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  Tom Waits' Anti-Scalping Plan

  There's no L.A. date, so don't get too excited, but the video itself is pretty funny: And oh yeah - He's going to play some dates in Europe too, though the markets haven't been announced. Now, more interesting than his hydra constellatio...

  @ West Coast Sound by Mark Mauer on May 8, 2008 @ 6:17 pm

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  Peter Saville explains why he won hearts & minds with his record cover designs

  You've probably already seen this: ...it seemed a good moment to share it again, though, because it's a meme that has legs. Check out the new video for R&B singer Erykah Badu. (Annoyingly it's is not embeddable but you can view it by clickin...

  @ West Coast Sound by Alec Hanley Bemis on May 8, 2008 @ 2:01 pm

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  Madonna to Lead Large Pilates Session at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 6

  Well, at least that's what her performances of the last few years have seemed like: big muscle-flexing sessions, with music. Where's the bouncing? The joy? Still: I'll be there front and center.

  @ West Coast Sound by Randall Roberts on May 8, 2008 @ 12:09 pm

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  Crystal Castles: Not Total Hipster Bullshit

  Ian Cohen tossed a 7.8 to Crystal Castles' in his Pitchfork review of their eponymous debut back in March and the blogosphere had been incessantly buzzing about the Toronto duo of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass for well over a year prior. But dance music...

  @ West Coast Sound by Jeff Weiss on May 7, 2008 @ 5:00 pm

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

  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 expansive projections, featured with musical accompaniment by Dark Hand and Lamplight at the Hammer...

  @ West Coast Sound by Randall Roberts on May 7, 2008 @ 3:51 pm

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  Daedalus and TI$A team up for Obama video

  Well, in case you were wavering on whether to vote for McCain or Obama, this should help you decide. Sa-Ra's front man Taz Arnold (TI$A) wanders through L.A. dancing to a great rhythm by Daedalus.

  @ West Coast Sound by Randall Roberts on May 7, 2008 @ 11:09 am

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  Someone needs to take a poo on Diddy's Clorox white suit

  Oh, wow, bummer, I just found out I missed the event of the century. Don't you hate it when you miss a celebration of such massive import? If anyone wants to take me up on my suggestion in this post's headline you can email any documentary...

  @ West Coast Sound by Alec Hanley Bemis on May 6, 2008 @ 7:00 pm

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  Trent Reznor's Awesome Package

  Love or hate the music, I'll argue with you for hours (if we've got beer), that the physical album cover of Radiohead's In Rainbows sucks. And love or hate the music on Nine Inch Nails' four-part Ghosts project, I'll similarly argue (again, if we've...

  @ West Coast Sound by Mark Mauer on May 6, 2008 @ 5:49 pm

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  Why Biz Markie Should Have Known From the Get-Go That He Was More Than "Just a Friend"

  If your justification for a women sleeping with you hinges on "she" having what "you" need, chances are she will be keeping other men on the side. Really, it all depends on whether or not Markie has what she needs. The question being, does she need p...

  @ West Coast Sound by Jeff Weiss on May 6, 2008 @ 5:00 pm

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  My Bloody Valentine announces two LA shows in the fall

  That would be Wednesday and Thursday, October 1 and 2 at the Santa Monica Civic Center. My Bloody Valentine's high-water mark: "Soon."

  @ West Coast Sound by Randall Roberts on May 6, 2008 @ 2:08 pm

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  Some Thoughts on the "Best. Politician. Inspired. Single. Ever." Also, Nazis. Also, Jesus. Also, NFL football.

  And yes, I may just agree with him, it's an inspired single. But let's quickly remove from any description of this song nouns such as "politician" and "politics," and instead clarify what this song is: a rallying cry plain and simple. Sure it's inspi...

  @ West Coast Sound by Alec Hanley Bemis on May 6, 2008 @ 11:00 am

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  Metaform-Standing On the Shoulders of Giants

  of countless genres has positioned him as an act to be reckoned with, as well as enhanced the mystery of his identity. " By my count, there are 17 things wrong with that statement, but I'll let them slide because the guy's produced a great record. T...

  @ West Coast Sound by Jeff Weiss on May 5, 2008 @ 5:00 pm

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  Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Claremont Folk Festival, 5/3

  Ben Harper, Jackson Browne Claremont Folk Festival, Sycamore School May 3, 2008 Photos and Text by Ryan Colditz Nestled neatly inside the Inland Empire is Claremont, an unassuming, quaint city with a "small town" feel. But there's much more to Cla...

  @ West Coast Sound by LA Weekly on May 5, 2008 @ 11:41 am

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  Marfa Film Fest Dispatch: World Premiere of Heath Ledger-directed music video

  (photo by Randall Roberts) Today's a travel day for me, having just experienced the best little festival I've ever attended, the first annual Marfa Film Festival, in Marfa, Texas. The second annual one is already on my calendar for next year (and i...

  @ West Coast Sound by Randall Roberts on May 5, 2008 @ 11:28 am

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  Dodos, Akron/Family, Natural History Musuem, 5/2

  Akron/Family, The Dodos, Natural History Museum First Fridays May 2, 2008 By Mark Mauer For the past couple of years, one of the best venues in town to see excellent live music has been the Natural History Museum. The Submarines, Plaid, Deerhoof, M...

  @ West Coast Sound by LA Weekly on May 5, 2008 @ 10:24 am

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  Rock Picks: 88BoaDrum, Projekt Revolution, Juana Molina - Also, Flosstradamus, Bigelf, The Crystelles

  THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 The Faint, Jaguar Love, Shy Child at Henry Fonda Theater Junko Futagawa (Click to enlarge) The Boredoms love you eight days a week. ...

  by L.A. Weekly Music Critics on August 7, 2008

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  Front and Central Avenue: The World Stage Jazz Festival - Free jazz and homegrown history

  The second of the triad of festivals celebrating L.A. homegrown jazz history takes place this Sunday. Sandwiched between the Central Avenue and Watts Towers festivals, the World Stage Jazz Festival is a relative newcomer, inspired by the legacy of ...

  by Brick Wahl on August 7, 2008

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  Love Festival, Droog Collective and DFA's Special Disco Version

  It started as an underground bacchanal for the techno-hippie set, but over the years the Love Festival has become a lot more. The 16th annual dance gathering is not only a celebration of the good vibes (and will) that exists in the dance music commu...

  by Lina Lecaro on August 7, 2008

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  The Many Moods of Rock the Bells - Hip-hop's been in a lull. Meet the new torchbearers

  Everything moves in cycles. We knew this in the abstract, but we'd forgotten. Who could blame us? Shit got practically medieval between 2003 and 2006, when advocating for quaint, antiquated notions like coherence, depth and skill was apt to leave y...

  by Jeff Weiss on August 7, 2008

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  Understanding Carla Bozulich - Evangelista: "Hardcore pony princes on a different dirty throne every night in a different dirty town"

  I can arrange to unscrew your fucking heart and let it see past the confines of your bloody finite chest for a while if that's what you want. (Click to enlarge) ...

  by John Payne on August 7, 2008