Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

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 >>

The Best Concerts to See in Los Angeles This Weekend

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Friday, May 17 The International Swingers VIPER ROOM With New York's Met Gala "punk" event and exhibit dominating the media last week, it's sadly ironic that the innovators and music makers responsible for this in-your-face ... More >>

Patti Smith Talks About Her Greatest Success

By Jessica Baran Profoundly influential, incantatory songstress, poet, artist and writer Patti Smith may be best known as the Godmother of Punk. Her groundbreaking album Horses, released in 1975, has been hailed as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Born in Chicago, she was raised in Sout ... More >>

Graham Nash Is Now a Mixed Media Artist, With His Second Gallery Show in Santa Monica

"I'm just a fucking hippie trying to get on with his life and to have a good time, trying to make sure other people have a good time and trying to speak my mind," says musician Graham Nash sitting in the Santa Monica office of Gallery 169, host to Nash's new photography exhibit "This Could Be You," ... More >>

Jimmy Cliff, Liars, Jesse Sykes

Also, New Edition, Kátia Moraes & Sambaguru, Milo Greene and others

Les Paul's Watch -- the One He Got From Sinatra -- Goes For $20,000 at Auction

See Also: Only in LA: Les Paul, W.C. Fields, Groucho Marx and the Invention of Multi-Track Recording Les Paul died about three years ago. He was 94 and still gigging every Monday night in Manhattan. If you don't know much about him other than the guitars that bear his name, know that he was "withou ... More >>

Adam Yauch is Dead: RIP Beastie Boy MCA

See also: Our Adam Yauch slide show Hip-hop pioneer Adam Yauch, better known as MCA of the Beastie Boys, died this morning of cancer, at age 47. The information was reported by Def Jam founder Russell Simmons. The Beasties' legacy spans three decades, crossing genres and mediums. The group had a k ... More >>

Mike D of the Beastie Boys on Curating His New Show at MOCA

Mike D, Beastie Boy, recent Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductee, mad collector of modern furniture and in general, the man with all the fly juice, has now found the time to curate his own museum show. "Transmission LA: AV Club" is a free, 17-day festival of art, music and food, opening to the publi ... More >>

Etta James Is Dead

See also: R&B Legend Etta James Has Dementia, Reveals Sordid Riverside County Money Lawsuit Etta James passed away today at the age of 73 at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside. James, born Jamesetta Hawkins, suffered a number of health problems at the time of her death, including leukemia an ... More >>

Music Picks: Skrillex, Diplo, Wu-Tang Clan, The Health Club

Also, Art Lande, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Gilad Hekselman, The Stitches, The Villains and others

The Talking Heads Were Way More Innovative Than The Ramones

The Talking Heads​Welcome to our new column, Deathmatch. Here, we'll compare two artists who have something in common -- musical or sartorial style, era, fan base -- and then determine, conclusively, who is better. The statement "The Talking Heads are a better band than The Ramones" will draw ... More >>

Wanda Jackson/Best Coast - Club Nokia - Dec 31 2011

Daniel KohnWanda Jackson​See also: Wanda Jackson On How Jack White Convinced Her To Do Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good" Wanda Jackson/Best Coast Club Nokia 12/31/11 Legendary rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson has experienced a career renaissance in the past 12 months, as summed up by the ... More >>

Guns N' Roses - The Forum - December 21, 2011

Timothy Norris"Do you know where you are?"​See also: *Our slideshow of the concert *True Story: Axl Once Threatened To Skip A Concert, So Barry Fey Got His Gun *Tommy Stinson Interview: Guns N' Roses' Bassist Compares Axl Rose And Paul Westerberg *Top 20 Hair Metal Albums Of All Time: The Comp ... More >>

Why The Beach Boys' Reunion Is A Terrible Idea

Brian Wilson and Mike Love back in the day​See also: *Henry Rollins: The Column! The Beach Boys' SMiLE: Even Better than Advertised *A Tour Of Beach Boys' Haunts In Their Hometown Of Hawthorne, California - With Pictures! "A lot of people are thinking that Mike Love is crazy but they've been ... More >>

