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Black Rock City Hit Parade

Mark Mauer
By Randall Roberts Top Songs (that aren’t trance or prog house) heard last night kicking out of any of the hundreds of rolling sound systems (or someone’s mouth) roaming the desert. 1. “Sara Smile,” Hall & Oates. 2. “Apache,” the Sugar Hill Gang. 3. “Fizheuer Zieheuer,” Ricardo Villalobos 4. “Funk......
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Sub Pop One Hummer

Mark Mauer
By Randall Roberts He’s out there somewhere. I know it. He apparently comes every year. At least that’s what they tell me up in Seattle, where Bruce Pavitt, co-founder of Sub Pop Records, is some sort of minor legend. You know, Bruce Pavitt, the dude with the vision to uncover......
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The Burning Man Returns

Mark Mauer
By Randall Roberts The Burning Man, which was prematurely torched by burner-assassin Paul Addis on Tuesday morning, has returned. This morning at about 11:30, a crane lifted what is now known as the Spawn of Burning Man into its rightful place at the center of Black Rock City. The soundtrack......
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Wilco at the Greek, 8/29

Mark Mauer
Wilco Greek Theatre, August 29, 2007 by Jonah Flicker I’m sure there were plenty of celebrities peppered throughout the crowd at the Greek Theatre as perennial underdogs/yuppie-faves, Wilco, took the stage on a balmy Wednesday night. My celebrity sighting, however, was limited to one Mr. Fred Savage. At least I’m......
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Dance Into the Fire

Mark Mauer
By Randall Roberts If it's true, as many haggard hipsters have dismissively opined, that 'Nobody goes to Burning Man anymore,' then who the hell are all these people? The unofficial verdict among many regular burners is that this year is going to be huge, and although population estimates are notoriously......
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The Other Side of Cordon's Market

Mark Mauer
It was interesting that while one side of Cordon's Market had some stunning work on it (click here to see it), the opposite side, which wasn't even fenced in, was barren. No longer. Within the past couple of weeks, two big tags went up on the east side of the......
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un:armed at the Echo, 8/27

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un:armed The Echo, August 27 By Nazanin Arandi They are armed with black, gray and white ensembles, bringing endless energy to the stage and into the audience. un:armed creates a dark moody sound with catchy hooks through songs of love, lust, heartbreak and our political misfortunes. They play their hearts......
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Burning Man Burns Early

Mark Mauer
News Flash from the Playa: The Man Upstaged the Moon By Judith Lewis Here's the news. While the full eclipsed moon still floated above the Playa like a smooth orange balloon, the man went up in flames. In case you haven't been here, this typically happens on Saturday, at the......
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Bast Art Opening

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Brooklyn-based street artist Bast opened a rare LA show at New Image Gallery in West Hollywood this past weekend. Click here to see more photos from the show. Above photo by Orly Olivier......
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Marilyn Manson 08/25

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Janine Kahn at OC Weekly took her camera to the Marilyn Manson / Slayer show at Verizon Amphitheater on Friday, Aug. 25. More of Janine Kahn's photos at OC Weekly......