og:title: Why I Wore Flip-flops to the Grammys

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og:title: Weiss' Muxtapes #3 and #4: The Best Hip-Hop Songs of the Year Thus Far

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og:title: My(Space) Secret is Out: Cold War Kids Play For Free

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og:title: Guilty As Charged: Anthony Pellicano trial ends with prosecution victory

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og:title: Lefsetz vs. Hilton?

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

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

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

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og:title: KHAAN! The Greatest Syllable Ever Told

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og:title: Part 1: Thoughts on Music Now. (The festival that is. You'll have to wait for my multi-volume treatise on the state of music today.)

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og:title: Elzhi's Europass: The Best Rap Album of the Year Thus Far

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og:title: Fishbone and Slightly Stoopid, Wiltern - 12/01

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

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og:title: Musicians Get In Free At Safari Sams

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og:title: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem and Wild Light, Hollywood Bowl, 9/20

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og:title: Auto Repair art on Santa Monica Blvd. and Ardmore

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

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og:title: Jonathan Gold meets N.W.A.

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og:title: New Release Tuesday: Jandek's 52nd album is almost definitely less interesting then #s 1-51

og:description: A few sad truths about the Jandek phenomenon in the internet era. Note to Jandek: "We're just not that into you."


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og:title: Hurray for Tar-jay: Rogan Roars

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

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og:title: The staggering idiocy of Bob Lefsetz boiled to its essence

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og:title: Cinespia Returns to Hollywood Cemetery

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og:title: Truxtapoz at Meltdown Gallery

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og:title: Grammy Parties: Me and Cinderella

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og:title: Panic at the Disco loses their exclamation point, help sell a Honda

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og:title: Ex-Cop Gets Third Degree

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og:title: Louis Verdad's flirty 1950's-themed

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og:title: Colin Farrell- A Style Council fan?

og:description: I got some flack a while back after dissing (does anyone say dissing anymore? we probably shouldn't) the knit skull cap, a co-worker even wore one in de...

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og:title: Pause & Rewind-Rhyme & Reason

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og:title: Evenings Become Eclectic

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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: Fashion Week

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og:title: Arroyo Seco Mural Saga Continues

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og:title: Picture this

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og:title: Villaraigosa's Pico-Olympic One-Way Plan Killed

og:description: It's got to come under the category of "what was City Hall thinking?' that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa kept insisting his plan to funnel commuters onto P...

og:title: Batteries Not Included

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og:title: South, The Echo, 5/15

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og:title: Radiohead's "In Rainbows," a Prehistory

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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...

og:title: Rock With Me

og:description: "How many boulders can we possibly have to climb over?" I chuckled to my friend Julie, when she warned me that her boyfriend David's friend Ben had aske...

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og:title: The Worst Kept Secret in LA: Foxburo Hot Tubs are Green Day, and They Play the Roxy Tonight

og:description: The best kept secret, though, is that the Hot Tubs are way better than Green Day, and sound to us more like the product of Estrus Records than Warners. ...

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og:title: Oh, Ya-Ya

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og:title: BRIAN LICHTENBERG

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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...

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og:title: More on Sunset in Silver Lake

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og:title: Metallica and Scars on Broadway Unload at Benefit for Silverlake Conservatory of Music

og:description: Metallica / Scars on Broadway: Benefit for Silverlake Conservatory of Music The Wiltern, May 14. By Paul Rogers Metallica, with Flea, at last night's be...

og:title: Nekromantix, Fangoria Convention, 4/25

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og:title: Naughty Girls, Dirty Knickers

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og:title: Smokin' Safari Sam's

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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...

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twitter:title: Madonna Finds Xanadu

og:title: Arroyo Art Project Whitewash Hits AP

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og:title: Andy Pratt, Mika, Pitchfork, and the anti-poppers

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og:title: Seventh Letter Wall, Long Gone

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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.

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og:title: Newsflash: LA Times ruins P. Diddy's weekend

og:description: What you can do to help poor Diddy regain his reputation.

og:title: Grilled Cheese Invitational

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og:title: Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Claremont Folk Festival, 5/3

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og:title: The Kills, El Rey, 5/21

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og:title: Gary Baseman, Vincent Gallo, and the Curse of Numerology

og:description: I have a confession to make - I sat next to the rather famous LA artist Gary Baseman on Saturday night and I had no clue who he was. He mentioned his Em...


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og:title: MBW All Over LA

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og:title: Metaform-Standing On the Shoulders of Giants

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og:title: Happy Skull Hair Clips

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og:title: Last Night: Architecture in Helsinki

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og:title: Unicorns Need Not Apply

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og:title: The Cure, The Shrine, June 1

og:description: The Cure The Shrine Auditorium, June 1, 2008 By Rita Neyter Last Sunday was an absolutely bright and beautiful day, but as the sun slowly descended over...

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og:title: Scientology is Gay

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og:title: Label Whores and Logo Wars

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og:title: Nightranger Show and Tell

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og:title: Last Night: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist

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og:title: SXSW Day 1-My Morning Jacket Prove That They May Be Invincible and Britt Daniel is Everywhere

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og:title: Alec (who is the same age as Jesus) responds to his critic. Also, a special guest appearance by Judas aka Bob Dylan (you know, the guy from the panty commercial).

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og:title: Barry Bold

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og:title: First Name Basis

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og:title: Paxilback - It's An L.A. Story

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og:title: Radiohead: Reviewing the Price You Paid

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

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og:title: Harry Nilsson Tribute, Bordello, 1/15

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og:title: Back in the Style Saddle

og:description: From grungey Southern comfort to saucy high glamour, my world has been one of extremes the past weeks. Just got back from Texas' South By Southwest Musi...

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

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og:title: The 10 Rules of Pimpology According to the Video for Do or Die's "Po' Pimp"

og:description: 10. The ability to acquire flaming pennies (these were also reportedly Shaquille O' Neal's last words upon leaving Orlando). Such magic coins will give ...

article:tag: Joliet

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...

og:title: To Live And Try In LA

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og:title: Photos: Christmas Day in Santa Monica

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og:title: The Other 70s Show

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og:title: AMLO and the battle over Mexico's oil

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og:title: Lefsetz vs. Hilton?

og:description: A new odd couple is born.

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og:title: Johnossi and The Noisettes

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


og:title: Wale Realizes the Full Potential of the Mixtape

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

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og:title: The Man Behind The Tan

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og:title: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem and Wild Light, Hollywood Bowl, 9/20

og:description: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem and Wild Light Hollywood Bowl, September 20. By Randall Roberts There was a moment about three-quarters of the way through ...

og:title: CBS Yard, Melrose, Part 1

og:description: All photos by Mark Mauer. More after the jump...

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twitter:title: CBS Yard, Melrose, Part 1

og:title: Gettin' My Groove Back

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og:title: REVOK and AUGER in Hollywood

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

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og:title: Whoreson Bitches and Coincidence

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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...

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og:title: Jessie Evans with Toby Dammit at Bordello, 1/31/08

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og:title: Clear Channel Messed with LA Weekly and Lost!

