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2006 Stories by Scott T. Sterling

• Love in the Time of Xanax

  published September 21, 2006

  “I’m surprised that I’m not still working at Kinko’s, especially making our weirdo music,” deadpans TV on the... More >>

• The Teddybears' Picnic

  published September 14, 2006

  Few can crank out the guilty/not guilty pop pleasures like the Scandinavians: ABBA, Roxette, Ace of Base, teen-pop impresario Max Martin,... More >>

• Everybody Do the Pigeon!

  published September 7, 2006

  Pigeon John looks almost nervous. But not for long. A slight guy dressed simply in jeans and a plaid button-down shirt, the longtime L.A.... More >>

• Rippin' & Dippin'

  published August 17, 2006

  In 2006, everyone’s a DJ — even you! — thanks to MP3s and the iTunes playlist function. But nobody celebrates sonic... More >>

• Celebrated

  published August 17, 2006

  JUSTIN TIMBERLAKEat House of Blues, August 11Measured by the celebrities in attendance at this crazy exclusive club date, Justin... More >>

• Have Fun, F*ck Sh*t Up

  published June 22, 2006

  The No. 1 enemy to any teenager in the world is boredom. Kids will do anything to avoid the B word, from wanton sex to trading prescription... More >>

• Young / Gifted / Beautiful / Black

  published June 15, 2006

  First things first: Murs is better than your favorite rapper, and he knows it. While the glory continues to fall on overamplified rap... More >>

• The Streets, Actually

  published June 8, 2006

  “Memories of Los Angeles? Um, let me think . . . ” It takes Mike Skinner, the mastermind behind U.K. hip-hop... More >>

• Smokin!

  published March 2, 2006

  Kurt Cobain must be spinning ’round like a record in his grave. For all of the noise about the supposed cultural/musical paradigm shift... More >>

• Oh, You Brut!

  published February 9, 2006

  God, I am so glad I don’t have to write about the Arctic Monkeys right now. The last thing any of us need is another jaunty British band... More >>