Iggy and The Stooges - Hollywood Palladium - 12-01-11

See also: *Henry Rollins: The Column! Is Raw Power the American answer to Exile on Main St.? *Our Iggy and The Stooges and Le Butcherettes slideshow *Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender is the most volatile woman in rock *Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender On Raw Meat And Sexism In Mexico Iggy and ... More >>

Music Picks: Fucked Up, Dolly Parton, Ty Segal, Fitz & the Tantrums,

Also, Soundgarden, Iceage, Earth, Wu Lyf and others

Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax Play Coachella April 23

Top 10 Songs to Annoy Your Neighbor

Allied Artists Pictures​Freshman year in college, the albatrosses living next door would squawk into the wee hours of the night over their latest conquests or sorority happenings. And while, being night owls, we normally wouldn't take issue with the noise, every so often the ladies would play ... More >>

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2011 Inductees Leaked?

​A much less momentous version of Wikileaks has interfered with the mysterious selection process for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Website Hits Daily Double apparently got hold of the list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2011 a few days early (the official announcement is tomorro ... More >>

Q&A with Joy Division's Peter Hook

An album tour of Unknown Pleasures resonates with fans

Elvis Costello and Hip-O to Release Full Recording of 1978 'Live at Hollywood High' Concert

Great news for fans of Elvis Costello's incendiary early career. The 1978 concert that he performed at Hollywood High is going to be issued in its entirety for the first time on January 12, 2010. The original sleeve to Costello's Hollywood High 7-inch​ The CD/digital release will be issued ... More >>

"Wait! Who's That Singing????": Top Ten List of Major Stars Covering Other People's Music

Bowie also waited for his man​Pitchfork reports that Peter Gabriel will be releasing an album of covers, in which he will tackle hits and more obscure cuts by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Elbow, Bon Iver, Talking Heads, The Arcade Fire, Regina Spektor, Radiohead, Lou Reed ("The Power of the Heart" ... More >>

Rock Picks: Camper Van Beethoven, Cass McCombs, AC/DC

Also, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, Magda, Hedgehog, Mos Def and others

Sympathy for the Devils

Interview: Cowpunk Outlaw Hank Williams III is Damn Right Rebel Proud

Hank III in Devore, California for Side X Side Action Magazine's Battle of the Builders 2008, where he test drove the Kawasaki Teryx. Photo by Aimee Candelaria. Click image for entire slideshow. When audiences first met Hank Williams III in 1999 he was a Risin' Outlaw. Then he was Lovesick, Broke ... More >>

Thinguma-Bobs: A Dylan Exhibit

Phil Noir: Marlowe vs. CSI? The Tycoon of Teen’s Gun Problem — Muzzle Tov

The Phil Spector verdict is months away and Bruce Cutler’s wardrobe has not yet begun to fight.

They Know They Love Him

David Cassidy fans get their freak on

Rock Picks

For the week of Nov. 30 – Dec. 7

Freedom's Just Another Word for Arty Videos, the Doors and Sippy Cups

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Aloha From Hell

Jerry Lee Lewis, still on fire

Music Picks

For the week of April 21-27

Radio Ga-Ga

You Say You Want a Resolution

Katrina Blues

The displaced musicians of New Orleans

Black in the Saddle

Solomon Burke wants to sell you back your soul

One Less Vice

Workingman’s Metal

Boppadoppadoppadoppadang!

Sano, Mural Master

The Yardbirds Roost Again

New Power Generation

Wayne Kramer's anarchy for adults

My New Dirty Book

Just Like This

Back to school with the Isley Brother

Cleveland Nasty

Brotherly Love

Shouting with the Isleys

Carrion in the Devil's Dancing Machine

Charles Brown, 1922–1999

Glam Flock

Return of the sweet art of pre-Spice, post-Glitter rock & roll

Come and Get These Memories

Holland-Dozier-Holland and the sound of young America