Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey

The Time Axl Rose and Steven Adler Nearly Killed Each Other

Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal, by Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman comes out today. It's an amazing account of the four-decades-old genre -- more than 700 pages long, with hundreds of interviews, many of them with essential players. It gets into everything from the mu ... More >>

Kevin Bradley's Church of Type Brings Typography Worship to Santa Monica

"I never intended to come [to Los Angeles]," says Kevin Bradley, founder of the letterpress design and print studio Church of Type, which opened this Sunday on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica. "I was going to New Orleans," Bradley continues as his intern works the Vandercook Universal III letterpre ... More >>

Racism Charged Against Hollywood Bar That Forbids Hip-Hop

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] One man's purity is another man's segregation. You don't expect to encounter those ideas in Hollywood in 2013, but they creep in through coding and innue ... More >>

Brady Corbet Explains How A Nice Guy Became Simon Killer

Cookbook Review: The Way to Fry , Southern-Style A Fried Cocktail (!) Recipe

Disclosure: We have a secret crush on Norman King, author of The Way to Fry. The Southern Living editor has that old school, nerd next door charm. Meaning he looks like he has decades of plaid shirt and button down collar experience (a compliment), not merely a fleeting hipster vintage obsession. An ... More >>

Earthquake: Big One Involving Los Angeles And San Francisco Possible, Says Caltech

Something about "stable" zones of earth that sound so, well, stable. In fact, earthquake experts once believed that stable segments acted "as barriers to fast-slipping, shake-producing earthquake ruptures." Now? Not so much: Scientists at Caltech figure that such areas can be sleeping giants that ... More >>

Reviews of Wines From Famous Rock 'n' Roll Bands!

See also: Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time Lately we've noticed a lot of bands have their own brands of wine, including Motörhead, Kiss, AC/DC, and Ratt. (Even Warrant has a wine. Warrant.) One of our friends at Wine Spectator magazine showed us the piece they wrote in April about this trend, ... More >>

Tony, Tony, Tony

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

A Consideration of Whiskey Dick

I might be oversimplifying here, but when it comes to sex, there are two kinds of people: the kind who like using a lubricant, and the kind who don't. If you are in the second camp, feel free to move on. If you're in the first, tell me this: to what extent is TASTE an important consideration? I as ... More >>

Fashawn Wanted to Be Pastor, But His Destiny Was Rapping

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, a young shepherd, Santiago, attends seminary but longs to travel. He embarks on a quest to find a hidden treasure and ends up meeting an alchemist, who teaches him that the treasure really is the journey itself. Fashawn once lived in a trailer behind a church and w ... More >>

A Rawkin' Guy Fieri Drinking Game

Sometimes there are things that are out of your control. What the office orders for lunch, say, or what you're forced to watch when you're at Uncle Bob's house, trying to fulfill your New Year's resolution to Visit the Relatives More. If your Uncle Bob, like a startling large number of men, platoni ... More >>

Jared Meisler: Il Covo, Coach & Horses, etc.

Guzzle & NoshCharcuterie platter (left), arrancini (right) at Il Covo (bottom).​When we last checked in with Jared Meisler (Roger Room, Bar Lubitsch) nearly a year ago, he and business partner Sean Macpherson were in the very early stages of revamping beloved Sunset Blvd. watering hole Coach & ... More >>

The Year In Honey: The Must-Have "Bee" Book, Local Beehive Legislation, The Pollen Debate Our Favorite Honeys

backwardsbeekeepers.comBackyard Bee Supporters ​It's great DYI canning and preserving is back in full force, but this year we've been more focused on the original preservers: honeybees. And so in honor of the humble bees and beekeepers who have served us so dutifully -- in countless cups of te ... More >>

The Worst Day Of K-Fed's Life

It's hard to believe, but five years have passed since the release of Kevin Federline's debut Playing With Fire, which came out on Halloween, 2006. It was a scary night for some, but K-Fed was on top of the world. Married to Britney Spears, he was psyched to finally bring his brand of hip-hop to the ... More >>

Brian Posehn's Perfect Day In The Valley: Food, Toys More Food

Brian Posehn is a comic, writer, actor, and food-eater. The Comedians of Comedy, Sarah Silverman Program, and Mr. Show alumnus is also a dedicated San Fernando Valleyite and gastronome. Squid Ink recently asked Posehn to describe what his most perfectest day in the Valley with his wife and baby wo ... More >>

The Oinkster/Maximiliano/Eagle Rock Brewery Take the Bacon at L.A. Beer Float Showdown

