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Man Awarded $7.2 Million for 'Popcorn Lung'

If you thought popcorn was dangerous just because of those hard little things that get stuck between your teeth, think again. A jury has awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages because he developed a chronic condition known as "popcorn lung" from a chemical used to give microwave popcorn its ... More >>

Walmart Coming to Downtown L.A.

Walmart is coming to downtown Los Angeles. The big box retail giant plans to open a grocery store on the northern edge of downtown L.A., reports the Los Angeles Business Journal. The 33,000-square-foot market will be located at the northwest corner of Cesar Chavez and Grand avenues inside the ground ... More >>

Your New Local Indie Health Food Store: Silver Lake Natural Food Market

J. Ritz​ Who says the indie health food store is a thing of the past? True, Whole Foods has brought that heady "heath food store smell" -- which we suppose comes from commingling aromas of natural soaps, vitamins, freshly juiced wheatgrass and such -- into the mainstream, but the longevity of ... More >>

North Valley Planning Commission Allows Propane Station...But With Exception

​ Valley residents opposed to a planned propane filling station at the old Coffee Spot got good news and bad news at a Thursday meeting of the North Valley Area Planning Commission. The commission approved the filling station but also voted to force the developer, Trans Gas Propane, to signi ... More >>

John Kelly Chocolates: Free Chocolate & Champagne This Saturday In Hollywood

Hand Digital PhotoA Study In Chocolate Semantics: Truffle Fudge​ Free-flowing Champagne, copious amounts of hand-dipped chocolates, and no blind date required. And did we mention it's free? John Kelly Chocolates, Hollywood, this Saturday night. Get the full details after the jump. The chocol ... More >>

Sabrina Venskus: Staring Down Goldman Sachs

Underground Japanese Beatmaker DJ Nujabes Confirmed Dead

​It was confirmed today that underground Japanese beatmaker Jun "Nujabes" Seba died last February 26 after a car accident. His family buried him privately and the anouncement of his death did not make the news until today. Nujabes was known for delicate, often mournful beats that were respect ... More >>

Cry Me a Reverb

Hollywood Traffic Alert Tonight

If you were planning on picking up that boxed set of unrecorded Hank Williams songs at Amoeba Music tonight, or chowing down on BoHo's happy hour pizzas, you might want to consider taking the Red Line subway. From 5-7 p.m. the red carpet treatment preceding the world premiere for the Adam Sandler-Se ... More >>

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Shootin' At The Walls of iTunes (bang bang)

I discovered a way around iTunes Music Store's 60s second samples— youtube. Yep, when you have the audial craving for a song— the whole song, you can just search it on youtube. While you may not find everything, it's amazing the videos you can unearth. It's like MTV circa Thriller. For e ... More >>

Rockin’ in the Free World

Best Grooves for the Poverty Stricken

Behind the Garb

The 99-cent costume crew

E-Bombs Away

Protest, panic, and the politics of packet monkeys

Crash and Burn

Tobacconists report rise in heists to match price hikes