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How to Make Your YouTube Video Blow Up

Kevin "Kereal" Walker and Tommy "Tgunnz" Piccirilli have been rapping together for the better part of a decade. The duo -- known as KT Borderline -- have their fair share of stories about day jobs and failed label meetings. But it looks like they're about to turn a corner. Their song "Fresh In T ... More >>

1: Spago's Veal Filet Mignon Tartare

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 1: Spago's Veal Filet Mignon Tartare. When it arrives at your table, Wolfgang Puck's iteration of veal tartare may look more like a Sally Mann photo ... More >>

2: Philly Cheesesteak at The Bazaar

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 2. Philly Cheesesteak at The Bazaar. Aside from "spatchcock," it's possible there's no better word in the culinary lexicon than "espuma." At least i ... More >>

3: Roasted Kabocha Squash at Lucques

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 3. Roasted Kabocha Squash at Lucques. The fall salad is a fairly ubiquitous menu item, and one of those things that's a safe bet almost anywhere you ... More >>

4: Butterscotch Budino at Mozza

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 4: Butterscotch Budino at Mozza. There are many, many reasons to spend time at the glorious food complex that is Mozza on the corner of Melrose and ... More >>

5: Crispy Pig Head at Animal

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 5. Crispy Pig Head at Animal. A certain brand of excess has quite rightly given Animal a reputation as a purveyor of dude food: meat-heavy, no-holds ... More >>

6. Mole de los Dioses at Rocio's Mole de los Dioses

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 6. Mole de los Dioses at Rocio's Mole de los Dioses. This colorful Sun Valley restaurant, tucked into a small strip mall off of I-5, has many menu i ... More >>

7: Water-Boiled Fish at Chung King

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 7. Water-Boiled Fish at Chung King. There are many excellent reasons to head down San Gabriel Blvd., although maybe not if you're former U.S. Commer ... More >>

8: Smoked Salmon with Mango at Kiriko

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 8: Smoked Salmon with Mango at Kiriko. Few itamae balance the stylings of modern and classic sushi with the flair of Kiriko's Ken Namba. Some nights ... More >>

15: Fish Taco from Ricky's Fish Tacos

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 15: Fish Taco from Ricky's Fish Tacos. There's so much to love about Ricky's: Ricky Piña himself, who couldn't find good enough Ensenada-style fish ... More >>

16: Creamy Pumpkin Soup at BeirBeisl

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 16: Creamy pumpkin soup at BierBeisl. It's true: autumn brings with it way too many pumpkin-flavored things. And, yet not enough pumpkin soup. Butte ... More >>

17: Green Curry Mussels at Jitlada

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 17: Green Curry Mussels at Jitlada. If there is one menu in town that has the best chance of being written about by cultural anthropologists twenty ... More >>

19: Salsa de Chorizo Con Cesina at Gish Bac

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 19: Salsa de Chorizo Con Cesina at Gish Bac. Gish Bac, the Oaxacan restaurant in Mid-City, is best known for its barbacoa, and for good reason. The ... More >>

20: Lamb Dip at Philippe the Original

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 21: Lamb Dip at Philippe the Original. There are preferences in Los Angeles that speak volumes about a person: Dodgers or Angels? Lakers or Clippers ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 7/2 - 7/6

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "If you still look confused, you may be offered a free sample." 10 Best Tamales in Los Angeles. "But, as one might predict, the law barely lasted one full business day before a lawsuit was filed against it." Lawsuit Claims ... More >>

82: Sooo Cali Dog at Dog Haus

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 82: Sooo Cali Dog at Dog Haus. Maximalist-topping hot dogs aren't exactly new in Los Angeles. Pink's has been creating celebrity-named behemoths for the better ... More >>

LinA In LA Party Picks: Sexy Elves and a 40 of Olde English Malt Liquor

Don't shop til' you drop, bop til' you drop! European electronic dance dynamos, a hip-hop master (DJ Quik) and wax-wielding women (in hottie holiday garb!) round out the dance offerings for the first week of December. Fri., Dec. 2 Departure's got another global groover to get you grinding, Tiefsch ... More >>

Blu Interview: We Chop It Up With ​L.A.'s Patron Saint of Lyricism

Blu ​Blu soundlessly materializes in Silverlake's La Mill coffee boutique. The rapper's aura is so serene it forms a barrier against the sounds of jittery fingertips flitting across keyboards and conversations that seem to be in fast forward. I think of a line from "Down to Earth," a song from ... More >>

Five Fiercest Frocks From Fashion's Night Out 2011

Lina Lecaro Brow-raising looks at the Phillip Lim store​ The annual eve of retail raging called Fashion's Night Out 2011 took place all around the world last night. New York always seems to have the most cohesive FNO and be the most happening hub (with major designer events and parties attract ... More >>

Spaceghostpurrp Ft. Speak: "Way Back," Or What We're Listening To Instead of "Otis"

Spaceghostpurrp and Speak​While you were running back Jay Z and Kanye's impossibly out-of-touch single "Otis" last weekend, Spaceghostpurrp and Speak were recording in Miami's Poe Boy studios. While you were recalling Jigga and 'Ye's humble roots, two of today's realest rising rappers were t ... More >>

Marijuana Remains a Top Outlaw Drug Under U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Ruling Today

It's no use.​A nine-year effort to get the government to reclassify marijuana as a drug with at least some legitimate uses ended in a FAIL today after the DEA just said no. Pro-pot forces, however, say they'll appeal the decision to the U.S. Circuit Court in Washington. As it stands, cannab ... More >>

William C. Rempel's New Book At the Devil's Table: 7 Astounding Revelations About Colombian Drug Lords

Robert HarmonRempel, author of the new book about the Cali Cartel called At the Devil's Table​ William C. Rempel, who for 36 years worked as an investigative reporter and editor at the L.A. Times, has written the book At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the C ... More >>

The 10 Worst Songs About California That Aren't "California" By Datarock

Their latest single is terrible.​We used to like Datarock a lot. Our working theory is that in 2007, while we slept, we were taken over by a hipster succubus that abused cocaine and drank too much Pedialyte--plausible explanation for how our critical functions were deactivated. Fortunately, D ... More >>

UPDATE: Rapper Game Detained in ... Canada? [DEVELOPING]

Game's pain​ [UPDATE, 2:20pm: We just spoke with Patrizia Giolti at the Canada Border Services Agency. She explained to us that Canadian privacy regulations prevent her from releasing details about Game's detention unless he gives his express consent. She added that "what's being reported in t ... More >>

Can Reality TV Ever Really Rock?

