Skylaire Alfvegren

Who knew hippies could be so ambitious? Begun as an eco-friendly alternative to the L.A. nightclub scene in 2000, Lightning in a Bottle, the annual "renegade fo...

Max Maven can stake a claim to the world's most imposing widow's peak, and that's saying something for a fellow involved in the magical arts. Noted ...

There was a day when the faithful gathered, Bibles open heavenward, convinced Judgment Day was upon them and the Savior would appear any second. That day was Se...

This wasn't your mother's Beverly Hills. First, this writer felt compelled to visit the Beverly Hills Cheese Store, where she discussed Bollywood music production, politics and mutants with Marky Ramone, protopunk percussionist and purveyor of his own pasta sauce, before making her way to the release party of the The......

Los Angeles is home to more bird species than any other U.S. city. For many, L.A. is a migratory pit stop, but honestly, when was the last time you eyed the sky...

A dozen Michael Jackson fans committed suicide after the King of Pop expired unexpectedly, prompting Jesse Jackson to implore the rest not to "self-destruct." B...

Seeing as how LAX, downtown and Dodger Stadium are tagged as potential bio-terror targets, and that FEMA signed a plan in preparation for a 7.8-plus quake last ...

Did you know that the FDA allows more than 14,000 chemicals and additives to be present in our food? Or that chemical "agriculture" giant Monsanto has a direct ...

Hollywood Forever--the world's most successfully re-purposed eternal resting place--has had great success with its extra-funerary events, most notably, Dia De Los Muertos and the Summer-time Cinespia film series. The occasional concert has always been hand-picked--Belle and Sebastian last October, Flaming Lips this June--and Austin's Explosions in the Sky, whose April......