Miley Cyrus

Party Pick of the Week: Rump Shaker

Premiere 1710 Las Palmas, Hlywd., Fri., Oct. 4, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5 admission; 18 and older The '90s are officially retro. For real this time! Some clubs tried to make it happen before, but it finally seems to have that pop! pow! wow! factor. The Spice Girls and 'N Sync now are the so-called classic ... More >>

Here's the Story Behind That Giant TWERK MILEY Banner

"Somewhere in America, Miley Cyrus is still twerkin,'" Jay-Z raps on his latest album, proving prescient of her VMAs twerkjob that folks are still talking about. In fact, now there's a billboard-sized banner on the subject. If you've taken the 10 freeway east toward downtown L.A. recently, then yo ... More >>

Major Lazer's Walshy Fire Breaks Down Twerking

Mad Decent's block party hits our town today at L.A. Center Studios. The event features Riff Raff, Matt & Kim, Sasha Go Hard and headliners Major Lazer. You know what a Major Lazer party is like, right? Women rush the stage, express themselves. There is a lot of bass, and also confetti, vuvuzelas, ... More >>

YouTube Fans Squee Over Stars at VidCon

Rochelle Hutchinson, 18, came to VidCon to cheat on her girlfriend. With permission, of course. The catch is that the only girl Hutchinson is allowed to cheat with is YouTube sensation Hannah Hart. Hutchinson discusses her strategies for getting Hart into bed with her friend and high school clas ... More >>

The Five Greatest Clean Versions of Hip-Hop Songs

By Chaz Kangas Even though it's patently ridiculous, a clean version of A$AP Rocky's "Fuckin' Problems" exists. It's funny. And, like watching Die Hard on TBS ("Yippee ki-yay, mother trucker!"). Indeed, it's much more fun when rappers sub in different words, rather than just bleep them, case in poi ... More >>

Is It Ok to Buy Records at Urban Outfitters?

By Chris Chafin The other day, I found myself flipping through records in massive clothing chain Urban Outfitters. I know. I had certain expectations about what I'd find: Bob Marley, Dr. Dre, maybe some new dance records like Niki & The Dove, and not much else. Basically, the vinyl equivalent of a ... More >>

Victoria Justice: The Kids' Choice

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. "I think you go right here," says Victoria Justice, guiding a reporter toward her house in the Encino Hills, overlooking the mountains and just down the street from Martin Lawr ... More >>

Miley Cyrus 911 Prank Could be Sign of Teen 'SWAT-ting' Epidemic

After cops swarmed the Studio City mansion of Miley Cyrus last week based on a false report of a home invasion with shots fired, experts are warning that such hacker-like pranks, called SWAT-ting, are all the rage with teens. And this could be (cue Fox 11 News-announcer-voice) dangerous for your ch ... More >>

Slutwave, Tumblr Rap, Rape Gaze: Obscure Musical Genres Explained

Everything You Wanted to Know About Metal but Were Afraid to Ask Top Ten Metal Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Metal Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop In our music feature this week, Jason Roche ... More >>

How to Succeed on YouTube: Goof Off in Your Basement ... Only Better

Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It"

Dave Mustaine is intense. His band Megadeth pairs oppositional forces -- aggressive, machine-gun rhythms with near-pop melodies -- and similarly Mustaine's personality seems a yin-yang contradiction of simmering rage and family values. On the road with the fourth Gigantour, which hits Gibson Amphit ... More >>

Miley Cyrus Is Hipper And More Liberal Than You. Oh, And She Hates Rick Santorum

She's just being Miley.​Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana is one of the easier Disney shows for adults to sit through. Her voice and wide eyes aren't totally unlike a young Lucille Ball. Still, that might not be enough to make an adult investigate her music. But her surprisingly not-overplayed cat ... More >>

In Search of Curly Fries, Like They Have in Missouri

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: I have a hankering for some grease. I would like it to come in the form of a "brick" of Susie-Q french fries. I don't want any of these wimpy curly fries people talk about, looking like lost potato eyelashes on the plate. None of this ... More >>

