his Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Now 47, the Original Style Councilor (OSC, lik...

twitter:title: Style Council Modfather Gets His Props


og:title: Day One in Photos

og:description: All photos by Timothy Norris. Vampire Weekend appear in broad daylight, above and below. Kim (or Kelly) Deal of The Breeders Jack White with The Raconte...

twitter:title: Day One in Photos

og:title: Truckin’ Down the ‘Vard with Papa Joe

og:description: "Dante's Inferno": Hollywood Boulevard & Truck Turner The New Beverly Cinema, April 11 The New Beverly Cinema's runaway-hit series of director-programme...

twitter:title: Truckin’ Down the ‘Vard with Papa Joe

og:title: Eli Roth Takes Over New Beverly Cinema

og:description: For a few weeks anyway... Roth, the director of Hostel, Cabin Fever and others, is programming two weeks worth of movies at the New Beverly. Roth will b...

twitter:title: Eli Roth Takes Over New Beverly Cinema


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og:title: Jesus Made Matt Taibbi Puke

og:description: In need of a good weekend read? Check out this excerpt from Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi's new book The Great Derangement, in which he ...

article:tag: Ike Turner

twitter:title: Jesus Made Matt Taibbi Puke

og:title: White Light, Hot Chocolate

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

twitter:title: White Light, Hot Chocolate

og:title: Obama Wins in Iowa, Huckabee Crushes Romney

og:description: Obama wins the Democratic Caucus in Iowa, with 37 percent of the vote, leaving Edwards and Hillary to battle it out for second. On the Republican side, ...

og:title: Pimp C Dies in L.A.

og:description: According to this TMZ report, Pimp C was found dead in his bed in a Sunset Strip hotel room this morning. The rapper, born Chad Butler, had just perform...

twitter:title: Pimp C Dies in L.A.


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og:title: KROQ Acoustic Christmas - Day One

og:description: Above: Avenged Sevenfold Above and below: Paramore cracks it open! Above and below: Serj Tankian Rise Against rocked it! Gave props to Naked Raygun Show...

twitter:title: KROQ Acoustic Christmas - Day One

og:title: It's A Jungle Out Here

twitter:title: It's A Jungle Out Here

og:title: Meat & Greet: The Delta of Waters

twitter:title: Meat & Greet: The Delta of Waters


dest: KZ

og:title: Xmas Xcess

og:description: Happy (whatever holiday you celebrate) Style Council readers! The other gals are all back in their respective homelands (NYC and the UK) so I'm holding ...

article:tag: Culture and Lifestyle

twitter:title: Xmas Xcess

og:title: Magicians, Neil Patrick Harris & a Hula-Hooping Corpse

og:description: I went to the Academy of Magical Arts Awards banquet last week. It was like a dream. Neil Patrick Harris was there. (Neil, who does your voodoo? It's li...

og:title: Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dance Floor 1974-1979

og:description: Let's be real for a moment--I don't know much about the sound of the underground Lagos Dance Floor during the years 1974-1979. The truth is those years ...

og:title: Muggs-ing for the Camera

twitter:title: Muggs-ing for the Camera

og:title: Newspaper industry death watch vs. music industry death watch: Why did the NY Times fire music biz reporter Jeff Leeds?

og:description: Seriously, I don't understand. It's not like he was publishing fake stories about how P. Diddy offed Tupac.


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og:title: Billboard Crackdown? Not Likely!

og:description: Will the long-overdue billboard fee inspection program start at long last? Don’t count on it. On May 27, Los Angeles’ Department of Building...

article:tag: Local Politics

twitter:title: Billboard Crackdown? Not Likely!


og:title: RICO Suave: Closing Arguments at Pellicano Trial

og:description: “Sitting up there in the second row is a dirty cop. A dishonest cop. A corrupt cop. A man who sold his badge for $2,500 a month.” Say what y...


