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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Was Ruined By Rush Fans

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired on HBO on Saturday. Hopefully you didn't watch it, because it was bad. But pity us: We actually attended the damn thing, at the Nokia Theatre last month. So, for the sake of catharsis, let's briefly run it down. It's the only way we can move o ... More >>

Music Picks: Coachella, Merle Haggard, Spiritualized

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hollywood Bowl - 10/17/12

Neil Young Hollywood Bowl 10/17/12 Any number of incarnations of Neil Young & Crazy Horse could have shown up to play the Hollywood Bowl last night. They might have done the rock-soaked musical folklore of their most recent LP Americana or the slightly-campy concept rock opera that was 2003's Green ... More >>

Music Picks: Dublab Anniversary, Ladyhawke, Flying Lotus

Ben Harper - Hollywood Bowl - 7/1/12

Ben Harper Hollywood Bowl 7/1/12 On an idyllic night, Ben Harper performed to some 11,000 of his closest friends last night at Hollywood Bowl. The past few years has seen the veteran musician gravitate away from his trademark lap steel guitar in favor of a quieter, more soothing sound. Harper's exp ... More >>

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: McLovin' Is Finally Cool in His Band The Young Rapscallions

Story by Nicole Pajer As the fake ID-bearing McLovin' in Superbad, Christopher Mintz-Plasse portrayed -- stay with us here -- one of the all-time great on-screen characters. He went on to play the socially awkward, Lair-loving Augie in Role Models and a crime-fighting nerd in Kick Ass. But in real ... More >>

10 Best Cheap Bastard Things to Do in L.A.

(Note: An earlier version of this post said that parking at the Getty was free after 5 p.m. It used to be free, but is actually now $10, a new policy implemented in Nov. 2011) Are you the person who secretly doesn't put down enough cash for the check, leaving all your friends to scramble to cover i ... More >>

Top 10 Cult Stars of 2011

Shannon CottrellWhere's Andrew W.K. on this list?​I had the chance to interview quite a few people this year. Some were famous. Others weren't. However, most of this year's interviewees had a few things in common. They all created something, be it an event or a piece of art, that is memorable. ... More >>

Music Picks: Andrea Bocelli, Carina Round, A Hero A Fake

Also, Norma Jean, Jonathan Richman, Jay-Z and Kanye West and others

Music Picks: Agnostic Front, the Latebirds, Def Leppard, Jay Rock

Also, Kristeen Young, Diego Garcia, the Human League and others

Five Reasons L.A. Rising is the Perfect Festival for Los Angeles

That's the spirit​You're dripping sweat, searching for shade, drinking just one more and praying you don't end up in the hospital for dehydration. Ahhh, summer festivals. The L.A. area's not lacking in the kind of fun you can only have when a massive crowd is unleashed into a contained-yet-o ... More >>

Tim Robbins Interview: How Crawling Through Shit Made Him A Musician

​Interview by Dan Hyman Tim Robbins has crawled through feces before, while making his escape toward freedom in Shawshank Redemption. But that was fiction. The past few years, however, were not. "I had a rough period," says the 52-year-old actor, noting the collapse of a movie he was puttin ... More >>

EXCLUSIVE: Slayer's Kerry King Reveals How Thrash Survives

Photograph by Steve ApplefordSlayer guitarist Kerry King​ Thrash metal musicians are not always the most social of animals. The guys in Anthrax do tend to get along with other bands, but Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica have famously traded insults across the decades over slights big and small. ... More >>

From the Archives: Jonathan Gold's "13 Ways of Looking at Nirvana" (Kurt Cobain, RIP 17 Years Ago Today)

Kurt Cobain, RIP (1967-1994)​Today, on the 17th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's untimely death, we reprint the following reflections from Jonathan Gold, originally written seven years ago. 1. A friend's East Village studio somewhere in July 1989. Nirvana, who had slept on the floor, are pissed, ... More >>