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og:title: Happy Endings With The Suicide Girls

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og:title: Gas Snaps Four Bucks

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og:title: Guantanamo Detainee Mysteriously Contracts AIDS

og:description: Fresh air for prisoners at Guantanamo Abdul Hamid al-Ghizzawi, a Libyan meteorologist currently designated an "enemy combatant" and imprisoned by the U....

og:title: Alan McGee says "No Need" for Record Shops Anymore

og:description: Alan McGee, legendary British record exec, (referenced in an earlier post about the LA version of his Death Disco club night), posted the following...

og:title: Get this Muthaf***ing Toupee Off My Mutha****ing Head

og:description: Baby's first words: "You're fired." I've seen dogs in Chanel. I've seen cats with diamond collars, but I never thought I'd see this— Baby Toupee. ...

article:tag: Christmas


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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...

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: Who Shot Tupac At The Quad: The LA Times teaser press release

og:description: On the afternoon of Friday, March 14, the LA Times' Stephan Pechdimaldji, senior manager of media relations, tossed out an email to his media list annou...


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og:title: Smokey What's Got in Your Eyes?

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

twitter:title: Smokey What's Got in Your Eyes?

og:title: Part of Arroyo Art Project Destroyed

og:description: Talked to Man One at the very cool Festival de la Gente on the 6th Street Bridge downtown Saturday. He told me that much of the artwork from the histori...

article:tag: Visual Arts

twitter:title: Part of Arroyo Art Project Destroyed

og:title: CBS Yard Behind Melrose

og:description: I was still posting some shots taken in the alleys south of Melrose where CBS crew puts up a lot of new work when I made a return trip and found a few n...

twitter:title: CBS Yard Behind Melrose


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og:title: The Frames, 9/6

og:description: The Frames Henry Fonda Theater, Sept. 6 By Mark Mauer Two crowds showed up to see Dublin's The Frames Thursday night. First there were the die-hards, li...

twitter:title: The Frames, 9/6

og:title: Burn these get-ups!

twitter:title: Burn these get-ups!

og:title: Tibet Protest at Chinese Consulate

og:description: Members of the Los Angeles friends of Tibet held a "die-in" outside the Chinese Consulate on Monday afternoon to protest the recent Chinese crackdown on...

twitter:title: Tibet Protest at Chinese Consulate

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

og:description: I...listened to all that Death Row stuff....and Lords Of The Underground, Busta Rhymes, Redman and Keith Murray, where your takes had to be so clean and...

og:title: The Old Testament: Fela Kuti

og:description: I haven't wanted to listen to anything but Fela Kuti for weeks. It's getting a little weird. In the car, Expensive Shit/He Miss Road has monopolized my ...

twitter:title: The Old Testament: Fela Kuti


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twitter:description: Talked to Man One at the very cool Festival de la Gente on the 6th Street Bridge downtown Saturday. He told me that much of the artwork from the histori...

og:title: Along the 101 - Naut and Auger

og:description: Too many gallery posts, not enough grimy street art. Sorry. I've been trying to figure out how to get photos of pieces I see along our freeways, particu...

twitter:title: Along the 101 - Naut and Auger

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

og:description: Becks is coming to LA in July to start a five year contract with LA Galaxy! He will be paid around $1million a week! LA will become the soccer ep...

og:title: QUEER TOWN: Obama and the Gays

og:description: On Tuesday, the Democratic Party will finally wrap up its long, hard fought primary season. There will be a lot of talk about who will ultimately be the...

twitter:title: QUEER TOWN: Obama and the Gays


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og:title: Radiohead's "In Rainbows," a Prehistory

og:description: Artists giving away their music for free, a chronology. 1906, Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Sailors off the coast of the Atlantic hear an eerie, otherworld...

twitter:title: Radiohead's "In Rainbows," a Prehistory

og:title: Elf-ing cute!

twitter:title: Elf-ing cute!

og:title: $50,000-worth of Nasty Shoes Stolen

og:description: Apparently thieves broke into a truck and stole $50,000-worth of Taryn Rose shoes destined for the designer's Beverly Hills boutique. $50,000? I went to...

twitter:title: $50,000-worth of Nasty Shoes Stolen


@tags: error security


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og:title: Weiss' Muxtapes #3 and #4: The Best Hip-Hop Songs of the Year Thus Far

og:description: In case you missed it, Sach O of Oh Word touched down briefly last week, taking a break from trying to find Manuel Noriega in the Philippines (He has a ...

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

og:title: SXSW Day 1-My Morning Jacket Prove That They May Be Invincible and Britt Daniel is Everywhere

og:description: If you do a Google Image search for "Austin" this is one of the first things that pops up. Two girls at the 1998 Austin Corvette Day. Granted, this prob...

og:title: Ask And You Shall Receive

twitter:title: Ask And You Shall Receive

og:title: Folking Around

og:description: Flight of the Conchords Amoeba Records in-store, April 24 Clement (left) and McKenzie There’s a lot of l’amour in this room tonight. The rac...

twitter:title: Folking Around


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og:title: Make Hip-Hop Not War

article:tag: Entertainment

twitter:title: Make Hip-Hop Not War

og:title: Smashbox: Day One: Nicky Hilton's Chick

og:description: A few changes at the tents in Culver City this year, for one no VIP tent, which was a better place to hang out, a little more removed from the lobby sle...

twitter:title: Smashbox: Day One: Nicky Hilton's Chick

og:title: Remembering LA Firefighter Brent Lovrien

og:description: Hundreds of firefighters and other emergency workers gathered to remember Los Angeles city firefighter Brent A. Lovrien, who died in a freak accident on...

article:tag: Ted Soqui


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og:title: The Editors on Jimmy Kimmel live

og:description: The Birmingham band played a short, sweet set on the outside stage for the Kimmel show. Click here to see all of Timothy Norris' photos. The Editors ret...

twitter:title: The Editors on Jimmy Kimmel live

og:title: Oh Nose They Didn't

og:description: Prediction: N*E*R*D’s Seeing Sounds will be the soundtrack to a very sexy summer. Okay, maybe just ours. In Search Of still shakes up our decks (u...

twitter:title: Oh Nose They Didn't

og:title: Rivers Run Dry

og:description: Gorgeous getups or no, I just can't sit through another 3 hours of E! pre-Emmy red carpet coverage this year-- even if Ryan Seacrest has moved from kiss...

twitter:title: Rivers Run Dry


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og:title: The Kills, El Rey, 5/21

og:description: The Kills, The El Rey, May 21, 2008 By Jeff Weiss Photos by Timothy Norris There’s something primal about the Kills. Not some sort of cheap $2 voo...

twitter:title: The Kills, El Rey, 5/21

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

twitter:title: Lily Allen Supports Homeless Doggies

og:title: Daft Punk at Vegoose

og:description: You can almost see their personality in this shot photographs by Timothy Norris The only notation I have from the Daft Punk show last night is in this i...

twitter:title: Daft Punk at Vegoose

og:title: Florida 2000 Hits The Grove

og:description: By Guelda Voien Of all the things upon which to base a docu-drama, a recounting of ballots, accented with heart-warming characters such as Katherine Har...

twitter:title: Florida 2000 Hits The Grove

og:title: Lil Wayne to Play House of Blues on June 16

og:description: I'll post Lil Wayne's incendiary anti-Bush song, "Georgia Bush," any chance I get, as most people don't know one of the best protest songs of the 21st c...


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

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: 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...


