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  • Blogs

    February 21, 2013

    One Woman's Super Annoying, Super Lazy Quest to Meet Moby

    Moby will hang out with anyone. It's practically written in the Constitution. Short only perhaps, of Bill Murray, everyone has their "hanging out with Moby" story: "Oh, my sister's college roommate's best friend's cousin made out with Moby last year" or "My neighbor sent him an email once and he jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2012

    5 Archaic Food Words That Should Be Revived (Or That Would Make Great Restaurant Names)

    Last month, we brought you 5 archaic booze words that should be revived. Boy, that was fun. So, this month, we thought we'd repeat the fun with food words. Here are 5 words we'd like to see brought back into usage, if only perhaps as the name of some hipster restaurant (in Silver Lake, of course).

  • Music

    September 6, 2012

    Heartbreak Supergroup

    At least the members of Divine Fits have each other

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2012

    Luka Magnotta, L.A. Gay Porn Star, Wanted by Interpol for Mailing Bloody Foot, Hand to Canadian Capital

    L.A. weirdos really don't get any weirder than this. Luka Rocco Magnotta, formerly a Los Angeles-based gay porn star (or, according to his Facebook profile, a "male model" who's had plastic surgery to look like James Dean), is now on Interpol's international watch list, reportedly on suspicion of c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2012

    Ready, Set, Laug

    L.A. weirdos really don't get any weirder than this. Luka Rocco Magnotta, formerly a Los Angeles-based gay porn star (or, according to his Facebook profile, a "male model" who's had plastic surgery to look like James Dean), is now on Interpol's international watch list, reportedly on suspicion of c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Cassette Tapes Are Back. Ask Your Mom to Mail Your Old Jambox.

    "I grew up collecting and listening to cassette tapes and records," said Phil Shaheen, drummer for Los Angeles indie band Tijuana Panthers. "I like the fact that cassettes are in again and that cool little labels are putting them out." The band released its album, Max Baker, as a limited-edition tap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    10 Comedy Acts to Watch in 2012

    Eric AndrèThey've got the talent, the credits and the buzz, and all are poised to make the leap to the comedic Big Leagues in 2012. Here are the individuals, groups and projects that will have Los Angeles talking -- and more important, laughing -- next year. Some are our picks, but some are selecti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    When it Comes to Pro Sports Championships, L.A. is Not #WINNING

    We're beginning to think L.A. is the Rodney Dangerfield of cities -- you know, no respect. Despite our celebrity, natural beauty, and second-only-to-New York size, we suck in so many ways. Our traffic is the worst. Our roads are almost the worst. Our do-nothing City Council gets paid more than any o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Chromeo

    We're beginning to think L.A. is the Rodney Dangerfield of cities -- you know, no respect. Despite our celebrity, natural beauty, and second-only-to-New York size, we suck in so many ways. Our traffic is the worst. Our roads are almost the worst. Our do-nothing City Council gets paid more than any o ... More >>

  • Stage

    October 27, 2011

    Cirque Du Soleil's Gymnasts and Dancers on Their Work and Lives In L.A.

    We're beginning to think L.A. is the Rodney Dangerfield of cities -- you know, no respect. Despite our celebrity, natural beauty, and second-only-to-New York size, we suck in so many ways. Our traffic is the worst. Our roads are almost the worst. Our do-nothing City Council gets paid more than any o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    Mr. Boston's Official Bartender's Guide: How's The 75th Anniversary Edition? A Headless Horseman Halloween Cocktail Recipe

    JGarbeeMr Boston's Then (Left) And Now​With more editions than we can guesstimate, the 75th anniversary edition of Mr. Boston's Official Bartender's Guide arrived on our desk with little fanfare (on our end, at least). After all, the book's signature minimalist layout and no-frills recipes are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Criticism of Porn's HIV Scare Sparks Outrage at Manwin, the Adult Video Juggernaut That Employed Performer in Question

    mofos.com​Updated at the bottom with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's response. First posted at 5:09 p.m. The company that employed a porn star who might be HIV-positive today said the man did not continue to work, nor did he work with other performers, after a test indicated he might have th ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2011

    Music Picks: Prince, Amanda Jo Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit, Civet,

    Also, Miguel, L.A. Bluegrass Situation, Heidecker and Wood, the Ditty Bops and others

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Addictive Music Website Alert: The Ambient Genius of "You Are Listening to L.A."

    ​One of the most annoying things about the current state of the Internet is it's lack of elegance. When Mark Zuckerberg wiped the floor with the cluttery, vile thing MySpace had become, his mantra was "make a product that is useful and doesn't suck" (Facebook has struggled, with different degr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Top 10 Most WTF Band Names at SXSW

    ​ You'll be kicking up plenty of gravel waiting to see Cee Lo Green, Queens of the Stone Age and The Kills at this year's SXSW. Chances are, the lines will be much, much shorter for Go Back to the Zoo, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Amusement Parks on Fire or the dozens of other requisite oddly-name ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    A RIVER RUNS THROUGH THEM

    ​ You'll be kicking up plenty of gravel waiting to see Cee Lo Green, Queens of the Stone Age and The Kills at this year's SXSW. Chances are, the lines will be much, much shorter for Go Back to the Zoo, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Amusement Parks on Fire or the dozens of other requisite oddly-name ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    With Godspeed on Our Side

    How did an experimental political punk octet become the hottest ticket of the winter?

