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Blogs
March 20, 2013
Midget Zombies and Black Republicans: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List
See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, March 22 Help celebrate two (non-mutually exclusive) minority groups by attending the 10th Annual Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival, which starts its two-day run on Friday. The fest will open at 7 p.m. at REDCAT with the documentar ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2013
Dave Grohl - Hollywood Palladium - 1/31/13
Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against the Machine, and others Hollywood Palladium 1/31/13 When Dave Grohl announced late last year that the Foo Fighters were going on an indefinite hiatus, folks weren't quite sure how to interpret the news. The band had just ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2013
The Unorthodox Punk Odyssey of Matt Caughthran
After five years fronting hardcore band The Bronx, cherubic Angeleno native Matt Caughthran and his band did something bizarre, risky and potentially brilliant. They formed a mariachi group. Mariachi El Bronx would go on to open gigs for Foo Fighters and The Killers; quite a successful 180. They'v ... More >>
Blogs
January 29, 2013
Dave Grohl On His Film Tribute to the Studio That Gave the World Nevermind
By Whitney Friedlander The lobby of Dave Grohl's Northridge-based 606 Studios has a Joan Jett book on the coffee table and a row of classic arcade games like Donkey Kong Jr. against one wall. On top of a photo booth sits an iconic "Moonman" MTV Video Music Award, festooned with a roll of toilet pap ... More >>
Calendar
July 26, 2012
It's a Black, Gass Gas
By Whitney Friedlander The lobby of Dave Grohl's Northridge-based 606 Studios has a Joan Jett book on the coffee table and a row of classic arcade games like Donkey Kong Jr. against one wall. On top of a photo booth sits an iconic "Moonman" MTV Video Music Award, festooned with a roll of toilet pap ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Top Ten Best Historic Rock Clubs in L.A.
For all the best of L.A. music, download our free Best Of Mobile app. See also: Top 10 Live Music Venues in L.A.: The Complete List L.A. has some of the best rock n' roll venues in the country. From the sparkly glam rock of the Sunset Strip to the grimy punk of dim little clubs in questionable ar ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2012
Dave Grohl "Clarifies" Grammy Speech After We Call Him Out For Sounding Like an Anti-EDM Geezer
Jena ArdellGuess we hit a nerve when we called out Dave Grohl for his anti-EDM Grammy Awards acceptance speech. Besides tons of hate mail (our favorite told us to " ... go eat a bag of dicks") and some support (Moby's former manager noted we were there when that real punk rocker went electro ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2012
'Occupy 90210' to Protest Outside Obama's $40K-per-Plate Campaign Fundraiser in L.A.
Unlike the people's beloved First Lady -- who stops by Inglewood groceries when she's in town; so humble! -- President Obama is notorious for never letting his limo stray beyond L.A.'s lavish Westside. Especially now that election season is drawing near, and so many deep Hollywood pockets have yet ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Dave Grohl: His Grammys Speech About Electronic Music Was Bullshit
See also: Dave Grohl "Clarifies" Grammy Speech After We Call Him Out For Sounding Like an Anti-EDM Geezer We like Foo Fighters. They're the Samuel Adams beer of pop -- solid, familiar, a good call in a one-jukebox town. But innovators they're not. Quite the opposite: If one could feed off a dying ... More >>
Music
January 12, 2012
Music Picks: Barry Adamson, Joanna Malfatti Trio, Clare Fischer Big Band
Also, Eleni Mandell, Steve Reich, Call Us Forgotten and others
Blogs
December 1, 2011
Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers Tsujita L.A.
