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10 Awesome L.A. Trucks That Sell Things Besides Food

See also: *10 Best Vintage and Second-Hand Boutiques in L.A. *10 Best L.A. Art Galleries For Partying *Top 10 Weirdest Stores in L.A. First the food truck revolution brought us restaurants on wheels, mixing up your own neighborhood's restaurant offerings. Now, the next wave is shopping on wheels. ... More >>

S.S. Coachella Fashion: Do's and Don'ts

By Liz Tracy Most of the people we met on the S.S. Coachella had never been on a cruise before. Like us, they weren't so sure what to pack or how to dress for three days of awkwardly saying hi to their favorite bands on a floating building at sea. But, like the festival, the fans also brought their ... More >>

Coachella 2012: Fashion Combinations You Can Expect

See also: *10 Fashion Combinations You Will Find Every Year at Coachella *Coachella in the Rain: Top 5 Ways We Ladies Can Still Look Cute *Coachella Preview 2012: Everything You Need to Know About the Performers We hear it might be rainy or cold this year at Coachella. (If that happens, here's som ... More >>

Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Be Gone: 5 New Contenders to Replace the Ironic Holiday Icon

rustyzipper.com​ By now, even Grandma has probably heard (but doesn't care) that the Ugly Christmas Sweater is done. Such sweaters have moved from being worn sincerely to being worn with irony, and soon they'll move into not being worn at all. But what will take their place in yuletide ubiqu ... More >>

Meatcessorize with this Chanel Beef Jerky Purse

​We were once dumb enough to ask about the Cleveland steamer, so "meat purse" just sounds to us like slang for something awful, but one budding designer is making the term a stylish reality. As an homage to Coco Chanel, Pasadena Art Center College of Design student Nancy Wu crafted an imitatio ... More >>

Destination Coachella

L.A. bands take to the desert for three days of music overload

The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#30-21) (Sponsored By Medieval Times)

You better believe they serve Pepsi at Medieval Times. 30. Los Campesinos-Hold On Now, Youngster (Wichita/Arts and Crafts) Gareth Campesinos and Co. clearly grew up not just liking music but being obsessed by bands, and they've done the only honourable thing you can in that position: they've ... More >>

The Conga Room Debuts Downtown, and It's a Beautiful Thing

The first thing that becomes painfully obvious as I arrive last night for the grand opening of The Conga Room, another new space at the L.A. Live complex downtown, is that I'm woefully under-dressed. What was I thinking? This isn't the reopening of the Snorkle Room or the Loser Room, this is the fr ... More >>

Live in L.A.: Pop Levi and the Parson Red Heads at the Echo, August 15

Pop Levi and the Parson Red Heads at the Echo, August 15 Photos by Timothy Norris I'm kinda obsessed with this Pop Levi guy right now, and finally saw him Friday night at the Echo during week three of his residency. I tried to catch him on week one, and showed up at 10 o'clock thinking, 'cool, go ... More >>

Are You Not Devo? You Are Mutato

How Mark Mothersbaugh, an Agent of De-Evolution, wormed his way into America’s subconscious

Mr. Bones

The Dude With the Most Cake

Superhustler Damon Dash is sitting on ODB’s last album. What gives?

Something Wicket This Way Comes

Saved by a Hair

Kevin Cooper likely gets another month of life

A Day With The Locust

On the road with the world’s most dangerous band. Also, an investigation of death metal, “hardcore,” millionaire punks and the mysterious Tijuana zebra