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dest: ID

og:title: PJ Harvey Live at the Orpheum Theatre

og:description: PJ Harvey at the Orpheum Theatre, October 15 By Randall Roberts Polly Harvey waltzed onto stage last night looking like Emily Dickinson after a rough wr...

article:tag: Polly Harvey

twitter:title: PJ Harvey Live at the Orpheum Theatre

og:title: Phenomenal (Grammy) Women

og:description: yeah, yeah, yeah, The Police reunited and it felt so good (and Sting still looks so good). But the best thing about this year's Grammy Awards was the ho...

twitter:title: Phenomenal (Grammy) Women


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og:title: Madonna Finds Xanadu

og:description: Talk about hot wheels: look who channels ONJ in the new video for her song "Sorry." I guess that makes it official - roller disco is back, baby! Not tha...

article:tag: Crime and Law

twitter:title: Madonna Finds Xanadu


dest: CH

og:title: Heavenly Creatures at Saja

twitter:title: Heavenly Creatures at Saja

og:title: 10 Haikus About 2007's Most Overhyped Albums

og:description: Animal Collective-Strawberry Jam Sounds Like Bad Acid Trip At arcade in New Jersey Let Panda roam solo. Arcade Fire-Neon Bible Right now in heaven Toole...


src: CN

og:title: Kids Get Retarded at City Hall, Make Out in Confessionals

og:description: Thousands of urban urchins took hits on bowls and marveled at their shroom trails while sitting on the steps of City Hall during the LA Weekly's Detour ...


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og:title: Starstruck

og:description: So I'm thinking about suing the city of Hollywood. I'm not kidding. The Hollywood Walk of Fame might be pretty to look at under the reflection of the bo...

twitter:title: Starstruck

og:title: Beirut at Avalon, 10/10

og:description: Beirut Avalon, Oct 10, 2007 Words and photos by Rena Kosnett Zach Condon has the voice of a champion. Hearing Condon, the 21 year-old high school drop-o...

article:tag: Rena Kosnett

twitter:title: Beirut at Avalon, 10/10

og:title: Phone Talk at Pellicano Trial

og:description: Tuesday was Ray Turner’s day in court, although he elected not to take the witness stand on his own behalf. Turner, the “phone guy” co...

twitter:title: Phone Talk at Pellicano Trial

og:title: Strikers March Through Hollywood

og:description: Thousands of strikers and supporters made their way down Hollywood Blvd. this afternoon as the WGA strike continued. All photos by Steven Mikulan...

twitter:title: Strikers March Through Hollywood


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og:title: Actor Slaying Rattles Local Theater Company

og:description: Darius Ever Truly, who played Bobby Seale in Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's stage production of The Chicago Conspiracy Trial, was fatally stabbed last Satur...

og:title: Wale: Actually Worth the Hype

og:description: The buzz surrounding the 23-year old Washington DC rapper Wale has grown pretty loud in the last month or two. Everyone from Entertainment Weekly to Rol...

twitter:title: Wale: Actually Worth the Hype

og:title: My Name is Caroline and I'm a Slothaholic

og:description: When I was younger I went to a relatively posh private school in London, full of high-achieving daughters who had DJ boyfriends and started nightclubbin...


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dest: IR

og:title: Movie money vs. music money. Also, more evidence of why Dylan rules.

og:description: Glenn Hansard on the prospect of moving to LA post-Oscar: "Everybody just assumed we were going to move to Hollywood, and next year try to get another o...


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og:title: LA Fashion Week Buzz

og:description: I heard from a Smashbox freelancer yesterday that traipsing back and forth through leaky tents in Culver City may be a thing of the past. Smashbox merge...

twitter:title: LA Fashion Week Buzz

og:title: Viva la Taxi!

og:description: Last night I went to a party thrown by Ian Gerard, co-founder of Gen Art with my friends Ildiko, a prolific and amazing writer; Jenn, a singer, the voic...

article:tag: Empire State Building

twitter:title: Viva la Taxi!

og:title: Pigeon Poop Blamed for Safari Sam's Sign Spontaneous Combustion

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.


og:title: Paris Cuffed

twitter:title: Paris Cuffed

og:title: Gwen takes a bath

twitter:title: Gwen takes a bath

og:title: Vampire Weekend, Amoeba, 2/4

og:description: Vampire Weekend Amoeba Records, Feb. 4 It's packed. You maybe thought of coming down yourself, but if you did, you were way back in one of the clearance...

