Miley Cyrus

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 >>

Ariel Rechtshaid Is the Indie Super-Producer

He's not in bands, but he makes them sound a hell of a lot better

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

11 Craziest Nude Scandals in L.A. in the Last Year (Photos NSFW)

Lots of crazies get in trouble in our fair city, and lots of those crazies are also nude. Just this week a naked man (above) climbed a radio tower in downtown L.A. and threatened to jump. Do they have this problem in, say, North Dakota? What is it about L.A. that brings out the unhinged unclothed? ... 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 >>

Nightranger: Bringing Sounds to the Sea

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Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson and the Lizard People: The Incredibly Strange World of Music Conspiracy Theory

​Last month we reported on the persistent Internet rumor that Lady Gaga is actually a puppet of occult forces. That post was extremely popular and our amazing readers used it as a springboard to engage in a lively, still ongoing debate in the comments section (44 and counting!). Well, this mo ... More >>

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 >>

Falling James on the Beatles Remasters: "Get the Originals Out There First. Desecrate Later"

By Falling James I was surprised to see that the 7-11 up the street had a carton of the new Beatles CDs on sale, sitting on the counter right beside the register. Usually, 7-11 doesn't traffic in such fine musical merchandise, apart from the occasional Miley Cyrus plastic bauble, and definitely not ... 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 >>

Cherry Bomb: Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna's Ultimate How-To for Budding Rock Chicks

Mrs. Chris Vrenna has composed a tome for women who fancy their boys scrawny, not brawny

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

What to do in Los Angeles this week