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Aquarium Drunkard Is a Cool, Weird Music Bar on the Internet

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Justin Gage's business card for Aquarium Drunkard bears a simple mantra: "Just the good shit." This might seem self-evident for the proprietor of a music ... More >>

The Santaland Diaries

Craig & Robbie Billboard Defaced On Beverly Boulevard; Anti-Gay Hate Crime?

The L.A. billboard of of a gay online radio show has been defaced for the second time, according to its Hollywood broadcaster. The advertisement for "The Craig & Robbie Hour" looks like it's been splooged by a massively horny fan, but the internet radio company is taking it as a "hate crime." Acco ... More >>

KPCC's Madeleine Brand Problems: Readers Respond

Dublab's Internet Radio. Be Very Afraid

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Internet radio station Dublab is less KCRW and more MOCA. Thirty rotating "Labrats" operate as a permanent exhibit, seamlessly switching between the mode ... More >>

'Shit People Say in L.A.' Duo Hitched Their Wagon to a Meme

Check out our entire YouTube issue here. "Let's make a sketch and put it on YouTube!" Elena Crevello says excitedly to Heidi Niedermeyer, as they walk down a Los Angeles street. Cut. "I can't, I have improv," Niedermeyer, sitting alone on a ledge, says into a cellphone. Cut. These bits of dialogue ... More >>

For Marketplace Radio Journalists, Midnight Is When the Workday Begins

"Stephen, how's your eye?" Ethan Lindsey asks. It's 3:30 a.m. Outside in downtown Los Angeles, it's the dead of night, but inside the Frank Stanton Studios on Figueroa Boulevard, it's the heart of the work "day" for the Marketplace Morning Report overnight shift. And things are bustling. While mos ... More >>

Public Radio Deathmatch: KPCC vs. KPFK

If you've driven anywhere in Los Angeles lately there is no way you've been able to miss the ubiquitous orange KPCC 89.3 FM billboards bearing slogans like "ideas not ideology," and "no rant, no slant." Back in January, OC Weekly's own Gustavo Arellano noticed that one of these billboards was inst ... More >>

After Whitney Houston 'Crack Ho' Remark, John & Ken Still Not Back On-Air at KTLA News

It's not a good week for conservative talk show hosts at L.A.'s KFI AM 640. After John & Ken called the late Whitney Houston a "crack ho" a few weeks back, the nationally syndicated talker Rush Limbaugh called a birth control proponent a slut and a prostitute. As such, John & Ken were suspended, an ... More >>

L.A. Woman: Track List

Tom Leykis, 'Misogynist' Radio Host, Tries to Donate $50,000 to Bryan Stow Attacker Reward Fund; L.A. City Council Says No Way

Is Tom Leykis unworthy of helping Bryan Stow?​Cash is cash. And cash toward a noble cause, no matter who's behind it, is cash worth accepting. You'd think the L.A. City Council could appreciate this -- they're more than willing to let sketchy lobbyists make it rain on far less noble bank accou ... More >>

Neighborhood Public Radio Creates Symphony Via Car Stereos and Ping-Pong Matches in MOCA Parking Lot

Gabriel Cifarelli​ Last night the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA brought art into the streets, though not necessarily with the exhibition, "Art in the Streets," which, contrary to its title, shows art in a museum. Rather, with In Your Car, a participatory sound project by the art collective NPR ( ... More >>

Kevin James Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Reconfirms He's A Gay Republican

L.A. mayoral candidate Kevin James​Radio talk show host Kevin James wants Los Angeles voters to know that he's a registered Republican who wants to be the first openly gay mayor of L.A. "There's no doubt that if I became the first openly gay mayor of Los Angeles," James tells L.A. Weekly, "i ... More >>

Talk Radio Host Kevin James Is Running For Mayor

Kevin James​The insurgent candidates for L.A. City Hall took a shellacking at the polls last week. But if you thought they'd retreat to lick their wounds, think again.Today, Kevin James is declaring his candidacy for mayor.No, not Paul Blart, mall cop -- the other Kevin James.The talk radio host. ... More >>

Meet the LA Weekly's New PRINT Columnist: Henry Rollins!

​We're the first ones to admit it: we can be pretty jaded people here at West Coast Sound. We don't excite easily. But we're SUPER, ULTRA STOKED about an announcement we've been planning for a while now. Here it goes: Starting next week, Henry Rollins' exclusive column for the LA Weekly, whic ... More >>

9 Reasons Wanda Jackson Rules Rockabilly and Beyond

9 Reasons Wanda Jackson Rules Rockabilly and Beyond

Elton John Played Rush Limbaugh's Wedding for $1M

​We're a little late on this one, but, seriously, we couldn't pass this up. Rush Limbaugh got married for the 4th time last week and Elton John was his Wedding Singer. For 1 million dollars (who was Rush's Wedding Planner? Dr Evil?). From The Guardian: On Saturday, Elton John performed at ... More >>

Dubstep Is ... Bang!