twitter:title: Vampire Weekend, Amoeba, 2/4

og:title: Arroyo Seco Mural Saga Continues

og:description: Three months ago, County Supervisor Gloria Molina, through an emergency measure passed by the County Board of Supervisors, gave Friends of the Los Angel...

twitter:title: Arroyo Seco Mural Saga Continues


og:title: Jim White, Amoeba, 3/24

og:description: Jim White Amoeba, March 24 Jim White's songs depend on a good deal of atmosphere, and no doubt when he plays tonight (Tuesday) at the Silent Movie Theat...

twitter:title: Jim White, Amoeba, 3/24

og:title: Children of a Richer God

og:description: It was a night of music, fashion, charity and...children of celebrities. Express launched their new Spring line during a runway show at Smashbox studios...

twitter:title: Children of a Richer God


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og:title: It's a Mr. Funky Christmas at my place

twitter:title: It's a Mr. Funky Christmas at my place

og:title: Linda Immediato

og:description: Linda Immediato recently lost her blogging virginity and is making up for lost time. She's a born and bred New Yorker who was an on-air news reporter fo...

twitter:title: Linda Immediato

og:title: Marc Cooper in Iowa: Obama Strategist "Optimistic"

og:description: Obama campaign top strategist David Axelrod said, "He can't help but be optimistic about tonight's results." He described the energy bubbling at the Iow...


dest: CN

og:title: Last Night: Architecture in Helsinki

twitter:title: Last Night: Architecture in Helsinki

og:title: Liars, El Rey, 2/22

og:description: Liars El Rey, Feb 22, 2008 By Jonah Flicker Liars are a constantly shifting band, taking a new tack on dark post-punk, experiments in early industrial m...

article:tag: Electronic Music

twitter:title: Liars, El Rey, 2/22


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dest: PH

og:title: Graffiti and Monsters and Bears - Oh My

og:description: Heading a couple of blocks south of HK Super on Western near 3rd Street, you can make a left and see a beautiful piece in reds and blues along the side ...

twitter:title: Graffiti and Monsters and Bears - Oh My

og:title: Kids Get Retarded at City Hall, Make Out in Confessionals

og:description: Thousands of urban urchins took hits on bowls and marveled at their shroom trails while sitting on the steps of City Hall during the LA Weekly's Detour ...

og:title: Live in L.A.: Peter Bjorn & John

og:description: To kick off their North American tour, Swedish indie-poppers Peter Bjorn and John started at The Henry Fonda. And, to start the night off right, they in...

twitter:title: Live in L.A.: Peter Bjorn & John


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og:title: Bukowski's Bungalow Named A Cultural Landmark

og:description: Brushing aside allegations that Charles Bukowski was a Nazi sympathizer, the Los Angeles City Council approved the designation of Buk's former bungalow ...

og:title: Into the Groove

og:description: Last weekend was all about Coachella (see this week's paper), but there is much that I didnt have room for and you, the lucky SC reader get extra scoop....

twitter:title: Into the Groove

og:title: Outer Spaceland

og:description: If you weren't there, it sucks to be you. The LA Weekly hosted a kick-ass show at Spaceland last night to celebrate their new music issue featuring The ...

twitter:title: Outer Spaceland

og:title: The Greatest TV Love Story of My Time

twitter:title: The Greatest TV Love Story of My Time

og:title: Chuck Phillips should not resign from being a reporter, but it would be fantastic if the LA Times resigned from being a newspaper

og:description: The funniest thing about this scandal is that Philips is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise blighted, stupid, and irrelevant publication.


og:title: Live in L.A.: The Decemberists and Andrew Bird at The Hollwyood Bowl

og:title: Obama Wins in Iowa, Huckabee Crushes Romney

og:description: Obama wins the Democratic Caucus in Iowa, with 37 percent of the vote, leaving Edwards and Hillary to battle it out for second. On the Republican side, ...


