Katie Bain

Los Angeles! Home of countless lovably-scruffy dive bars, and small but influential clubs. Aren't the best shows the ones where you're hammered, and know the drummer? L.A. is the place to see live music, and we, personally, are obsessed! And while we've got plenty of nationally known, arena-rocking bands based...

It's 4:30 in the afternoon at Sunset and Bronson Studios in Hollywood, and a packed audience grooving to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky." This isn't a Daft Punk performance however, and really it's not a concert at all. It's a Monday afternoon taping of the Arsenio Hall Show. (And yes, the...

The champagne bottles are in the recycling bin -- the holidays are officially over. Now is the time when, armed with a list of resolutions, we swear that this year we're going to be harder, better, faster, stronger, and less angry in traffic. Personally, I resolve to focus on one......

The Moby Dicks Whisky a Go-Go January 2, 2014 Better than: D'yer Mak'er On January 2, 1969 -- 45 years ago yesterday -- a young band out of London played L.A. on their first American tour. Their self-titled debut album had not yet been released, but the buzz around the......

New Jersey native Debra Rothenberg was 18 when she first photographed Bruce Springsteen in concert in 1980. (He was touring behind The River; she paid $30 for two scalped tickets that originally cost $8.50 each.) In the 33 years since, she has taken pictures of The Boss in concert at......

Beyonce Staples Center December 3, 2013 Better than: The Super Bowl halftime show Many different incarnations of Beyonce performed at the Staples Center last night. There was Beyonce the naughty girl, the "Run the World" dominatrix, Queen Bey, Sasha Fierce and, of course, Beyonce as Mrs. Carter. But at the......

Drake Staples Center November 25, 2013 Better than: Degrassi There was a moment last night when Drake got on circular walkway that ascended toward the ceiling and shouted out individual fans in the audience -- from the pricey seats to the nosebleeds. "I see you baby with the curly hair......

Chance are pretty good that you've heard about ayahuasca by now. While well-known musicians and actors have been touting the therapeutic drug's benefits for decades, it's exceedingly trendy these days, and has been referenced in episodes of Weeds and Nip/Tuck and the movie Wanderlust. Here are 10 well-known Ayahuasca users:......

It is well past midnight and I am squatting next to a ripe compost pile in a backyard in Encino, vomiting. And then crying. And then laughing at the fact that this is how I've chosen to spend my Saturday night. Tonight I am on ayahuasca. Before we began, the......