Awards
2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards , published June 25, 2009
2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards
2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards , published February 12, 2009
2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards , published November 23, 2011
2008 - Association of Food Journalists Awards , published April 25, 2007
2006 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards , published June 1, 2005
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2009 Stories by Randall Roberts
published December 24, 2009
In the Age of Musical Abundance, it’s the height of arrogance to think that any Best Albums list would presume to be... More >>
published December 10, 2009
In an ongoing effort to better understand the many classic albums of L.A., we’ve come upon an equation that gets to the... More >>
published December 3, 2009
There are many Southern California sounds, and they range from trippy psychedelia to Topanga folk to funky rock and soul and beyond. Hot L.A.... More >>
published October 29, 2009
If you’re a Michael Jackson die-hard, prepare to be thrilled — and heartbroken. This Is It, the... More >>
published October 29, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 6:50 p.m. I’m in Vegas, on the way from airport to Palms Hotel. In half an hour, the DJ Hero... More >>
published October 29, 2009
It was cool. It was a big Happening with flashing lights, lots of color, inspiration, 100,000 people screaming along in... More >>
published October 22, 2009
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published October 15, 2009
In addition to enabling a budding generation of Los Angeles punk rockers by opening Hollywood punk club the Masque, Brendan Mullen also was a... More >>
published October 8, 2009
Times are tight, for sure. A $50 box set is a luxury that few can afford. Given the choice between a four-CD collection of... More >>
published September 24, 2009
Dublab’s 10th-anniversary celebration is a typically inspired program of events, and occurs on 10 consecutive nights at 10 different... More >>
published September 17, 2009
The French want us Angelenos to pay attention to what they're doing over there, apparently. It's not enough that Parisian dirty electro and house... More >>
published September 10, 2009
The Adler posse knows a thing or two about the concert business. Lou Adler, the patriarch, is responsible for some of the... More >>
published September 3, 2009
Lightning Bolt is a two-piece band from Providence, Rhode Island. In the past 12 years, Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian... More >>
published August 27, 2009
Here’s a question: Does it matter whether the Los Angeles Times pop music critic actually lives in Los Angeles?... More >>
published August 6, 2009
“Big Church,” by the L.A./Paris duo Sunn 0))), begins with a female chorus. Then a low-tuned, distorted guitar... More >>
published July 30, 2009
In case you need reminding after all these years, Grace Jones isn’t like us. If, halfway through her astounding show... More >>
published July 16, 2009
The great Southern California–based art director, designer and photographer Tom Wilkes, who died on June 28, left a... More >>
published July 9, 2009
View photos in the Michael Jackson memorial slideshow.... More >>
published July 2, 2009
In the hours following Michael Jackson’s death last week, West Coast Sound spoke to the late King of Pop’s... More >>
published June 25, 2009
Watch "Video Exclusive: Ozomatli in... More >>
published June 18, 2009
This past spring at El Rey, PJ Harvey and John Parish introduced California to songs from their rich, velvet-upholstered... More >>
published April 30, 2009
Longtime L.A. record man and Neil Young spokesman Bill Bentley says he first saw a listing for a Neil Young archival project... More >>
published April 16, 2009
View photos of the memorabilia in the "Portraits from the King of Pop's... More >>
published April 16, 2009
As we prepared for this month’s “Leonard Cohen Week,” which concludes with Friday’s twilight... More >>
published April 9, 2009
In the wake of Prince’s much decried three-show evening at L.A. Live on March 28, an event that was plagued by sound... More >>
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