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  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time: #5-1

    *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time: #20-16 *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time: #15-11 *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time: #10-6 *Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time: The Complete List *Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List 5. Avril Lavigne Combining ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Nero's Joseph Ray On Classical Music, Being Inspired by Sci-Fi Flicks and Why People Bash American Dubstep

    Nero's eclectic, electronic sound has always been a bit obsessed with sci-fi and spaceships. So it seems fitting that their profile has blasted off in the last year following the release of their 2011 debut, Welcome Reality. Their ability to build on the ferocity of dubstep for the last several year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Marilyn Manson, Slash, Evanescence - Club Nokia - 4/11/12

    Revolver Golden Gods Club Nokia 4-11-12 Better than ... Any hard rock show you'd see on the Sunset Strip nowadays. Music awards shows generally suck. They are most often excuses for industry people to slap themselves on the back and perform crappy performances of songs you don't want to hear anywa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Odd Future, Dipset, Ab-Soul - Paid Dues 2012 - 4/7/2012

    Paid Dues 2012 NOS Events Center, San Bernardino 4/7/2012 Posted by the Paid Dues media check-in, the announcement, "ATTENTION: Photo Pit Closed for Odd Future Performance," seemed an ominous sign. Though it likely was just to ward off further lawsuits, it felt a little pretentious -- and Murs' ind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Butch Vig: The Super-Producer Talks About the Genius of Garbage (and Nirvana)

    See also: Nirvana Little-Known-Facts Revealed: Butch Vig, the Band and Jon Stewart Celebrate Nevermind's 20th Anniversary You could easily make the case that Butch Vig is the most influential record producer of the last 25 years. With Nevermind, he and Nirvana ushered in a new era of alternative ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Sam McPheeters, of the '90s Punk Band Born Against, On His Bizarre Novel About L.A.'s Angriest Chevron Owner

    "I wanted it to be like a firework show," Sam McPheeters says about the crescendo of energy and tension in his debut novel, The Loom of Ruin. "It just gets more and more insane." Co-founder of the legendary hardcore punk band Born Against, McPheeters' first novel was just released via Mugger Books ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Ten Rap-Rock Songs That Are Actually Awesome

    See also: Crazy Town's Shifty Shellshock Is Out of His Coma! Here's Everything You Need To Know About Him Rap-rock remains the coolest idea ever. You've just been scared off of it by the mountain of terrible rap-rock in existence. Here are ten songs that prove the Woodstock '99-tainted genre could ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    "State of Food Blogging" Survey Results: Guess How Much Food Bloggers Earn (You're Right)

    According to the results of the first State of Food Blogging Survey, your friendly neighborhood food blogger can be described as "a married woman in her 30s or 40s living in the United States. While she is either a parent or perhaps on the way to being so, she is likely to be employed full time, par ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2012

    Laguna Dances

    According to the results of the first State of Food Blogging Survey, your friendly neighborhood food blogger can be described as "a married woman in her 30s or 40s living in the United States. While she is either a parent or perhaps on the way to being so, she is likely to be employed full time, par ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2012

    Cirque d'Oils

    According to the results of the first State of Food Blogging Survey, your friendly neighborhood food blogger can be described as "a married woman in her 30s or 40s living in the United States. While she is either a parent or perhaps on the way to being so, she is likely to be employed full time, par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    No Kitchen Required Around the World in 80 Plates: Does the food still matter?

    It takes a special kind of chef to sign up for a competition show. When it comes to cooking, it's much easier, really, to stay in your own kitchen, keep your nose to the saucepan and crank out the best food you know how without the aggravation of mystery ingredients and a ticking clock. But that's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Adam Sandler's Jack and Jill Sweeps The Razzies

    If the Academy Awards are a back-slapping bore, the Razzies are a bitch-slapping fun fest. Traditionally held on the eve of the Oscars, the annual awards show for the first time took place Sunday night on April Fool's Day at Magicopolis in Santa Monica, the perfect opportunity to lay into the movie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: California Love