Today Los Angeles, tomorrow the world for U.K. bassman Rusko

The One AM Radio Releases 3-D Video, Limited 7-Inch [MP3]

Hrishikesh Hirway of the One AM Radio​It's been awhile since we've heard from Los Feliz's the One AM Radio. The group led by Hrishikesh Hirway dropped its third full-length on Dangerbird in early 2007, the excellent This Too Will Pass, but the last three years have been relatively quiet. Un ... More >>

Mayor Villaraigosa Complains About Not Being Able To Tax Residents More

​Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa decried the hurdles involved in raising city taxes during a discussion about the sources of the city's huge deficit, which will grow to nearly $700 million in July. In an interview with National Public Radio published over the weekend, the two-thirds vo ... More >>

Politician Ridley-Thomas Puts $707,000 Office Renovation, Using Taxpayer Money, On Ice

​After getting hammered on the issue, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas hit the pause button on a planned $707,000 renovation of his office by referring the matter to the county's CEO for a review to determine if code violations, safety concerns and energy efficiency could be a ... More >>

Spiritual Voice Of KCRW To Retire

KCRW (89.9 FM) general manager Ruth Seymour announced Wednesday that she's retiring after 32 years running the public station out of Santa Monica College. She said she'll leave in February. Meanwhile, the college has already begun a search for a replacement.KCRWRuth Seymour​

Cook Chinese Like a Film Star: The Joy of Chinese Cooking with Theresa Lin Cheng

Barbara HansenTheresa Lin Cheng will show how to cook Chinese.​Learn to cook Chinese as if you were in the Ang Lee film Eat Drink Man Woman. The food director on that film, Theresa Lin Cheng, will teach a class in "The Joy of Chinese Cooking" this Saturday (November 14) at 2 p.m. at the Rosem ... More >>

Getty Outdoor Concert

All Fire, All the Time

As firefighters slowly but stubbornly turn the tide against the Station Fire, FM radio station KPCC offers a full Web page devoted to Southern California's wildfires. The page, which fills a void left by television stations that have pretty much abandoned round-the-clock coverage of the Station Fire ... More >>

WINE-OH!

U.S.-Mexico Relations Discussion

Talk, Talk, Talk

LA Weekly Music Editor Does Little Radio, Thrills Dozens

In general, we don't like tooting our own horn re: outside activities that we do for pleasure and/or thrills, because it's taking undue advantage of the West Coast Sound bully pulpit we so humbly stand before. But it's worth noting, perhaps, that the LA Weekly's music editor, i.e. me, is now doing ... More >>

Indie 103.1: Tune In, Turn On, Shut Down

From Hollywood to Uruguay, on a one-of-a-kind L.A. music station

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 >>

Weiss Muxtapes #7 and #8: I Can't Live Without My (Internet) Radio

Have you ever read this blog and wondered to yourself, hmm...this Jeff Weiss fellow has some self-righteous and ill-founded opinions, is it possible that he may be in the wrong medium? One would hope. Yet despite my repeated attempts to turn these misguided ideals into a viable run for the GOP nom ... More >>

The Ambassador Forty Years After RFK

I drove by the Ambassador last night inadvertently, trying to find some way to shave a couple of minutes off of my commute. The last bit of the hotel's signage faces south-west and caught the setting sun. On the radio, commentators talked about the historic nature of Barack Obama's win of the Democ ... More >>

The One Am Radio's "Brittle Filament" and some feedback on Elv(e)rum

The One AM Radio's video "A Brittle Filiment" was a recent YouTube hit, and a wonderful introduction to Hirway's thing.

Rush to Your Phones!

KPFK needs to raise some hush money

Bob Barker

God in Botany 500

Beat the Press

Gwen Ifill calls out Tim Russert over l’affaire Imus

You're On With Jesus

Neil Saavedra brings God down to Earth

R.I.P. Pirate Radio

Love in the Time of Xanax

TV on the Radio have message of peace, hope, harmony, possible werewolves

Beatles for Sale

After two decades, L.A.’s beloved Breakfast With the Beatles to be replaced with infomercial

Do Look Back

Mayor of the Sunset Strip producer Chris Carter retraces the long and winding road to LAFF

Next Big Thing: Looking for That Song

The Face of Pirate Cat Radio

Screwing the Airwaves Since 1997

Deirdre O’Donoghue, 1946–2001

Letters

Music-Driven Lifestyle. Positive?

Sancho’s Out, but Not Down

The dumping of L.A.’s No. 1 Chicano DJ

Radio, Radio

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