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L.A. is a Top Romantic Travel Destination ... Allegedly

Sure, we have our share of romantic places, from Santa Monica Pier to Griffith Observatory, Malibu to the Old Bank District. But if you said Los Angeles was one of the most romantic travel destinations in America, we'd have to do a double take. Miami, Manhattan, Sleepless in Seattle, and the shores ... More >>

Los Angeles Traffic Sucks The Worst (Again)

From the Department of Tell Us Something We Don't Already Know we bring you Tom Tom's latest "congestion index" data. This particular breaking news involves the GPS company's round-up of North American cities with the absolute worst traffic at the end of 2012. And you know who the wiener is:

Los Angeles Has America's Most Congested Traffic -- Again

No big surprise here. Every quarter, it seems, new data supports the fact that Los Angeles is the absolute worst place in the nation for traffic. This time around TomTom's annual Congestion Index gives us the crown once more. Yay!

Fabian Thylmann, Porn King Opposing Condoms In L.A. Adult Video, Arrested

Updated at the bottom with reaction from the pro-condom camp. First posted at 9:07 a.m. The co-founder a company that backed the porn industry's fight against mandatory condoms in L.A. county was arrested in Brussels on suspicion of tax evasion, according to reports. The German publication Die Wel ... More >>

Porn's Condom War Gets Infusion of Foreign Cash?

Updated at the bottom: The anti-condom folks say the contribution is "perfectly legal." First posted at 7:03 a.m. Backers of the November ballot initiative that would mandate condoms in porn are questioning the largest financial contributor to the adult business' opposition campaign. That happens ... More >>

Top 10 Famous Vegans, 2012 Edition

Nearly one year has gone by since our first list of Top 10 Famous Vegans caused an outright internet vegan-type revolution. Well, not really. But plenty of readers didn't shy away from outrightly hating or loving the list, so we thought we'd catalog a few more for 2012. The obligatory public figures ... More >>

Los Angeles Traffic Is Still The Worst In The Nation

If the space shuttle Endeavour's trip from LAX to Exposition Park seems slow going this afternoon, that's just another day on the streets of L.A. The latest TomTom quarterly report on traffic congestion, Los Angeles is maintaining its top-dog status in the nation. Issued this week, the study says ... More >>

The Best Metal Concerts to See in L.A. This Month

Fri, Oct 5 Gypsyhawk The Viper Room Pasadena's Gypsyhawk deftly blend metallic guitars and fantasy/science-obsessed lyrics with a rock and roll boogie swagger. On the group's new album Revelry & Resilience, the raspy shouts of bassist/vocalist Eric Harris and the blistering yet warm solos of guitar ... More >>

Music Picks: Culture Collide, Nick Lowe, Screaming Females

Alex Church Returns to L.A. and His Band Sea Wolf Dives In

Richie Sambora Is Putting Out an Indie Rock Album on Dangerbird. No, Seriously Open Fields! Alleys! The Five Most Overused Backdrops for Band Promo Photos Since his 2007 debut as Sea Wolf, Los Angeles native Alex Church has been compared to no fewer than 5 million other singer-songwriters with guit ... More >>

National Anthem Renditions So Bad, You'll Want to Renounce Your Citizenship

Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time Top 20 Greatest Musicians of All Time, In Any Genre Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of all Time Even if you love this country -- and boy do we love this country! -- there are times it makes you question your long-term commitment. ... More >>

Luka Magnotta -- 'Hollywood Body Parts Killer' Who Murdered Hervey Medellin?

The so-called Hollywood body parts case from early this year has produced no arrests and few headlines in subsequent months. The head, hands and feet of 66-year-old Hervey Medellin were found Jan. 17 near the Hollywood sign. His apartment was searched, his roommate was questioned, and false reports ... More >>

"Niggas in Paris": We Can Now Tell You With Much Greater Accuracy How Many Times Jay-Z And Kanye Will Play It At Staples Center

Sayre Berman​See also: "Niggas in Paris": Jay-Z and Kanye Will Perform It 13 Times When They're Here. Seriously. On November 29 we published a post containing the results of our "Niggas In Paris" linear regression. During the encores of their current Watch The Throne tour, Jay-Z and Kanye Wes ... More >>

Music Picks: Roseanne Cash, Theophilus London, Acid Mothers Temple

Also, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Raphael Saadiq, Wu Man and others

Jontahan Gold Reviews Frysmith

Arcade Fire's Secret Show for LA Fans: Here's Where You Can Get the Cheap Tickets (People Are Camping Out Already)

