Monthly Archives: August 2011

UPDATED: Having Lost Sunset Junction, Can We Now Get It Back?

Photo by Greenplastic875 via flickr Creative Commons. Updated below on August 24 at 8:50 pm. As I write this, the fate of this weekend’s Sunset Junction remains up in the air. Supposedly the organizers have the money to pay the city, … Continue reading

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Join Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Virtual “Happening”: 125,576 and counting

To most of us, “artificial intelligence” means what is produced when a Hollywood star wears those little rimless glasses without any prescription lenses or that “blah blah blah” sound one hears on most Match dates. However, artificial intelligence is all … Continue reading

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Last Week’s Kickoff Party for The Taste’s City-wide Happy Hour!

Last week the rooftop of the ritzy Montage in Beverly Hills was the site of the first event in The Taste’s City-wide Happy Hour. It was a sunny day, which made the sparkling pool almost too tempting as guests sipped … Continue reading

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Sunset Junction 2011: Local Band Roundup

This year’s Sunset Junction will be featuring an increased amount of emerging acts made up of the People In Your Neighborhood, a positive retro trend. Without wanting to harp too much about the good old days, one of the great … Continue reading

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SWEET TALK – Talkin’ about the “Yours Chewly” Bar

Dear Readers, As some of you may know, but most of you probably don’t know, I have been collecting candy wrappers for my museum since I had a mad vision as a teenage girl in the 1970s. This decade was … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – saturday, august 20, 2011

maybe one way they sell a kind of fashion in prague, czech republic. I saw this billboard ad when I was there to play stooges gig next day in trutnov, about a hundred miles east. remember, prague is also the … Continue reading

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Hotrods, Painkillers and Buffalo Ribs? Lead the Way!

Since the first car hop at Bob’s Big Boy, Burbank has long been a part of hot rod culture. Tomorrow from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, hundreds of “custom, vintage and pre ’75 classic cars” plus some Indian motorcycles will be on display … Continue reading

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Get 20% off Tickets to The Taste with City-wide Happy Hour

Do you like eating and drinking? Do you like saving money? Are you old enough to drink but young enough to know what Twitter is? Then you will love The Taste’s Happy Hour check in. Until August 25th restaurants all … Continue reading

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Album Review: Liam Finn’s “FOMO”

The second solo album by Liam Finn, the son of Neil Finn from Crowded House, is oddly titled FOMO.  Apparently, this is an acronym I should’ve known which stands for “fear of missing out”.  The album was co-produced by Burke Reid, … Continue reading

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LA Girl: Bombshell Bassist Laurie Es

I’ve known Laurie Es since…well, since we were both in our wild NY days when she was a DJ on WFMU and even then she had a signature look all her own. Laurie’s sparkling, mischievous bright green eyes combined with … Continue reading

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