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Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: For the Cramps Fanatics

KCRW Broadcast #183 for Saturday, October 6, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Our America Fanatics! Hello from Ohio! Columbus, Ohio, to be exact. I thought it would be a great idea to celebrate some great Ohio bands, Ohio-themed songs and Lenny Bruce talking about Ohio! Hour one is a mix ... More >>

Johnny Ramone's Widow Linda Takes Us Inside Their Strange Estate

Linda Ramone lives in an eccentric museum. The widow of iconic Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone (who died in 2004 of prostate cancer) is dedicated to preserving her late husband's legacy, and his estate. She still lives in the home they shared in the Valley -- a wacky, charmingly garish house filled ... More >>

Roberta Bayley

Henry Rollins: The Column! Happy Birthday Iggy Pop! Your Biggest Fan, Henry

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] Iggy Pop, who was born on April 21, 1947, turns 65 this Saturday. It is perhaps a waste of time ... More >>

Susan SurfTone Is a Female Guitarist and Was a Gun-Toting FBI Agent. Boys Are Jealous

Watching the Republican debates recently, Susan SurfTone bristled at Newt Gingrich's revisionist history. "He said he and Ronald Reagan took down the Soviet Union," the female guitarist, who plays this Saturday at the Redwood Bar & Grill, says over the phone from her home in Portland. "No. Ronald Re ... More >>

The Talking Heads Were Way More Innovative Than The Ramones

The Talking Heads​Welcome to our new column, Deathmatch. Here, we'll compare two artists who have something in common -- musical or sartorial style, era, fan base -- and then determine, conclusively, who is better. The statement "The Talking Heads are a better band than The Ramones" will draw ... More >>

9 Appalling & Tasteless Gingerbread Houses

See this gingerbread house? The one with turrets and bay windows, candy canes on the door, licorice piping on the windows and shingles lined with gumdrops and M&Ms. That's how a normal gingerbread house looks. Some people, however, like their holiday food tinged with grim reality, which is to say tr ... More >>

CBGB Gingerbread House

UnknownCBGB gingerbread house​24, 24 hours to go, we wanna be sedated -- with cookies and sugar. Perhaps we will be if we tear into the most punk rock gingerbread house ever. Didn't think punk and baked goods could go together? Think again. We spotted this gingerbread replica of legendary NYC ... More >>

Whole Lotta Lens

Low End Theory Anniversary

The story of the influential party from those who created it

Jimmy Scott Live? Send In the Goosebumps: A Rare Chance to See the Unforgettable Crooner

Jimmy Scott​So what if your legendary band performed at the Hollywood Bowl? Or CBGBs? Or the Apollo? How many singers can you go check out at the Echoplex that can boast of having performed at Twin Peaks' motherfucking Black Lodge, aka that creepy room with the red curtains and the backwards-s ... More >>

Jimmy Scott: Live From Twin Peaks

A rare chance to catch Lynchian contralto

Five Things You Didn't Know About the B-52s

​ When most people think about early punk bands, they do not think of the B-52s. But before the band made such floor-fillers as Love Shack" and "Roam," and before Kate Pierson joined REM to sing about "Shiny Happy People," the B-52s were playing at CBGBs and churning out garagey tunes such as ... More >>

The Column!: Postcard From NYC

Henry Rollins: The Column! Rollins on Being an Angeleno in New York (and Missing Joey Ramone)

Timothy Norris​[The one and only Henry Rollins contributes a weekly column and far-reaching reportage to the music section of the LA Weekly. Look for your weekly Henry Rollins fix right here on West Coast Sound every Wednesday and make sure to tune in to Henry's KCRW radio show every Saturday ... More >>

David Byrne's TED Talk: How the Architecture of Venues Affects Music

Back in February, David Byrne gave a talk at the eclectic TED conference about how the architecture of a venue (be it CBGBs or a Gothic cathedral) affects the music that is played in it. TED has finally made it available today. As with all things Byrne, it is really interesting, thought-provoking a ... More >>

Ex-Motley Crue Manager Joins Guns 'n Roses, Sebastian Bach Saves Axl's Life

Ex-Motley Crue Manager Joins Guns 'n' Roses & Sebastian Bach Saves Axl's life

Guns n Roses Plays CBGB! (OK, Axl & Some Dudes Play the Varvatos Clothing Store)