This week Jonathan Gold considers Tsujita L.A., the newish ramen shop on Sawtelle. Tsujita is not exactly one of the crammed noodle closets that are the tsukemen shops in Tokyo -- 5 seats, Foo Fighters blasting, 15 minutes to slurp your noodles so the drunk guys outside can get in -- but it's a lot ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2011
Foo Fighters - The Forum - 10/13/11
Timothy NorrisSee also: *Nirvana Little-Known-Facts Revealed: The Band and Jon Stewart Celebrate Nevermind's 20th Anniversary in New York *1991: Nirvana Documentary Captures the Band Moments Before They Broke *Nirvana's Photographer Kirk Weddle Recalls The Day In Pasadena He Shot Nevermind's ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2011
Best Posts of the Week
We'll tell you exactly how they make us feelWho needs Snakes On A Plane when you've got a Cobra Starship? This week in his kill-yourself-hilarious column Why This Song Sucks Shea Serrano explored the slick New York band's somehow-popular single "You Make Me Feel," proving why it blows using s ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2011
Are Bands Really Asking Concert Photographers To Hand Over Their Copyrights?
Timothy NorrisTimothy Norris' shot of Dave Grohl at a Foo Fighters performance in 2007The Foo Fighters perform at The Forum tomorrow and Friday, and while fans may be giddy, some concert photographers are less enthused. Our sister paper City Pages in Minneapolis recently published an article ... More >>
Music
October 6, 2011
Music Picks: India.Arie, Merle Haggard, Endangered Blood, Little Dragon
Also, Lupe Fiasco, Yelawolf, Miguel Migs, Chad VanGaalen and others
Blogs
July 12, 2011
Dave Grohl Rant in London: "You Come to My Show and Fucking Dance, You Asshole!"
Dave Grohl in Tenacious D's The Pick of Destiny.If you were planning on getting rowdy in the pit when the Foo Fighters roll into the Forum this fall for two nights of back-to-back rock-your-face-off n' roll, you better think twice. Dave Grohl might become enraged, publicly humiliate you while ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2011
Dave Grohl Has Very Bad L.A. Day, Gets Tasered in Foo Fighters' "Walk" Video
We know the feelingDave Grohl is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad L.A. day. Starting the Foo Fighters' latest video for "Walk" stuck in standstill traffic while a report happily announces the 110, the 101, and the 405 are "wide open," Grohl spies too many stupid bumper stickers ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2011
Lollapalooza Lineup: L.A. Bands Make a Strong Showing!
Is it already time to think about summer music festivals? Indeed, with SXSW and Coachella firmly behind us, we must now turn to the upcoming festival of festivals that has come to mark every summer. First major fest to reveal its lineup is Lollapalooza, which celebrates its 20th anniversary ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2011
Foo Fighters: Live Review PLUS Where to Find the 'World Exclusive' CD Edition of Record Store Day's 'Medium Rare' Covers Album!
Jena ArdellHey Dave Grohl, cut your hair so we can get a better look at you! Two hundred fans who pre-ordered the Foo Fighters' new album, then raced to Fingerprints record store in Long Beach on April 4th, were given wristbands to attend an intimate show inside the store last Saturday, where ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2011
Record Store Day Roundup: Instores, Sales, and More!
Care to see some awesome bands and DJ sets while maintaining the dignity of not going to Coachella? If so, you are in luck because there are some great in-stores coming your way for record store day. We are closing our Record Store Day coverage with a roundup of some of the deals and even ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
EXCLUSIVE Interview: Dave Grohl on Cutting the New Foo Fighters Album's Master Tape to Pieces--and Giving Them Away to the Fans
add captionImagine our surprise when we received the advance CD of the Foo Fighters' new album, Wasting Light, and we noticed the following sticker copy: Recorded Entirely On Analog Tape in Dave's Garage. A piece of the ORIGINAL MASTER TAPE included in this package. Upon opening the cardboa ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2011
Foo Fighters To Glee Creator: "F**k That Guy!"
GQ MagazineDave Grohl doesn't want this twentysomething lady who plays a teenager on TV to belt out "Everlong" (twentysomething lady who plays a teenager on TV pictured here being secsy for GQ Magazine) According to a Hollywood Reporter interview at SXSW, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and dru ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2011
SXSW Bands from A-Z: M-Q
Here we are once again, with our servicey enterprise that's both informative and educational. A mix of genres awaits you at the jump as we go through awesome bands in M-Q playing SXSW official showcases.
