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  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Big Willie Andew, Drag Race Legend Who Sparked Fast & Furious Culture, Dead at 70

    William "Big Willie" Andrew, who tried to get kids off the streets and keep them out of gangs by organizing drag races on Terminal Island, died over the weekend. The 70-year-old had been in poor health, reports bangshift.com. Instead of claiming turf, he told young people they should "run what you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Danica Patrick, Racing Warrior, is A Word That 'Starts With B' Says SoCal Sports Anchor Ross Shimabuku

    Danica Patrick, who competed in NASCAR's fire-and-brimstone Daytona 500 over the weekend, is no shrinking violet, as they say. She competes -- and wins -- in a white-knuckle sport that would make most of us pee our pants and cry for mommy. Literally. This shit is scary. And so, despite capitalizin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Banks Violette's Sculptures Inspired by NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    "I'm pretty sure my fans will wear this award as a badge of honor," racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. said when he accepted the 2011 Most Popular NASCAR Driver Award in December. "And so they should, because the award is theirs." This was the ninth consecutive time Earnhardt Jr., whose grandfather was a rac ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Phil Hill: The Life of a Legend

    "I'm pretty sure my fans will wear this award as a badge of honor," racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. said when he accepted the 2011 Most Popular NASCAR Driver Award in December. "And so they should, because the award is theirs." This was the ninth consecutive time Earnhardt Jr., whose grandfather was a rac ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    August 11, 2011

    Senna Review

    "I'm pretty sure my fans will wear this award as a badge of honor," racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. said when he accepted the 2011 Most Popular NASCAR Driver Award in December. "And so they should, because the award is theirs." This was the ninth consecutive time Earnhardt Jr., whose grandfather was a rac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Organizers Say Las Vegas Party Was a Rousing Success

    Colin Young-WolffFans at EDC in Vegas.​In a statement issued late Tuesday, Insomniac Events, the L.A.-based organizer of the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival rave in Las Vegas, said it was a rousing success. This after EDC moved to Vegas following controversy for its L.A. edition at the Col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Electric Daisy Carnival Sees Two More Possibly Ecstasy Related Deaths Connected to its Dallas Parties

    Kevin TodoraEDC Dallas.​Updated with revised statement from EDC's promoters, at the bottom. Two more deaths have been possibly linked to Electric Daisy Carnival, the L.A.-bred rave that has been under fire following the death of 15-year-old Sasha Rodriguez at the Los Angeles party last year a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas' Mayor, Calls L.A. a 'Second-Class Entertainment Venue' For Letting Controversial EDC Rave Head to Sin City

    nba.comOscar Goodman.​Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman today welcomed L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisly Carnival rave to his town, saying our city is a "second-class entertainment venue" for letting it go. EDC last June at the publicly owned L.A. Coliseum saw more than 200 medical emergencies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Lance Armstrong Doped? Former Teammate Tyler Hamilton Says He Saw It

    Tyler Hamilton.​If Lance Armstrong was doping during his Tour de France-winning heyday, he sure hid it well. Maybe he was also injecting himself with ice water. Hope so because, if you ask us, the heat around him is turning way up. Besides a recent report that a federal grand jury in L.A. app ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Electric Daisy Carnival Rave Expands to Three Days Under Las Vegas Sun in June

    Caesar SebastianEDC ravers.​We told you back in February that it looked like the controversial, two-day Electric Daisy Carnival rave might be expanding to three days in L.A. Well, after moving to Las Vegas for its annual June party, EDC is indeed expanding to three days, organizers announced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Caffeinated Beer Fight: Speedway Stout Vs. Espresso Oak Aged Yeti

    N. GalutenBreakfast beers​Cooking and beer go rather well together. Both, it turns out, as an ingredient, and as a companion. You know those late weekend mornings spent with friends confiting duck legs and soaking Tarbais beans for a many-hours-away dinner (hopefully that's not just us)? Well ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Raves: Controversial Electric Daisy Carnival to be Held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway?

    Caesar SebastianThe scene at EDC.​Unconfirmed reports have L.A.'s controversial Electric Daisy Carnival rave happening at the Los Vegas Motor Speedway the weekend of June 24. The rave discussion board Plurlife is buzzing with the news, and the Los Angeles Examiner website says it's true but o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Monster Trucks to Muddy Up Dodger Stadium This Weekend

    Monster JamA monster truck headed for L.A.​Saturday. Saturday! SATURDAY! Monster trucks will come alive in Dodger Stadium for the first time ever. Ever! EVER! Will Dodger fans recoil in horror as trucks with 66-inch tall tires bounce over dirt mounds and berms on their beloved baseball diam ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2010

    NHRA: Sixty Years of Thunder

    Monster JamA monster truck headed for L.A.​Saturday. Saturday! SATURDAY! Monster trucks will come alive in Dodger Stadium for the first time ever. Ever! EVER! Will Dodger fans recoil in horror as trucks with 66-inch tall tires bounce over dirt mounds and berms on their beloved baseball diam ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    Tribute Night: An Evening with Don "The Snake" Prudhomme

