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Pedro Guzman Suing Government for Wrongful Deportation

Mark Mauer
By Daniel Hernandez Pedro Guzman, the Lancaster man who was wrongfully deported from the L.A. County jail system, filed suit against the federal government on Wednesday, claiming his deportation into Tijuana violated his constitutional rights and endangered his life. (Pedro Guzman with Carbajal, announcing the suit. Photo courtesy ACLU) For......
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Glen and Marketa at the Oscars

Mark Mauer
Once upon a time, Elliott Smith and Aimee Mann were nominated for Oscars, and despite the KCRW-ness of it all, it still felt good to watch them up there against the Celines and the Disney movie stuff. Of course, it was always Celine Dion or Phil Collins or whomever that......
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Bike Chicks on Melrose

Mark Mauer
Just half a block away from the oil hyenas on Melrose is Bicycle Kitchen. Across from that gathering place for cyclists is this mural: We think the artists' names are Cache and Makatron, but if we're wrong, I'm sure you will let us know. More after the jump......
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Concerts and Tickets Coming Up

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Autechre - 4/14, Echoplex Bad Religion - 3/4,5,11,13, House of Blues Bamboozle (All-American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore) - 4/5, Verizon Amphitheater Bamboozle (My Chemical Romance, Anti-Flag, Saves the Day, Chiodos) - 4/6, Verizon Amphitheater Bjorkestra - 3/9 , Safari Sam's Black Keys - 4/1, Wiltern Bone, Thugs n Harmony......
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Before the Hyenas

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The wall full of Hyenas wearing oil company bling was previously a Seventh Letter wall covered in a lot of complex, almost dizzying, writing. These pictures are from September 2007 on Santa Monica near Heliotrope. I checked back several times to see if maybe there might be a time with......
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The Hives, Wiltern, 2/19

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The Hives, Donnas Wiltern, Feb. 19 Photos by Timothy Norris It's been eight years since the Hives started telling us they were going to take over the world. Back in those heady days of early 00's, rock bands were back out of the garage and into the spotlight big-time, scoring......

Eli Roth Takes Over New Beverly Cinema

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For a few weeks anyway... Roth, the director of Hostel, Cabin Fever and others, is programming two weeks worth of movies at the New Beverly. Roth will be on hand with guests for Q&A sessions and introductions as time permits. Tonight is a double-bill of Torso (1973) and Pieces (1982)......

Sam Slovick's Skid Row Documentary

Mark Mauer
Between December 2005 and March 2006, Sam Slovick did a stunning series of cover stories for the LA Weekly that took readers deep inside the everyday tragedies and triumphs found on Los Angeles's Skid Row. These articles have played an integral role in the public and private debates over what......
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Disneyfied Big Oil Hyenas in E. Hollywood

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This has to be the most directly political wall mural I've seen. Near the intersection of Heliotrope and Melrose on the wall of a laundry, is this excellent send-up of the major oil companies and Disney to boot. Up until recently this wall had a kind of outer space feel......