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og:title: Style Spawn

twitter:title: Style Spawn

og:title: Os Brasileiros at Carmichael Gallery

og:description: The first showing of 2008 for the Carmichael Gallery featured over thirty street and outsider artists from Brazil. Shelley Leopold was at the opening Ja...

article:tag: Sports

twitter:title: Os Brasileiros at Carmichael Gallery


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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

og:title: Kristoff talks: 'I didn't incite the attacks'

og:description: MTVMusic VideosMTV ShowsEntertainment News Televisa on-air personality Kristoff has finally broke his silence and addressed publicly the wave of anti-em...

article:tag: National Public Radio


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og:title: Alec (who is the same age as Jesus) responds to his critic. Also, a special guest appearance by Judas aka Bob Dylan (you know, the guy from the panty commercial).

og:description: I am 33, the same age of Jesus. Clearly those kids in their teens and early twenties who you're meeting have some work to do to get as arrogant as me. 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: Not worn out (yet)

twitter:title: Not worn out (yet)

og:title: Oh What a Feelin'

twitter:title: Oh What a Feelin'

og:title: Crass chose iconography and dissed photography

og:description: Crass preferred resting their image on stencils, flyers, collages, newspaper articles, forged documents, banners, patches. Whenever they had an opportun...


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og:title: Deniece Williams, Emotions / Sunset Junction; Saturday, August 18, 2007

og:description: It was the bitterest of ironies. Deniece Williams' opened her Sunset Junction set with an a cappella version of "God is Amazing," punctuated with sista ...

og:title: I Just Shit My Pants

twitter:title: I Just Shit My Pants

og:title: Don't Stop Believin'

twitter:title: Don't Stop Believin'

og:title: OBEY SABER collaboration in Echo Park

og:description: Down a little driveway alley next to Brooklyn Projects in Echo Park is an excellent collaborative piece between OBEY and SABER. Enjoy: All photos by Mar...

twitter:title: OBEY SABER collaboration in Echo Park

og:title: The Weekend in Music: Quiet Storm Action with Keith Sweat, Abe Vigoda, Punky Reggae and The Parson Redheads

og:description: If you're looking for some nookie this weekend, as in: your special one has been hesitatin', and you've been motivatin' but there is no reciprocatin', w...


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og:title: Get The Fuck Up Gets Its Stripes

og:description: Caroline and I swung by Get The Fuck Up Radio last night, check her blog, coming soon, I'm eating leftovers, working, drinking cheap red wine, and blogg...

article:tag: Technology

twitter:title: Get The Fuck Up Gets Its Stripes


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og:title: The Burning Man Returns

og:description: By Randall Roberts The Burning Man, which was prematurely torched by burner-assassin Paul Addis on Tuesday morning, has returned. This morning at about ...

twitter:title: The Burning Man Returns

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

og:description: By Max Taves A judge handed UCLA a big victory over its animal-rights tormentors in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday. The judge’s order won&rs...

og:title: The Survey Says: Teens in Trouble

og:description: Forty percent of Hollywood’s homeless youths ended up on the streets at some point after having been removed from their homes by a city, county or...

article:tag: Homelessness

twitter:title: The Survey Says: Teens in Trouble

og:title: Un-Fashion Week

twitter:title: Un-Fashion Week


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og:title: Banksy Back in LA?

og:description: Bobby S. saw and snapped this on Melrose near the New Beverly on the site of a previous Banksy piece. Check out his bigger picture and write-up here on ...

article:tag: Street Art

twitter:title: Banksy Back in LA?

og:title: Joe Joe's World

twitter:title: Joe Joe's World

og:title: Emos prepare to rumble in Tijuana, march for peace in Mexico City

og:description: The nationwide assault campaign against emos in Mexico continues to surge forward, as word is spreading that emos will be hunted and beaten by anti-emo ...

article:tag: San Diego

og:title: American Apparel Workers Defect as Layoffs Hit the Hipster-Clothing Firm

og:description: Layoffs have hit Los Angeles clothing maker American Apparel. Workers are starting to organize.


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og:title: Where Bling Never Dies

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

twitter:title: Where Bling Never Dies

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


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dest: SD

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: 24 Hour Party Princess

twitter:title: 24 Hour Party Princess

og:title: Ryan Seacrap flaps & flashes

twitter:title: Ryan Seacrap flaps & flashes


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og:title: Fashion Week

twitter:title: Fashion Week

og:title: Treat Yourself: Head To Bittersweet Butterfly


dest: AU

og:title: Damien Hirst, Tom Waits, the Beatles, and the birth of the ubiquitous contemporary persona. PLUS, some cool shit I saw while I was in London and some thoughts on the Amerindie aesthetic vs. the Anglophile aesthetic.

og:description: This post RIYL: Damien Hirst, Amerindie record labels, Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Islington's Union Chapel, pretentious statements about life.

og:title: THE URGE TO PURGE

twitter:title: THE URGE TO PURGE

og:title: The Man Behind The Tan

twitter:title: The Man Behind The Tan

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...


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og:title: Bonde Do Role - Solta O Frango - excellent summer morning music

og:title: Slick Mural on Santa Monica Blvd. near Sunset

article:tag: Painting

og:title: Rock With Me

og:description: "How many boulders can we possibly have to climb over?" I chuckled to my friend Julie, when she warned me that her boyfriend David's friend Ben had aske...

article:tag: Malibu Creek State

twitter:title: Rock With Me


og:title: RIP: Bingo

og:description: I didn't know Charlton Heston, but I knew Bingo. And I'm sorry to say that Jenny Burman has posted that Bingo was hit by a car and killed last Sunday. B...

twitter:title: RIP: Bingo

og:title: Jeffrey Lewis (Interviewed) & Crass (Covered): Part 1 of 3

og:description: Jeffrey Lewis: "For myself it's not so much that there's been a resurgence because...don't call it a comeback I've been here for years."

og:title: Shary Boyle tonight at Hammer: Visual collaborator with Will Oldham and Swan Lake

og:description: Shary Boyle at the Hammer Museum By Casey Henry No one has better appropriated the image of the chain-smoking single mother than Shary Boyle. Her expans...

og:title: Seattle Pop Conference kicks off talk of diaspora and hegemony (what else is new?)

og:description: There's a reward at the end of this post for those of you who read it, by the way. There are a few words that you don't hear in mixed company, and two o...

article:tag: Seattle Pop Conference


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og:title: DAY 2: Mr. Nobody and Other Fashion Week Friends

og:description: MONDAY AT SMASHBOX STUDIOS, CULVER CITY, CA: PHOTO 1: So it's like, raining and stuff, everyone's late for the shows, PR people are all upset - but this...

og:title: Tonight's Hot Chip show at the El Rey cancelled

og:description: Bummer to start Monday off with bad news, but, alas, this news from Hot Chip's people: "Hot Chip have been forced to cancel tonight's show at the El Rey...

og:title: How Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” Explains Why (Many) Women Like Assholes

og:description: One of the most common complaints I hear from my female friends is that they always seem to fall for "assholes." Quite mistakenly, they ask for advice o...

og:title: This Weekend in LA: Foghat, AMC, Naked on the Vague, Robyn, Dirtbombs, Noisy People

og:description: Remember, it’s still technically bike to work week, so if you’re working the clubs this weekend and feel like saving the earth, maybe you sh...

og:title: Clinton Street Art in NYC

og:description: After posting a couple of different Obama art pieces (Iron Man, Obey and Kofie'One), I said that I would happily post photos of pro-Clinton art if only ...

twitter:title: Clinton Street Art in NYC


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og:title: Slash Appeals For Lost Kittie on Get The Fuck Up Radio

og:description: Rock overlord Slash called for listeners of Get The Fuck Up Radio to keep an eye out for his poor lost kittie-cat Habib, who has been missing since Apri...

og:title: Florida 2000 Hits The Grove

og:description: By Guelda Voien Of all the things upon which to base a docu-drama, a recounting of ballots, accented with heart-warming characters such as Katherine Har...

twitter:title: Florida 2000 Hits The Grove

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

og:title: SXSW Day 3-The Unifying Power of Devin the Dude

og:description: "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."-Hunter S. Thompson "What you gonna do when the people go home/ and you wanna smoke weed but the reefer'...