    Monster JamA monster truck headed for L.A.​Saturday. Saturday! SATURDAY! Monster trucks will come alive in Dodger Stadium for the first time ever. Ever! EVER! Will Dodger fans recoil in horror as trucks with 66-inch tall tires bounce over dirt mounds and berms on their beloved baseball diam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Mojave Desert Racing, Promoter Of Weekend's Deadly Off-Road Accident In San Bernardino County, Suspended

    Associated Press / Dave Conklin​The U.S. Bureau of Land Management suspended races on its turf scheduled by South El Monte promoter Mojave Desert Racing while authorities continued to investigate the cause of its deadly off-road accident in San Bernardino County last weekend, a spokesman for t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Crowds Got Way Too Close To Racers In Lucern Valley Off-Road Tragedy

    Dave Conklin / Associated Press​Authorities said there were few limits on how close crowds could be as off-road racers zoomed by at Saturday's deadly California 200 race that saw eight spectators perish when a prerunner-type Ford Ranger truck flipped into the audience. " ... There are no deli ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    THE MOUTH THAT ROARED

    Dave Conklin / Associated Press​Authorities said there were few limits on how close crowds could be as off-road racers zoomed by at Saturday's deadly California 200 race that saw eight spectators perish when a prerunner-type Ford Ranger truck flipped into the audience. " ... There are no deli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Fast Food: Talking Food with IndyCar Driver E.J. Viso

    And now, an entirely different meaning for fast food. With this weekend marking the annual Long Beach Grand Prix, it seemed like a good time to find out what an open wheel racer eats. Meet driver E.J. Viso. Now in his third year in the Indy Racing League, the 25 year-old from Caracas, Venezula, h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    Hot Rod and Race Car Exhibit

    And now, an entirely different meaning for fast food. With this weekend marking the annual Long Beach Grand Prix, it seemed like a good time to find out what an open wheel racer eats. Meet driver E.J. Viso. Now in his third year in the Indy Racing League, the 25 year-old from Caracas, Venezula, h ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2009

    RADIO GOO-GOO

    And now, an entirely different meaning for fast food. With this weekend marking the annual Long Beach Grand Prix, it seemed like a good time to find out what an open wheel racer eats. Meet driver E.J. Viso. Now in his third year in the Indy Racing League, the 25 year-old from Caracas, Venezula, h ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    Can You Hear Me Now!

    And now, an entirely different meaning for fast food. With this weekend marking the annual Long Beach Grand Prix, it seemed like a good time to find out what an open wheel racer eats. Meet driver E.J. Viso. Now in his third year in the Indy Racing League, the 25 year-old from Caracas, Venezula, h ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    June 25, 2009

    Los Angeles Film Fest: Hot Rods and Fast Times

    Get your motor running with LAFF's auto stimulus package

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    Ultra-Sexy BIG INTERNATIONAL EVENT

    Get your motor running with LAFF's auto stimulus package

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    Auto Art

    Get your motor running with LAFF's auto stimulus package

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    WORN OUT: What Real Girls Can Learn From Drag Queens

    It's been a wonderfully wiggy/winky week in LA, but last night's bash at World of Wonder gallery for Rupaul's new TV reality competition Drag Race, definitely took the (pan)cake.  Above, babes in line for RuPaul's Drag Race bash. Dresscode: color, sparkle and fake hair with flair.

  • Film+TV

    April 5, 2007

    Cinnamon

    It's been a wonderfully wiggy/winky week in LA, but last night's bash at World of Wonder gallery for Rupaul's new TV reality competition Drag Race, definitely took the (pan)cake.  Above, babes in line for RuPaul's Drag Race bash. Dresscode: color, sparkle and fake hair with flair.

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Skid Row Staph

    It's been a wonderfully wiggy/winky week in LA, but last night's bash at World of Wonder gallery for Rupaul's new TV reality competition Drag Race, definitely took the (pan)cake.  Above, babes in line for RuPaul's Drag Race bash. Dresscode: color, sparkle and fake hair with flair.

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Murder On the Last Turn

    Mickey Thompson was a renowned race-car driver and promoter. Mike Goodwin was the brash, egocentric creator of motocross. They became business partners. Then all hell broke loose.

  • Film+TV

    June 8, 2006

    Zoom Zoom

    Cars quickens the pulse, stops to smell the roses

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Let’s Go for a Ride!

    Car culture on Pacific rims

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Drag Princess

    Mendy Fry, the nitro-burning CPA

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Nitro Power

    Mendy Fry, the nitro-burning CPA

  • Film+TV

    March 31, 2005

    The Joy of Eating Dust

    Step Into Liquid’s Dana Brown surfs the dunes

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    NASCAR Country

    Southern California, that is

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    Black Sheep on the Head of a Pin

    Why they won’t let badass batteries out of the pen

  • Columns

    January 29, 2004

    The Electric Battery Acid Test

    Why they won’t let badass batteries out of the pen

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    A Sense of Place

    'The Gilmore Island,' 1914–1940s

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Hang On

    Let’s not do away with the summer ritual of drag racing

  • Art+Books

    April 30, 1998

    Days of Plunder

    The life and fast times of Don Simpson

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