Arcade Fire Frontwoman Regine​Yeah, yeah we know: The Arcade Fire is playing a secret club show in LA. [UPDATE: We got the right locations.] You were probably monitoring Arcade Fire's Twitter feed all week awaiting details about the Montreal group's surprise show tonight. Last night, that fe ... More >>

Said Jaziri, Controversial Muslim Cleric, Caught After Allegedly Entering U.S. Illegally East of San Diego

YouTubeSaid Jaziri.​Said Jaziri, a controversial Islamic cleric who had been deported to Tunisia from Canada, was caught east of San Diego after he was allegedly smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico earlier this month, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Jaziri was a Montreal imam who led ... More >>

Circus INcognitus

Exclusive Lorn Download From Ninja Tune XX Box Set [MP3]

Exclusive Lorn Download From Ninja Tune XX Box Set [MP3]

Live Review: Arcade Fire Rocks, Heals & Overcomes at the Shrine Auditorium

Timothy NorrisArcade Fire​It doesn't seem all that long ago when we watched Arcade Fire play in front of a wildly exuberant crowd at Irving Plaza in New York City during the Funeral tour, with frontman Win Butler playfully apologizing for not having enough songs in the repertoire to play a lon ... More >>

Music Picks: Gary Numan, Ana Moura, Mark Sultan, XBXRX

Also, California E.A.R. Unit, Bonobo, Mr. Gnome, Grouper and others

Last Word on SXSW: Drew Tewksbury's Top 3 Picks (LA Band, Coming Soon, Wild Card)

Last Word on SXSW: Drew Tewksbury's Top 3 Picks (LA Band, Coming Soon, Wild Card)

Stage Raw: Wonder of the World

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSLATEST THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Leonard Nimoy and Company of AngelsNEW REVIEW GO WONDER OF THE WORLD ​Photo by Ed KriegerContemporary American farce has a hero in playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, who skews old-fashioned two-dimensional absurdity by surreptitiou ... More >>

Live Nation's Crown Jewel: Hollywood Palladium Reopens This Week

From Blue Eyes to Jay-Z, venue has played host to the history of American music

Best Fitness Guru: Harley Pasternak

An Interview With Nick Thorburn of Islands

Islands are playing the Henry Fonda next Tuesday. As your faithful attorney, I recommend that you attend. Their recent Arm's Way is one of the year's finest records and they put on a fantastic show. Plus, the last time I saw them play in LA, for their encore they decided to light Roman Candles o ... More >>

Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl: August 24 and August 25

Yep, just announced: Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl on August 24 and 25, which is a little weird because it's a Sunday and a Monday. Presales begin April 9. The entire second leg of the American tour: August 6 - Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC August 8 - All Points West Music & Arts Festival/Li ... More >>

Record Reviews: Gnarls Barkley, Evangelista, No Age, Destroyer

Also, The Knux, Ghost on the Highway, The Little Ones

SXSW Day 2: Songs That No One In Their Right Mind Should Cover

There are a lot of sacred songs in the rock and roll canon, songs that are so connected with their composer that any attempt to replicate them, to put your spin on them, to reinterpret them, is at best doomed to fail, at worst will insult not only the song but your fans. Near the top of that list, r ... More >>

Indienomics 101

Writing romantic indie pop doesn’t insulate Stars from the business of music

Rock Picks: Finland Station, M.I.A., Feist, Suzanne Vega

For the week of Nov. 9-15

Rock Picks: Ruins, Beirut, Turbonegro, Metric

Also, Bill Callahan, Emmylou Harris and more picks for the week of October 4 –11

Love Each Other So, Androgynous

Super Fun Music Hour Podcast #5

Three hours of Kate Sullivan's podcasting goodness

Jan. 26, 2007

The End of Murder by David Zahniser

Out and Proud

The best of Outfest 2006

Looking on the Dark Side

Sudden Shock

Things to Do Before You Get Pregnant

Take folic acid. Buy a new house. Get your mercury tested.

Eyes Opened Eyes Closed

Two CalArts-sponsored mash-ups celebrated MOCA's "Visual Music" exhibit

Sixtoo Hops Off

Writer’s Block

Edited by Kateri Butler

Twists and Kisses

Ear pretzels from Television

The Point of Being Different

The Cirque is back in town

Letters

Letters

Still Kicking Clinton Around

Higher Science

Better deejaying through turntablature

Remix: Utopian Vision vs. American Dream

One hundred years of architecture at the Geffen Contemporary

40 Bucks and a Dream

The lives of a Hollywood motel