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Jaime Robledo, the Poor Man's Julie Taymor

See also: *Our Latest Theater Reviews Inside East Hollywood's Sacred Fools Theatre on a recent Sunday afternoon, actor Donal Thoms-Capello is capering through a bizarre step of percussive, deliberate foot stomps, which alternate with clanking sound effects. "No," a voice from the gloom interrupts ... More >>

Baby Music Sucks

Any self-respecting parent who's gotten high and hooked up and read Camus and shit wants their offspring to grow up cool. And in today's ultra-competitive child-rearing environment, we all know that hipness starts at home. So, the popularity of the Rockabye Baby series is understandable; it's a se ... More >>

Racism Charged Against Hollywood Bar That Forbids Hip-Hop

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] One man's purity is another man's segregation. You don't expect to encounter those ideas in Hollywood in 2013, but they creep in through coding and innue ... More >>

The 20 Worst Albums of the '90s: The Complete List

Sure, you had the Bill Clinton blowjob scandal, OJ, Pakistan and India going nuclear, mad cow disease, the Rodney King decision, and Titanic. But what made the '90s truly awful was its music. That's not to say that there weren't bright spots -- early Beck, say, or Ok Computer and much of hip-hop's g ... More >>

The 20 Worst Albums Of The '90s: 20-11

Sure, you had the Bill Clinton blowjob scandal, OJ, Pakistan and India going nuclear, mad cow disease, the Rodney King decision, and Titanic. But what made the '90s truly awful was its music. That's not to say that there weren't bright spots -- early Beck, say, or Ok Computer and much of hip-hop's g ... 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 >>

The Album Pitchfork Gave a 0.0 To Is Actually Really Good

[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.] In 2004, Dismemberment Plan frontman Travis Morrison released his somewhat-anticipated solo debut, Travistan to a few pol ... More >>

They Might Be Giants - Royce Hall - 1/28/12

Liz OhanesianThey Might Be Giants at Royce Hall​They Might Be Giants 30th Anniversary Show, Jonathan Coulton UCLA Royce Hall 1/28/12 Better than... watching a Clarissa Explains It All marathon. Royce Hall isn't the sort of venue where you dance and stand on your toes to see during a concert. ... More >>

Music Picks: X, Lucinda Williams, Jackie DeShannon, Fujiya & Miyagi

Also, Dengue Fever, Jessie Baylin, Reigning Sound, Black Bananas and others

Mary J. Blige, Larry Carlton, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Also, Peanut Butter Wolf, Lucy Woodward, Chromeo and others

Morrissey As a No Limit Gangsta Rapper?: The Awesome World of Fake No Limit CD Covers (Featuring Frank Zappa, Hall & Oates, They Might Be Giants and More Artists Who Could Use More Bling)

somethingawful.comMorrissey, the Masta P years​ The wonderful Beautiful Decay blog dug up some amazing Photoshops from the pre-Twitter days of 2007 where some enterprising 'Shoopers redesigned some classic album covers applying the decadent aesthetics of early 2000s No Limit records. Ever fe ... More >>

Top 6 Masks of Labyrinth of Jareth

Check out more photos in CuriousJosh's slideshow "Labyrinth of Jareth @ Park Plaza." Once a year, right before Comic-Con, a whimsical masquerade called Labyrinth of Jareth takes place over the course of two days in Los Angeles. You might recall reading about organizer Shawn Strider in our "L.A. Peo ... More >>

Open Mike Eagle Unapologetically Talks About "Art Rap"

[Make sure to read Jeff Weiss' piece on Open Mike Eagle, from the LA Weekly print edition.] Open Mike Eagle - I Rock from Mush Records on Vimeo. In the first ten minutes of his acidic and excellent debut, "Unapologetic Art Rap," Open Mike Eagle samples Pavement and sings a portion of TV on the Ra ... More >>

Go to Rhino Records! The Westside Music Institution Temporarily Re-Opens Today as Pop-Up Shop

Go to Rhino Records! The Westwood Music Institution Temporarily Re-Opens Today as Pop-Up Shop

Echo Park's accordion alchemists Very Be Careful Now in 3-D!!!!

Echo Park's accordion alchemists Very Be Careful Now in 3-D!!!!

GEEK LOVE

Rock Picks: Daedelus, Beth Thornley, Yeasayer

Also, Ohioan, Hepcat, Vivian Girls and others

NOW THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A PLAYDATE

Rock Picks: Loudon Wainwright III & Richard Thompson, Miss Jilly, Mission of Burma, The Mountain Goats

Katy Perry Unpeeled — and Other Signs of Life in the Dead of the Grammys PressRoom

Including the buzz over Rihanna and Chris Brown, and revelations from Natalie Cole on heroin addiction

Dressing Down With the 99 Cent Calendar Girls

Also, stores that are "so last year," and wearable pop art

99-Cent Only Calendar Girl Contest

(View more pics in the 99-Cent Only Calendar Girl slideshow.) You know how Project Runway inevitably has the inevitable segment where the aspiring designers are asked to assemble a stylish outfit from stuff purchased at a grocery store--coffee filters, tablecloths, et cetera? Well, the costumes in ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Kurt Cobain: About a Son, Michael Clayton

Also Beyond Hatred, Blade Runner: The Final Cut and more

Don't Swerve and Drive

What to do in Los Angeles this week

They Might Be Giants

Miscalculated

The Number 23 doesn’t add up

The Coffee Table

Dames, dice and dope: holiday gift books revisited

Realm of the Senses

Date With the Night

Stud on the Tracks

The freewheeling Steve Malkmus, when hard, is about 8 inches

Kids in the Hall

More freaks and geeks

Downloading the Future

The MP3 Revolution — the End of the Industry as We Know It

Love, Death and Déjà vu

Cupid, Brimstone and Seven Days

Shooting Off Sparks

Sledgehammers to the Streets

The zine scene