Blogs
February 11, 2011
Foo Fighters' Secret Shows: NEWER UPDATE Next Show Was Going to Be at the Echo/Echoplex, Keith Morris' OFF! Was to Be Opening Act But Apparently It's Been Cancelled: Original Guess The Troubadour Also Being Mentioned
[UPDATE 2/11/2011: It goes like this: Tomorrow (Saturday)'s night Secret Foo Fighters show was going to be at the Echo (or the Echoplex) and the opening act was going to be the Keith Morris/Raymond Pettibon LA punk supergroup OFF!, but it apparently has been cancelled due to the fact that, ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2011
Foo Fighters at the Roxy Right Now: We Got the Set List
Are you at the "secret" Foo Fighters show right now at the Roxy? Wish you were there? Wondering what they are playing RIGHT NOW? Well, here's the complete set list. You're welcome:
Blogs
February 6, 2011
Foo Fighters Announce Yet Another Secret Show in LA, featuring Husker Du's Bob Mould and Hardcore Legends Scream!
Lina LecaroA saucer-haircut-ful of secrets: Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters (and some other obscure band of the '90s) LA music blog Grimy Goods (which you should have bookmarked anyhow because it's very good) reports that the Foo Fighters have announced another secret show in LA for tomorrow, ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2010
Foo Fighters Will Play Free, Secret Show Tonight in LA--But Where? [NEW UPDATE: It Might Not Be at Spaceland aka The Satellite After All]
[UPDATE: The top guess seems to be Paladino's in Tarzana, near Grohl's studio. Anybody wants to start lining up in the rain in Tarzana just in case?] [UPDATE 2: Commenters Bryan Herbert and Kevin have narrowed it down to Paladino's (very likely), Alex's Bar, The Troubadour, and The Music Box ... More >>
Music
June 24, 2010
Catching Up With Pat and Don
[UPDATE: The top guess seems to be Paladino's in Tarzana, near Grohl's studio. Anybody wants to start lining up in the rain in Tarzana just in case?] [UPDATE 2: Commenters Bryan Herbert and Kevin have narrowed it down to Paladino's (very likely), Alex's Bar, The Troubadour, and The Music Box ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2010
Live in L.A.: Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants, Jesse Malin & the St. Marks Social, Fitz & the Tantrums, Sonny & the Sunsets
Jack ButlerChris ShiflettFoo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has taken a detour off the radio rock superhighway and found himself on a country road. His side project Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants -- inspired by a trip a couple years ago to rockabilly's answer to Coachella, the Hootenan ... More >>
Music
April 8, 2010
Spaceland Is the Place
The influential mecca of the "Silver Lake scene" turns 15
Blogs
November 3, 2009
Grohlapalooza!: New Vultures Single, Foo Comp, Nirvana Live
"New Fang," the advance single from supergroup Them Crooked Vultures drops today, whetting the appetite of millions of old-school rawwwwk fans who are still recovering from the shock of learning that their fantasy-baseball team-up of Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), John Paul Jones (Led Zeppeli ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2009
At Tomorrow Night's Tribute to Neil Diamond Downtown, An Unlikely Tejano Band Gets Tapped by the Man Himself
Tomorrow night at the Los Angeles Convention Center downtown, the MusiCares Foundation will honor Neil Diamond with its Person of the Year award, and a bunch of superstar bands will take the stage to celebrate The Action Man and his music. Among them will be the Foo Fighters (of course -- is there ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2009
Psst: Grammy Week Parties with MGMT, Black Eyed Peas, New York Dolls, Chelsea Girls, DJ AM and (maybe) Whitney Houston
The Grammy telecast might be a snooze, but during awards week its host city is anything but. Surprise stage jams and DJ sets, official and unofficial shindigs and a overall anything-can- happen/anyone-might-show vibe and excitement takes over LA's clubs and events... You don't need to be Jay-Z and B ... More >>
Music
January 29, 2009
Nightranger has a ball with The Mutaytor, the Kibitz Room's Jammers and MyHouse's Hot-to-Trot Homies
