Justin Timberlake

Swatting Celebrities Could Cost Pranksters $10,000 Under Proposed Law

See also: SWATting, a Deadly Political Game. Swatting has hit the homes of Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and others. And, while it probably is pretty funny to the braces-wearing little buttheads who dial 911 with app-enabled masked numbers to report that their fa ... More >>

The Worst of SXSW

Security and Cops Gettin' Wild: Look, I get it. Every drunken dickhead in town "knows someone" or thinks he has pull at the door, but that doesn't mean the hammer goes down on everyone. I was stopped by two cops who didn't want me to walk 50 yards from where the Smashing Pumpkins would be playing an ... More >>

Here's a Review of the New Justin Timberlake Album, Using Only K-Pop GIFs

On Monday, Justin Timberlake, the guy from the Facebook movie but also the guy from Saturday Night Live but also the guy from New Myspace but also the guy from music, released the stream for his new album, The 20/20 Experience. It is, as I'm certain you've already read, his first album in 50 years. ... More >>

Quit Disrespecting the Taste of Teenage Girls and Start Appreciating Justin Bieber

By Brittany Spanos At what point did teen girls suddenly just become wrong? "Serious" music fans have little patience for any artist who willingly sells to the rabid teen girl market. It's why we non-teen-girls only divulge our love for Justin Bieber and One Direction with a "self-aware" laugh. Se ... More >>

Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears regularly on West Coast Sound.] Song: Justin Timberlake, "Suit & Tie," featuring Jay-Z History: "Suit & Tie" is the first song from Justin Timberlake's new album(!), The 20/20 Experience. People wer ... More >>

Update: Times Story on Coachella 2013 Was Fabricated, Says Writer

Update: The Times writer whose byline appears on the screengrab, Mikael Wood, says that the post is completely fabricated. His comments are at the bottom of the post. According to a screengrab of what appears to be a page from the Los Angeles Times website -- which was posted on a Coachella message ... More >>

N Sync Were the Truth, Even if Justin Timberlake Thought They Dressed Like Morons

[Editor's Note: Fuck Guilty Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] In 1998 N Sync, of Orlando, Florida, became overnight phenoms. Seemingly every girl old enough to get her ears pierced bu ... More >>

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's Wedding Video Making Fun of L.A. Homeless, and Other Justin Huchel-Produced Videos

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were married in a lavish ceremony at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Puglia, Italy, this weekend. In addition to a candlelit dinner, a Questlove DJ set and a week's worth of festivities, guests at the TimBielake wedding were treated to an original video making fun of ... More >>

The 20 Best Albums Not in the Canon: The Complete List

*Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time *Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time A few months back Rolling Stone put out their updated 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. (Here's a quickly-scannable version; Sgt. P ... More >>

Top 20 Albums Not In The Canon: 20-11

*Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time *Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time A few months back Rolling Stone put out their updated 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. (Here's a quickly-scannable version; Sgt. P ... More >>

Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] Song: Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" Preemptive Note: Before we get into this, and I don't think this is weird to mention because it's so obviously true, but you'l ... More >>

Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: The Complete List

See also: *Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time: The Complete List *Top 20 Greatest Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List *Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: The Complete List Physical appearance actually has little to do with sexiness. Sure, we've all been known to stare at a shirtle ... More >>

Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #5-1

See also: *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #20-16 *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #15-11 *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time: #10-6 5. Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen is the only man, of any age, who can pull off tight-ass jeans and a bandana. Those broad shoulders ... More >>

Wherein We Hilariously Predict Katy Perry's 2012

Two thousand eleven was a year of peaks and valleys for Katy Perry; she made a run at pop supremacy, performed at huge venues for tiny fans, and made gobs of money. Unfortunately, half of that could go to Russell Brand, who filed for divorce at the end of the year. (They're not believed to have a pr ... More >>

Bad Teacher Review: You Want Raunchy Comedy Starring Women? Be Careful What You Wish For

​ From Tad Friend's New Yorker profile of Anna Faris (which Jezebel.com reblogged under the headline "Hollywood Insiders Admit Hollywood Hates Women") to the glass-ceiling-shattering pressure assigned to last month's Bridesmaids (which has thus far outgrossed every previous Judd Apatow project ... More >>

Oh No! Justin Timberlake is Done Making Music! Also He Is Kinda a Pothead!

