Monthly Archives: November 2013

Winter Punk Rock BBQ

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Al’s Bar Alumni Festival Saturday

Veterans of the LA rock scene c. 1980-2000 are sure to run into familiar faces at this event, held at the site of what used to be one downtown’s most esteemed institutions. For musicians too prickly to navigate the Hollywood … Continue reading

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The Punk SInger: Riot Grrrl Documentary Screens in LA

“Oh, music is supposed to be escapist and it wasn’t. It was grounding it, it was making, like music, a voice for people that hadn’t been heard before.”, is what Carrie Brownstein said about ground breaking “Riot Grrrl” singer and leader … Continue reading

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Pearl Jam at the Los Angeles Sports Arena; November 23, 2013

If you grew up in the 1970s, like I did, you were fortunate to live through a period of music history that remains unrivaled. Rock and Roll, that great fusion of Blues and Country, and R and B, which had … Continue reading

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Kendra Wilkinson by Mika Fowler

Kendra Wilkinson came into the Kim Vo Salon recently at The Montage in Beverly Hills for a complete hair makeover wanting to cut off her hair and do more of a golden blonde. Celebrity Stylist Mika Fowler cut her hair … Continue reading

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SWEET TALK – THE STORY OF THANKSGIVING… AS TOLD BY CANDY

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the fine country ofThis day of thanks and reflection harkens back to the early days of the   who, with the help of the Native Americans, survived … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A.: Happy 88th Birthday to Custom Car Legend George Barris!

As we think of the many offbeat subcultures that have sprung from the creative loins of our beloved City of Angels, one that has reverberated worldwide has been Custom Car Culture. After all, Los Angeles came of age with the … Continue reading

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Lucinda Williams’s Hard-to-Find Debut Album Reissued

If you’re a fan of country/folk singer Lucinda Williams, hailed by Time Magazine as “America’s Best Songwriter”, you may have noticed that her 1988 self-titled debut has become difficult to find. The album launched Williams’s long and impressive career, and featured the … Continue reading

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Review: Jodorowsky’s Dune at AFI Fest Presented By Audi

  This was a screening I was looking forward to at AFI Fest, as well as, having a chance of watching it with my some of friends. The movie was billed by AFI Fest as, “Midnight movie icon Alejandro Jodorowsky’s … Continue reading

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Offbeat L.A.: Meet Marty & Elayne! A Video Trip to the Dresden Room in Los Feliz

Sometimes in Los Angeles the Santa Ana winds of change blow warm and caressing, taking one’s soul down a haunted memory lane in which the past comes softly knocking. At times like these the best medicine is a stiff drink … Continue reading

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