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dest: MX

og:title: Strap-a-licious

og:description: Anyone watch The L Word on Sunday night? I have just three words for you - Rosanna Arquette, Shane the Hairdresser, and a strap-on. OK that's more than ...

article:tag: Caroline Ryder

twitter:title: Strap-a-licious


dest: YE

og:title: Sooo Trashy!

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

twitter:title: Sooo Trashy!

og:title: Coachella Envy: Why did the artist formerly known as the unpronounceable symbol guy have to ruin it for all of us curmudgeons?

og:description: Video of Prince performing a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella 2008.

article:tag: Beth Gibbon

og:title: No Age Plays in the River

og:description: ...and then the cops came. Jay Babcock of Arthur Magazine, the recently re-launched counter-cultural journal, sent out a hush-hush e-mail Saturday, Nov....

article:tag: No Age (Band)

twitter:title: No Age Plays in the River

og:title: CBS Yard, Melrose, Part 1

og:description: All photos by Mark Mauer. More after the jump...

article:tag: Mark Mauer

twitter:title: CBS Yard, Melrose, Part 1

og:title: Should Auld Aquaintance Be Forgot

og:description: Whew! What a New Year's Eve celebration! I was invited to an Upper East Side mansion, think Mr. Drummond from Diff'rent Strokes, no, think Silver Spoons...

twitter:title: Should Auld Aquaintance Be Forgot


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og:title: MBW All Over LA

og:description: Mr Brainwash is on fire. His solo art show opens in just two weeks, and he's been pasting and painting his icons all over LA. So which gallery is he sho...

twitter:title: MBW All Over LA

og:title: Sonic Youth: They Are Not Rock. They Curate Rock.

og:description: Marc Jacobs asked Sonic Youth to leap. Their response was "How high?"

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

og:title: A Nip Driver remembered: Mike Webber's Legacy

og:description: Remembering Mike Webber of the Nip Drivers By Jula Bell Being an underground musician in L.A., I'm inundated with music. Everyone is up there rocking ou...

article:tag: Entertainment

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...


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og:title: The March That Got Away

og:description: The flyer from SMC Students Against Budget Cuts was impressive: A cartoon of the Guv all buffed up, standing behind a podium bearing the California stat...

twitter:title: The March That Got Away

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: 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: 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: Wilco at the Greek, 8/29

og:description: Wilco Greek Theatre, August 29, 2007 by Jonah Flicker I’m sure there were plenty of celebrities peppered throughout the crowd at the Greek Theatre...

twitter:title: Wilco at the Greek, 8/29

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


twitter:description: All photos by Mark Mauer. More after the jump...

og:title: Last Night: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist

og:description: DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist Hollywood Bowl, June 25 By Carlie Armstrong What began as an interestingly ethnic, slightly gimmicky evening at the Hollywood Bow...

twitter:title: Last Night: DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist

og:title: Daedalus endorses Obama! Hot MP3!

og:description: The prognosticators have been speculating for weeks on who LA-based producer Daedalus was going to endorse for president. We had our money on Ron Paul, ...

twitter:title: Daedalus endorses Obama! Hot MP3!

og:title: Daft Punk Photos

og:description: The Cobrasnake was at the Daft Punk show at the Sports Arena on Saturday, July 21. Click here for a slideshow of more from the concert, as well as a tri...

article:tag: Arts, Entertainment, and Media

twitter:title: Daft Punk Photos

og:title: On the List?

og:description: You know how MySpace has that section called "cool new people," and how, at least from the photos, these people always seem anything but cool? Club Prom...

article:tag: Tom Anderson

twitter:title: On the List?


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

twitter: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: "Talking Heads are the Enemy" (aka Dirty Projectors as Black Flag, Jeffrey Lee Lewis as Crass)

og:description: Has the post-modern condition taken hold to the degree that all artists have left is the ability to comment on what has come before?

og:title: L.A. residents slam Special Order 40, Clear Channel shakedown

og:description: Correction below: Alleged murderer Espinoza was released from jail by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, not the LAPD. Update: The LA City Cou...


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dest: MY

og:title: Best Shows in LA, 2007

og:description: Do we need to count down backwards? For a change, why not start with the best and just work our way back to the merely excellent. Frankly, when you get ...

twitter:title: Best Shows in LA, 2007

og:title: Check it Out: A New Los Angeles Billboard Database

og:description: Last month, the LA Weekly published a cover story about billboard blight in Los Angeles. Among other things, the Weekly delved into City Hall’s fa...

article:tag: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety


src: RU

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: 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: Get The Fuck Up Gets Its Stripes

og:description: Caroline and I swung by Get The Fuck Up Radio last night, check her blog, coming soon, I'm eating leftovers, working, drinking cheap red wine, and blogg...

twitter:title: Get The Fuck Up Gets Its Stripes

og:title: Getting to the Gala...

og:description: When I finagled the invite to the Murakami Gala at MOCA, my girlfriends bombarded me with the same question: "What are you wearing?" It was a legitimate...

twitter:title: Getting to the Gala...


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dest: BD

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: Hurray for Tar-jay: Rogan Roars

og:description: Its bastardization of The Beatles in those relentlessly dizzying TV commercials aside, we still pledge undying love for Target. Where else can you buy m...

twitter:title: Hurray for Tar-jay: Rogan Roars

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: Obama and Tool. Two stages. One night.

og:description: Barack Obama at Gibson Amphitheater Tool at Nokia Theatre. By Ryan Colditz I saw a show no one else will ever see. Senator Barack Obama opening for Tool...

twitter:title: Obama and Tool. Two stages. One night.

og:title: Snoop Goes Country! Snoop Dogg Live at Fox Studios, March 6

og:description: photos by Timothy Norris Snoop Dogg gigged with an 18-piece backing band in a Fox Studio sound room last night for the Nissan Live series shown on Yahoo...

article:tag: Celebrity News

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


src: SE

og:title: Cupcake Challenge Winners (We Called It)

og:description: Cupcake Challenge took place Saturday in Hollywood. Read about the overload of sugar, butter, chocolate, frosting and wine here. The winners have finall...

article:tag: Cupcakes

og:title: St. Patrick's Lament

og:description: The trend alarmed me, especially if you search the LA Times online--this city's paper of record--and see them mangle the spelling time after time after ...

article:tag: Holidays

twitter:title: St. Patrick's Lament

og:title: BOXeight: Louis Verdad

og:description: LOUIS VERDAD Louis Verdad's show didn't really have a theme. There was no through line for the collection, other than all of the pieces being really pre...

