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February 7, 2013
Nosaj Thing Is Back
But the producer and Low End Theory stalwart is not in the mood to party
Blogs
October 16, 2012
Fan Landers: Is My Band Accidentally Aiding a Right-Wing Extremist?
Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>
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October 3, 2012
Adam Carolla Chats About Cars and the Astonishing Popularity of His Podcast: 'We Have Essentially Become McDonald's'
Former Loveline and The Man Show host Adam Carolla loves cars, comedy, and talking about cars and comedy. His daily The Adam Carolla Show podcast has even received a Guinness World Record for the single most-downloaded episode ever, at 59,574,843, and in his spare time he also co-hosts Adam Carolla' ... More >>
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September 18, 2012
Maná Gets Inducted Into the Hollywood Guitar Center's Rock Walk
Mexican rockers Maná made their mark in concrete as the foursome were inducted the Hollywood Guitar Center's Rock Walk yesterday. Like Bon Jovi, The Boss and Guns N' Roses all rolled into one (but from Guadalajara, Jalisco), Maná has garnered dozens of accolades -- including winning eleven Grammys ... More >>
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August 30, 2012
Herbie Hancock Celebrates Peace - Hollywood Bowl - 8/29/12
Herbie Hancock Celebrates Peace Hollywood Bowl 8-29-12 Better than...the Republican National Convention. Let's get this out of the way early: I like peace. Obtaining peace and air conditioning are my two highest priorities these days and peace is winning by a mile. I also like pianist Herbie Hanco ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2012
Nic Harcourt Starts Fresh, Talks a Bit of Trash About KCRW
Nic Harcourt hosted KCRW's flagship music program Morning Becomes Eclectic for over a decade beginning in 1998 and also acted as musical director of that station. He now hosts a new weekly radio show, Connections Made by Guitar Center, which runs from 4-5 pm Saturdays on 88.5 FM (KCSN). "[It's] new ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Marlon Brando Rocked the Conga Drums -- in Fact He Invented One
See also: Poncho Sanchez Played the Weekend Wedding Circuit, Until a Gringo Changed His Luck In his column this week, Jeff Weiss talks with renowned conga player Poncho Sanchez about the unlikely gringo who put him on. Today we've got another Sanchez story about an even stranger encounter -- with M ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
World Famous V.I.P. Records Officially Closes
c/o Kelvin AndersonOwner Kelvin Anderson Sr. with Craig Mack, left, and Notorious B.I.G., rightFor this week's feature story, we wrote about the impending demise of World Famous V.I.P. Records in Long Beach, which once boasted a dozen branches and was instrumental in the rise of West Coast hi ... More >>
Music
October 20, 2011
Skrillex: L.A. DJ, Producer Is Boy King of Electronic Dance Music
Leads the mashed-up, remixed generation
Blogs
May 31, 2011
Jane's Addiction at Tim Burton's LACMA Bash, plus Some of Burton's Best Movie Music
Lina Lecaro LACMA CEO Michael Govan, Tim Burton and Slash There is seemingly no rest for the wicked mind of Tim Burton. With current/recent projects ranging from the film version of Dark Shadows to a reworking of his stop-motion short Frankenweenie to Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (sadly, ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Human Singer Stephanie Yanez Duets with Virtual Pop Star Hatsune Miku
Stephanie Yanez and Hatsune Miku on TinierMePerhaps you've already heard of Hatsune Miku, the virtual pop star from Japan who has inspired video artists, laptop composers and cosplayers over the past few years and recently turned up in a commercial for Toyota Corolla. If not, here's the short ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
69 Things for Music Lovers to Do In L.A. on Valentine's Day
Timothy Norris Don't sacrifice your Monday night music excursions into our fair city of Los Angeles, just to be a slave to the grueling whip of commercialized love. You can have your cake and eat it too, especially if that cake comes with a plethora of "ingredients" that help you get your ro ... More >>
Blogs
August 26, 2010
Guitar Icon Slash Talks 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival Honor, Hollywood Survival Tips, and Stealing His First Top Hat
Erin BroadleySlash at Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd.It started as just another night on the Sunset Strip in the early '80s. A 17-year-old Slash borrowed his mom's car to party at the Rainbow with Steven Adler. Fake IDs in hand, they got to the bar only to find out that it was "ladies' night." ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Ye Coach & Horses Evicted, But Not Riding Off Yet
Ye Coach & Horses Ye Coach & Horses' red-hues, dark crevices, cheap (for the area) drinks and Old World charm have made it a long-standing hideout for barflies, struggling musicians (Guitar Center is nearby) and celebrities for decades. Regulars over the years have included Alfred Hitchock, ... More >>
Music
April 1, 2010
Music Picks: Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Bad Religion, Non
Also, The Wedding Present, Phil Alvin and others
Columns
March 25, 2010
Adam Carolla's Pilot Fish
Also, The Wedding Present, Phil Alvin and others
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Video Interview: Slash Talks Solo Album Details, Guitar Center Contest, and His New Attitude Towards Frontmen