    KCRW Broadcast #158 for Saturday, March 31, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! The Ugly World of eBay Hustling Fanatics! Tomorrow night we have a bit of a concept show for your enjoyment. Since I write this ahead of a show in San Diego, I thought it would be a great idea to play bands from ... More >>

  • Stage

    March 29, 2012

    We Don't Need No Playwright: How Ensemble-Created Work Is Changing L.A. Theater

    KCRW Broadcast #158 for Saturday, March 31, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! The Ugly World of eBay Hustling Fanatics! Tomorrow night we have a bit of a concept show for your enjoyment. Since I write this ahead of a show in San Diego, I thought it would be a great idea to play bands from ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2012

    ABC — Easy as 405

    KCRW Broadcast #158 for Saturday, March 31, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! The Ugly World of eBay Hustling Fanatics! Tomorrow night we have a bit of a concept show for your enjoyment. Since I write this ahead of a show in San Diego, I thought it would be a great idea to play bands from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Big Sean, Kid Ink - Club Nokia - 3/27/12

    Big Sean, Kid Ink Club Nokia 3/27/12 Better Than... hanging out with the people who went to the Lady Antebellum show at Staples Center. Since 2008, XXL Magazine has anointed a group of up-and-coming rappers as their freshman class in order to show fans what the future of hip-hop will look like. M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: The Complete List

    See also: *Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time: The Complete List *Top 20 Greatest Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List *Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: The Complete List Physical appearance actually has little to do with sexiness. Sure, we've all been known to stare at a shirtle ... More >>

  • Music

    March 22, 2012

    Music Picks: Funk-a-Palooza, Keith Jarrett, Ute Lemper & the Vogler Quartet

    Also, Hot Snakes, Strange Boys, Ken Parker, Flash Express and others

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #5-1

    See also: *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #20-16 *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #15-11 *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #10-6 5. Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen is the only man, of any age, who can pull off tight-ass jeans and a bandana. Those broad shoulders ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Taking Physics Class 
with Professor GZA

    [Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] See also: Our review of Wu-Tang Clan's January 21, 2012 show at Club Nokia The Wu-Tang Clan once said if we picked up their double album, Wu-Tang Foreve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Meet Your Food Blogger: Valentino Herrera of Trippy Food

    Valentino Herrera abides by two philosophies: Try everything, at least once. And share unusual experiences with others, especially when it comes to travel and eating. Both ideas are evident on his blog, Trippy Food. Don't expect hallucinogenic mushrooms. For Herrera, "trippy" means unusual items ran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Two and a Half Men vs. Mad Men at PaleyFest: Is it Better to Have Ratings or Emmys?

    Sometimes on the red carpet, you overhear things. Such was the case on Monday night during the arrivals for PaleyFest's Two and Half Men event, for which the show's stars (sans the glaringly absent Ashton Kutcher, who participated only in the panel) along with its creators walked the red carpet, pra ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2012

    A Chunka-Chunka Burning Moves

    Sometimes on the red carpet, you overhear things. Such was the case on Monday night during the arrivals for PaleyFest's Two and Half Men event, for which the show's stars (sans the glaringly absent Ashton Kutcher, who participated only in the panel) along with its creators walked the red carpet, pra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    The Vex and Chicano Punk: A Very Brief History

    See also: The Five Best East L.A. Backyard Punk Bands Chicanos have played a defining role in punk rock since its inception. In fact, Michigan's ? and the Mysterians are a strong contender for the first band to be labeled "punk rock." A little closer to home, East Los's Cannibal and the Headhunter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Why Limp Bizkit on Cash Money Makes Sense

    See also: Fuck Guilty Pleasures: Limp Bizkit Had An Amazing Run It's confirmed: The Limp Bizkit-on-Cash Money era is upon us, whatever that might entail. We know because last week at the Laundry Bar in Melbourne, Austrailia, Bizkit/House of Pain turntabilist DJ Lethal spun "Ready to Go," the world ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Snoop Dogg, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan, and Debbie "The Glass Lady" on Pimp Cups, Religion, and Life Lessons

