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Los Lobos Cinco De Mayo Festival - Greek Theatre - May 5, 2013

By David Monnich Los Lobos Cinco De Mayo Festival Greek Theatre May 5, 2013 Despite the spotty weather, droves of Angelinos headed out to the Greek Theatre on Sunday afternoon for Los Lobos' second annual Cinco de Mayo Festival. Last year's event proved that the East L.A. veteran group are master ... More >>

The Best of SXSW

This year, our sister papers the Dallas Observer and Houston Press teamed up to document the SXSW madness for you amusement and/or edification. Here are the 12 best shows and moments they saw.

The Definitive Guide to the Music of The Big Lebowski

L.A. Weekly is celebrating The Big Lebowski's 15th anniversary with a massive cover story tribute! Check out our other Lebowski-themed stories. Not doing so would be very un-Dude. The Dude's identity is strongly informed by music. As a former Metallica roadie and free love-era denizen still trying ... More >>

Barenaked Ladies Were One of the Coolest, Cleverest Bands of the '90s

Ahead of West Coast Sound's 20 Worst Albums of the '90s poll next week, let's talk about the Barenaked Ladies. When I tell people I love Barenaked Ladies, the first thing they usually say is, "I'm sorry." This is because I typically only bring it up after one of my friends has launched into a mini-r ... More >>

Local Natives' Big Vaulted Ceilings

On their new album, the rising indie-folk act show who they are and what they've become

Why EDM Is Thriving While Other Genres Are Sinking

DJs are the new rock stars? Maybe. (Although chefs are already the new rock stars.) Still, the big name DJs do seem to be living pretty large, what with the constant travel to exotic locations, goofily-clad fans, eager women, drugs and parties. Just swap MacBooks for guitars and it doesn't look so d ... More >>

Quit Hating on Kings of Leon, Even If You Disliked "Sex On Fire"

[Editor's Note: Fuck Guilty Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] I have several friends who should ostensibly like everything about Kings of Leon, but they strongly dislike the Nashville ... More >>

Music Picks: The Weeknd, That '70s Soul, Power of the Riff

The Melvins vs. George Thorogood: A War of Words Erupts Over Claims of a Record-Setting Tour

The Melvins are in the midst of an ambitious tour, performing in all 50 states (plus Washington, D.C.) in only 51 days. Pretty impressive, considering the legendary band soon will be entering their fourth decade. One of the pioneers of the 1980s Seattle scene that later birthed Nirvana and Soundgard ... More >>

House Shoes Offers 
His Rules For DJs

[Editor's note: Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. Be sure to also check out the archives.] See also: House Shoes: Seminal Producer Talks New Album, J Dilla Beef Hang the DJ. Or don't. When Morrissey wrote the hook to "Panic," the definition of a DJ w ... More >>

10 Groundbreaking Celebrity and Music Photographers

Right now, there are at least three music-themed photo exhibits going on in L.A., and a few celebrity-themed ones, too. Peter Fetterman Gallery is showing "Forever Young: The Art of Music Photography" through September 8, while Kana Manglapus Projects is exhibiting "Factory 77" through September 10, ... More >>

Four Reasons Lollapalooza Needs EDM

By Ian Traas See Also:EDC 2012: The Underground Has Left The Building Dave Grohl: His Grammys Speech About Electronic Music Was Bullshit [Slideshow] Lollapalooza 2012: The PeopleJustice at Lollapalooza, 8/5/12Ten things your Lollapalooza outfit says about youWith every year that passes, it feels li ... More >>

Here Are Ten More Fake Bob Dylan Quotes

Last week it was revealed that New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author Jonah Lehrer made up a few Bob Dylan quotes in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. "It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you have something to say," Lehrer fake quotes Dylan about the writing o ... More >>

The 20 Best Albums Not in the Canon: The Complete List

*Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time *Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All Time A few months back Rolling Stone put out their updated 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. (Here's a quickly-scannable version; Sgt. P ... More >>

Mark Our Words: Blink-182 Will Be Critics' Darlings In The End

[Editor's Note: Fuck Guilty Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] Critics do their best to ignore Blink-182. After all, it's not easy to get scrunched up with deep opinions about lip-ring ... More >>

Finally: Gay Bullying Gets Recognized as a Civil Rights Issue

Fiona Apple and the Best of SXSW Yesterday

​See also: Five Attractive Strange People Working for Tips at SXSW If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down ... More >>

Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants, in Rap Form

Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants, mapped (not rapped)​Wow ... just, wow. We're so glad someone out there was able to cheer us up about Jonathan Gold's impending departure with this hilarious (and, may we say, exquisitely crafted) rap tribute to the Pulitzer Prize winner's list of 99 Es ... More >>

Chouinard, the Legendary Art School, Launches Virtual Library

Sometimes stories start simply: In 1999, Dave Tourje, an artist who supported himself through construction, purchased a house. He bought it for many of the reasons other people buy their cribs, but what it wound up giving him was a calling. The 1907 residence had been the South Pasadena home of Nelb ... More >>

Stephen Glass, Disgraced Journalist, Wants to be a Lawyer in L.A.

