Cadillac Escalade

The Neighbourhood: The Group's Rise Culminates in Coachella

When Zach Abels played Jesse Rutherford a guitar riff two years ago in his parents' living room, the two of them knew they were onto something. They immediately recorded the song, and that track, "Sweater Weather" turned into a radio hit. The Neighbourhood have received strong radio support locally ... More >>

Why Are All These People Hanging Around Hollywood & Highland on a Friday Night?

It takes an intrepid East Side researcher with a true flair for adventure to go exploring west of Vermont Avenue. There lie the wilds of East Hollywood, with your devil-may-care Jumbo's Clown Room crowd or the feckless faux-divers at Harvard and Stone, partying on the very knife's edge of Angeleno C ... More >>

Raul Lopez, Cook at 'Hoagies and Wings' in Sherman Oaks, Murdered for Trying to Kick Out Customers

A scuffle between Hoagies and Wings chef Raul Lopez and a group of reportedly "rowdy" customers turned ugly last Friday night when they shot Lopez, a Hollywood resident, in the chest. He was declared dead soon after at a nearby hospital. Hoagies and Wings is located along a nice stretch of Ventura ... More >>

Jacob Anthonisen Person of Interest After Stepbrother Steven Simmons Found Dead

That discovery of a body in a Cadillac Escalade in the Fairfax District last weekend has cops looking for a "person of interest" named Jacob Anthonisen, an apparent party boy who has gone missing. The dead man inside the car, which had been sitting there for about a week until the stench prompted n ... More >>

Daniel Becerril's Victims Use Yelp to Fight Alleged Murderer and Con Man

Murder on Montana Ave.

Was LAUSD teacher Sasha Merman slain to hide Daniel Becerril's greed?

Junior Seau Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound in Oceanside

Updated at the bottom with the San Diego County coroner confirming suicide as the cause of death. First posted at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday. Junior Seau, the hometown hero and onetime USC player who became a star linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound thi ... More >>

Jayne Amelia Larson Wanted to Work in Hollywood -- But Instead Became a Chauffer for Saudi Royalty

Jayne Amelia Larson is a Jersey girl who made it to Harvard. But she may have gotten her greatest education from her job as a chauffeur.Larson's 16-hour days behind the wheel were spent driving royalty of every variety: Cross-dressing movie stars. Coked-up rock stars. Spoiled Beverly Hills brats. An ... More >>

How Tiger Woods Haters on YouTube Inspired an Art Show

After Tiger Woods ran into a fire hydrant and his wife pulled him bleeding and unconscious from his Escalade, and after he withdrew from tournaments and admitted to serial infidelity, vloggers talked about it. Artist Natalie Bookchin, whose other projects had already dragged her deep into the pile o ... More >>

The 5 Best Jokes From The L.A. Political Roast of Councilman Herb Wesson

​If redistricting humor is your cup of tea, then the L.A. Political Roast was the place to be last night. About 900 lobbyists, elected officials, and assorted City Hall hacks gathered at the Beverly Hilton to raise money for diabetes research and roast Council President Herb Wesson.At most, there ... More >>

Wanderlust Review

Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd hook up

Southern California's First 'Parklet' Asks the Question: What Is a Park, Really?

When is a parking space not a parking space? When it's a park, of course. Last week, Southern California's first "parklet" opened quietly in Long Beach, recasting that space between the painted lines as -- yes -- a tiny rectangle of curb-adjacent public space. It's not as suicidal as it sounds. In ... More >>

USC Nude Sex Photo Scandal Gets Taiwanese Animation Treatment (Video)

YouTube​It was only a matter of time. Yes, the USC nude sex photo scandal now has its own Taiwanese animation treatment, a la Tiger Woods' Escalade crash. Unfortunately, we don't get to see too many details -- certainly not enough to measure anything or check for any Brazilian beauty secrets ... More >>

Troy Jackson, a.k.a. Streetball Player 'Escalade,' Dies in L.A. During NBA All-Star Weekend

YouTubeTroy 'Escalade' Jackson.​Troy "Escalade" Jackson, a prominent figure on the "streetball" circuit and brother of former Knicks player Mark Jackson, died in his sleep, reportedly at an L.A. hotel room during NBA All-Star Weekend. The cause of death was still under investigation. NBA lum ... More >>

Jocks Who (Don't) Rock: Top 10 Most Embarrassing Music Videos by Football Players

Top 10 Embarrassing Videos of Football Team Rap Songs

(VIDEO) Hollywood Party Buses Gone Wild: The Ana Garcia Crackdown

las-vegas.comThe best part of the party is was getting there​This morning, it's NBC Los Angeles versus the rogue party buses of Hollywood, for a hard-hitting news clip that doesn't take "Let go of me!" for an answer. Video after the jump. NBC reporter Ana Garcia and her night-shift news crew ... More >>

Zurisaday Bonilla, Naomi Bonilla, L.A. Homicides No. 216, No. 217: 19-Year-Old Mother And Infant Child Killed By Ex-Boyfriend In SUV On Halloween