    In this week's cover story, we trace the elusive and colorful history of hip hop's most interesting accessory, the pimp cup. These bedazzled chalices, made and prayed over by Chicago church-goer Debbie the Glass Lady, are carried by celebrities ranging from Lil Jon to Owen Wilson. Pimp-turned-preach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Brenda Holloway Was Motown's First West Coast Artist; Tomorrow She Plays With the Gaylads

    American soul music and Jamaican reggae are closer kin than you might think. "Basically every '60s ska and reggae band refers to Curtis Mayfield as one of their biggest influences," says Mark Morales, a concert promoter and DJ based out of Los Angeles. Tomorrow, Morales' Hot Shot Sounds will host a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Green Day Never Sold Out, You Just Got Old and Complacent

    One of the most mainstream punk bands since the new millennium, Green Day has faced criticism for selling out ever since releasing 2004's American Idiot -- some would say as far back as after the release of 1994's Dookie. Fuck that. They didn't sell out. In fact, American Idiot and 21st Century Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Los Angeles Ballet Needs More Than a Bland Swan Lake

    First, a recap. Or as they say on television (in voiceover), previously, on Los Angeles Ballet... The drama of six months ago, recorded in an L.A. Weekly story, centered on dancer complaints and signs of trouble at Los Angeles Ballet, the ambitious fledgling company started in 2006 by husband-and-w ... More >>

  • Music

    March 1, 2012

    Music Picks: Smokeout Festival, Mike Miller Group, Zola Jesus, Saul Williams

    Also, New Multitudes, Cool Moms, Alpha & Omega, Cloud Nothings and others

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Post-Oscar Bitching, a Chance to Prove How Young and Hip We All Are

    Ew, old people. They're so old! Especially that Billy Crystal. What is he, 105? Get off the stage! In your electric walker! If you buy into the prevailing narrative of the post-Oscars Twitterverse, all Academy voters are elderly, with a quirky fondness for nostalgic moving pictures about moving pic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Silents Are Golden

    Ew, old people. They're so old! Especially that Billy Crystal. What is he, 105? Get off the stage! In your electric walker! If you buy into the prevailing narrative of the post-Oscars Twitterverse, all Academy voters are elderly, with a quirky fondness for nostalgic moving pictures about moving pic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    A Truly Moving Night

    Ew, old people. They're so old! Especially that Billy Crystal. What is he, 105? Get off the stage! In your electric walker! If you buy into the prevailing narrative of the post-Oscars Twitterverse, all Academy voters are elderly, with a quirky fondness for nostalgic moving pictures about moving pic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    Swan Angeles

    Ew, old people. They're so old! Especially that Billy Crystal. What is he, 105? Get off the stage! In your electric walker! If you buy into the prevailing narrative of the post-Oscars Twitterverse, all Academy voters are elderly, with a quirky fondness for nostalgic moving pictures about moving pic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Seven Ghostface Killah Songs Showing His Softer Side

    ​See also Ghostface Killah Changes Mind About Online Impersonator Ghostfase: 'Shout Out to My Mini Muse.... Funny Ass Ninja' Story by Reed Fischer Ghostface Killah has flirted with mainstream hip-hop, but has spent most of his career being the critics' favorite rapper -- for good reason. Tony St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Coffee Common at TED2012: Or, What $7,500 Buys You, Besides Priceless Inspiration

    The annual TED conference starts this week at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center for the lucky and the monied who can afford to spend $7,500 to hear inspirational talks by amazing individuals whose titles belie the impact of their work (i.e., "Vulnerability Researcher" Brené Brown; "Expert" John ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Massive LAPD Security Detail at Oscars Included Bomb-Squad Robot, Forklift

    The Academy Awards in the heart of Hollywood make the perfect target for a terrorist. (Or an Occupier.) They're the ultimate symbol of Western culture, celebrating billion-dollar blockbusters and caught up in a media frenzy of nip slips/gown slits. Of this, the LAPD is well aware. Thus the massive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2012