article:tag: Clothing

twitter:title: BOXeight: Louis Verdad


src: US

og:title: Gas Snaps Four Bucks

og:description: Sure we've seen gas for four-and-change in Cambria and other places up the coast. But this Chevron, with the spankin' new slightly-altered logo signage,...

twitter:title: Gas Snaps Four Bucks


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og:title: The Three Shamans Vek, Om and Cobra

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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


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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: G-Funk Week: 10 Questions Raised By “Game Don’t Wait” Upon Re-Examination In the Year 2008

og:description: In honor of Nate Dogg (who's currently recuperating in a rest home after somehow having a stroke at 38)) and because I really just want to watch old G-F...

og:title: The Duke Spirit, Troubadour, 5/10

og:description: The Duke Spirit, Ohhlas Troubadour, May 10, 2008 By Timothy Norris Liela Moss of The Duke Spirit at the Troubadour. The band's new album, Neptune is out...

twitter:title: The Duke Spirit, Troubadour, 5/10

og:title: These New Puritans

og:description: "We do like to keep it quite elusive. I really like the aesthetics of terrorist videos - how grainy and far-off yet immediate they seem - there’s ...

twitter:title: These New Puritans

og:title: Waiting For Bowiedot

og:description: Waiting for Bowiedot Act I Caroline: Let's go! Linda: We can't Caroline: Why not? Linda: We're waiting for Bowiedot ok, that's my interpretation ...

twitter:title: Waiting For Bowiedot


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


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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


dest: IR

og:title: Von Bondies, Safari Sam's, 5/23

og:description: Bondies Battle On It’s been nearly 4 years since The Von Bondies breakthrough Pawn Shoppe Heart helped them pierce the indie-rock bubble of obscur...

twitter:title: Von Bondies, Safari Sam's, 5/23

og:title: A Rant in Remembrance

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

twitter:title: A Rant in Remembrance

og:title: Kushcush: Electric Youth

twitter:title: Kushcush: Electric Youth

og:title: Presets Preview

og:description: The Presets play Los Angeles Tuesday, May 20 at the El Rey Theater. Sorry, sold out. But hey, don't go away sad. Here's the new video for the "You Are t...

twitter:title: Presets Preview


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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: Portishead at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Scotland 4.12.08

og:description: Photos by Rena Kosnett Claiming that I just happened to catch a Portishead concert during my recent visit to the UK would fashion me a liar. The trip wa...

article:tag: Edinburgh

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: The Atkins Advantage

og:description: If you think the hottest spot at LA Fashion Week is backstage with the models or front row with the celebs, you're sadly mistaken. Those in the know hav...

twitter:title: The Atkins Advantage

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...


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og:title: GOLDEN GIRLS

og:description: The Sex and the City movie is finally gonna happen. Whoo hoo! The edited repeats of the show on TNT may be sanitized sex-wise, but they’re still s...

twitter:title: GOLDEN GIRLS

og:title: Thinking Bluer

twitter:title: Thinking Bluer


og:title: Coachella Headquarters

twitter:title: Coachella Headquarters

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

twitter:title: Lily Allen Supports Homeless Doggies

og:title: Harry Nilsson Tribute, Bordello, 1/15

og:description: Harry Nilsson Tribute Bordello, Jan. 15 "Happy Birthday, Harry," one of the band's singers said into his mic before a bandmate whispers in his ear. "Wha...

twitter:title: Harry Nilsson Tribute, Bordello, 1/15


og:title: Off to a Smashing Start

twitter:title: Off to a Smashing Start

og:title: Catching up with Crass today: 33% visionary, 33% crochty, 33% right on and at least 1% annoying

og:description: Penny Rimbaud: "What is classified as ‘punk' music these days is absolutely empty and gutless."

og:title: Bo Knows Death

og:description: Like many people my age, I learned about Bo Diddley not from any unremembered nostalgia for British Invasion swipes of the ancient bluesman's slippery g...

twitter:title: Bo Knows Death

og:title: Radiohead's "In Rainbows," a Prehistory

og:description: Artists giving away their music for free, a chronology. 1906, Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Sailors off the coast of the Atlantic hear an eerie, otherworld...

twitter:title: Radiohead's "In Rainbows," a Prehistory


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og:title: Vegoose, Day 1

og:description: Vegoose Music Festival, Las Vegas, Saturday, October 27. By Randall Roberts Back and forth we walk, through fairway-cut grass, soft and padded on practi...

twitter:title: Vegoose, Day 1


og:title: Moz Is Sick :(

twitter:title: Moz Is Sick :(

og:title: Black Celebration

twitter:title: Black Celebration

og:title: Tastes Like Gold!

og:description: Is this Auger making this insane mess? It's one of the most unsettling new pieces I've seen, which makes me think it's life-span will be short - and tha...

article:tag: Painting

twitter:title: Tastes Like Gold!

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: 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: Laurence Tribe Tangles with CBS and L.A. City Hall

og:description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s Courtroom 3 - a miniature auditorium with comfortable, smoked salmon-colored seats - wa...

og:title: eMC's The Show: The First Great Rap Album of 2008

og:description: "This is the number one rule for your set/In order to survive, gotta learn to live with regrets/And through our travels we get separated, never forget/I...

og:title: Eskimohunter at Spaceland 7/9 Slideshow

twitter:title: Eskimohunter at Spaceland 7/9 Slideshow

og:title: The streets are screaming at you

og:description: "From the margins of the culture, through graffiti, stencils and stickers, every day the streets are screaming about things," opens the gallery statemen...

twitter:title: The streets are screaming at you


og:title: Last Night: The Office Night, UCB Theatre, 12/18

og:description: The Office Night Upright Citizens Brigade, Theater, 12/18 Review and photos by Nicole Campos (Right, Brent Forrester) What nuggets of Dunder Mifflin-esq...


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dest: CD

og:title: Kofie'One's Obama Mural

og:description: Obamanation Photos and text by Shelley Leopold A mural appeared in Mid-Wilshire on a recent morning — not on a rooftop or an overpass, but at the ...

twitter:title: Kofie'One's Obama Mural

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: Add three more SXSW bands from L.A. to the list

og:description: Last week we offered an extensive list of L.A.-based bands hitting South by Southwest in Austin this year (March 13-16). Alas, we missed three of them, ...


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og:title: Paper Trail Blazers

og:description: The East Coast vs. West Coast beef is so jerky now, baby. Paper magazine has invaded LA, and its founders Kim Hastreiter and David Herskovitz have plann...

twitter:title: Paper Trail Blazers

og:title: Coachella line-up: Lots of Everything (and Danny Tenaglia and Roger Waters, too)

og:description: Questions to ponder: Will they give Tenaglia his own stage to do a ten hour set, and if that's the case why didn't they book Villalobos? How the hell di...


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og:title: Tim Biskup Mural on La Brea

og:description: Yeah, it's actually an ad for Helio... Kind of. There's a small Helio logo off to the left side. But for the most part it's just a cool huge original pa...

twitter:title: Tim Biskup Mural on La Brea

og:title: Live In L.A.: Prince — Straight, With Chaser

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

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: 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


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dest: DZ

og:title: Harry Nilsson Tribute, Bordello, 1/15

og:description: Harry Nilsson Tribute Bordello, Jan. 15 "Happy Birthday, Harry," one of the band's singers said into his mic before a bandmate whispers in his ear. "Wha...