Lina Lecaro Reality's realest rockin couple (from Cali): Millionaire Matchmaker's Rachel Federoff and Destin Pfaff at Svedka party.​This past weekend, LA played host to the "Reality Rocks Expo," a two-day celebration of "reality, unscripted, factual, and lifestyle" television at the LA Convent ... More >>

Exclusive Mix- J. Rocc Gives Us "Some Cold Rock Stuf"

J.Rocc at the Do-Over​One of Cali's finest, the world famous J. Rocc, drops his double album, Some Cold Rock Stuf, tomorrow on similarly solid label Stones Throw. Because he's as nice in real life as on the turntables, he gave us an exclusive mix in anticipation of the release. One of the or ... More >>

Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Snoop Dogg's New Album "Doggumentary"

​Just a few days after being mourner-of-honor at the funeral of former associate Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg hogged the hip-hop limelight once again by releasing all the tracks of his much-awaited album Doggumentary two days before the official release via moribund social network oddity MySpace. 10 ... More >>

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Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (featuring Akon): New Video for Dre's Single "Kush" Just Released

​Red-letter day in Cali hip-hop: Dr. Dre has just released the new video for the much-awaited single from his upcoming album Detox: "Kush," featuring the most likable man in the game, Snoop Dogg, and hook-provider Akon. This is the song that answers the question "Why does Snoop smoke so much w ... More >>

Dr. Dre Discusses Leaked First Single From "Detox," 'Kush,' Ft. Snoop Dogg and Akon

"Detox" is almost out of surgery ​The road to sobriety is long, arduous, and full of setbacks. No wonder Dr. Dre's highly anticipated third album, Detox, is ten years into the process, and has yet to come clean. But naysayers who'd given up on Detox as an empty promise can stop shaking thei ... More >>

Watch: Crazy Ass Fatlip from Pharcyde Returns with New Electro Sound, English Accent, Lines About L.A. Women and Marilyn Manson

Fatlip struts his stuff in Hollywood.​Often troubled but admirably candid L.A. rapper Fatlip has returned with a brand new sound. The former Pharcyde member goes electro-funk in a just-out video for the unreleased song, "LA Girls." We assume he's not talking about the kind of L.A. girl that h ... More >>

Slash Premieres New Video for "Back to Cali"

​Slash has just released a new video for one of the cuts from his self-titled solo album released last April. "Back to Cali" features Myles Kennedy, the Alter Bridge vocalist who's been Slash's main touring vocalist for his solo material. The video is a collage of live footage from different ... More >>

Rock Out With Your Doc Out

Dance Club Pick: Hard Off

Katy Perry Parody "California Dorks": In-N-Out Burgers, Mountain Dew, and Star Wars Toys

​You may say Katy Perry's "California Gurls" video gives an unrealistic image of the Golden State. Most of us don't spend our days traipsing around a 3D version of the board game Candyland trading quips with a cupcake-suit wearing pimp and avoiding menacing gummy bears (most of us who know bet ... More >>

West Coast Rappers Dominate XXL's Freshman Class

Break out the champagne, Cali, your rappers are set to run the game once again. New York's XXL magazine today revealed the cover of its third annual "Freshmen Class" cover -- spotlighting the publication's top 10 emcee up-and-comers for the new year -- and artists born or based here on the West Coas ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Jonathan Gold, Eric Alperin, Mark Peel and more on the best dining neighborhoods of 2009. [EaterLA] --Early '90s flashback for the LA Times Test Kitchen. [Daily Dish] --Anthony Bourdain pays tri ... More >>

Down on the Strip

Twofer Tuesday: Mr. Black and re-Sessions

MTV Video Music Awards: Keeping Up With the Vamps

VIP = Very Irate People

OUTFIT OF THE WEEK- VESTED INTEREST

Summer is...sniffle, sniffle... just about over, and it's time to move the skimpy sundresses and flip-flops to the back of the closet. On second thought, we have two more weekends (what else would a stylish gal wear to the Sunset Junction Street Fest and the Labor Day Weekend pools parties coming up ... More >>

So '07: The Way We Wore

How to know if you were a fashion victim in '07

Sushi and be Seen

California rolls at Katsuya; Vice disappoints; birthdays, bashes and indie X-mas bling

Weird Scenes Inside the Silver Mine

From old-school heads to prepubescent punks, Silver Lake is where L.A.’s indie rock heart still beats

Theater Reviews

Weekend Theater Reviews

Reviews of A Nervous Smile, P.O.P: The Principles Of Perfection and Salsa Saved the Girls

A Fan's Diary

PHARRELL AND FRIENDS at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, February 23

grammy diary

Tue., Feb. 7 LL Cool J at the House of Blues Wed., Feb. 8 The Grammys at the Staples Center Now, for my personal awards

Crystal Blue Persuasion

Diving into the newest scenester abyss

A Living Spectacle

L.A. Fashion Week