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Hollywood Walk of Fame

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Dick Clark Dies at 82

    See updates and details at the bottom. Dick Clark, who brought pop music to television with American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve, has died. ABC Eyewitness News, TMZ and other outlets are reporting he succumbed to a "massive heart attack." The final ball has dropped:

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Porn's Buttman, Onetime Federal Target, To Be Indicted Into Hustler Walk of Fame by Larry Flynt

    The film industry has the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But what about adult stars? They get the Hustler Walk of Fame outside the big kids' toy store of the same name on the Sunset Strip. And next week Hustler founder Larry Flynt will preside over the induction of producer-director John Stagliano, whom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Top 3 Beatles Who Got a Star on the Walk of Fame Before Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartney got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. Well deserved! After all, he helped change the course of pop-music history with his ditties and whatnot; West Coast Sound recently declared his group, the Beatles [sic], the third great musical act of all time, behind Beethoven and W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    David Guetta - Chinese Theater Hollywood - 12-03-11

    Chris Walker​See also: Lady Gaga, David Guetta and others perform at the KIIS Jingle Ball on Saturday night David Guetta Chinese Theater, Hollywood 12-03-11 Better than...driving all the way to Vegas "I'm David Guetta, bitch." Each time the French DJ dropped this line, the crowd went nuts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The Last DJ: The Legendary Jim Ladd Gets The Ax

    ​They fired Jim Ladd on a Tuesday. Ladd had been the nighttime DJ on L.A. classic rock station KLOS, in various incarnations, since 1969. He's a rare DJ with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and inspired Tom Petty's song "The Last DJ." Cumulus Media, having absorbed bankrupt former KLOS ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Photography is Not a Crime: ACLU Suing L.A. Sheriff's Department For Detaining Photogs Simply Because They Took Pictures

    Jonathan CastilloStop or we'll shoot.​Updated at the bottom with juicy details about how this anti-photog movement in policing actually grew out of an LAPD policy. First posted at 1:29 a.m. We got a lot of attention when we scolded Long Beach police Chief Jim McDonnell for declaring that deta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Top Five Greatest Female Rock Bands From L.A.

    Lina Lecaro ​"This town is our town. It is so glamorous. Bet you'd live here if you could and be one of us..." -The Go-Gos, "This Town" Yesterday, the Go-Go's were recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. What made the fan-packed induction ceremony particularly sweet was the star ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2011

    Music Picks: Linda Perhacs, Joni's Jazz, L.A. Phil, the Go-Go's

    Also, J*DaVey, the Decemberists, Dragon Head, Wye Oak and others

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Vincent Price Museum Re-Opens in East L.A. Happy 100th Birthday, Dr. Phibes!

    Courtesy of the Vincent Price Art MuseumVincent Price with his art collection, in the 1950s​ "Imagine growing up watching the person you love most being bludgeoned, immolated, dunked in boiling wax...or doing those things to other people," remarks Victoria Price, the willowy daughter of Vincen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Here Are Some Jokes About Dennis Zine Having Sex With Lobbyists

    Dennis Zine was the honoree at Thursday's L.A. Political Roast​In its 14th year, the L.A. Political Roast went meta. Each year, City Hall lobbyists and politicians consort over dinner and drinks while a political figure is ritually humiliated.Last night, the victim was Councilman Dennis Zine, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Elizabeth Taylor Dies at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles at 79: Her Children Were at Her Side

    Elizabeth Taylor in 'Father of the Bride.'​Updated at the end with church wackos planning to protest her funeral because Taylor was a friend of the gay community. Check out our slide show of 12 of Taylor's most iconic roles here. Check out our piece about reaction from the HIV/AIDS activism ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Party Bus Shooting in Hollywood: Suspect on Bus Fires Into Crowd of 'Wonderland' Clubbers

    The L.A. party-bus controversy just got a whole lot heavier​Updated after the jump with new details and Tweets from the scene. Just after the top-40 Hollywood club Wonderland had ushered its patrons out onto the sidewalk of North Cahuenga Boulevard last night -- at about 2 a.m., or 3 a.m. und ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2011

    Stage Raw: Betty Garrett Dies at 91

    COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON THE BREAK OF NOON, AND CRACK WHORE GALORE -- LIVE!BETTY GARRETT (1919-2011) ​L.A. Weekly's 2005 Queen of the Angels, Betty Garrett, died Saturday morning of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center following a brief i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Tony Curtis, Who Had 60-Year Career In Hollywood, Dies At 85

    ​You want to see a wicked IMDB entry, look up Tony Curtis. His first work shows up in 1949, and he was rumored to be working on a project that would be released next year. He died of a heart attack at age 85 Wednesday in his Las Vegas area home. The handsome actor never faded but was perhaps best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Constumed Superheroes Protest At City Hall For Return To Hollywood

    Steve La​ A small contingent of super heroes and one Sith Lord assembled outside the steps of City Hall Tuesday to protest the arrests made by LAPD of costumed characters along Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Superman, The Hulk, The White Ranger and Darth Vader showed up in force holding signs tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    iPhone App Allows Fans To Search For Stars On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

    ​ An iPhone application allowing people to search for their favorite stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Wednesday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced. Those eager to find the stars of Lucille Ball, Clint Eastwood or Mark Wahlberg can now do so with a few strokes of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2010

    Dennis Hopper Dies, Easy Rider Star/Director Was 74

    ​ Dennis Hopper has died at his home in Venice, after a battle with prostate cancer. The actor/director/artist recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his long, storied career, which included appearances in such films as Rebel Without a Cause, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Dennis Hopper Sports Bandages At Walk Of Fame Ceremony

    ​A cancer-stricken Dennis Hopper showed up to his star reveal on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday sporting bandages on his head and right hand, claiming that a paparazzo startled him and caused him to fall outside his home Thursday. "I've been working for this day to look as good as possible ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Rolling Stone Magazine to Open Hollywood Venue Club/Restaurant in the Summer of 2010 (?!)

