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Ariel Rechtshaid Is the Indie Super-Producer

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

Lil B Is the Most Important Rapper of the Decade So Far

Lil B, the heavily tattooed Berkeley, California rapper with a gleaming grill and oversized earrings, entered the hip-hop game in 2006 as part of Bay Area rap group The Pack. Over the last three years he's garnered a tremendous Internet following, popularizing the words "swag" and "based," the lat ... More >>

SWATting, a Deadly Political Game

DA Patrick Frey's enemies called 911, saying he'd shot his wife

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 >>

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 >>

Anticon MC Serengeti: The Quirkiest, Deepest Rapper

Hollywood's Hair-Feather Fad Pits Hipsters Against Fly Fishermen, Dries Up Rooster Population

Outta my way, Gramps.​Bob Marriott's Fly-Fishing Store in Fullerton is sold out of rooster feathers. You know -- those long, stripey suckers peeking from the underhairs of everyone from Steven Tyler to your babysitter. "We're out of stock," says Annie Stamper, a Marriott's employee who, for t ... More >>

Four Reasons the World Needs Andrew W.K. to Teach Us to Party

Timothy Norris​See more photos in Timothy Norris' gallery, "Andrew WK, Wavves @ Echoplex." Read more in Drew Denny's interview "Andrew WK: 'I Don't Think It's Ethical to Think of Non-Humans as Equal to Humans.'" It would be impossible to review Andrew W.K.'s show at Check Yo Ponytail 2 (held ... More >>

The Surreal World of ASCAP's Pop Awards: Where Adam Lambert and Ke$ha Honor the Guys Who Made Them Famous (and Train is the Best Rock Band)

Lina LecaroKe$ha and Adam Lambert hold Luke and Martin's plaques.​Haters might say that Dr. Luke and Max Martin are responsible for the downfall of music. After all, manufactured pop has killed it for other genres, especially harder and more experimental ones. But at ASCAP's Pop Music Awards ... More >>

Top 10 Songs About Hangovers, One Night Stands and That Rough Morning After

Top 10 Songs About Hangovers, One Night Stands and That Rough Morning After

Music Picks: Repeater, Project Blowed 16th Anniversary, Infected Mushroom

Also, Riot Grrl Christmas Carnival, Captain Ahab and others

Sparks Notes on Modern Romance

A guide to the mind-set behind the new model of cash-cow chick flick

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 >>

Stage Raw: The Wooster Group's "North Atlantic"

 COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWS THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSECHO CHAMBERS Resonances from The Wooster Group's North Atlantic​Ground Control to Major Tom Photo by Paula Court If you drive through the San Gabriel Mountains, where radio reception is already dodgy, set ... More >>

Pop Noir: Interview FREE Download

Jack Coleman​ Though twin brothers Joe and Luke McGarry have been playing together as Pop Noir for roughly five years, it wasn't until yesterday that their group, rounded out by drummer Nico Saavedra, released its first single. Those who have had the chance to catch Pop Noir at their fairly re ... More >>

Rock Picks: Pink, the Grates, Doug Paisley, Ooh La L.A. Festival

Also, Slavic Soul Party, Pet Shop Boys, the Humpers and others

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 >>

Hollywood's Labor Pains or, Why the Numbers Still Matter

​Although the official start of Fall is still a couple of weeks away, Hollywood's Autumnal Equinox is already upon us, as the books are closed on the 2009 summer movie season and the curtain goes up on the Toronto International Film Festival, the still-humid summer air starting to hum with the fir ... More >>

Ponyo's Big Blue

Hayao Miyazaki dives under the sea for his latest environmental fairy tale

Sex, Lies and Videotape

All at once, if that’s how you like it: What to do June 12-18

Survivor, Hollywood-Style

MGM Tells Fiscal Truths, William Morris Lays Off, Chris Hemsworth Lands Thor

Confessions of a Promo-CD Junkie: Who Will Stop the Music Industry Gravy Train?

With so much music available at the click of a mouse, do tastemakers really need hard copies anymore? Is it worth the waste?

Rock Picks: Brian Wilson, the Juan Maclean, Common

Also, Citay, Nightwish, Savina Yannatou

Beards, Blazers, Bluntless: Lee Perry Defeats The El Rey's Draconian Droogs

Fallen Idols of All Shapes and Sizes

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

Heath Ledger's Final Days Among the Masses

L.A. Art Collective Struggles to Go On After Actor's Death

Hot Topic? At Hollywood & Highland, Perez Hilton Unveils His New Fashion Line

I see Perez underpants

Rock Picks: Slick Rick, Tapes 'n Tapes, Kate Nash

And other May 8-15 shows

"And the Award [for Worst Oscars Ever] Goes To ..."

Academy needs a face-lift, not just Botox