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6 Lessons From "Guts and Glory": Anthony Bourdain and Roy Choi on Paula Deen, The Taste Authentic Food

Anthony Bourdain greeted a packed house at the Pantages last night. The Los Angeles installment of Bourdain's "Guts and Glory" tour took place in the opulent 1930 theatre with a crowd that was more academic than hip, and fiercely local as demonstrated by any reference to L.A. -- and especially durin ... More >>

The Zeros, The Muffs - The Troubadour - 7/20/12

The Zeros, The Muffs The Troubadour 7-20-12 See also: Our interview with Javier Escovedo Even though the Zeros were born at the dawn of the punk era in 1976 and the Muffs didn't start until the depths of the grunge scene 15 years later, they couldn't have been more perfectly billed last night at ... More >>

Music Picks: Bettye LaVette, Johnny Thunders, Johnny Hallyday

Also, Kate McGarry, Enter Shikari, Hype Williams and others

Music Picks: Skrillex, Diplo, Wu-Tang Clan, The Health Club

Also, Art Lande, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Gilad Hekselman, The Stitches, The Villains and others

The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #10-6

​See also: *The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: #20-16 *The Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: #15-11 ​10. Warrant Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1989) RIP Jani Lane. Warrant's lead singer, who was found dead in Woodland Hills this summer, didn't have the strongest voice, ... More >>

Morrissey & Kristeen Young - The Shrine Auditorium - 11-26-11

Timothy Norris​See also: Our Morrissey slideshow Morrissey & Kristeen Young The Shrine Auditorium 11-26-11 Better than ... walking down Hoover in a blue-&-gold Bruins shirt after the big game. For a person who once famously declared that he was celibate, Steven Patrick Morrissey is clearly ... More >>

Music Picks: Alison Krauss, Flying Lotus, My Morning Jacket

Also, Jaga Jazzist, Kid Cudi, Baths and others

Eleven Weirdo Rock Star Alter Egos

​Something about achieving major fame in music seems to drive creative artists to assume new personae. Whether it be fodder for an epic concept album, a stab at a different genre or just plain boredom, many of our favorite stars have conjured up characters in order to explore and indulge their fan ... More >>

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

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

EXCLUSIVE Interview: Why Anthrax's Scott Ian Hates Coachella and Loves the Big 4

Steve ApplefordAnthrax guitarist Scott Ian​ Guitarist Scott Ian has been metal's No. 1 fan ever since his first whiff of Kiss back in the '70s. He's also been the one constant in every lineup of Anthrax, now one of the "Big 4" originators of thrash-metal set to land on the site of Coachella i ... More >>

The Man Who Invented The Monkees and The Archies, Music Promoter Don Kirshner, Dead at 76

Everything's Archie! MyspaceA cartoonized Don Kirshner presents The Archies with their gold record​ Just a word here about the passing of a giant, Mr. Don Kirshner, who died today at the age of 76. Now, some of us who were around back in "the day" might appreciate a bit of context-putting-in ... More >>

20 Musicians We Will Miss: 2010, the Year in R.I.P.

20 Musicians We Will Miss R.I.P.

The Morlocks Play the Blues

Revived band gives the Chess songbook the L.A. punk treatment

Music Picks: Liz Pappademas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Mad Professor, Bill Frisell

Also, Taylor Swift, Los Tres, Saint Motel, David Allan Coe and others

Last Night: Morrissey (and McLovin) at the Gibson Amphitheatre

Morrissey at the Gibson Amphitheater, December 10 It's no surprise SoCal is the last stop on Morrissey's current tour. He may be homeless and rootless at the moment, but L.A. has always been the big bosom of his fan base. And with the media curiosity over his local popularity fading years ago, only ... More >>

Camp Freddy's Billy Morrison Highlights His 10 Most Important Cultural Events of the 1970s

Billy Morrison​Editor's Note: For Angelenos, guitarist Billy Morrison is perhaps best known for his work with all-star cover band Camp Freddy, which also features core members Dave Navarro (guitar), Matt Sorum (drums), Donovan Leitch, Jr. (vocals), Chris Chaney (bass). Indie 103.1 fans no doub ... More >>

After a Fashion

Life of the Party: Sunset Junction Street Fair Hits Dead End

The fate of the yearly Silver Lake music fete is far from assured. But that’s nothing new

Rock Picks: Doves, Ceci Bastida, Carina Round, New York Dolls

Also, The Detroit Cobras, the Aggrolites, Loney Dear and others

Steve Jones Releases Statement on the Future of Jonesy's Jukebox

Steve Jones has released a farewell note to his fans via his publicist after the shuttering of Indie 103.1 earlier today, and hints that Jonesy's Jukebox may return elsewhere on the dial. Here is the press release: STEVE JONES AND HIS FLAGSHIP "JONESY'S JUKEBOX" RADIO SHOW BID FAREWELL TO INDIE 10 ... More >>

Rock Picks: Detour Music Festival, Dandy Warhols, David Byrne, Die Rockers Die

Also, Henry Butler, Deerhoof, Eagle Rock Music Festival, Global Drum Project

Rock Picks: Digable Planets, Pigeon John, the Wedding Present, Prima Donna

Also, Josh Rouse, the Raconteurs, Chicha Libre and more

Rock Picks: Sunset Junction Street Festival, El Vez, Café Tacuba

Also, Veruca Salt, Mike Einziger, Kings X and Junior Brown

Concerts and Tickets Coming Up

Autechre - 4/14, Echoplex Bad Religion - 3/4,5,11,13, House of Blues Bamboozle (All-American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore) - 4/5, Verizon Amphitheater Bamboozle (My Chemical Romance, Anti-Flag, Saves the Day, Chiodos) - 4/6, Verizon Amphitheater Bjorkestra - 3/9 , Safari Sam's Black Keys ... More >>

No Sympathy for You

Splitting town was one thing, but now, is indie icon Long Gone John really swapping his label for some llamas?

Rock Picks: The Humpers, Secretary Bird, Cut Chemist & DJ Shadow

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Blam Blam Blam!

If Tsar can’t rock you, nobody will Report Card: Tsar are a bundle of energy, and keep the class in stitches. Tsar must remember to use their "inside voices" during school hours.

Saved... by Rock & Roll

Spirits Rock Among Us

A studio visit with Marnie Weber

For Those About to Rock

Seven nights at the Whisky, where dreams still die hard

Kids Rock

The bands that are saving L.A.’s music scene

Anarchy in the Airwaves

Against Small Odds

The Strokes struggle to overcome their good fortune

Let's Have a Party

Sons of the City

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have made an unlikely pop masterpiece by singing bittersweet songs of salvation that could have only been born in L.A.

Synths of Our Fathers

Loud and Proud

Remembering an American icon

Heaven on Earth: The Seminar

No Exit

David Holmes’ urban nightmare

The Labors of Lawless

Raping nuns with W.A.S.P.

For the Record

The life and premature death of Mary’s Danish

Have You Ever Been Teen?

Rodney Bingenheimer remembers

Ziggy Stardust Memories

Todd Haynes' heady new film

Solitary Refinement

go away. can’t you see i’m talking to myself?

Glam Flock

Return of the sweet art of pre-Spice, post-Glitter rock & roll