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: 6 Great Free Things to Do in L.A. This Week

og:description: Jon Ronson, Tommy Lasorda and more things to see and do in L.A.

og:title: Southern (Cali) Comfort

twitter:title: Southern (Cali) Comfort


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dest: RU

og:title: The Hidden Pleasures of Coachella, Part I: Linton Kwesi Johnson

og:description: One of the pleasant little surprises of this year's festival is the arrival of Jamaican born, British-bred poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. He made his mark b...

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

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


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dest: BR

og:title: Live in L.A.: Raveonettes Electric Duo, Midnight Movies

og:title: Vegoose: This is How they Dance

og:description: Random observations on dancing at Vegoose and elsewhere: photographs by Timothy Norris Shins fans don't dance. I know this because it was at the beginni...

twitter:title: Vegoose: This is How they Dance

twitter:title: Last Night: The Office Night, UCB Theatre, 12/18

twitter:description: The Office Night Upright Citizens Brigade, Theater, 12/18 Review and photos by Nicole Campos (Right, Brent Forrester) What nuggets of Dunder Mifflin-esq...

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


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dest: IN

og:title: Black Lips, El Rey, 2/14

og:description: Black Lips, El Rey, February 14 By Jonah Flicker Reports of Black Lips’ onstage antics have apparently been greatly exaggerated. The Atlanta quart...

article:tag: Atlanta

twitter:title: Black Lips, El Rey, 2/14

og:title: It Doesn't Kill Germs

twitter:title: It Doesn't Kill Germs

og:title: Was the Universal Studios Fire an accident?

og:description: Early reports are calling the fire that gutted three acres of Universal Hollywood's back lot an accident. However, it is unclear what caused the June 1 ...


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dest: ES

og:title: Get The Fuck Up Gets Its Stripes

og:description: Caroline and I swung by Get The Fuck Up Radio last night, check her blog, coming soon, I'm eating leftovers, working, drinking cheap red wine, and blogg...

article:tag: Technology

twitter:title: Get The Fuck Up Gets Its Stripes


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og:title: Murals of Estrada Courts

og:description: "EL CHAVO!" has an excellent post up at Metroblogging Los Angeles about Estrada Courts in Boyle Heights. This picture is my favorite, covering all the b...

twitter:title: Murals of Estrada Courts

og:title: The Kills, El Rey, 5/21

og:description: The Kills, The El Rey, May 21, 2008 By Jeff Weiss Photos by Timothy Norris There’s something primal about the Kills. Not some sort of cheap $2 voo...

article:tag: Robin Head

twitter:title: The Kills, El Rey, 5/21

og:title: Bits: Los Feliz Trash

og:description: Craig Gaines has a Flickr page of trash found around Los Feliz. CCM hockey helmet: Check Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pop Tarts: Check...

article:tag: Pop-Tarts

twitter:title: Bits: Los Feliz Trash

og:title: It's All Geek To Me

twitter:title: It's All Geek To Me


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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: So Domestic It's Scary

twitter:title: So Domestic It's Scary

og:title: Paper Trail Blazers

og:description: The East Coast vs. West Coast beef is so jerky now, baby. Paper magazine has invaded LA, and its founders Kim Hastreiter and David Herskovitz have plann...

twitter:title: Paper Trail Blazers

og:title: They're Back!

twitter:title: They're Back!


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dest: CU

og:title: The Supreme Genius of King Khan & The Shrines

og:description: Something's slightly skewed inside King Khan's skull. Pause to look at his press photos, where he's either dressed for beach season in Nice or simply in...

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

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.

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: A Christmas Caroline

og:description: This Christmas, I had hoped to fly back to London, gorge myself on Mum's turkey and sip sherry with my long lost Brit posse. But Fate, it turned out, ha...

twitter:title: A Christmas Caroline


dest: HT

og:title: 5 Dance Shows to See in L.A. This Week

og:description: This week's dance shows include a festival with an impressive gathering of local troupes, a 5th and 35th anniversary celebration, a dual debut and Brazi...

twitter:title: 5 Dance Shows to See in L.A. This Week

og:title: Van Halen, Staples Center, November 20

og:description: Van Halen Staples Center, November 20 By Randall Roberts Jack and Coke? Check. Bic lighter? You know it. Rocker passed out on sidewalk, girlfriend exasp...

twitter:title: Van Halen, Staples Center, November 20

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: Los Lobos on Paul Simon: "Do you mean zydeco when you say zy decko?"

og:description: Los Lobos claim that Paul Simon is a hero to most but he never meant shit to me you see. By extension, does this mean they hate Vampire Weekend, too?

og:title: Heavens to Betsey

og:description: We love retro fashion references as much as (maybe more than) the next wear-bear, but the regurgitation coming out of New York Fashion week this season ...

article:tag: Fashion and Style

twitter:title: Heavens to Betsey

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: 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: 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...


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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: Shields at Club Violaine, 9/15

og:description: Shields Club Violanie at Roberto's, Chinatown By Ryan Ward Every third Saturday of the month, Roberto's in Chinatown becomes Club Violaine and opens the...

twitter:title: Shields at Club Violaine, 9/15

og:title: DESERT DOs AND DONTs

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

twitter:title: DESERT DOs AND DONTs


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dest: MA

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: 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: Another Pro-Obama Song - A Good One!

og:description: If nothing else Obama's candidacy is at least inspiring people to make music. Alas, for the most part the songs haven't been very good. Will.i.am's mess...

twitter:title: Another Pro-Obama Song - A Good One!

og:title: Pixies and Mission of Burma Movies - Free Screening This Weekend


og:title: Bukowski's Bungalow Saved

og:description: Charles Bukowski’s bungalow is safe – at least for now. On Thursday morning the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted three-to-one ...

twitter:title: Bukowski's Bungalow Saved

og:title: This Weekend in LA: Foghat, AMC, Naked on the Vague, Robyn, Dirtbombs, Noisy People

og:description: Remember, it’s still technically bike to work week, so if you’re working the clubs this weekend and feel like saving the earth, maybe you sh...

og:title: The Fab Five

og:description: More fashion critique from New York Fashion Week and The Grammy’s (which we attended) to come today, but for now, check out the designs of the fin...

twitter:title: The Fab Five

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...

twitter:title: Lily Allen Supports Homeless Doggies


dest: BD

og:title: Touched By A Tranny

og:description: We've been calling plus-size punny (lad)y Jackie Beat our "favorite drag queen" for years (and that's saying something... we know a lot of crossdressers...

twitter:title: Touched By A Tranny

og:title: Laughing All The Way To The Banksy

twitter:title: Laughing All The Way To The Banksy

og:title: Star Me Kitten: Can LA Handle Another Fashion Week?

og:description: This just in: The Standard Downtown will be hosting Kitten Fashion Week, created by designer and publisher Mike Vensel to allow designers who don't have...

og:title: Brows, blowouts and Oscar bloggin'

og:description: I love movies. I love fashion. And of course, I love free shit, but after attending the annual pre-Oscar "GM Ten" fashion show and soiree on Tuesday (re...

twitter:title: Brows, blowouts and Oscar bloggin'

og:title: Seventh Letter Wall, Long Gone

og:description: These pictures are from late '07, and never got posted. The plan was to go back at another time, and get over the fences to get more pictures. Unfortuna...