Mike Vitar, 'Sandlot' Star Turned Los Angeles Firefighter, Adored by Internet

TumblrBenny done growed up.​It's hard to hate a man in uniform. Especially when he gets caught by news cameras casually saving a kitten from smoke inhalation, emerging from a car explosion unscathed, etc. Add a starring role in the cult childhood flick of a generation, and you've got Internet ... More >>

Scarlett Johansson Nude Photo Phone Hacker Arrested, FBI Claims

BuzzFeedScarlett.​Updated at the bottom with the suspect's name, more details. First posted at 11:35 a.m. The FBI has been on the case of the phone hacker(s) who mined nude photos form the handsets of the likes of Scarlett Johansson and possibly also violated the mobile devices of Miley Cyrus ... More >>

Scarlett Johansson Nude Photos: Anonymous Hackers Called Hollywood Leaks at Work Again?

buzzfeed.comA self portrait of Scarlett Johansson.​If you ask us, it looks like the celebrity-focused offshoot of hacker group Anonymous, Hollywood Leaks, has been hard at work uncovering the finer details of celebrity skin. Today's leak of nude photos of Scarlett Johansson (NSFW, and much cl ... More >>

Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie Review

Hustler's Lady Gaga and Beyonce Porn Movie: A Review

​Hustler's latest celebrity-impersonating porn parody, This Ain't Lady Gaga, ranks up there with Edward Penishands, Who's Nailin' Palin? and Untrue Hollywood Stories: Miley Cyrus' 18th Birthday. Er, it probably does, anyway. We haven't seen them. In fact, who watches these things? Someone must, ... More >>

Even in Spring, Flip-Flops Are a Bad Habit For Your Feet, Doc John Whyte Says

Da Reel P3Miley Cyrus wears thongs.​Ah, flip-flops. Them's formal wear in L.A., where the most under-dressed person in the room is usually the most powerful. (It says you have gravitas when you show up to a high-power meeting riding a beach cruiser in your jammies). Spring is upon us, so ... More >>

La Cita In The News: Mustache Mondays Leaves A Void, Adam Lambert Punches A Hole and Punky Reggae Fills It All Up

Lina Lecaro Doing damage on La Cita's dance floor.​ We might have been worried about La Cita in downtown after the announcement last week that our favorite club there, Mustache Mondays, was moving to a new location (more on that below), but after having a smokin' time at the jam-packed, red-l ... More >>

DEA's Synthetic Marijuana Ban Goes Into Effect Today

Miley Cyrus: Weed alternative salvia is, like, pretty cool (and still legal).​Sorry Miley, but there's one less legal drug for you to smoke starting today. The DEA has basically put synthetic marijuana -- a.k.a. K2 and Spice -- out of business by banning its core ingredients. The emergency o ... More >>

Music to Pick Up/Download

Too Soon? Disney Now Marketing to Newborns and Their Moms (Really)

Disney BabyCan you say, 'Buy it now?'​We could hardly blame Disney for creating tween-demo sensations like Miley Cyrus or Selena Gomez (not to mention Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Britney before them): Kids represent a merchandise bonanza for a stuffed-bauble marketing enterprise ... More >>

Tucson Massacre: Jared Loughner Was Known To Smoke Salvia

Jared Loughner and Miley Cyrus have something in common.​While some speculated whether his onetime daily weed smoking could have had an affect on his psyche, a childhood friend of Tucson massacre suspect Jared Loughner said this week the 22-year-old was also known to use the legal, cannabis-li ... More >>

Top 10 Celebrity Marijuana Brands: In Honor Of Chuck Norris And Michael Phelps, Here's Our Wish List Of Superstar Strains

current.comMichael Phelps goes for gold.​In reaction to such recent honorees as Chuck Norris and Michael Phelps, the Weekly would like to forward to you, our humble and useful cannabis retailers, a list of other celebrities who also deserve their own strains of weed. We know your suppliers ar ... More >>

Top 10 Crazy and Ridiculous Music Photos of 2010

Top 10 Crazy and Ridiculous Photos of the Year

Top 10 Worst Musician-Endorsed Stocking Stuffers, Including 50 Cent Condoms, ODB Rap Snacks, and More

Top 10 Worst Stocking Stuffers Including 50 Cent Condoms, ODB Rap Snacks, and More

(Video) Miley Cyrus Smokes Salvia From Bong, Everyone Gives A Shit

Somebody get this girl a drink of water​Updated after the jump: One college kid traded Miley's reps his copy of the SHOCKING salvia vid for a new MacBook pro. Unfortunately, he wasn't the only one who needed paying off. Originally posted on Dec. 10 at 11:50 a.m. OK, we know, we're part of the ... More >>

Why is Armenia Anti-Emo?

