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2011 Stories by Rebecca Haithcoat

• What the Moon Saw

  published September 8, 2011

  Despite their target audience of children, more than a tinge of the macabre colors fairy tales. A salivating wolf hunts down a little girl on... More >>

• Yelawolf - El Rey Theatre - October 11, 2011

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Yelawolf El Rey Theatre October 11, 2011 See more photos in Timothy Norris' slideshow, "Yelawolf @ The El Rey Theatre" Almost a year ago, Yelawolf opened for Wiz Khalifa at the Music Box to little ... More >>

• Bleached - Los Globos - October 4, 2011

  published Oct 05, 2011

  See also: "Make No Mistake: Bleached Are Punk as Fuck" Bleached Los Globos October 4, 2011 Better than ... girly boy bands. Walking into a venue as Madonna's "Borderline" plays should officially b... More >>

• Make No Mistake: Bleached Are Punk as Fuck

  published Oct 04, 2011

  Smooth out punk's crinkly guitar riffs, replace the genre's frenetic deliveries with soothing harmonies, and give its drums a low dose of Xanax, and you have Jennifer and Jessica Clavin's brand-new ba... More >>

• Main Attrakionz, DaVinci, Jonti - Bootleg Gallery - September 30, 2011

  published Oct 01, 2011

  Main Attrakionz, DaVinci, Joni Bootleg Gallery September 30, 2011 Better than ... the indie band in the other room. Throw a pop-up show for say, Prince, and the place is packed within minutes of th... More >>

• Set the Night to Music: Composer Nat Evans Soundtracks a Culver City Sunset

  published Sep 29, 2011

  While watching the sun sink at dusk, how many times have you imagined yourself in a movie, an operatic soundtrack swelling as the final moments of light fadedr Seattle composer Nat Evans wants to help... More >>

• Leisha Hailey Issues Statement Regarding Her Controversial Airplane Kiss

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Leisha Hailey, who formerly starred in The L Word and is currently a member of Los Angeles indie pop duo Uh Huh Her, has issued a statement regarding being asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight. ... More >>

• Kreayshawn's Impromptu Birthday Party - Freak City - September 25, 2011

  published Sep 26, 2011

  Kreayshawn's Birthday Party Freak City September 25, 2011 Around 9:30 last night, just as I was settling in for the evening, I got a message from Freak City's Rick Ross. "Krea just decided to have h... More >>

• Kid Cudi and The Knux - Siren Studios - September 24, 2011

  published Sep 25, 2011

  The Knux, Kid Cudi Siren Studios September 24, 2011 Better than ... all those stuffed, see-'n-be-seen Hollywood clubs and hipster dive bars. Last night, Complex magazine threw a rooftop party to c... More >>

• Ayomari and TiRon Get The Girl

  published Sep 23, 2011

  Under-the-radar rapper TiRon Jeffries was nervous about approaching dream hampton, first female editor of The Source and co-author of Jay-Z's Decoded. But like a freshman boy in high school who someho... More >>

• Johnny Gill - The Grammy Museum - September 20, 2011

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Johnny Gill The Grammy Museum September 20, 2011 Better than ... all other boy-band reunions combined. Last night at The Grammy Museum, legendary producer Jimmy Jam remembered how, before Johnny G... More >>

• Nappy Roots - El Cid - September 13, 2011

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Nappy Roots El Cid September 13, 2011 Better than ... whatever you were doing at home. Hip-hop group the Nappy Roots have four albums, one of which is multi-platinum. Their producers include everyo... More >>

• Update: Odd Future Video Is Not Open to the Public

  published Sep 12, 2011

  [See also: Exclusive: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator's "Trouble On My Mind" Video Shoot] Update: Odd Future's management has said that the video shoot is not open to the public. Don't go!Tyler, the Cr... More >>

• You Wanna Dissr Jonwayne Doesn't Care

  published Sep 07, 2011

  Rapper/producer Jonwayne prefers his artists enigmatic. "It's like people feel the need to know the emcee as a person in order to get into the music, on some soap opera shit. Not saying it's good or b... More >>

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  Free V-Nasty; Why I'm Fascinated By Kreayshawn's Controversial Crewmate

  published Sep 01, 2011

  See also: *V-Nasty as She Wants to Be: Kreayshawn's Controversial Associate Tells Her Side *V-Nasty on Jail, Being Pregnant At 15, and Why Oakland Is Not Where It's At *Kreayshawn's Worst Day Ever *B... More >>

• Gospel According to First Squad

  published August 4, 2011

  Our first mistake was profiling the country's founding fathers as demigods in American history textbooks. Generations grew up believing George... More >>

• Glasses Malone's Top Five Cash Money Albums

  published Aug 31, 2011

  (See also "Pop Bottles: Glasses Malone's Debut Album Finally Drops") Glasses Malone just released Beach Cruiser on Cash Money Records, which is having itself quite a week, what with Lil Wayne's Tha C... More >>

• Kreayshawn -- The Roxy -- 8/27/11

  published Aug 28, 2011

  Kreayshawn The Roxy 8/27/11 Better than ... basic bitches. In May, L.A.-by-way-of-the-Bay video director/rapper Kreayshawn released "Gucci Gucci," a bubblegum-sticky track that's racked up 13 mill... More >>

• Curren$y Breaks His Foot, and the Other Side of the Game at Rock the Bells 2011

  published Aug 22, 2011

  It's over. Rock the Bells 2011, which started its tour in San Bernardino Saturday, always seems to be the beginning of summer's end. Launching the festival in SoCal only makes sense--its roots are he... More >>

• Rock the Bells - San Manuel Amphitheater - 8/20/11

  published Aug 21, 2011

  Rock the Bells San Manuel Amphitheater 8/20/11 Better than ... your CD collection. Earlier this week, rap's resident genius weirdo/"wackest rapper alive" Lil B performed at Hollywood's Freak City. ... More >>

• Re:Play LA Tonight: J*DaVeY Don't Need No Stinking Genres

  published Aug 17, 2011

  Re:Play LA is our concert series with local indie acts covering classic albums. The final installment -- tonight, Aug. 17 at the Hard Rock Cafe on Hollywood Boulevard -- will feature genre-unclassifia... More >>

• Jill Scott - Gibson Amphitheatre - 8/10/11

  published Aug 11, 2011

  Jill Scott Gibson Amphitheatre 8/10/11 Better than ... drinks, dinner, and a movie. No venue is too big for Jill Scott's voice. It wields the kind of deeply supported, belly-rumbling power every B... More >>

• J*DaVeY Don't Need No Stinking Genres

  published August 11, 2011

  Re:Play L.A. is our concert series with local indie acts covering classic albums. The final installment — Aug. 17 at the... More >>

• Odd Future, Move Over: Flying Lotus Gets Jazz Treatment By Canadian Trio

  published Aug 04, 2011

  Who says jazz is deadr Nobody, if Canadian trio BADBADNOTGOOD has anything to do with it. Back in April, we happened upon the group's eight-minute re-imagining of two songs from Tyler, the Creator's... More >>

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  How Katy Perry (Nearly) Tied MJ's Singles Record, and Why She's More Relatable Than Beyonce

  published Aug 03, 2011

  Yesterday Katy Perry's boppy single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" rose to the number one slot, making Teenage Dream the first album in the near 19-year history of Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart ... More >>