Hells Angels Motorcycle Club

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer Proves Punk Lives

Mafia Cocaine Ring Ran Through Beverly Hills?

A mob-connected drug trafficker was living right under our noses in Beverly Hills, helping to stash kilos of cocaine, make deals with the Sinaloa drug cartel and move millions of dollars worth of drugs for the Rizzuto organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra. Those are the facts of the case for 39- ... More >>

Meet the Fabulous Morgans: The Castle-Dwelling, High-Flying, Coolest, Quirkiest Family in L.A.

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 >>

The Rum Diary: Johnny Depp's Hunter S. Thompson

George Christie Jr., Hells Angels Leader And Tattoo Shop Owner, Arrested For Alleged Firebombing Plot Against Other Ink Parlors

NYC Hells Angels: You don't want to park here. Trust us. We tried it once.​A Southern California Hells Angels leader was arrested for allegedly trying to put rival tattoo shops out of business via firebombing. Now, if we were said ink-biz owners we would have scurried to the next town with ou ... More >>

VIDEO: Kobe Bryant Throws Towel, Mouths 'Faggot' to Ref at Lakers-Spurs Game

YouTubeKobe's angry F​Updated after the jump with Kobe's "apology." Oh, Kobe. Why can't you be more like your sweet, sensitive loverman of a teammate Lamar Kardashi-Odom? (Sans unisex fragrance. Because that's just creepy.) Despite a tight 102-93 Lakers win against the San Antonio Spurs last ... More >>

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Swans: Forever Changes

Prodigal son Michael Gira returns to L.A. with more Swans music

Mongols vs. Hells Angels

Mongols and Hells Angels Invade Hiptown

Echo Park and Los Feliz see influx of violent, clashing criminal biker groups

Hey Hipster Hater! Here's the Only 2010 Sunset Junction Street Fair Survival Guide You Need

Lina Lecaro Don't try this at home... or on the streets of Silver Lake. ​It's here people, the big Summer weekend event you sooo don't care about and keep telling everyone you're not attending because: a) "Silver Lake is full of hipsters!" b) "It's too expensive." (Never mind that you regul ... More >>

Notorious Kitty Cat Tagger Arrested After Allegedy Painting Feline Images Around Downtown Los Angeles

SanrioDon't you know I'm loco?​Authorities on Wednesday announced they've taken one of the Los Angeles region's most hardcore criminals off the streets -- a man who surely strikes fear into the eyes of Hells Angels, Crips, Bloods and Girl Scouts alike. That's right, he's the ... kitty cat graf ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/17-5/21

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Put it in your boat noodle Rolodex alongside Sapp, Noodle Thai Town and Pa-Ord."

Happy Hour: Bar210 in Beverly Hills

Caroline on CrackBar210's Cobb Wrap.​ The Place: Bar210, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, (310) 887-6000. The Hours: Thursdays and Fridays, 7 to 10:30pm The Deals: Half off beer, wine, well drinks and food.*​

Exile on Sunset Boulevard

Rolling in L.A. with the Stones

Off! That Outsider Feeling

Black Flag's Keith Morris and iconic artist Raymond Pettibon reignite the DIY punk fuse

Today in Photographs: January 31, 1964

Busted! Two San Bernardino members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club await booking after narcotics arrests in Los Angeles. Photo:LA Times/UCLA Digital Collection

The Mermaid & Sportsmen's Lodge Remembered

Two more vintage nightlife venues that helped define Southern California's quirkiness have closed or face possible extinction. L.A. Daily asked some longtime locals for their thoughts about Hermosa Beach's Mermaid bar and restaurant (whose lot is for sale), and Studio City's shuttered Sportsmen's Lo ... More >>

The WhoRidas-"Talkin' Bout Bank"

In what's quickly shaping up to be late 90s unsung rap group week (sponsored by St. Ides Special Brew), it's appropriate that I include the West Oakland duo, The WhoRidas. Particularly since, during our interview last night, Bishop Lamont and I bonded over our mutual love for "Talkin' Bout Bank" a ... More >>

Willie Nelson, Nokia, 2/13

Willie Nelson, Nokia Theatre, Feb. 13 Photos by Timothy Norris If Willie Nelson had delivered a show with half as much heart, enthusiasm and class, it still would have been an excellent night of American music. I'm ashamed I expected so little from the man. With a simple backdrop of the Texas fla ... More >>

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Search for Satori

The not at all private life of Allen Ginsberg

The Day-Glo Effect

Exhuming Ken Kesey and Further 40 years after the Acid Tests

A Kilo Full of Kryptonite

Big Joe Bralic thought he was Superman. Then the Canadian tried to do a drug deal in L.A.

Traditions: The New Year's Eve Riot You Didn't Hear About

The Fallen Biker

Load Warriors

The A-Team meets Boogie Nights on the Colorado River

Heel!

Yanking Matthew Margolis' chain