Google Maps​A Latina woman and her infant child were killed by their respective ex-boyfriend and father at about 11:45 p.m. on Halloween night, when he plowed his car into their home on the 2700 block of Cincinnati Street in Boyle Heights. They have since been identified as 19-year-old Zurisad ... More >>

Wynn Resorts Bans Paris Hilton Following Arrest For Alleged Cocaine Possession

​Wynn Resorts banned Paris Hilton from its two hotels on the Las Vegas strip Wednesday, while her boyfriend Cy Waits has been released as managing partner for the properties' Tryst and XS nightclubs, the Associated Press reports. Wynn spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne told the paper that Hilton is b ... More >>

Paris Hilton Arrested In Vegas After Cocaine Allegedly Found In Her Possession

​Is anyone surprised? Party girl Paris Hilton was arrested Friday night in Las Vegas after police said they found cocaine in her purse. Hilton has already hired a top Vegas lawyer, David Chesnoff, who asks us "not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of la ... More >>

Valley Dispensary Robbery Caught On Tape; Suspect Shoots His Way Out

​Just a few years ago medical marijuana dispensaries seemed to be a hot entrepreneurial growth industry. These days we don't envy pot-shop operators. Besides a city crackdown that is supposed to result in the closure of most dispensaries in the city, there has been a string of pot-shop robber ... More >>

For Chow Hounds Seeking Flea Market Finds

Flickr/ricardodiaz11The Dosa Indian food truck will be at the new L.A. Flea Market next month. ​ Next month, some of L.A.'s finest gourmet food trucks will offer their mobile meals at a venue normally associated with the Dodger Dog. The L.A. Flea Market, celebrating its grand opening at Dodger ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan Gets Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet

​After flying into Los Angeles from France over the weekend actress Lindsay Lohan showed up for court Monday morning, where a judge slapped her with a bracelet that monitors alcohol use and mandated that she drink no booze and submit to weekly drug tests. Lohan was late to her Beverly Hills S ... More >>

Suge Knight Arrested On Suspicion Of Assault With A Deadly Weapon

​Rap mogul Marion "Suge'' Knight was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and for a warrant for driving on a suspended license, Los Angeles police said. The 45-year-old founder of Death Row Records was pulled over in a white Cadillac Escalade pickup on Crenshaw ... More >>

Tiger Skips Trip To The Land Of 'TMZ'

Tiger Woods Foundation​The big question on a lot of people's minds following Tiger Woods' bizarre accident over the holiday weekend was whether the golf legend would attend the annual tournament he hosts this week in Thousand Oaks. The answer came Monday in the form of a resounding 'no.' "I a ... More >>

Shriver-gate: Maria Apologizes

California First Lady Maria Shriver apologized after paparazzi snapped her driving while talking on a mobile phone, sans hands-free device. Husband and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger championed the state's "hands-free law," which mandates that drivers must use hands-free devices such as Bluetooth he ... More >>

Monster Truck Parking Lot: Reflections on Big Wheels, Little Dudes and Truck Balls

Drew Tewksbury Twenty-three years ago, a cinematic meteorite slammed into the American landscape. The 1986 DIY film was Heavy Metal Parking Lot and it portrayed nothing more than its namesake; the unruly Schlitz-drinking, ape-drape-adorned metal heads meandering in a Landover, Maryland parking lot b ... More >>

Timewarp: Where Old Instruments Go to Live Again

Back to the bylophone

LACMA Deconstructed

Machine Project rethinks what a museum is for

Alec (who is the same age as Jesus) responds to his critic. Also, a special guest appearance by Judas aka Bob Dylan (you know, the guy from the panty commercial).

I am 33, the same age of Jesus. Clearly those kids in their teens and early twenties who you're meeting have some work to do to get as arrogant as me. But don't worry, sounds like they have plenty of time to catch up!

Hot Chip: Epics in Minutes

Why this is the most entertaining band in the world right now

Hardcorey

Corey Hart, Moby and Tarina Tarantino's “Tokyo Hardcore”

Twinkle Toes

Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

The Sopranos-like takeover of Tribune Co. could mean cement shoes for employees

6 Highs and Lows of American Automobilia

White Chocolate

U.K.’s Hot Chip love American R&B, cars and slang. Some things never change

6 Highs and Lows of American Automobilia

Houses of Cards

Where to get poker-faced without leaving L.A.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Riding the whirlwind in the bike lane

Better Mileage On Ice

Why refrigerators are more efficient than cars

The Six Dollar Man

Willie Nelson & Friends

From Motown to Rimtown

The blinging of Los Angeles

Photo Essay

Driven

In Hollywood, your car is who you are

The Life of the Party

Gendy Alimurung keeps a diary as she stalks Jeffrey Best, Zen planner of L.A. parties

Stragglers in the Heartland

With apologies to Robert Benchley

Beginning To See the Light

The power crisis and its global warning

Holiday Programming