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Overland Ave. Explosives Stash Prompts Evacuations, Westside Traffic Tie-Ups

Updated at the bottom with the suspect's ID and the end of evacuations. First posted at 1:45 p.m. A traffic stop in Marina del Rey led police to a stash of explosive devices at a suspect's apartment near Culver City today, prompting evacuations and a traffic mess on the Westside. Overland Avenue b ... More >>

Music Picks: Shuggie Otis, The Rolling Stones, Juvenile

Stencil Artist Logan Hicks Returns to L.A. With a Three-Day Show at LACE

Henry Rollins: No More Talk About Shooting Americans, Please

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Saturday KCRW broadcast.] See also: Henry Rollins: Tragedy, and How to Carry On I spent a large part of the afternoon at ... More >>

A Perfume That Smells Like Fraggle Rock

When she was 12 years old, Beth Barrial had a life-changing experience in a park after dark with some friends. "A scent passed me by that sparked a strange, unfocused memory from early childhood," she describes. "I had a sudden recollection of one perfect moment of joy and complete freedom, unfett ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: Going in Deep With One Last Wish

KCRW Broadcast #178 for Saturday, August 25, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! When It Comes to Cracking Down On Protests, Are We Any Better Than Russia? Fanatics! Welcome to September. While I am sure it may still be hot where you are, it is in fact September and autumn is upon us. Tonigh ... More >>

Yael Aflalo's Reformation Allows Fashionistas to Go Green by Making Vintage Cool

More stories from our 2012 Fashion Issue on dressing ethically: *West Hollywood's New Fur Ban *Does L.A. Still Have Sweatshops? *Yael Aflalo's Reformation Makes Vintage Cool *Santa Monica's Main Street, a Green Fashion Hub *Three L.A. Designers Who Do Eco-Fashion Right When Yael Aflalo founded her ... More >>

Mendocino Farms to Sell Winning Grilled Cheese Invitational Sandwich

Mendocino Farms​ In addition to the new four-category format at the 2011 Grilled Cheese Invitational, this year's event will feature a bonus for one lucky winner: Their sandwich will be sold at Mendocino Farms and the money will go to charity. Company founder Mario Del Pero will serve as an e ... More >>

Shibuya Girls Pop: Cute Rebellion

A Japanese art collective brings earthquake-fueled inspiration to its show at Meltdown

Alexandra Wallace Porn: Vivid Entertainment Casts UCLA Racist in 'String Thongs and Ding Dongs' Opposite Blackie Chan

Co-Ed MagazineWallace is a 'natural,' says Vivid​Who said "Asians in the Library" hottie Alexandra Wallace wouldn't be able to land a job? L.A. porn king Vivid Entertainment, apparently tired of knocking down Octomom's door for a train-wreck celebrity cameo, made a trip to Wallace's Sacrament ... More >>

Marijuana Fundraiser Called 'Joints For Japan' Aims to Send Weed Proceeds To Quake, Tsunami Victims

Compassionate Pain Management.Maui, apparently.​In that last few weeks we've seen people run for Japan, sell clothes for Japan, and dance for Japan. But this is a first (and L.A. area dispensaries, why the hell were you beaten to this punch?): A Colorado pot shop that advertises "WOWIE, WE'V ... More >>

Hollywood Tsunami Blockbuster 'Hereafter' Pulled From Japanese Theaters; Some DVD Profits to Fund Red Cross Relief

Way, way too soon.​And the Oscar for awkwardest international release date ever goes to Clint Eastwood's "Hereafter," the glamorous, fear-profitting tsunami flick that dropped in Japan on February 19, 2011. Three weeks later, as we're now brutally aware, news cameras captured a real-live vers ... More >>

Sweet Streets LA and JapanLA Join Forces for #PrayForJapan Benefit Art Show, Call for Submissions

L.A. resident Caro, founder of Sweet Streets LA, has a strong connection to Japan. In addition to curating the annual group art show Sweet Streets, where all the work is inspired by Harajuku street fashion, she manages Shibuya Girls Pop, an artist collective based in Tokyo. When Japan was hit by an ... More >>

The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

Heimlich Maneuvered

A gala at Cindy Landon's honoring a top scientist discredited by his son gets a venue change

The Clash's Coolest Dance Floor Moments

There are those who think that The Clash was at its best during its early punk rock days and others who believe that the band didn't hit its creative stride until London Calling, when the dance floor-friendly rhythm section began to truly take shape. Since this writer falls into the latter category, ... More >>

Conan Fans Plan Rally, Might Be Too Late

Mike Mitchell​Fans of late-night TV host Conan O'Brien announced an "I'm with Coco"-themed rally outside the taping of his show Monday in Universal City. The rally, however, might be too late, as The Wrap is reporting that NBC and O'Brien have come to a $30-million deal that would have him wal ... More >>

Dâm-Funk: Keytar Hero

“I’m not doing the neo-soul thing. I’m a funkster. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid”

Musician Tweets from Destruction in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Musician Tweets from Destruction in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Bulletin: City Official Andrew Adelman Resigns After Rape Allegations

Andrew Adelman ​​Andrew Adelman, the general manager of the city's Department of Building and Safety Department, has resigned amid allegations that he raped an unconscious woman after a pub crawl organized by city employees in July. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has named Raymond Chan as Adelman's ... More >>

Theater of the Absurd in New Orleans and on the Campaign Trail

Waiting for Godot

Stella

The voice at 2 a.m.

Theater Reviews: Bug, Scab, Fowl and More

Also reviews of Food for Fish and The Merry Widow

Laughing All the Way to the Banksy

Totally Krossed Out!

Redd Kross at Sunset Junction street fair, August 26

All the World’s a Stage

What to do from February 24 to March 2

Reborn To Rescue

When disaster struck, washed-out pro surfer Matt George didn’t ask permission to start saving people. Now he can’t stop

Winnie the Pooh, Annie . . . and Richard Hell

Stench of Politics

Industry money to the “Mod Caucus” fouls the fight for clean air

Hello, Mr. Soule

A Louisiana family comes West... again

A New Orelans Journal

The Ground You Fall Through

Environmental and social neglect left New Orleans on dangerous footing

Week of the Living Dead

Last Exit to Tombstone

Scenes from the capital of illegal immigration

Nuts and dolts

The shadow of El Salvador haunts the Iraqi elections

Our Exit Strategy

The delusional Bush, his quagmire and November

Dirty Pictures, Dirty War

Doing your own thing in Abu Ghraib

Bastard Power

Metallica, still the kings

Letters

The 'Burbs: When Hate Groups Follow You Home

Borderline Logic

Immigration lessons from the first U.S. war with Iraq

Hunting and Gathering: The Cult of the Purple-Mulberry Eaters

Caught Looking

New Iranian films, Old World dilemmas

New York Journal: Love in the Time of Catastrophe

To Be Muslim and American in L.A.

Why I Drive a Hate Crime

Going down the road feeling bad . . .

You Got Me, Babe

So who needs a bowling league?

Frida, Friduca, Mami

My Chilean Jewish Mother

Big-Spender Mike

Antonovich invites the gun lobby in — at taxpayers’ expense

Accident of Timing

Circle X Theater Company's disturbingly topical Show and Tell