Donna Summer

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Was Ruined By Rush Fans

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired on HBO on Saturday. Hopefully you didn't watch it, because it was bad. But pity us: We actually attended the damn thing, at the Nokia Theatre last month. So, for the sake of catharsis, let's briefly run it down. It's the only way we can move o ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Week

Monday, January 7 Feeding People THE ECHO Feeding People, who are in residency at the Echo this month, are barely weeks away from the February release of their second LP, Island Universe, and the few tracks out so far underscore exactly how cosmically one-of-a-kind this record will be. Universe so ... More >>

Music Picks: Lord Huron, Matthewdavid, Smell 15th Anniversary Party

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced: N.W.A Was Fucking Slighted

The craptastic rock and roll hall of fame inductees were just announced. Here's who was nominated: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Albert King Kraftwerk The Marvelettes The Meters Randy Newman N.W.A Procol Harum Public Enemy Rush Donna Summer ... More >>

Karen Finley Channels Dead Celebrities for Perform Chinatown, But Event Fails to Add Up to a Satisfying Whole

Perform Chinatown, a one-night festival of performance art, took over the Chinatown arts district on Saturday night. Over 40 artists occupied various nooks and crannies of Chung King Road and beyond with performances that were short or long, dour or humorous, heavy or light. While there were some ex ... More >>

Top Ten EDM Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Dance Music

*World's Douchiest DJs: The Top Five *Ask a Teen Raver *Interview With a Raver Who Wears Electrical Tape on Her Boobs *Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz *Top Ten Metal Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Metal Electronic dance music (you know, EDM) is the hottest ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Henry's Live With a Ton of New Records

KCRW Broadcast #166 for Saturday, May 26, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! South Africa's Present and Future Fanatics! What a show! So many new tracks! Besides that, we give our thanks to some great musicians who have recently passed away. The last few weeks have been very tough with all ... More >>

He's Stoller Than He Looks

Pilar Díaz: Let There Be Latin Rock

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. As a teenager, Pilar Díaz spent Friday nights at Tower Records in Hollywood with her dad. It was something of a coping mechanism; her mother and sister were killed in a car ac ... More >>

James Murphy - Geffen Contemporary at MOCA - May 3, 2012

James Murphy The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA May 3, 2012 Better Than: Dancing Yrself Clean. There are two James Murphys: the one who likes to make you think and the one who likes to make you dance. During Murphy's DJ set at MOCA Geffen, part of the Mike-D curated "Transmission: AV Club" series, th ... More >>

Live Review: Butterclock with oOoOO at Killing Spree

Liz OhanesianButterclock with oOoOO at Killing Spree​Friday night, Butterclock and oOoOO stopped by Killing Spree, the monthly party at Medusa Lounge dedicated to dark, electronic music. The event was a good chance for local to check out two incredibly interesting, up-and-coming artists perfo ... More >>

I'll Show You In Spring, It's A Treacherous Thing: Seven Songs For Spring Fever

​Damn, it's hot. And cold. And hot again. May gray makes you misty, then the sun breaks through, shiny and new and full of promise, reminding you that sometimes, the anticipation of a coming sultry summer can be every bit as delicious as summer itself. Light through yonder windshield breaks, b ... More >>

DJ of the Week is Back! DJ De Kutt (a.k.a French Kiss) Talks L.A. Pride, Paris, Boobytraps, and Miss Kittin

​ After the madness of Coachella and Record Store Day, DJ of the week is back. This time, it's DJ De Kutt, a formidable DJ, producer, and promoter who originally hails from Nice (that's in France). At the age of 20 she headed to London, working as a manager for one of London's most notorious ... More >>

Nightlife: Face Time at Austin Young's PoptART Unveiling Exhibit

Lina Lecaro Portraits that Pop. ​ Sly and the Family Stone sung "Everybody is a star" and Saturday night, it sure felt like it, as revered celebrity/drag queen/art star photographer Austin Young unveiled the shots he's been working on for the past several weeks as part of "Your Face Here, ... More >>

Hall & Oates or Dolly Parton, Anyone? Hollywood Bowl Summer Schedule Released Today

​Several years ago, a group of Brits came to the Hollywood Bowl, L.A.'s mecca of high culture for the masses, and made it into L.A.'s mecca for hip entertainment. We're talking, of course, about Monty Python. You go to the Bowl for your Dudamels and your cheese and wine, but you also go for so ... More >>

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2011 Inductees Leaked?

​A much less momentous version of Wikileaks has interfered with the mysterious selection process for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Website Hits Daily Double apparently got hold of the list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2011 a few days early (the official announcement is tomorro ... More >>

The Madlib Mystique

An exclusive interview with underground hip-hop's most elusive producer

Live in L.A.: Make Music Pasadena (with Matt & Kim, Natalia Lafourcade, Warpaint), Opening Night at the Bowl, Freestyle Fellowship, Jamie Lidell, Erykah Badu, Billy Joe Shaver

Warpaint​Pasadena is used to its parades, but on Saturday its denizens will be traipsing around Old Town to get an earful of music rather than an eyeful of rose pedals. What's impressive about the annual Make Music Pasadena is how many constituencies the festival is serving over one day. With ... More >>

Music Picks: Baaba Maal, Snuffaluffagus & Rats, Carlene Carter and Friends, Country Throwdown

Also, Freestyle Fellowship, Bebe Buell, Billy Joe Shaver and others

WE LOVE YOU HOLLYWOOD BOWL!

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Should I Move to France? (28 Questions to Ask Yourself) [David Lebovitz] -- Wendy's pulls disco CD from kid's meals because of "racy" Donna Summer lyrics. So now they can just go home and listen to ... More >>

Chicks, Dicks and Kicks

After 17 years, Dragstrip 66 ends its reign over L.A.’s club queendom

The Last Days of Disco

A new book provides an inside look at the drug-fueled hedonism at Casablanca Records

SUPER FREAKY PICK OF THE WEEK

SUPER-FREAKY PICK OF THE WEEK!

Movie Reviews: The Invention of Lying, Whip It, Zombieland, Paranormal Activity

Plus, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, In Search of Beethoven and more

Best LA Music of 2009 So Far Part IV: Nite Jewel and Tom Brosseau

​Last week as we were sorting through our piles of CDs and accumulated MP3 files, we started to notice how big the stack of recent excellent LA music was. It became apparent that we're in the middle of a pretty great year for Los Angeles releases, and decided to give mid-year props to our fave ... More >>

Anything for the Kids: Johnny Rockets Open at the Petersen Automotive Museum

Photo credit: Jessica RitzThe pedestrian-only accessible Johnny Rockets at the Petersen Auto Museum.​Although it's a thoroughly fascinating place, the Petersen Automotive Museum is the kind of institution where only car junkies or families with small children are likely to return. For those in ... More >>

Honey Soundsystem and Horsemeat Disco

Also, Tommy Lee and DJ Aero at the new Ecco Lounge

(Gay) Sex in the City

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