og:title: Live in L.A. Morrissey at the Hollywood Bowl, June 8

og:description: All the elements of a going-down-in-history Morrissey concert were there: sold-out behemoth venue, two full hours, tight band, a whopping ten stage-dive...

og:title: Seattle's Bumbershoot

og:description: The Shins, The Lashes, Panic! at the Disco, The Frames, Wu-Tang Clan and many more descended on Seattle for three days of music, arts and fun. Photo by ...

twitter:title: Seattle's Bumbershoot


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dest: NG

og:title: RICO Suave: Closing Arguments at Pellicano Trial

og:description: “Sitting up there in the second row is a dirty cop. A dishonest cop. A corrupt cop. A man who sold his badge for $2,500 a month.” Say what y...


dest: FR

og:title: Alan Del Rosario: What About Prom?

og:description: Hmmm...Hmmm...I am trying to think of something nice to say, so I don't get death threats this season. But I could sum up this collection by saying I fe...

twitter:title: Alan Del Rosario: What About Prom?

og:title: The 25 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2007 (#25-20)

og:description: 25. Chamillionaire ft. Slick Rick: "Hip Hop Police" Chamillionaire's a good rapper. His flow kind of reminds me of Krayzie Bone had he grown up chugging...

og:title: Hurts So Good

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

twitter:title: Hurts So Good

og:title: The Eyes of Don Bachardy...On Me

og:description: Sitting still has never been one of my strong points, unless, of course, it involves nodding off with a work of literature delicately balanced on my nos...

twitter:title: The Eyes of Don Bachardy...On Me


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og:title: Devendra Banhart, Orpheum, 10/13

og:description: Devendra Banhart Orpheum Theatre, 10/13 By John Curry In every generation of pop music, someone comes along with a fabulous persona to wrap generously a...

twitter:title: Devendra Banhart, Orpheum, 10/13

og:title: Paul, Prince and Paris

twitter:title: Paul, Prince and Paris

og:title: Tapes 'N Tapes, Troubadour, 5/8

og:description: Tapes ‘n Tapes The Troubadour, May 8, 2008 By Jonah Flicker Photos by Timothy Norris About halfway through the first night of Minnesota’s Ta...

twitter:title: Tapes 'N Tapes, Troubadour, 5/8


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dest: BJ

og:title: David Bazan, Spaceland, 12/11

og:description: David Bazan Spaceland, December 11, 2007 By Jonah Flicker The most revealing moment of the man formerly known as Pedro the Lion’s intimate set at ...

twitter:title: David Bazan, Spaceland, 12/11

og:title: Portraits of a Lady...and a Tramp

twitter:title: Portraits of a Lady...and a Tramp

og:title: Who needs booze when there's Maca in the house?

og:description: Silverlake's own ever-revolving ashtanga yoga studio celebrated its one-year anniversary as Ashtanga Yoga Los Angeles (AYLA) Friday night. The usually m...

og:title: Willie Nelson, Nokia, 2/13

og:description: Willie Nelson, Nokia Theatre, Feb. 13 Photos by Timothy Norris If Willie Nelson had delivered a show with half as much heart, enthusiasm and class, it s...

twitter:title: Willie Nelson, Nokia, 2/13


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og:title: Workin It

og:description: Happy Labor Day lovelies! Party hearty but don't drink and drive or you may be forced to rock one of these with your fiercest footwear. The shoes are fr...

twitter:title: Workin It

og:title: Radiohead: Rainbows in Curved Air

og:description: The analog pleasures of Radiohead's digital revolution by Randall Roberts (Photo by John Spinks) There are a few different ways to get to Big Sur from L...

twitter:title: Radiohead: Rainbows in Curved Air

og:title: Trent Reznor's Awesome Package

og:description: Love or hate the music, I'll argue with you for hours (if we've got beer), that the physical album cover of Radiohead's In Rainbows sucks. And love or h...

twitter:title: Trent Reznor's Awesome Package

og:title: The Bravery, Avalon, 9/18

og:description: The Bravery At the Maxim Style Awards The Avalon, Sept 18th By Tatiana Simoneon I always feel bad for bands playing at big sponsored parties, which is i...

twitter:title: The Bravery, Avalon, 9/18

og:title: Marc Cooper: Clinton Campaign Stung By Third-Place Finish

og:description: Des Moines - After a stunning defeat and finishing third in Thursday night's Democratic caucuses, Senator Hillary Clinton congratulated Barack Obama and...