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Severed Limbs, The Font: Mimi Traillette's Twisted Typeface

    ​ Mimi Traillette, 29, is an artist living in Montreal, Canada. She made this font, inspired by severed limbs. It was for a design contest at DesignSponge. She did not win. Why aren't the limbs dripping blood? Did you think about blood at all?

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    It's Official: Study Finds Mary Jane Eases Pain

    ​Yeah, we know. You stoners have already done the research and, yeah, Mary Jane, she take away all the pain man. But new research gives renewed scientific validity to the use of cannabis to treat pain. A Canadian study found that patients who were given high-potency pot reported less pain tha ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Catch a Risen Star

    ​Yeah, we know. You stoners have already done the research and, yeah, Mary Jane, she take away all the pain man. But new research gives renewed scientific validity to the use of cannabis to treat pain. A Canadian study found that patients who were given high-potency pot reported less pain tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3

    Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Cirque du Soleil: Kooza

    Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Chromeo Means Serious Business: Aiming for a New Album in Summer '10

    Chromeo is one of those '80s-crazed dance music acts that makes the cool kids in empty Ray-Ban frames go off the Richter like a South Pacific earthquake. It was Chromeo that was about to take the stage when dozens of fans climbed down an Inglewood Forum balcony to get a closer look, prompting cops i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    BEST YET ANOTHER CRAZED, HIP MOM WHO GOT A BOOK DEAL

    Chromeo is one of those '80s-crazed dance music acts that makes the cool kids in empty Ray-Ban frames go off the Richter like a South Pacific earthquake. It was Chromeo that was about to take the stage when dozens of fans climbed down an Inglewood Forum balcony to get a closer look, prompting cops i ... More >>

  • Music

    July 30, 2009

    Grace Jones at the Hollywood Bowl

    She's Jaw-Dropping, Eye-Opening, and, Well, Just Different.

  • LA Life

    April 23, 2009

    LA People 2009: Tech's Popular Girl — Shira Lazar

    She's the human manifestation of the convergence of tech and entertainment — the stepsister of American Apparel's Dov Charney, Shira causes a commotion just by showing up

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    THE NICE DREAM MAN

    She's the human manifestation of the convergence of tech and entertainment — the stepsister of American Apparel's Dov Charney, Shira causes a commotion just by showing up

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Just Don't Say "Jew Zealand"

    She's the human manifestation of the convergence of tech and entertainment — the stepsister of American Apparel's Dov Charney, Shira causes a commotion just by showing up

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    LA Weekly Music Podcast, Volume One: Fight on, Your Time Ain't Long

    You know how some weekends you have the best intentions in the world and then they all fall to shit? Well, mine didn't exactly fall to shit -- it's just that the live music that I was hoping to see either didn't pan out, conflicted with scenes/events that I wanted to attend (like LA Weekly's anniv ... More >>

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Coachella And the Cure for the Common Festivalitis

    You know how some weekends you have the best intentions in the world and then they all fall to shit? Well, mine didn't exactly fall to shit -- it's just that the live music that I was hoping to see either didn't pan out, conflicted with scenes/events that I wanted to attend (like LA Weekly's anniv ... More >>

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Super Fun Music Hour Podcast #7

    A Valentine's Day Special podcast, full of love.

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Tickled Pink!

    A Valentine's Day Special podcast, full of love.

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Rock Picks

    for the week of January 25 – February 1

  • Music

    November 9, 2006

    Rock Picks

    For the week of November 10–16

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Slow Down, You Move Too Fast

    Best place to make the morning last

  • Music

    May 4, 2006

    Accident at Sea

    Unicorns become Islands

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2005

    Funeral for a Friend

    How the Arcade Fire died and went to heaven

  • Columns

    November 24, 2005

    Think Globally, Act Santa Monically

    One city’s attempt to cool down global warming

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Nightranger

    One city’s attempt to cool down global warming

  • Music

    May 5, 2005

    Live at Coachella ’05

    After this, we promise we won’t even mention Coachella for a year

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Actual Music

    After this, we promise we won’t even mention Coachella for a year

  • Eat+Drink

    February 10, 2005

    Ask Mr. Gold

    After this, we promise we won’t even mention Coachella for a year

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    9 reason

    After this, we promise we won’t even mention Coachella for a year

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    The Anti-Courtney

    Melissa Auf der Maur: lucky to be free

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Fashionation

    Gloria Ohland on the dog days of fashion

  • Music

    February 28, 2002

    A Dossier of Desperate Measures

    Godspeed offshoots light the fuse.

  • Music

    July 26, 2001

    Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk

    Rufus Wainwright poses as rock star, makes an imperfect-summer record

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Notes From the Front

    The Wall defines two Americas in Quebec

  • Film+TV

    July 29, 1999

    The Green Monster

    Tom Green, from the great wild North; plus, Dick and Paula, and Joe Bonanno

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