twitter:title: Seventh Letter Wall, Long Gone


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dest: PE


og:title: Wale Realizes the Full Potential of the Mixtape

og:description: Last November, Zeus wrote a post dissecting the differences between albums and mixtapes for the benefit of crits and fans who had been mistakenly confla...

og:title: Kasim Patton

og:description: We get mail at Lurker! Today we're posting a batch of pictures sent in by Kasim Patton Kasim sent in a nice variety pack of stuff: Some shots of the LA ...

article:tag: Kasim Patton

twitter:title: Kasim Patton

og:title: Ekundayo on Melrose

og:description: Hawaiian born, LA based artist and illustrator Ekundayo had a small, but very cool showing at Suru on Saturday the 24th of May. The store had previously...

article:tag: stickers

twitter:title: Ekundayo on Melrose

og:title: Guser Gets a Year

og:description: Cops are mad he didn't get more time. From the Daily News: Tagger gets year for damaging dozens of buses Deputy, prosecutor decry judge's ruling in case...

article:tag: Criminal Sentencing and Punishment

twitter:title: Guser Gets a Year


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og:title: Beauty Mark(et)

og:description: They put Cahuenga on the clubber map, made manicures and martinis a classic combo (wish we could always sip a cocktail while getting clipped and dipped!...

article:tag: San Francisco

twitter:title: Beauty Mark(et)

og:title: Alias Hair

twitter:title: Alias Hair


og:title: Welcome to the Dollhouse

og:description: Walking into the shopping mall with the big pink cherry blossom on the corner of Alameda and 3rd at 8pm on Saturday night, it didn't seem possible that ...

twitter:title: Welcome to the Dollhouse


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

og:description: All photos by Mark Mauer. More after the jump...

article:tag: Mark Mauer

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

og:title: Cobrasnake at Fashion Week, NYC

og:description: Mark "The Cobrasnake" Hunter hit NYC's Fashion Week and returned with pictures of runways, parties, ingenues and behind the scenes looks at what happene...

twitter:title: Cobrasnake at Fashion Week, NYC

og:title: Queer Town: Human Rights Campaign Endorses Obama

og:description: The Human Rights Campaign, the ultimate Washington D.C. lobbying group for gays and lesbians, has officially endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president...

og:title: BIG PIMPIN

og:description: "It's Hard Out There for A Pimp" from Hustle and Flow won for Best Song tonight. Hip hop hooray!!! Though it's not the first rap tune to win (Eminem's "...

twitter:title: BIG PIMPIN

og:title: Hipster Flu Update - Cure Discovered

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

twitter:title: Hipster Flu Update - Cure Discovered


src: IN

dest: ET

og:title: Buying Billboards, Bugging Bloggers

og:description: Wired got someone from Clear Channel on the line to confirm that their annoying electronic billboard was not hacked. Clear Channel's Tony Alwin is unhap...

twitter:title: Buying Billboards, Bugging Bloggers

og:title: Universal Fire Triggered by Worker's Blowtorch

og:description: Los Angeles County Fire investigators found that three employees repairing a roof on one of the studio’s back lots caused the Universal Studios fi...

og:title: ReLAX... Don't Do It

og:description: Time to play catch up kiddies. The holidays are behind us, and so far, the ‘08 social calendar is proving to be more jammed-packed -and jammin&rsq...

twitter:title: ReLAX... Don't Do It

og:title: Pixies and Mission of Burma Movies - Free Screening This Weekend

og:title: Crass chose iconography and dissed photography

og:description: Crass preferred resting their image on stencils, flyers, collages, newspaper articles, forged documents, banners, patches. Whenever they had an opportun...


dest: GB

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: Smokin' Safari Sam's

twitter:title: Smokin' Safari Sam's


og:title: Girls In Films

twitter:title: Girls In Films

og:title: Grammy Stylin'

twitter:title: Grammy Stylin'


src: TR

og:title: Five Songs About Thanksgiving

og:description: By Jeff Shaw, City Pages Compared with other holidays, Thanksgiving hasn't inspired bards overmuch. There are no traditional hymns, no instantly identif...

twitter:title: Five Songs About Thanksgiving

og:title: Live in L.A.: Slint at the Henry Fonda Theatre

og:description: The tension between the dweebs and the rockers was palpable last night at the Henry Fonda Theatre. The dweebs, giddy at the opportunity to hear Louisvil...

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: Sticks + Skin + Bones

twitter:title: Sticks + Skin + Bones

og:title: Meghan Where's The Love?

twitter:title: Meghan Where's The Love?


dest: KR

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: What Happend to My Piece of The Cake?

twitter:title: What Happend to My Piece of The Cake?

og:title: Louis Verdad's flirty 1950's-themed

twitter:title: Louis Verdad's flirty 1950's-themed

og:title: HOOCHIEWOOD

og:description: Heidi Montag may be the most annoying person on television (and that includes Donald Trump, Dr. Phil and the entire cast of every dating/singing/dancing...

twitter:title: HOOCHIEWOOD


dest: US

og:title: Florida 2000 Hits The Grove

og:description: By Guelda Voien Of all the things upon which to base a docu-drama, a recounting of ballots, accented with heart-warming characters such as Katherine Har...

article:tag: Entertainment

twitter:title: Florida 2000 Hits The Grove

og:title: Tobacco of Black Moth Super Rainbow & Aesop Rock-"Dirt"

og:description: On last year's None Shall Pass tour, Aesop tabbed Pittsburgh psych weirdos Black Moth Super Rainbow to open for him. It was an inspired move and one tha...

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: Democratic Debate Love Fest - So Far

og:description: The only thing that really stands out about the debate in Hollywood between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is that the softball questions and heavy fo...

twitter:title: Democratic Debate Love Fest - So Far


dest: SA

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


dest: TH

og:title: KCRW Launches New Guest DJ Sessions featuring Conan O'Brien, Jason Reitman and others

og:description: Everybody has an opinion about music, especially celebrities, and KCRW is harnessing this intrinsic reality with a new online series which launches toda...

og:title: Billboard Liberation on Melrose and LaBrea

og:description: On the southeast corner of Melrose and LaBrea:...

og:title: Always check your change

og: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 ...

twitter:title: Always check your change


og:title: What is Not Sexy

og:description: Victoria's Secret launched its first "What is Sexy" list. (why? your guess is as good as mine) But it leaves me seriously wondering if Victoria has any ...

twitter:title: What is Not Sexy

og:title: A Style Councilette is Born!

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

twitter:title: A Style Councilette is Born!

og:title: New Orleans Jazzfest

twitter:title: New Orleans Jazzfest


og:title: Banksy Back in LA?

og:description: Bobby S. saw and snapped this on Melrose near the New Beverly on the site of a previous Banksy piece. Check out his bigger picture and write-up here on ...

article:tag: Street Art

twitter:title: Banksy Back in LA?


dest: ID

og:title: No Shit, Sherlock

twitter:title: No Shit, Sherlock

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...

og:title: Obama and Tool. Two stages. One night.

og:description: Barack Obama at Gibson Amphitheater Tool at Nokia Theatre. By Ryan Colditz I saw a show no one else will ever see. Senator Barack Obama opening for Tool...

twitter:title: Obama and Tool. Two stages. One night.