Steven ArmstrongChef CJ Jacobson has fun with liquid nitrogen at the third annual LABFS​ Saturday marked the third annual L.A. Beer Float Showdown. And unlike last year's showdown, which featured four local beer bars, this year's competition teamed five L.A. chefs (including three Top Chef alu ... More >>

Yelawolf - El Rey Theatre - October 11, 2011

Timothy Norris​Yelawolf El Rey Theatre October 11, 2011 Almost a year ago, Yelawolf opened for Wiz Khalifa at the Music Box to little interest. His modest van was parked next to the headliner's tour bus in the lot. Last night at the El Rey Theatre, though, Yelawolf was in his element. Havi ... More >>

The Kills - The Wiltern - September 10, 2011

Timothy Norris​The Kills The Wiltern September 10, 2011 Better than... a date with Jack Daniel's. Opening their nearly-sold out show with their song "No Wow" served as a palette-cleanser for Brit-American duo The Kills: Forget that singer Alison "VV" Mosshart fronts The Dead Weather with Ja ... More >>

Architecture and Design Museum's 'Come In! 2: Surf.Skate.Bike' Exhibit Let the Artists Run the Asylum. They Drew 'Boobies.'

Lea LionAshkahn Shahparnia with her work Anything at the Architecture and Design Museum​ Even in the art world, where breaking the rules is the golden rule, some things still follow an equation. Take, for example, the gallery opening. It's one part boxed wine, one part background jazz, add som ... More >>

Bangers & Smashed: A Local Hip Hop Harpist Does Mashed (Moshed?) Potatoes

citizensofculture.comJill Flomenhoft Makes Mashed Potatoes, Too​Guitarists, pianists, we've even met a conga drummer or two while standing in line for a cup of coffee. But it's not all that often we run into a harpist -- particularly one who plays hip hop tunes ("I don't do weddings") and also ... More >>

Oak Fire Pizzeria & Pub Opens in Sherman Oaks Tonight More From Greg Morris

L. Balla​Sherman Oaks, get ready for your slice of West Hollywood: Greg Morris' Oak Fire Pizzeria & Pub finally opens to the public tonight. The original Oak Fire opened on La Cienega in 2007, keeping partygoers sated with wood-fired pizzas, salads and afternoon happy hours. With a brick oven ... More >>

New Spirit: Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey Liqueur Our Huckleberry Variation

J. GarbeeBlueberry Focaccia Homemade Ice Cream Whiskey-Honey Liqueur. Jealous?​The honey craze hit the whiskey and bourbon trail long ago, Drambuie (honey whisky liqueur) and Wild Turkey American Liqueur (bourbon-honey) among them. Jack Daniel's is now joining the game with the release of ... More >>

Dive Bar Report: Kibitz Room

Vidalia/FlickrThe scene at a benefit show.​ The Place: Kibitz Room, 419 N. Fairfax Ave., West Hollywood; (323) 651-2030. The Hours: Every day from 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. The Deals: Well, that can be a relative term in a dive bar. What did we think? Turn the page to find out...

Top 10 Places to Celebrate National Pie Day

Guzzle & NoshA few ways to celebrate National Pie Day.​You don't have to be Adam Carolla to prefer pie to cake. (He tells a story about loving pie so much, that he once entered a pie-eating contest at North Hollywood High and, with his hands behind his back, nibbled and licked at the side of t ... More >>

Sunset Strip Festival: West Hollywood Declares August 26, 'SLASH DAY'

Alex DistefanoLast night, the focus was on Slash (focus not pictured)​On the eve of the third annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, Thursday night, the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip and the city of West Hollywood honored none other than hard rock guitar icon Slash, who rose to fame with Gu ... More >>

Stage Raw: How Do Actors Do It?

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on My Penis, In and Out of TroubleHOW DO ACTORS DO IT? As told by Alan Mandell, who was among a dozen or so actors auditioning for the movie This Must Be the Place, starring Sean Penn. The role was for a man 94-years old. Mandell, being ... More >>

Medea, A Wolf Inside the Fence, Topdog/Underdog

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Gogol Bordello Tackles Immigration Reform in New Music Video, Eugene Hutz Explains Why and Shares Photos from the Set

Timothy NorrisGogol Bordello at The Mayan, June 2010​On June 29 gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello announced its plans to officially boycott the state of Arizona over the highly controversial SB 1070, the toughest anti-illegal immigration bill passed in America in decades -- one that requires auth ... More >>

