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Dom Kennedy: Reluctant Businessman

The rapper built a huge fan base through Darwinian promotional methods

Darian Tillman: Suspect 'Sextorted' Teen Into Taking, Sending Nude Images

Federal authorities say a Corona man coerced underage victims to photograph themselves in sexually explicit ways and then send the images to him via the internet. Darian Anthony Tillman, 21, pleaded guilty today to "enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity" as part of a deal with federal ... More >>

3 Charged in East L.A. Fake-Bomb Bank Robbery; Half Mil Missing

It was pretty clear from the get-go that the wild robbery last summer of an East L.A. Bank of America involving an assistant branch manager outfitted with a fake bomb might have been an inside job. Said manager was not charged, but three others, including her boyfriend, were, the FBI announced toda ... More >>

Think You Like the Hollywood Bowl? These People Really Like the Hollywood Bowl

See also: *More articles about the Hollywood Bowl *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *10 Annoying Things About Summer in L.A. Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl went on general sale to the public Saturday morning at 10 a.m., and for Alisha Staten, Gwen Corben, Sheila Tunnel and their cohorts, this ... More >>

Adrian Younge: New Soul Legend

The composer and producer reimagines old-school hip-hop

Fontana School Police Get Colt Assault Rifles

If L.A. has its own white Detroit -- you know, redneck and working class (think Kid Rock and Eminem) -- it's Fontana, birthplace of Hells Angels, home of the old the Kaiser Steel Mill. Tattoos, thick arms and decorative testicles dangling from four-wheel-drive trucks are at home here. So, apparent ... More >>

Millage Peaks, Son of Former LAFD Chief, Pleads Guilty in TSA Pot Smuggling Scheme at LAX

Millage Peaks, the son of former L.A. Fire Department chief of the same name, today pleaded guilty to a charge that he paid a TSA agent to smuggle marijuana through security checkpoints at LAX. Peaks "initiated the bribery scheme" that has brought guilty pleas to federal charges from five defendant ... More >>

Who Put Random Pianos All Over L.A.?

On a sunny but breezy Saturday, 10-year-old Diego Grijalva of Gabriella Charter School in Echo Park found himself at 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, seated at a piano designed by local artist Evan Skrederstu. Diego, who has played on his school's piano, was intrigued by the street piano and playing a simpl ... More >>

George Turegano is Fake Cop Who Robbed While on Bail For Same Thing, LAPD Says

Wow. Either this guy has balls of titanium or -- hear us out now -- he's innocent? Cops this week said that after being arrested for allegedly impersonating a cop and robbing people, 42-year-old George Turegano of Fontana was jailed, bailed out and ... did it again! The LAPD says he was arrested e ... More >>

Valentine's Day Balloon Pops, Shuts off Power to 15,000 SoCal Edison Customers

Not the suspect.​A mylar Valentine's Day balloon reportedly popped over (update: or floated into) utility company Southern California Edison's substation in Fontana last night, taking a nosedive straight into the heart of the circuitry. Oops. If we were more superstitious, we'd say the massi ... More >>

Granny Bandit: In Light of Arrest, We Honor Her Bold SoCal Legacy (and Sweet Head Scarf)

Making Louise proud​We see a lot of unlikely bandits come through these parts. Few, however, are as head-turning as the elusive (well, until her arrest today) Granny Bandit, a 50- to 80-year-old blur of badass suburban crime, circa 1950s, with a dark Dodge Neon for a getaway vehicle. Various ... More >>

Jamie Jones, 28-Year-Old Rialto Resident, Killed by Freightliner on 210 Freeway

Facebook28-year-old Jamie Jones​A double accident on the 210 East in the wee hours this morning took the life of 28-year-old Jamie Angelina Jones, a Rialto resident who had been riding in the passenger seat of a 2008 Kia. California Highway Patrol officers tell City News Service that, at abou ... More >>

Andrea Adame Told Folks She Was Going to Coachella Before She Went Missing: Cops Say Teen Hitchhiked to Texas Instead

Fontana PDAndrea Adame.​A 19-year-old Southern California girl told her parents she was going to Coachella last weekend. Instead, she ended up missing. The story, however, only gets better. Because, Fontana police now say Andrea Adame essentially used the three-day concert in Indio, Californ ... More >>

Anthony Smith, Former Raider, Charged in 2008 Murder

sportsmemorabilia.comAnthony Smith.​Anthony Smith, a former L.A. Raiders defensive end, was charged with murder, the District Attorney's office announced today. The 43-year-old from Fontana was charged along with two "associates," 41-year-old Charles Eric Honest and 32-year-old Dewann Wesley ... More >>

Your Zodiac Sign Has Probably Changed as a Result of the Earth's Realignment: New, 13th Sign, Ophiuchus, Created

ranjitDouble check your sign. It might have changed.​The 13th Sign was a (bad) movie. (Slogan: There is a place where evil lives. Yeah, it's called Fontana). Now there really is a 13th category for you lonely women people who believe in astrology. That's right Oprah, check your birthday, beca ... More >>

L.A.'s Light-Rail Fiasco

How rail service to the Westside jumped the track

This weekend: Rx Bandits, Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend, Muse, Abbot Kinney Festival, Epicenter Festival, Willie Nelson, Rancid, Waved Out II, Helmet

Rx Bandits​Few would have thought that the Orange County ska-punk kids who a decade ago started playing as the Pharmaceutical Bandits would grow up to be a Coachella band. But the quartet now known Rx Bandits has, their party in the desert last spring certifying Matt Embree and crew as musica ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Gun Suit Shot Down A Ninth Circuit Appeals panel has rejected a lawsuit, filed against gun manufacturer Glock, related to the 1999 Granada Hills shooting at a Jewish community center and the subsequent murder of a letter carrier. Two judges ruled that Glock cannot be held responsible for the illegal ... More >>

Forget the Mustache: Beauty-Shop Quartets

Some postquaint, teenage-girl harmonies

"And the Award [for Worst Oscars Ever] Goes To ..."

Academy needs a face-lift, not just Botox

Rock Picks

For the week of March 1 - 8

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A Small New Future

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Drifting Pretty

Nadine Toyoda and her girl racers

Lobbying for El Jefe

Latino officers want a Latino chief

Another Domino Falls

Heel!

Yanking Matthew Margolis' chain