Chris Walker

Clayton Kershaw; Credit: David Blumenkrantz/Arroyo Seco Journal

Clayton Kershaw's 5 Best Performances (VIDEO)

Chris Walker
Post by Los Angeles Dodgers. (Videos by Los Angeles Dodgers. Check out Kershaw, above, slicing through the Rockies' lineup) In January, the Dodgers raised eyebrows by awarding star pitcher Clayton Kershaw the highest average annual salary in MLB History. Statistical gurus figured that the seven-year, $215 million contract pays the......
Savannah Badalich; Credit: Photo by Karin Yuen/7

Yes, George Will, She Is a Rape Victim. But That Is Not a Privilege

Chris Walker
After Savannah Badalich was raped in her sophomore year at UCLA, an experience she wrote about for both her campus newspaper and the Huffington Post, she's become the face of sexual assault victims at her school. She's received rape threats in the comment section of articles she's posted online. An anonymous......
Stanly; Credit: Courtesy of his assistant

Meet Stanly, The Hip-Hop Godfather of China

Chris Walker
Not long ago, I found myself in Western China, and met some dancers who talked with great reverence about a man named Stanly. They made him sound like a legendary figure; the "godfather" of Chinese hip-hop, some called him. "You don't go to Shanghai without seeing Stanly," said Pracat, a breakdancer......
Ryder Buck; Credit: Photo by Shelley Buck

The Tragic Death of Local Musician Ryder Buck, and His Uplifting Story

Chris Walker
Ryder Buck was an up and coming L.A. singer-songwriter. His band, Ryder Buck and the Breakers, were regulars at Patrick's Roadhouse in Malibu and the Pig and Whistle in Hollywood. His acoustic renditions and reggae originals even gained a following in Mexico. At 23 years old, the young musician was getting......
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Ethan Gold with his TV-guitar and piston-keyboard

Ethan Gold’s Art and Tragedy

Chris Walker
Last January saw the release of singer-songwriter Ethan Gold's debut, Songs From a Toxic Apartment. The title wasn't a metaphor. His Fairfax abode was a...
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The Best Los Angeles Concerts of 2011

Chris Walker
5. Bon Iver Shrine Auditorium, September 19th In 2009, Justin Vernon and his band, Bon Iver, received glowing reviews for their beautiful performance at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, playing at dawn as the first rays of sunlight reached across the L.A. skyline. So when the band finally returned to play the......