Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. For years the most popular method of getting through the workday for America's busines ... More >>
Ranter: Fortyish white dude with Eastern European accent, wearing Verizon cap, Air Jordans and pleated blue jeans Location: 200 bus headed south on Alvarado Time: Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. Topics Covered: Friendliness, the chance of encountering pure beauty on a bus, the value of compliments, ... More >>
manoloblahnik.comIf you see a homeless person hot stepping in some Manolo look-alikes or strutting in what appears to be Air Jordans, we don't blame you for doing a double take. But it's all good. Turns out counterfeit footwear seized by Los Angeles police in the Fashion District and elsewher ... More >>
In 2009, rap is no longer dangerous. Meet an MC wrestling with capital-letter issues: blood, dirt and death
On May 5, 1989 the L.A. Weekly printed a cover story, written by Jonathan Gold, about N.W.A., the most notorious band in the U.S., let alone in Los Angeles. Twenty years after the release of their first album, N.W.A and the Posse, we are happy to present Jonathan Gold's article online. (Cover p ... More >>
Hip-hop and hype from the streets of Compton (reprint of May 5, 1989, Weekly cover story)
Inside the old spirits, indie fucks, gay best friends and outlaws
Gangsta rap hits L.A.
Exhuming Camarillo State Hospital's Troubled Past
Pavement's creeping Terror