Brooklyn Vegan"You're in Varvatos, Baby--I wanna see you shoooooooppppp!"​Brooklyn Vegan reports that last night Guns n Roses Axl Rose and a bunch of his buddies who are not Slash, Duff, etc. played legendary NYC club CBGBs the hip clothing store Varvatos in the Bowery. According to Brookly V ... More >>

New Year's Eve in LA: Bubbly and Bumpin' In the Clubs with Arabian Prince, Hang the DJs, Part Time Punks and More

The year -and decade- are done, and the city's biggest, most buzzed about New Year's Eve bashes (Hard, Giant, Gridlock) are either out of your budget or out of your comfort zone. The house party of a good friend -with lots of other good friends- might be optimal this Thursday night, but we think we' ... More >>

Camp Freddy's Billy Morrison Highlights His 10 Most Important Cultural Events of the 1970s

Billy Morrison​Editor's Note: For Angelenos, guitarist Billy Morrison is perhaps best known for his work with all-star cover band Camp Freddy, which also features core members Dave Navarro (guitar), Matt Sorum (drums), Donovan Leitch, Jr. (vocals), Chris Chaney (bass). Indie 103.1 fans no doub ... More >>

Stage Raw: Getting Intimate With Michael Kearns

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Rachel Rosenthal at 83MICHAEL KEARNS GETS INTIMATE​L.A. Weekly's 2007 "Queen of the Angels" Michael Kearns performs his solo performance piece, Intimacies, at the drkrm Gallery and Performance Space in Eagle Rock, 2121 San Fernando ... More >>

Stage Raw: Rachel Rosenthal at 83

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Poland, where theater is hipRACHEL ROSENTHAL AT 83 ​The Rachel Rosenthal Company (founded in 1989) is throwing a fundraiser to help celebrate the performance artist's 83rd birthday, past achievements and the upcoming publication o ... More >>

Stage Raw: L.A. shows NYC-bound

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsL.A. SHOWS HEADING EAST ​SoulArt Productions presentation of Alex Lyras' The Common Air - a nominee in last year's L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards solo performance award for its 2008 run at the Asylu ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Festen, Just Imagine, Never Land, Save Gertrude

Also, High Ceilings, The Philadelphia Story, The Blunders and more

A Tale of Two Movies

When things go miraculously right — or horribly wrong

Nacional's Pastime

An L.A. label pushes a wild mix of Latin sounds, from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Aterciopelados to Mexican Institute of Sound, Pinker Tones and Nortec Collective

Rockers at Morrison Hotel Gallery with Legendary Music Photographer Bob Gruen

To be honest, I never thought I'd be standing in legendary photographer Bob Gruen's teenage bedroom. The unkempt bed covered by a Led Zeppelin blanket, the shelves of rock memorabilia, the walls plastered with photos and cutout articles from vintage rock magazines like Creem and Rock Scene... it is ... More >>

Hilarity ensues at the opening of new John Varvatos store at former CBGB's site

Reminder from NYC: It kind of sucks here now. Our favorite placard from the protesters: "One small loss of a music space, one giant leap for pants."

Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem and Wild Light, Hollywood Bowl, 9/20

Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem and Wild Light Hollywood Bowl, September 20. By Randall Roberts There was a moment about three-quarters of the way through Arcade Fire’s victorious show at the Hollywood Bowl last night – I think it was during “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” -- when lead singer Wi ... More >>

Hole, Sweet Hole

The last weekend of CBGB

American Art Core: Behind the Orange Curtain

Few museums – particularly those located in Newport Beach – ever see lines of hundreds of hipsters, all dressed to the nines and desperate for admission. But then, most museums don't feature Sonic Youth performances at their parties. Even with a $30 ticket price, Saturday night's Calif ... More >>

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Rock & Pop Listings

For January 27 - February 2, 2006 Country listings follow.

Nightranger

X Ray Vision

Two generations of L.A. rockers on the meaning of punk, then and now

Stitches on Display

The Cramps

Rock On

Kids Rock

The bands that are saving L.A.’s music scene

Hey Mr. DJ

Brendan Mullen on spin city

Fetus Don't Fail Me Now

Edited by Kateri Butler

Shock Treatment

The Alphabet Killer: What Makes Mike Schaefer Run? And Run?

How To Be a Rock Promoter

And not get punched in the face more than once

Capsule Band Profiles

The Steamy Muse

Rhapsodies of light and heat and hope

It Boy

Tupperware Lady

Cubanismo, L.A.-Style

Cosmic Things

The return of the B-52's

Welcome to the Terra Dome

Rock is dead, long live vampires