​Like everyone else out there, we check out Playboy just for the articles. So we were pretty excited when we sat down to check out the fairly lengthy interview with Justin Timberlake. The multi-talented dancer/singer/actor opened up about his life and career and a) dealt a blow to drug enforce ... More >>

Boing: Valentine's Day Inspires Spike in Viagra Prescriptions

NBCJustin Timberlake demonstrates the steps for a proper Valentine's Day gift.​What's the American guy's popular choice for a super-awesome Valentine's Day gift? Chose one: A) Chocolate B) Roses or C) Dick in a box? The modern man is so sensitive, romantic, and tuned into the feminine psyche ... More >>

Top Ten Musician Restaurant Franchises (In Honor of Flavor Flav's New Fried Chicken Joint in Iowa--Yes, Iowa)

Don't Believe the Hype! 10 Musician's Restaurants Less Strange Than Flava Flav's Chicken Joint

Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs & Beyond

-- Jamie Oliver turned down by L.A. school district. [Daily Dish] -- Grass Fed-Up. Or, a rant against foodies. (Hilarious.) [The New York Times] -- The Safe Drivers' Guide to Cupcake Calculation. [Alice Medrich] -- Do all cookbooks need photos? A poll. [MattBites] -- Justin Timberlake opens his ... More >>

Today in WTF: Justin Timberlake Imitates Sugarhill Gang, Snoop, Eminem, etc. with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots. Sacrilege or Genius?

Timbalake​Justin Timberlake once again confounds haters by extremely credibly impersonating a bunch of rappers with Jimmy Fallon and using The Roots as his backing band. We're talking Sugarhill, Beastie Boys, Snoop, Jay-Z, "The Humpty Dance," Eminem, and even a coupla viral sensations (can yo ... More >>

Justin Timberlake, Brandy, the Game, Others Join Timbaland at House of Blues

View more photos in Timothy Norris' "Timbaland @ House of Blues" slideshow. "Do you all like my beats?," a deep voice wondered over the packed House of Blues din. "I SAID, do you all like my beats?" Climbing a banister was the only way to glimpse the wizard of Oz emerging from behind a huge, bright ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Amreeka, Gamer, The Headless Woman

Also, Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha and more

Movie Reviews: The Final Destination, Halloween II, World's Greatest Dad

Also, Cloud 9, Laila's Birthday and more

Where Is The Love for will.i.am aka Zuper Blahq?

Was it the addition of the comely Fergie Ferg? The Justin Timberlake collab? The Saturday Night Live parody? Or "My Humps"? As a native Angeleno, we can remember the days when the Black Eyed Peas were a local hip-hop/breakdancin' act with loads of club cred. Though it was a different direction, we ... More >>

Venus Prototype's Fashion Show; Miss Kitty's Latest Adventures

Psst: Grammy Week Parties with MGMT, Black Eyed Peas, New York Dolls, Chelsea Girls, DJ AM and (maybe) Whitney Houston

The Grammy telecast might be a snooze, but during awards week its host city is anything but. Surprise stage jams and DJ sets, official and unofficial shindigs and a overall anything-can- happen/anyone-might-show vibe and excitement takes over LA's clubs and events... You don't need to be Jay-Z and B ... More >>

In Her Madgesty's Court

Also, Paper's trail and Punk Rock Karaoke

This Week in LA Music: Victory Music, Eagles of Death Metal, Madonna, TV on the Radio, DJ AM and Spinnerette

all photos by Timothy Norris Something big happened that resulted in lots of great music echoing across the land, a Tuesday night became a virtual New Year's Eve, and we rejoiced, as we always do, with music. Erin Broadley snuck backstage and hung with the Eagles of Death Metal before their Jimm ... More >>

No Child ...

Some UTA Online All-Stars

Including clips from Smosh, People-Food, We Need Girlfriends and more

Nightranger: Role Model in the Brown Bottle

And glamour ghouls

Justified and Potent

Justin Timberlake, Good Charlotte at Staples Center, September 17

Skinny Bitches, Orange Men and Rockin' Wild Boys

Sick of the post-Emmys coverage yet? Even if you only a watched a smidge of the entertainment shows the past two days, you know more than enough. Where to get knockoffs of Emmy dresses: ABS and Faviana. (They look cheap to me). What was bleeped from the telecast ("god-damn" and "screw"). (Oy vey). ... More >>

Snooze City

By Lina Lecaro She had a lot of people rooting for her. But Britney Spears' opening performance at the MTV VMAs tonight -though not the trainwreck some said it might be- was just... blah. Talk about going through the motions. Her moves were robotic, her outfit unflattering, her lip-syncing ha ... More >>

Loud & Proud

And ghouls on film

Nothing's Shocking

Timbaland’s solo LP has high highs (cowbell disco!) — and low lows (She Wants Revenge!)

Sales Go Soft. Shins Go Limp. Rock Critics Go Limper.

Tickled Pink!

Blood, Sweat & Sexy Back

Retro-futuristic Postmodern house Party

L.A. Music '06: Welcome to Indie Land

The Magic Kingdom has Tomorrowland; we’ve got Spaceland. Plus, more magical local bands, man.

The Hills Have Eyes

Celebrated

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE at House of Blues, August 11

Microsoft Wants to Kill Your iPod, Summer Goes Pop!

Come On, Feel the Boys

Boy-band vets all grow’d up

Ebony and Ivory

The Breakfast Club

Fear of a Black Titty

Treating Janet like you don’t love her

Stossel’s Choirboys

The Cute Ones