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Two Bit Circus, a Startup That's Bringing the Carnival Midway Game Into the 21st Century

The Five Best Music Videos Shot in Echo Park

Ever heard of Echo Park? It's great there! The neighborhood's eponymous lake just re-opened, and there's tons of great bands milling about in the area as well. As such, plenty of cool music videos have been shot in the vicinity, ranging from budgets that could be described as "small," "no," and "bi ... More >>

Silicon Beach: 5 People Making L.A. a New Tech Industry Capital

Los Angeles may be 350 miles south of Silicon Valley, but it's making strides to close the distance between the two in terms of sheer brain power and inventiveness (with a little bit of entertainment thrown in for good measure). Here are five people from our People issue helping to make that happen.

Adam Lisagor: The Video Guru

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. If you've been to the website of a buzzy new tech startup in the last few years -- Groupon, Airbnb, Square -- chances are you've seen the work of Adam Lisagor. Not just his sho ... More >>

Do You Deeply Regret Your Rod Stewart Obsession? Comedy Show For Shame! Will Heal You

Back in November, Jazz Ponce, longtime booker of Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill's Monday-night comedy staple What's Up, Tiger Lily?, began branching out beyond mere stand-up for an interactive, bonding, Mystery Science Theater 3000-style endeavor called For Shame!. Thus far the likes of T.J. Miller, C ... More >>

Echo Park Lake Is About to Get Drained Into an Empty, Stinking Mud Flat

The Eastsider via PicasaThe lake was last drained in 1984. Yes, it was awful.​For the new wave of borderline-eastside gentry who weren't around to see Echo Park Lake in a surly state of "stinking mud flat" in 1984 (or 1902, 1906, 1919, 1922, 1932 or 1946): We hate to be the bearers of bad ne ... More >>

Morgan Spurlock's The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Reviewed

Top Ten Ways to Make Your Band an Epic Fail in 2011

Our Epic Fail Band could be your life! Here's how.​ We're gonna start 2011 by being servicey. We have seen too many talented bands (and the PR people they pay) squander opportunities and/or generally make our lives in the music press difficult. We thought we'd give you our (100% unsolicited) ... More >>

NIGHTRANGER: THE GIFT OF GABBA

This weekend: OK Go, Weezer, Bonobo, Pretty Lights, Lucero, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Day 19OK Go​Almost anything goes in the Theater of OK Go. The art-pop quartet's headlining tour, which concludes Saturday in Los Angeles, has included (according to various online reports): Enough confetti to drown an arena full of Flaming Lips fans; the guys decked out in primary colors; a 3 ... More >>

Watch: OK Go's New Video Goes to the Dogs

OK Go's Tim Nordwind takes a canine pal for a spin on the set of "White Knuckles."​When last we heard from OK Go, things weren't looking so hot. As the result of a bad bet officiated by Zach Galifianakis (never a good sign), drummer Dan Konopka had become property of a Muppet. Thankfully, it ... More >>

EXCLUSIVE Interview: OK Go's Tim Nordwind on Why the Band Left EMI

View more photos of OK Go's LACMA Muse video release party in "CuriousJosh: Burnal Equinox, X Fundraiser, OK Go." Last Wednesday, OK Go announced both their departure from EMI and the creation of their own label, Paracadute. Given that this move comes only two months after the release of their lat ... More >>

OK Go Says 'Okay... No' to EMI

OK Go it alone.​Call 'em OK Go For Dolo. The formerly Chicago-based band, now relocated to Los Angeles, who rose to fame on the strength of its superb, Gondry-esque DIY music videos has just announced that it's splitting from EMI. OK Go has founded its own label, Paracadutes. Fittingly, that's ... More >>

Why EMI's YouTube Policy Is Short-Sighted

On Monday, rock band OK Go issued a statement through its fan forums regarding the release of its latest album as well as the music video for "This Too Shall Pass." Specifically, it's the video that has fans riled. You see, OK Go is affiliated with EMI and, like all bands who are part of that major ... More >>

Femi Kuti, Santigold, Raphael Saadiq at the Hollywood Bowl: Lessons in Music and Dance

Organized dancing maneuvers, such as choreographed butt shimmies, hand-waving body spins, and foot stomps on beats #2 and #4, are an under-utilized weapon in 21st century music performance arsenal. Considering that group ass wagging is perhaps one of humanity's great inventions -- especially when t ... More >>

Blurbs of Paradise

What to do in L.A., May 23-29

Strike Struck, Oscar Lives!

What to do in L.A., Feb. 22-28

The Karlin Report

King Jeremy the Wicked

Around the world and back with designer Jeremy Scott, guest-starring Karl Lagerfeld, Cory Kennedy, Mario Testino and the FedEx lady

OK Go Dress Me

Getting off the jeans-and-T-shirt treadmill

Hot As Folk

The Chapin Sisters— bringing the acoustic sexy back

Rock Picks

For the week of March 1 - 8

The Vest of the Grammys

Grammy fashion, supposedly, is "anything goes" – an opportunity to let your freak flag fly, get a little rock 'n' roll, show some skin, etc. But the looks on display last night - with the exceptions of a wonderfully courageous Imogen Heap who dressed, I think, as a tree? and OK Go, who perso ... More >>

Your Windsock Stays On My Mind...

Music Picks

For Friday February 24 - March 2

Nightranger

Stop Making Sense

Last night I attended a party at my friend Zoe's teeny-tiny adorable Silver Lake cottage on a hill, which comfortably holds a maximum of maybe fifteen people, if all the rooms are utilized.  (Note: this word will be discussed at greater length; read on...) By midnight it was so crowded one had ... More >>

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