Articles By sam slovick

Miracle On Skid Row

Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 1:00 pm

Kidogo’s been burned before, back in the early ‘80s in Seattle. A cosmetologist/barber for 35…

The Fil-Am Invasion

Wed, Aug 8, 2007, 2:00 pm

Embedded with the hip-hop movement that’s taking over Hollywood

Hearts and Sno-Cones

Tue, Apr 24, 2007, 7:15 pm

Giant Drag wakes up and smells the celibacy

The Brand New Grind

Wed, Feb 14, 2007, 2:50 pm

Choc Nitty’s All-Star Ghetto Mixtape Tour... starring Six Reasons, DJ Ayah, Fleshless, Jay Rock, Jay Ridah, Fatso Fasano, Grown Mo and many more

Weird Scenes Inside the Silver Mine

Wed, Dec 6, 2006, 12:00 pm

From old-school heads to prepubescent punks, Silver Lake is where L.A.’s indie rock heart still beats

Tales of the (Inner) City

Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 3:00 pm

“What’s up?” asks the decidedly adolescent voice on the other end. It’s around midnight when…

Dying to Get Off Skid Row

Wed, Aug 2, 2006, 11:30 am

Downtown can be a last chance... or the last stop

Mr. Old School

Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 3:00 pm

Steve Lopez

Coming of Age in the Mouth of Madness

Wed, Mar 8, 2006, 12:00 pm

The kids of Skid Row

Inside the Box With the Super Dope Cops

Thu, Dec 22, 2005, 12:00 am

Hustlers, gangsters, addicts and narcos are all trying to get their chippy on where it’s always Mardi Gras on crack

Mr. Right Now

Thu, Nov 24, 2005, 12:00 am

Dial tone . . . 213 559 2300 . . . funky porn music .…

The New Urban Frontier: A User’s Guide

Thu, Apr 28, 2005, 12:00 am

My rating scale for those out prospecting downtown digs is not unlike Hotel.com’s 5-star system,…

Down on Main Street

Thu, Apr 28, 2005, 12:00 am

A guide to living among the crack addicts, mentally ill, homeless and young-pros-on-the-go in a changing downtown

The Geography of Hustling

Thu, Nov 13, 2003, 12:00 am

Through the past darkly with a former pro

Thugs on Film

Thu, Mar 13, 2003, 12:00 am

Suspect Entertainment helps Hollywood keep it real

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