Erin Broadley"Which guitar do you want me next to: a Les Paul or a Les Paul?"On any given day you can walk into Guitar Center in Hollywood and see Slash. One can't go more than ten feet inside the mega-retailer without coming across a promotional gear-head display or banner bearing the image ... More >>
Music
January 14, 2010
Drummers, Drag-sters and Death Rockers
Erin Broadley"Which guitar do you want me next to: a Les Paul or a Les Paul?"On any given day you can walk into Guitar Center in Hollywood and see Slash. One can't go more than ten feet inside the mega-retailer without coming across a promotional gear-head display or banner bearing the image ... More >>
Columns
November 26, 2009
Paul Stanley: Portrait of the Therapeutic Artist
Erin Broadley"Which guitar do you want me next to: a Les Paul or a Les Paul?"On any given day you can walk into Guitar Center in Hollywood and see Slash. One can't go more than ten feet inside the mega-retailer without coming across a promotional gear-head display or banner bearing the image ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2009
Bonamassa to Serenade "King of the Blues" Contestants Tonight @ House of Blues
Gibson.comTonight, at the House of Blues, current great white hope Joe Bonamassa will be on hand to perform and mentor the five finalists of King of the Blues, Guitar Center's version of American Idol for fledgling axemen. Roosevelt Collier (Kissimmee, FL), Joshua Gooch (San Diego, CA), Kirby ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2009
Meet Your Food Blogger: Rickmond Wong of Rameniac
Alhambra native Rickmond Wong considers himself a ramen shaman. According to Jonathan Gold, when Wong was in high school he was already emailing our food critic to brag about his superiority in the field of the often understated noodle. Wong's food blog, Rameniac, pays homage to the history and trad ... More >>
Music
January 15, 2009
Slapping Skins and Sins at Cinespace; Guitar Center's Drum-Off; Dragstrip 66
Alhambra native Rickmond Wong considers himself a ramen shaman. According to Jonathan Gold, when Wong was in high school he was already emailing our food critic to brag about his superiority in the field of the often understated noodle. Wong's food blog, Rameniac, pays homage to the history and trad ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2008
From Buckets to Blade Runner: Misfit Drummers Street Drum Corps Bang Out New Album, Open for Motley Crue
(L-R) Adam Alt, Bobby Alt and Frank Zummo of Street Drum Corps. “Fly me to your house, give me a few hundred bucks and I'll play some buckets for you,” laughs Bobby Alt over the phone. We're discussing whether Street Drum Corps has suffered any fan backlash since he stepped up as lead vocalist ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2008
Guitar Icon Slash Talks Les Paul, Thievery and Action Figures at Sam Ash Music
Hanging out in the back room of the Gibson tour bus. Click on the image for the entire slideshow. Sitting inside a parked Gibson tour bus behind Sam Ash Music in Hollywood, Slash peers over his sunglasses and through his tumble of curly hair that threatens to catch fire with every Marlboro he ligh ... More >>
Music
February 21, 2008
Rock Picks: Built to Spill, Meat Puppets, Julia Fordham
Plus other Feb. 21-28 shows
Music
January 31, 2008
Health Brings Nutritious Noise
Better minds and bodies
Music
December 13, 2007
Rock Picks: RZA, Etta James, Zola Moon, Tori Amos, The Monolators
For the week of December 14 - 20
Music
December 6, 2007
Rock Picks: Deborah Harry, Bj�rk, Richard Hawley, Shonen Knife, Bang Sugar Bang
For the week of December 7 - 13
Music
June 21, 2007
Dream Dames
And straight mates
Music
June 14, 2007
Loud & Proud
And ghouls on film
Music
May 24, 2007
Fashion Faux-Tel
And rebels with a cause
News
October 5, 2006
Best Place to Get Strung Up
And rebels with a cause
Music
June 15, 2006
Sweet, Horny, Hot and Wet
And rebels with a cause
News
May 11, 2006
Jon Brion's Amazing Musicquarium
The Nowhere/Everywhere man on Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Frank Sinatra, quantum physics, Roxy Music, acoustic alchemy, God and extreme coffee drinking
Music
January 5, 2006
10 Albums That Stank Up the Room
The Nowhere/Everywhere man on Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Frank Sinatra, quantum physics, Roxy Music, acoustic alchemy, God and extreme coffee drinking
Music
October 13, 2005
Nightranger
The Nowhere/Everywhere man on Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Frank Sinatra, quantum physics, Roxy Music, acoustic alchemy, God and extreme coffee drinking
Columns
December 2, 2004
Four More Blisters
The Nowhere/Everywhere man on Kanye West, Fiona Apple, Frank Sinatra, quantum physics, Roxy Music, acoustic alchemy, God and extreme coffee drinking
News
August 5, 2004
The 'Future Boy' Is Now
Shaun White and the X Games come of age
Music
November 20, 2003
When It Blows Its Stacks
Neuralgia nostalgia at the Queen Mary
Music
October 9, 2003
Droning Man
Cliff Martinez: The buzz
Music
February 14, 2002
The Song, Not the Singer
The dangerous twang of Double Naught Spy Car
News
December 20, 2001
Hurry Sunrise
Hollywood�s last act before daybreak
News
April 13, 2000
Only in West Hollywood
Hollywood�s last act before daybreak
News
December 9, 1999
What To Do When Your Career Is Dead: A) Sell Your Amps on EBay, B) Wait Tables at Miceli's, C) Writ
How Andy Prieboy created White Trash Wins Lotto
Music
April 1, 1999
For the Record
The life and premature death of Mary�s Danish
News
October 1, 1998
Early Morning Sunset Smells
Suzy Beal sniffs the boulevard from downtown to the 405, then gives up.

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