    This just in: Rolling Stone Magazine, the once-venerable music behemoth, is spreading its wings and opening a music venue/restaurant/club in Hollywood, according to a press release we just received. The space is slated to open in the summer of 2010. We're assuming that this is the space formerly occ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    The Smell Of Michael Jackson, Hair And Now: Company Formulates Cologne Based On MJ DNA

    ​A company that makes fragrances based in part on the DNA of dead celebrities has unveiled a Michael Jackson signature scent that's purported to be based on genes extracted from locks collected from the pop star's head. Hairy! Los Angeles-based My DNA Fragrance recently partnered up with cele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Patrick Swayze Flower Tribute Today

    ​Patrick Swayze's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be the site of a flower-laying tribute this morning. The event, celebrating the star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost, is sponsored by the Hollywood Historic Trust and takes place 10:30 a.m., at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard, near the Hollywood Roosev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Jerkin' at Avalon Hollywood: A Dance Primer on a Budding Craze

    Last Saturday, while down the street on Hollywood Boulevard throngs were lined up around Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and celebrating his music and dance moves, the Avalon played host to an amazing dance contest that would have made the King of Pop proud. While a few blocks a ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 14, 2009

    GO LA: The Man Who Sold the Brangelina Air

    Plus lots more to do, see and inhale in L.A., May 15-21

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    ROCK & ROLLS OF FILM

    Plus lots more to do, see and inhale in L.A., May 15-21

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    This Tallowed Ground: Wax Museum to Sell 200 Celebrities

    If you can't take the heat -- well, let's just say that the Hollywood Wax Museum has announced plans to auction off James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and nearly 200 other wax figures on May 1. The housecleaning sale is the first in the museum's 44-year history and offers something for every genre of c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2008

    Gutter Twins, Great Northern, Avalon, 4/2

    The Gutter Twins, Great Northern Avalon, April 2 It's raining in Los Angeles. Twice I slip on the slick Hollywood Walk of Fame in my terribly-unsuited-for-rain Chuck Taylors, trying to make my way to the Avalon. It's perfect though; it should be raining for a Gutter Twins show, even in L.A. It wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Vince McMahon Gets Star on Hollywood Blvd.

    Well, he is an entertainer... Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment's head honcho, and the man who turned regional pro wrestling into a multi-billion dollar business, got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday morning. Flanked by his son, Shane McMahon and wrestler (and son-in-l ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    January 17, 2008

    How to Make Your Own David Lynch Movie

    A new documentary descends into the mind shaft of the maverick director's imagination

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    Afro Hammond Jr.

    A new documentary descends into the mind shaft of the maverick director's imagination

  • LA Life

    March 1, 2007

    Do-Run-Run

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2006

    Starstruck

    So I'm thinking about suing the city of Hollywood. I'm not kidding. The Hollywood Walk of Fame might be pretty to look at under the reflection of the boulevard's twinkling street lights (especially while inebriated), but whoever thought it'd be a good idea to make the glitter-specked sidewalk so sil ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Snakebites

    So I'm thinking about suing the city of Hollywood. I'm not kidding. The Hollywood Walk of Fame might be pretty to look at under the reflection of the boulevard's twinkling street lights (especially while inebriated), but whoever thought it'd be a good idea to make the glitter-specked sidewalk so sil ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2005

    To Queen or Not To Queen

    A fan deliberates on the year’s most questionable “reunion” tour

  • Film+TV

    June 30, 2005

    The Ultra Critic

    Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

  • Music

    April 28, 2005

    It’s All Happening!

    Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

  • Columns

    April 7, 2005

    God Free

    Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

  • Columns

    February 10, 2005

    Putting Faith in Dog

    Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

  • Columns

    February 10, 2005

    Hard ROQ

    Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

  • Columns

    June 17, 2004

    Heroes on the Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

  • Columns

    June 10, 2004

    57 Ways To Say Goodbye

    Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

  • Music

    October 14, 1999

    The World Festival of Sacred Music -- the Americas

    Global Sacredness, Locally

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    Star power

    Global Sacredness, Locally

  • News

    April 29, 1999

    Keystone Nostalgiacs

    They love Hollywood, but can they save it from themselves?

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    Letters

    They love Hollywood, but can they save it from themselves?

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    Mallywood

    Can David Malmuth’s “urban destination entertainment center” save the Boulevard?

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    Hollywood Ups and Downs

    Can David Malmuth’s “urban destination entertainment center” save the Boulevard?

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    In Search of ''Hollywood''

    Can David Malmuth’s “urban destination entertainment center” save the Boulevard?

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    CNN Cops Out

    Can David Malmuth’s “urban destination entertainment center” save the Boulevard?

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    Cracked Elvis

    Can David Malmuth’s “urban destination entertainment center” save the Boulevard?

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