The Grammy telecast might be a snooze, but during awards week its host city is anything but. Surprise stage jams and DJ sets, official and unofficial shindigs and a overall anything-can- happen/anyone-might-show vibe and excitement takes over LA's clubs and events... You don't need to be Jay-Z and B ... More >>
Music
January 15, 2009
Slapping Skins and Sins at Cinespace; Guitar Center's Drum-Off; Dragstrip 66
The Grammy telecast might be a snooze, but during awards week its host city is anything but. Surprise stage jams and DJ sets, official and unofficial shindigs and a overall anything-can- happen/anyone-might-show vibe and excitement takes over LA's clubs and events... You don't need to be Jay-Z and B ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2009
Knitting Factory LA Giving Away Free Tickets to Their Upcoming Shows
This just in from the Knitting Factory in Hollywood: This Monday, January 12 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. the Hollywood venue is giving away ten pairs of tickets to each of their upcoming shows. Specific show info below. JAN 16th - 1969 Tour with Myka Nine / Sole / Ceschi Ramos / Factor JAN ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2008
Darker My Love Live @ Echoplex, December 19
By Paul Rogers If an Eastside indie show was portrayed in a mainstream movie it might look like Friday night at Echoplex. Bearded 'n' baseball-capped Brite Spot brunchers politely gathered in the Echo's low-slung basement to witness a psychedelic pop band deftly meld shoegazer staples Jesus and ... More >>
Music
October 30, 2008
Selling Out With the Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins for Corporate Cash
By Paul Rogers If an Eastside indie show was portrayed in a mainstream movie it might look like Friday night at Echoplex. Bearded 'n' baseball-capped Brite Spot brunchers politely gathered in the Echo's low-slung basement to witness a psychedelic pop band deftly meld shoegazer staples Jesus and ... More >>
Music
October 9, 2008
Rock Picks: Antony & the Johnsons, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z
Also, Joan Osborne, Earl Zero, Petra Haden and more
Blogs
March 6, 2008
Foo Fighters, The Forum, March 5
Foo Fighters The Forum, with Against Me!, Serj Tankian March 5, 2008 Photos and text by Timothy Norris More photos here. What can be said about the Foo Fighters that hasn’t already been said? OK, I guess I could say that there is some kid out there that can now say that his/her first show th ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2008
Ill-Thought Out Observations From This Year's Grammy's
Because Live Blogging is so gauche. Occasionally the Grammy Committee's old fogey sensibility yields huge dividends. See the inclusion of Morris Day and the motherfucking Time. As far as I know, only two people have paid much attention to Morris Day and the Time post "Jerk Out:" the illustrious ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2007
Foo Fighters, Secret Show, 9/18
Foo Fighters Secret Location, Los Angeles By Ryan Colditz The Foo Fighters were filming live material on Tuesday night for an upcoming appearance on Nissan Live Sets, presented by Yahoo Music. Unlike a normal concert, between songs there was an ongoing Q&A between fans and the band. Only several hu ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2007
Snooze City
By Lina Lecaro She had a lot of people rooting for her. But Britney Spears' opening performance at the MTV VMAs tonight -though not the trainwreck some said it might be- was just... blah. Talk about going through the motions. Her moves were robotic, her outfit unflattering, her lip-syncing ha ... More >>
Music
December 7, 2006
Rock PIcks
For the week of December 7 - 14
Calendar
May 18, 2006
Music Picks
For the week of May 18 - 24
Calendar
December 8, 2005
Fireball Ministry
Local bands, man
Stage
July 17, 2003
Deep Throat Queen For a Day
Local bands, man
Music
April 10, 2003
Bloody Graft
Local bands, man
Music
May 9, 2002
How Clean Was My Valley
Edited by Kateri Butler
Music
February 3, 2000
Dreams So Real
Edited by Kateri Butler
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