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og:title: Richard Edson's Beyond the Valley of the Micro-Bops Show

og:description: The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art opens a new show tonight by photographer Richard Edson. Here's the info: It's tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at 107 Wes...

article:tag: toys


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og:title: "Air Guitar Nation" Rocks L.A.

twitter:title: "Air Guitar Nation" Rocks L.A.


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og:title: Obama Wins in Iowa, Huckabee Crushes Romney

og:description: Obama wins the Democratic Caucus in Iowa, with 37 percent of the vote, leaving Edwards and Hillary to battle it out for second. On the Republican side, ...

og:title: Evenings Become Eclectic

og:description: I love those nights that don't feel planned or forced in any way, but just become brilliantly memorable, seemingly of their own accord. That's kinda wha...

article:tag: Caroline Ryder

twitter:title: Evenings Become Eclectic


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og:title: Meeting of Styles, L.A. River

og:description: A week after getting rained out, the Meeting of Styles took place in Highland Park where the Arroyo Seco meets the L.A. River. Sponsored by Friends of L...

twitter:title: Meeting of Styles, L.A. River

og:title: Autolux at Little Radio and other NYE ideas (well, one other idea)

og:title: Hurts So Good

og:title: SMASHIN' FASHION

og:description: Last night's Paul Smith store opening bash on Melrose was a rousing and rosy affair befitting its pink exterior and attracting a huge crowd full of fash...

twitter:title: SMASHIN' FASHION

og:title: Tonight at Family: Gary Panter, Who True Punkers Know as Illustrator for Slash Magazine

og:description: If you're looking for something cool to do after the BBQs or naps or hangovers or bender-continuations or whatever it is you're doing this afternoon, th...


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og:title: Obama (and Clinton) Rally in Hollywood

og:description: Hours before the Democratic debate takes takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, hundreds of supporters of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton fille...

twitter:title: Obama (and Clinton) Rally in Hollywood


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og:title: Queer Town: No Time For Gay Losers

og:description: On Monday, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen officially certified the anti-gay marriage ballot measure. If passed, the initiative would overturn...

article:tag: World Politics

twitter:title: Queer Town: No Time For Gay Losers

og:title: Yagman to Feds: No Surrender

og:description: The wily civil rights lawyer from Venice Beach just won’t go quietly. Even though Steve Yagman was found guilty of multiple money laundering charg...

twitter:title: Yagman to Feds: No Surrender

og:title: From BIM to "BOOM!"

og:description: The Apple and Stunt Rock @ The New Beverly Cinema, March 25th Little gives an LA cinephile greater joy than to see the New Beverly Cinema booming at the...

twitter:title: From BIM to "BOOM!"

og:title: Live from Seattle: A bunch of geeks talking about music

og:description: This fellow is thinking about newsreels, protests, charidee and shock absorption in popular music. "How does music resist, negate, struggle? Can pop int...

article:tag: Experience Music Project


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og:title: Weiss' Muxtape #1-Science and Metaphors Will Slow Up the Dough

og:description: I've resisted the Muxtape meme that's been spreading across the blogosphere over the past month, but when Goathair of the very excellent Blowtorc...

og:title: Alan Del Rosario: What About Prom?

og:description: Hmmm...Hmmm...I am trying to think of something nice to say, so I don't get death threats this season. But I could sum up this collection by saying I fe...

twitter:title: Alan Del Rosario: What About Prom?

og:title: James at Spaceland Friday night

og:description: At the end of James' rather excellent live set this morning on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Nic Harcourt let slip a little leak that the band would ...

twitter:title: James at Spaceland Friday night

og:title: Ray Cortines: Friend or Foe?

og:description: Once again, the name of Ray Cortines is buzzing around the halls of Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters, according to today's LA Times. The...

twitter:title: Ray Cortines: Friend or Foe?