Music Picks: SWANS, Sebadoh, Arbouretum, Cass McCombs

Also Meshell Ndegeocello, Kaki King, Local Natives and others

Peter Wolf Crier and Retribution Gospel Choir at The Echo Last Night: Live Review

Heather ShaughnessyBrian Moen's Bass Drum, Lying To You About His Name​ What: Peter Wolf Crier With Retribution Gospel Choir When: 01/21/2011 Where: The Echo We want to start by assuring you that Peter Wolf Crier are excellent. They turned in a fantastic 50ish minute performance and proved t ... More >>

Craftmas- Handmade Gifts For Boozers, Tokers (And Home-Makers) This Weekend

Betty Oatmeal's smokin' Willie shirt design. ​You're gonna be hearing about a crapload of Craft fairs in the next few weeks leading up to Christmas, but there's one this weekend that you really don't want to miss, and we're not just saying that because *full disclosure* we'll be signing our cr ... More >>

Revolver Golden Gods Nominations Announced at Rainbow Bar & Grill

It's one thing to hang out at the legendary Sunset Strip haunt Rainbow Bar & Grill and try to soak up as much metal as humanly possible. But when you're there in the afternoon for the announcement of Revolver's Golden God nominees and you realize that the guy who walked past you is Rob Halford, the ... More >>

Boston Calling!: Mission of Burma Besieges the Echo (11/15)

Last Night: Mission of Burma Besieges the Echo

House of the Holy: Sunn 0))) guitarist Greg Anderson on “Big Church” and Monoliths & Dimensions

Ticketmaster and Servants: Bands Get Cut of Service Fee

Irving Azoff reveals industry secret at Senate Judiciary hearings

Spinnerette's Brody Dalle Talks Music, Motherhood and What Happens When A&R Guys Cross the Line

Photograph by Kii Arens. A few months back I had the pleasure of premiering Spinnerette's first single "Valium Knights" on Indie 103.1 FM during my stay as producer of SuicideGirls Radio, and let me tell you, cueing singer Brody Dalle's vocals fresh and loud over the airwaves felt powerful, like d ... More >>

Rock Picks: Pacha Massive, Calexico, Juliana Hatfield

Also, We the People Festival, Temple Bar farewell, Mad Juana and more

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

Rock Picks: Warped Tour, Pop Levi, Valient Thorr

Also, Previously on Lost, Raphael Saadiq, Liz Pappademas

Rock Picks: B.B. King, Matmos, Coldplay

Also, Supergrass, Ratatat, the Duke Spirit

Don't Mess With the Fanboys, Not Even for $500 Million Deals

The horror, the horror

Why My Morning Jacket Is the Best Live Band in the World

In an age when certified rock stars are a dying breed, a Kentucky band stakes its claim

Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan: Once Upon a Time in L.A.

Two legendary lead singers converge, croon, confess

Joy Division to the World

Ian Curtis’ afterlife seems like it’s been one big after-party

Season of the Pitch

Labor’s Hollywood summer programming

Spank Rock, Wolfrock and Honest Hips

Music Picks

For the week of May 11 - 18

Kitty Litter

Giant Drag is the real poop

Alpha Coach

Phil Jackson is back in control — and dreaming of a point guard named Oprah

For Those About to Rock

Seven nights at the Whisky, where dreams still die hard

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Nirvana

Corporate Radio Doesn’t Suck

Indie 103, loud and Clear Channel?

The Big Bang

Music for a New World

Side Tripping

DJ Muggs smokes alone

Heroes Dream

Bruce Springsteen in the city of ruins

The Dangerous Lives of Desert Boys

Forty days and forty nights with Queens of the Stone Age

Soulful Spirit

There’s Something About Geddy

The return of the Flying Hamische

Do the Clothes Make the Man?

An encounter with Thomas Frank

SuperDJ!

The mild-mannered world of Simply Jeff

Bob Forrest Tells All

"Johnny Depp made me do it!"

Generation XX

20 years of covering the unheard music