Turns out the Walkman isn't dead yet, but let's face it (those of us who weren't surprised to find that the outmoded portable was still being manufactured): The writing's on the wall. As a sort of premature eulogy for the player, West Coast Sound revisits some of the Walkman's finer moments through ... More >>
Liz Ohanesian[tlr] is a musician for the geek culture generation. As the bassist for Romak and the Space Pirates, he's released an album on a flash drive and referenced memes. With his latest endeavor, NVR-NDR, the L.A.-based musician tackles video game culture with a sound that incorporates ... More >>
Editor's note: Screenwriter Scott Neustadter struck gold in 2009 with his script for (500) Days of Summer, which he co-wrote with Michael H. Weber. The film, shot in downtown Los Angeles, stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt; viewers watch the rise and fall of the pair's relationship throu ... More >>
Sure, the papers are full of stories of gas prices shooting up and housing prices plummeting, but those are new phenomena compared to the steady declines in the fortunes of the record industry. The latest sales numbers show a decrease of 11% over last year - and that includes legal digital downloads ... More >>
For the week of June 14 - 21
Boy-band vets all grow’d up