His journalistic misdeeds were the subject of the 2003 movie Shattered Glass. In the 1990s he pretty much faked us all out with made-up stories in publications including New Republic, Harper's, and Rolling Stone. Now Stephen Glass says he's a new man. He's been working for a Beverly Hills law fir ... More >>

Le Butcherettes

Teri Gender Bender is the most volatile woman in rock

Fuck Guilty Pleasures: Is Exile The Best Stones' Album? Nope, It's Some Girls

​[Editor's Note: Fuck Guilty Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] Today marks the re-release of the Rolling Stones' 1978 album Some Girls, which has been remastered and expanded. T ... More >>

Fuck Guilty Pleasures: Limp Bizkit Had An Amazing Run

They don't like hairy buttholes​Fred Durst was the Kanye West of his day. Not to say he was as talented. But at the height of Limp Bizkit's fame -- and make no mistake, this was hundreds of millions of dollars of fame -- he was the same type of beloved villain. He succeed in that era's popul ... More >>

Top Five Reasons For Metallica Fans Not To Fear The Metallica and Lou Reed Album

Anton Corbijn​Back in February Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett cryptically commented to Rolling Stone that the band was crafting something that was "not really 100 percent a Metallica record." Indeed, it turned out that the band was working with Lou Reed on a full album; a collaboration with ... More >>

"Ed Ruscha: On the Road" at Hammer Museum

Does a legend have to keep things fresh?

Did You Know that Ricky Gervais Was a Synth Pop Star in the 1980s?

Yes, ladies (and gentlemen), that is Ricky Gervais in the 1980s​ The new print issue of Rolling Stone magazine (the one with Rihanna's perhaps-photoshopped booty shorts on the cover) has a feature/interview with UK comedy great Ricky Gervais (creator of The Office and Extras, and controversia ... More >>

Heat Wave in Los Angeles: 5 Ways to Revel in the Two-Day Hot Flash

Halle-freaking-lujah​Update: L.A. temps are expected to brush record highs today: Downtown, the number to beat is 90 degrees. Eat it up, after the jump! Welcome back, Los Angeles. We missed you. After as painful a winter as ever there was -- enough for Governor Jerry Brown to declare the Cal ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Jamaica Farewell, A Raisin in the Sun, Glory Days

Also, Rockin' With the Ages 3, Streep Tease

FIGHTING THE VAMPIRE SQUID

[Video] Conan O'Brien Says He'll Pursue Custody Battle Over Masturbating Bear

NBCWill NBC keep O'Brien from his bear?​Since he stepped from NBC, late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien has been fairly mum about the intellectual property he helped to develop during his longstanding stint at the network. What would become of the Masturbating Bear and Triumph the Insult Co ... More >>

Music Picks: BB King and Buddy Guy, Silversun Pickups, Hard Summer, W.A.C.O.

Also Lady Gaga, Frazey Ford, Whispertown 2000, Ludacris and others

BREAKING: Big Star's Alex Chilton Dead at 59

We just received confirmation of this. More forthcoming. UPDATE: From the Memphis Commercial Appeal paper, from Chilton's beloved hometown: Pop hitmaker, cult hero, and Memphis rock iconoclast Alex Chilton has died. The singer and guitarist, best known as a member of '60s pop-soul act the Box Top ... More >>

FASTER, THOMPSON! TRILL! TRILL!

A Fresh New Scent

Jack White: "I'm a Lot More To Do With Jay-Z Than I Do With the Black Keys"

Between The Buttons: Jack White

Countdown to Lambertgeddon! (Day 12): "Gene Simmons is a dick!"

Candis"Hot & Wet," Fan Art by Candis​The official Adam Lambert website is previewing our hero's upcoming Q&A with Rolling Stone magazine! We're so excited! We just can't hide it! We're about to lose control and we think we like it! Among the revelations: * Adam is upset that Gene Simmons qu ... More >>

Dissonance: Obama's Middle Ground

White talk, God talk and how-to-get-elected talk

Where To Eat Now

Anatomy of an Aesthetic Criminal

Cross Rock

A historical celebration of pop crucifixions, from Morrison to Manson to Madonna

Born in the USA

Killers summon their inner Springsteens

I've Got Your Number

Blogs & iPods & Jay-Z & (non-ironic) Metal

The Hipster’s musical year-end predictions and post-game analysis

Forgive Me, Meshell

Ndegeocello’s latest, reconsidered

Killing the Angel in the House

With a major-label contract and a spot on the Lollapalooza tour, the Distillers are set to become big rock stars. How will Brody Armstrong tolerate the fame?

Gonna Make You Groove

Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous

Who Are You Calling Gaijin?