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og:title: In The Hood

og:description: If I hear Outfield’s "Your Love,” one more time I’m gonna hurl. It’s definitely this year’s answer to Hall & Oates’ ...

twitter:title: In The Hood


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og:title: Coachella Wrap-Up: Is Santogold This Year's MVP?

og:description: If there was one transformative performance at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, I'd say it was Santogold's Friday night statement-o...

og:title: Fuck Saint Patrick

og:description: It's St. Patrick's day and I'm working my regular shift at new Melrose hotspot, The Village Idiot, which is a welcoming haven on this Saturday night for...

article:tag: Eating Out

twitter:title: Fuck Saint Patrick

og:title: License to Ill

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

twitter:title: License to Ill

og:title: Another Tastes Like Gold

og:description: Here's a stunning new wall up on Santa Monica near the recently closed Sears store. There were at least four spots along there that had some new writing...

article:tag: Mark Mauer

twitter:title: Another Tastes Like Gold

og:title: Manson Dig Officially Over

og:description: Inyo County sheriff investigators officially called off the dig for human remains Wednesday at remote Barker Ranch, the last known hideout of Charles Ma...

article:tag: Law Enforcement

twitter:title: Manson Dig Officially Over


og:title: I Found Salvation in Maui

og:description: No, I'm not talking about the surfing, though I did take a lesson with "surf teacher to the stars," Tide Rivers, whose dad founded the Maui film festiva...

article:tag: Willie Nelson

twitter:title: I Found Salvation in Maui

og:title: Paris Cuffed

twitter:title: Paris Cuffed


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og:title: Antik Denim: Flesh for Fantasy

og:description: Tuesday Night's main event was such a producer's nightmare I almost* wanted to volunteer to help. Due to a major communication breakdown, the headsetted...

twitter:title: Antik Denim: Flesh for Fantasy

og:title: Jerry Hopkins on Fred Neil

og:description: Thanks to the suggestion of my friend Nacho Genzon, I have been listening quite a bit lately to Fred Neil, the American singer-songwriter of the 60's & ...

twitter:title: Jerry Hopkins on Fred Neil

og:title: Tony Wilson of Factory Records Dead

og:description: The man who founded Factory Records in Manchester, home of Durutti Column and A Certain Ratio (as well as Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays) has...

twitter:title: Tony Wilson of Factory Records Dead

og:title: Prince added to Saturday's Coachella Line-Up

og:description: This just in: Prince has joined this year's line-up for the ninth COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA (Friday, ...

og:title: Calvin Harris, Henry Fonda, 4/23

og:description: Photos from the Calvin Harris show, Wednesday night, at the Henry Fonda Theater by Timothy Norris More after the jump. All photos by Timothy Norris...

article:tag: Timothy Norris

twitter:title: Calvin Harris, Henry Fonda, 4/23


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og:title: BRIAN LICHTENBERG

og:description: There was something that made me feel sexy about the unveiling of Brian Lichtenberg’s Spring and Summer Collection at the Museum of Architecture a...

twitter:title: BRIAN LICHTENBERG

og:title: Outer Spaceland

og:description: If you weren't there, it sucks to be you. The LA Weekly hosted a kick-ass show at Spaceland last night to celebrate their new music issue featuring The ...

twitter:title: Outer Spaceland


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og:title: Girl School/Hell Ya! Night at the Viper Room

og:description: Timothy Norris checks out the Viper Room on a Thursday Night. Lady Tigra, Wallpaper and Buddy Akai perform. Click here for more photos from Timothy Norr...

article:tag: Buddy Akai

og:title: Wham Bam Thank You, Ma'am!

twitter:title: Wham Bam Thank You, Ma'am!

og:title: Paint It Black

twitter:title: Paint It Black

og:title: New Daedelus Video for "Make It So" is One of the Best Things You'll Watch Today

og:description: Sometimes something arrives that, while small on the surface -- "What, another YouTube clip to watch?" -- manages to overjoy your heart and eyes with it...