Lauryn Hill Schedules Tour, Anti-Emo Armenia, Pearl Jam Makes Festival, Dylan's Lyrics Bring Big Bucks

Today's New Releases: Stereolab, Girl Talk, Dum Dum Girls and Tommy Santee Klaws

​ STEREOLAB, NOT MUSIC (DRAG CITY) Twenty years and 12 albums in Stereolab gives us Not Music, a record derived from the same sessions that produced 2008's Chemical Chords and released during their self-imposed hiatus. This mix of "new" songs and remixes of "old" ones is fantastic, but if you ... More >>

Top 10 Popstar Clothing Lines that Put Madonna and Lourdes' New "Material Girl" to Shame!

In this week's Nightranger column, we cover last week's Macy's Passport "Glamorama" event at the Orpheum Theatre downtown. The event was scaled back from years past live music-wise (Macy Gray and Eric Hutchinson performed short sets in between the runway looks) but the production was still top-notch ... More >>

Live in L.A.: Gogol Bordello, Athlete, Miley Cyrus, Abe Vigoda, We Barbarians, Red Cortez

via GogolBordello.comEugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello​As anybody who's witnessed their spectacles at Coachella or the Detour Festival (R.I.P.) can testify, it's all about Gogol Bordello's live shows. Nothing esteemed producer Rick Rubin could have done on the gypsy punks' recently released fif ... More >>

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It's a Beautiful World

Give the People What They Want!: Top Ten Most Popular Youtube Music Videos of 2009

American's favorite art (according to America)​Oh sure, all the highfalutin' critics with their fancy book-learnin' are going on and on about the Dirty Pickups, the Phoenix Collective, and that one Scandinavian band (you know, the one with all the white people?) as the "Best of 2009." But what ... More >>

THE LAND OF GIANTS: PMK-HBH AND BNC

A new Hollywood PR merger and best-ever box office

Judge Throws Out Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Miley Cyrus

Me so racist.​A lawsuit from a woman who claimed Miley Cyrus violated her civil rights and those of other Asian-Americans when she stretched her eyes out with her fingers for a photo was thrown out Friday. Claimant Lucie Kim argued that the photo, exposed in February, infringed on her civil right ... More >>

MORE PROOF THAT MAKING FUN OF PEOPLE CAN LEAD TO A FULFILLING CAREER

Movie Reviews: Burma VJ, Up, What Goes Up

Also, Departures, Drag Me to Hell, Dance Flick

Cage Goes Hollywood: "I Never Knew You" Video Shot in L.A. Spotlighted on YouTube

In February L.A. Weekly was on set for the making of the music video for Definitive Jux rapper Chris "Cage" Palko's newest single, "I Never Knew You," shot in downtown Los Angeles and directed by actor Shia LaBeouf. Today you can find "I Never Knew You" as the top spotlighted video on YouTube Music ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Dragonball: Evolution, Hannah Montana: The Movie

Also, The Escapist, Forbidden Lies and more

Movie Reviews: Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience, Must Read After My Death, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Also, Dog Eat Dog, Echelon Conspiracy and more

Slapping Skins and Sins at Cinespace; Guitar Center's Drum-Off; Dragstrip 66

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were dem ... More >>

Bolt's Leashed Lightning

Disney's latest toon is a starry dog story

WORN OUT- Lohan and Ronson’s flannel love at Disneyland (& Gay Days vs. Miley too).

Our trip to Disneyland last week offered a sneak peak of the park’s Halloween makeover (fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas MUST check out the Haunted House this month!) but it also saw a near miss meeting with one of the tabloid world’s most obsessed-about twosomes (and the trail of paparaz ... More >>

Green Screen at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Lessons in Slime

Caramel, Over Her Dead Body, Tre, The Eye

Plus film pick of the week: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Death Makes a Holiday

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