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...

twitter:title: Marilyn Manson 08/25

og:title: Meghan's Secret Rendezvous

twitter:title: Meghan's Secret Rendezvous


dest: IN

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: Michael Hurley tonight, December 20, at The Bordello

og:description: Michael Hurley has been kicking around since 1965, when he released for Folkways Recordings his First Songs LP. Those songs introduced his aesthetic, on...

article:tag: Cat Power


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: In Da Club Belamar

og:description: My friend Anne was moving back to San Francisco from San Diego, and she wanted to spend one night in a swanky L.A. hotel by the beach. Only problem was,...

twitter:title: In Da Club Belamar

og:title: The Kills, El Rey, 5/21

og:description: The Kills, The El Rey, May 21, 2008 By Jeff Weiss Photos by Timothy Norris There’s something primal about the Kills. Not some sort of cheap $2 voo...

twitter:title: The Kills, El Rey, 5/21

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: Voodoo Knife Holders and Other Holiday Gift Ideas

og:description: Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your cheating boyfriend or sleazy boss? Well here's one that says it all - the Voodoo Knife Holder. Made in Ita...


dest: CA

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

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

article:tag: Beverages

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

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

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...

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


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dest: CN

og:title: Death Cab for Cutie to play secret show at Spaceland at 5 p.m. today

og:description: It's a KROQ show, so there's no chance of getting in at this point. But you never know. I'm on my way over there now, though with LA Weekly's recent mov...

article:tag: Arts, Entertainment, and Media


dest: JP

og:title: Notes from indie and punk shows, and Kristoff in translation

og:description: The punks had their day here on Saturday, railing against Mexico City's peace-loving emos in what amounts to at least a psychological escalation of the ...

og:title: Devendra & Natalie sitting in a tree. But are they K-I-S-S-I-N-G?

og:description: Is Devendra Banhart a starfucker or just a star?


og:title: Shit List

og:description: Grammy week... Fashion week (in NYC)...the writers strike... Britney... There so much to do and watch and bitch, uh write, about.... Our new year's reso...

twitter:title: Shit List


og:title: Live in LA: Elvis Costello Goes Way Late at the El Rey, May 28

og:description: Elvis Costello and the Imposters, El Rey, 5/28 By Randall Roberts Photos by Timothy Norris Elvis Costello performed a jumbo show at the Hollywood Bowl w...

og:title: Shopping Daze

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

twitter:title: Shopping Daze

og:title: Coachella Day Three: The Dangers of Chromeo

og:description: Chromeo at Coachella By Chris Martins Roger Waters was neck-deep in pyrotechnics and paisley. The Gobi Tent was done, abandoned 'til next year, and the ...


src: PL

og:title: In the Jury’s Lap: Pellicano Trial Finishes

og:description: The fate of the Pellicano Gang of Five rests with the jury, now that closing arguments have concluded. Attorney Mona Soo Hoo began the morning by announ...

og:title: Coachella: Sunday

og:description: Coachella: Day Three 10:00 a.m. I can barely wake-up, I'm in complete denial that there's another full day to go. The press band and the ID bracelet tha...

twitter:title: Coachella: Sunday


src: SO

og:title: Rule Brut-annia

twitter:title: Rule Brut-annia

og:title: Medical Drama House Gets Its Own T-Shirt

og:description: How great is the show House? Fuck Grey's Anatomy, that show is so lame, I feel bi-polar watching it— is it a farse comedy? a serious medical drama...

og:title: Valentine's Day is for the Birds

twitter:title: Valentine's Day is for the Birds

og:title: Seventh Letter "Letters First" Show

og:description: Above painting by RETNA. All images copyright of the respective artists. From a show earlier this month in Barcelona, "Letters First," check out the sli...

twitter:title: Seventh Letter "Letters First" Show

og:title: His Cortship

twitter:title: His Cortship


dest: ZA

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


src: UA

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: Label Whores and Logo Wars

og:description: When news of Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers lawsuit against our favorite cheapie chic mall chain Forever 21 got some buzz last week, I couldn&rsqu...

twitter:title: Label Whores and Logo Wars


og:title: Rabbit Season

twitter:title: Rabbit Season

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...

og:title: Detour Videos

og:description: Some performances from last year's Detour Festival... Beck - Mixed Bizzness Basement Jaxx Beck - Clap Hands Oh No! Oh My! The 2nd annual Detour Festival...

article:tag: Turbonegro

twitter:title: Detour Videos


src: KR

og:title: The Goddess Provides

twitter:title: The Goddess Provides

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

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

og:title: Sunset & Sanborn in Silver Lake

og:description: The last of the shots of the graffiti playground going on behind the El Pollo Loco on the south side of Sunset Blvd near Sanborn, as well as some commis...

article:tag: Staten Island

twitter:title: Sunset & Sanborn in Silver Lake

og:title: Wilco & Gogol Bordello

og:description: Photos of Gogol Bordello at the Henry Fonda Theater. Photos of Wilco at the Greek Theater Photos by Timothy Norris...

article:tag: Timothy Norris

twitter:title: Wilco & Gogol Bordello

og:title: What would Crass do about this?

og:description: "U.S. imprisons one in 100 adults, report finds," sez NY Times. What would Crass do? Don't matter. Punk. Is. Dead.

twitter:title: What would Crass do about this?


dest: NG


og:title: Newsflash: LA Times ruins P. Diddy's weekend

og:description: What you can do to help poor Diddy regain his reputation.

og:title: Concerts and Tickets Coming Up

og:description: Autechre - 4/14, Echoplex Bad Religion - 3/4,5,11,13, House of Blues Bamboozle (All-American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore) - 4/5, Verizon Amphithe...

twitter:title: Concerts and Tickets Coming Up

og:title: Michael Hurley tonight, December 20, at The Bordello

og:description: Michael Hurley has been kicking around since 1965, when he released for Folkways Recordings his First Songs LP. Those songs introduced his aesthetic, on...


og:title: The Problem With Oscar

og:description: First of all, the Academy Awards started at 3, and that means drinking started at 3 and so last night was a very long night. I don't have a television, ...

twitter:title: The Problem With Oscar

og:title: Hillary Clinton projected winner in California

og:description: By Jill Stewart The networks and Fox News have projected Hillary Clinton as the winner in California, with huge leads among Latinos, Asians and, to a le...


src: VE

dest: UG

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

twitter: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...


src: NE

og:title: Banksy Elephant Set to Star in Christina Aguilera Video

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

article:tag: Celebrity News

og:title: Rivers Run Dry

og:description: Gorgeous getups or no, I just can't sit through another 3 hours of E! pre-Emmy red carpet coverage this year-- even if Ryan Seacrest has moved from kiss...

twitter:title: Rivers Run Dry

og:title: Beyond Thunderdome

og:description: Yanuk featured models in denim corsets, skinny jeans, and wild frayed coats. And remember the tuck and roll of the 80s? You know where you folded your j...

twitter:title: Beyond Thunderdome

og:title: Frankie B. Jeans & Genes

twitter:title: Frankie B. Jeans & Genes


src: PK

dest: SL

og:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#30-26)

og:description: 30. Jay-Z -American Gangster Is American Gangster that good or was Kingdom Come that mediocre? They're suprisingly surprisingly similar when you think a...

twitter:title: Weiss' Top 50 Albums of 2007 (#30-26)

og:title: CBS Yard, Melrose, Part 2

og:description: All photos by Mark Mauer. More after the jump...

twitter:title: CBS Yard, Melrose, Part 2