Drink Me: Bourbon

Ben CalderwoodKentucky straight flush​ Bourbon is an American original, that rare beast in the liquor pantheon, and one of a handful of domestic foodstuffs subject to manufacture and labeling standards as rigorous as those for Bordeaux wine or aceto balsamico tradizionale. By law, bourbon must ... More >>

Top 10 Cocktails Inspired by Los Angeles A Mulholland Drive Cocktail Recipe

The Beachcomber CafeThe Beachcomber's Surfrider Cocktail​ New York has the Manhattan, Moscow the Moscow Mule. Even Long Island has a cocktail named after it. But what is Los Angeles' signature cocktail? Something to immortalize the City of Angels in drink? Fortunately, local bars, whether insp ... More >>

Stinkers Bar to Re-Open as Thirsty Crow A Look at Their Bourbon Menu

1933 GroupThirsty Crow's Scotch menu​By now you probably already know that Stinkers bar in Silver Lake will re-open on April 23 as Thirsty Crow, a thematic shift that moves the venue from Ironic Truck Stop Chic to Grampy's Neighborhood Bourbon Bar. Named after one of Aesop's Fables -- in whic ... More >>

Music Picks: Liz Pappademas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Mad Professor, Bill Frisell

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Put Hair On Your Chest: Have Dinner With Jack Daniel Tomorrow Night

JackDaniels.comThe man behind the alcohol​The real Jack Daniel died 99 years ago, not of alcohol poisoning, which would have been somewhat poetic, but rather, of blood poisoning. He forgot the combination to his safe, kicked it, then his toe got infected and he died. Clearly, if I'd lived back ... More >>

HEY BATTER!

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 >>

There's New 'Cue on Third Street

Barbara HansenThe Smokin' Joint's jazzy logo lights up the night.​Just when you think there's nothing new in barbecue, The Smokin' Joint arrives on West 3rd Street. What you get here is "Hollywood 'cue," created by chef-owner Michael Kesler. "I've taken the best from all over the country and p ... More >>

Last Night: Strip Dreidel, Christmas Eve Heebonism and Jewjitsu in Palm Springs: Heeb Mag's

Jeremy PelleyThe Ace Hotel in Palm Springs honors the tribe on Christmas Eve​Being Jewish on Christmas sucks. The only places open are Chinese restaurants and movie theaters. Every house but yours is beautifully ablaze in lights and big French windows filled with families in ill-fitting itchy ... More >>

Milkshake Madness at BLD with Pastry Chef Mariah Swan 2 Recipes for Spiked Milkshakes

Mariah Swan, pastry chef at both of Neal Fraser's restaurants, BLD and Grace, had an epiphany last year. Why not take a childhood favorite, milkshakes, and make it more grown up by adding alcohol? Thus Milkshake Madness was born at BLD, held the last Sunday of every month. Swan transforms classic ... More >>

Just Shoot Me: Creed's Scott Stapp's Martyrdom Fantasies Vindicated by Billboard Chart!

Meanwhile, back in the mainstream... ​ In 2006, Creed's hilarious frontman and Jesus-as-a-Chippendale-Dancer figure Scott Stapp told Mark Binelli from Rolling Stone about his near-suicide three years before: One evening, after polishing off a bottle of Jack Daniel's, [Stapp] removed two fir ... More >>

Jones Hollywood Restaurant & Bar Celebrates 15 Years of Food, Drink and Rock 'n' Roll

Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco​Next Tuesday, November 3rd, from noon to close, Jones Hollywood will be celebrating its 15 year anniversary with an all-day-all-night party. Featuring $5 Herradura, Finlandia, and Jack Daniel's cocktails as well as selected beers for two bucks and fifteen ... More >>

Last Night: Presidential Comic Book Debate Drink at Golden Apple

SXSW Day 4-Pitchfork Party Gets a 6.4, Due to Highly Derivative Partying

A Pitchfork party without Sparks? That's like Eliot Spitzer without whores: fatigued, thirsty and miserable. And rest assured, Sparks flowed like the River Ganges, even going as far to sponsor the bash, which wasn't really as bad as it was boring. A bunch of people sitting in bleachers trying t ... More >>

Kifune You Up

They say Kifune, on Washington Blvd. in Venice, was much more fun before sushi chef Hide (Hee-day) stopped drinking Jack Daniels, but after a few of what he calls  "Japanese mineral waters" (Sapporo)and some hot sake, a show starts none-the-less.  Hide starts off with a  little Elvi ... More >>

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