article:tag: World History

og:title: Gettin' My Groove Back

og:description: I've been missing in action for a week and you don't wanna know why. It aint glamorous or seedy or anything, but let's just say I've been in a post-NYE ...

twitter:title: Gettin' My Groove Back


og:title: Gulity Pleasures at Ghettogloss

og:description: Ryan Graeff, Sharktoof and Pingping at Ghettogloss This is what's going on in Los Angeles right now: You drive to an art gallery having a show. On the w...

twitter:title: Gulity Pleasures at Ghettogloss

og:title: SXSW Flashback: Even Jandek is a SXSW whore

og:description: It's quite possible that Jandek -- more than any artist in history -- has milked the obscurity thing for all that it's worth.

og:title: Workin It

og:description: Happy Labor Day lovelies! Party hearty but don't drink and drive or you may be forced to rock one of these with your fiercest footwear. The shoes are fr...

twitter:title: Workin It


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og:title: Rime Art Opening at Ghettogloss

og:description: New works by Jersey Joe aka RIME went on display at Ghettogloss on Friday. More photos after the jump. Check out the art in person at Ghettogloss on Gle...

twitter:title: Rime Art Opening at Ghettogloss

og:title: Lady Madonna, Festival at Your Feet

og:description: "I've never performed at a festival," says Madonna, "and I'm especially excited about playing at Coachella before I start my own tour." Well la-dee-da. ...

twitter:title: Lady Madonna, Festival at Your Feet


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og:title: Wale: Actually Worth the Hype

og:description: The buzz surrounding the 23-year old Washington DC rapper Wale has grown pretty loud in the last month or two. Everyone from Entertainment Weekly to Rol...

twitter:title: Wale: Actually Worth the Hype

og:title: Milking It

og:description: LA Weekly is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

twitter:title: Milking It

og:title: Pity Party People

twitter:title: Pity Party People


src: VN

dest: SE

og:title: Road Trip: Day 4 (still in Santa Fe)

og:description: It dawns on me this groggy, windy morning that Santa Fe Time (SFT) is one hour ahead of Los Angeles Time (LAT). I rationalize a lazy day to acclimate to...

article:tag: Santa Fe

twitter:title: Road Trip: Day 4 (still in Santa Fe)


dest: CN

og:title: Jay Electronica: Much Better Than His Name Would Suggest

og:description: You may not know who Jay Electronica is yet, but I'm willing to bet that you would had he chosen a better name. Jay Electronica does not sound like the ...

og:title: Arresting Citizens land in the City of Angels

og:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#5-1)

og:description: 5. Dungen-Tio Bitar Dungen did not tour this record in America. This is because the band's mastermind, Gustav Estjes was rumored to be alone in the snow...

twitter:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#5-1)

og:title: Queer Town: June Weddings For Gays

og:description: This morning, the California Supreme Court denied a request to rehear its May 15 ruling that legalized same sex marriage. Gay and lesbian couples can no...

article:tag: Social Issues

twitter:title: Queer Town: June Weddings For Gays

og:title: Super. Fun. Music. Love.

twitter:title: Super. Fun. Music. Love.


src: JP

og:title: Foo Fighters, The Forum, March 5

og:description: Foo Fighters The Forum, with Against Me!, Serj Tankian March 5, 2008 Photos and text by Timothy Norris More photos here. What can be said about the Foo ...

article:tag: Serj Tankian

twitter:title: Foo Fighters, The Forum, March 5

og:title: Out of their "L"ement

twitter:title: Out of their "L"ement

og:title: R. Kelly Trial: Set It To Music, and It's Trapped in the Closet, Pt. 23

og:description: In its ongoing coverage of the R. Kelly trial currently under way in Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times has been diligently reporting the details of the pro...

og:title: Birthday Perez-ants

og:description: Sometimes I feel like I need a shower after I read it, but I'm gonna be honest right now and admit that Perez Hilton's gossip blog is a fairly frequent ...

twitter:title: Birthday Perez-ants