    Academy Award Winners Haven't Included Latino Actors, Nonwhite Actresses in 10 Years

    Updated at the bottom: The Oscars broke the 10-year spell. Only days after the voters behind the Academy Awards were revealed as extremely white (94 percent), male (77 percent) and old (median age, 62), the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center issued a report indicating that Oscar winners seem to r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2012

    Megadeth - Gibson Amphitheatre - 2-24-11

    Timothy Norris​See also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" Megadeth Gibson Amphitheatre 2-24-12 Better than...putting a plug in it. Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has gone on a tear making controversial statements in interviews recently. At least he has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Ska Still Rules in L.A.! Just Ask Viernes 13

    Viernes 13​Local eight-man ska band Viernes 13 started out playing backyard shows in Whittier and South Gate in the mid-90s. It makes sense, since those were the days when Reel Big Fish and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones ruled the airwaves. But as ska faded from top 40 radio, its popularity only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    'Don't Stick Your Dick in My Mouth Before We've Kissed': Sheri Sanders' 10 Tips on Auditioning for Rock Musicals

    Rebecca HaithcoatSheri Sanders​Inside the Lyric Theatre on La Brea, the compact Sheri Sanders is curled in a chair, squinting her eyes and smiling almost apologetically at the nervous girl in Uggs onstage who keeps forgetting her lyrics. "I hate to be a cunt," Sanders murmurs. "I hate to be a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Thermometer Burrito: It's What's For Lunch at LAUSD

    Life is like a burrito--you never know what you are going to get. One day it could be carnitas; the next it could be black tar heroin or a meat thermometer. One LAUSD student was the unlucky eater of a thermometer burrito served up by her school's cafeteria. Yesterday, the parents of Dahlia Dougla ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    February 23, 2012

    Academy Awards: How to Game Your Office Pool

    Life is like a burrito--you never know what you are going to get. One day it could be carnitas; the next it could be black tar heroin or a meat thermometer. One LAUSD student was the unlucky eater of a thermometer burrito served up by her school's cafeteria. Yesterday, the parents of Dahlia Dougla ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2012

    12th Planet is the Johnny Appleseed of Dubstep

    Skrillex sleeps on his couch

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Philip Levine, Poet Laureate, Tells Us About California vs. Detroit (and Curses a Lot)

    "A poetry reading is like a painting," Philip Levine says in regards to his upcoming reading in downtown Los Angeles. "Somebody asks you, 'What do you hope to accomplish with that painting?' Come on." He starts to laugh. "You want it to be admired. ... I go there with my poems." Levine -- the 18t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2012

    A Spider-Man That Doesn't Bite

    "A poetry reading is like a painting," Philip Levine says in regards to his upcoming reading in downtown Los Angeles. "Somebody asks you, 'What do you hope to accomplish with that painting?' Come on." He starts to laugh. "You want it to be admired. ... I go there with my poems." Levine -- the 18t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Killer Mike - Echoplex - February 21, 2012

    Ben Westhoff​Killer Mike w/ Busdriver, Nocando, and Open Mike Eagle Echoplex February 21, 2012 Better than: John Rocker Killer Mike is conscious without being boring, a street preacher rapper who knows that no one will listen to your message if your beats aren't dope. He's an obvious heir to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Top Ten Best Replacement Singers in Rock and Metal

    Dio-era Black Sabbath​See also: *Top Ten Worst Replacement Singers in Rock and Metal *Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ronnie James Dio: Who's Better? One of the biggest stories in metal this year is the revolving door for vocalists. Jesse Leach has returned to Killswitch Engage. Iced Earth played their fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    L.A. Weekly Critic Steven Leigh Morris Gets Two-Book Deal to Write About L.A. Theater History, Chickens

    ​The Weekly's critic-at-large, Steven Leigh Morris, has landed a two-book publishing deal with New Hampshire-based Smith and Kraus Publishers. The first book -- working title Building Snowmen in the Desert -- is a three-year research project for a comprehensive history of Los Angeles theater. Thi ... More >>

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