Email AuthorBen Westhoff
Public Enemy and Matt & Kim - Sunset Strip Music Festival - 8/20/2011
August 21, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Best Posts of the Week
August 19, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Ice-T vs. Soulja Boy: Who Won?
August 19, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Michael Jackson's Art Unveiled
August 17, 2011 in West Coast Sound
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Katy Perry Ties Michael Jackson; Sign of the Apocalypse? Not So Much
August 17, 2011 in West Coast Sound
With her latest single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," Katy Perry has again hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, her fifth single from Teenage Dream to do so. She...
I Spent Friday Night Drinking Beer and Seeing Bands at the Zoo
August 15, 2011 in West Coast Sound
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Erykah Badu Responds to D.O.C., Speaks On Their Private Life Together
August 15, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Erykah Badu is known foremost for her mesmerizing, cutting-edge R&B. I put her recent album New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) in my top ten for last year,...
Game in Hot Water Over Twitter Prank Urging Folks to Call Compton Sheriff
August 14, 2011 in West Coast Sound
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Warrant Singer Jani Lane Found Dead
August 12, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Jani Lane, the lead singer for Hollywood glam metal band Warrant, was found dead last night at a Comfort Inn in Woodland Hills. Police responded to a 911 call around...
Interview: will.i.am Discusses Science, Snoop's Quasi-Diss of Him, and the SNL Sketch Making Fun of Taboo and apl.de.ap.
August 10, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Interview With The Guy Who Ranks Rich Rappers For Forbes; Dre and Snoop Are On The New List, But What About Black Eyed Peas?
August 10, 2011 in West Coast Sound
DJ Quik - Do-Over Party at Cabana Club - 8/7/11
August 08, 2011 in West Coast Sound
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D.O.C.'s Top Five D.O.C. Ghostwritten Songs
August 05, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Brandon ShowersIn the paper this week I get inside the head of D.O.C., who ghostewrote the bulk of the early Ruthless Records catalog and is all over The Chronic and...
LA Vampires - Dem Passwords - 8/3/11
August 04, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Free Download: Serengeti's "Tracks"
August 01, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Ravers Vs. Police, The Photos
July 28, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Bob Mould -- Largo at the Coronet -- July 27, 2011
July 28, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Top Five Worst Ironic Indie Rock Band Names, Besides Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
July 27, 2011 in West Coast Sound
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Worst Press Conference Ever: Jacksons Announce Tribute Concert in Friggin' Wales
July 25, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Ben Westhoff"Reminder to photographers: If you get out of your seat, you'll get kicked out," warned the flack at the Beverly Hills Hotel, shortly before the arrival of five Jacksons...
Crystal Antlers: Best L.A. Rock Album So Far This Year? Find Out Where They Play TWO Free Shows Tonight
July 18, 2011 in West Coast Sound
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Low End Theory Bouncers Bounced Following Bribery Accusations
July 15, 2011 in West Coast Sound
Regal DeeOn Wednesday night The Airliner club replaced its security guards at the popular Low End Theory party, following widespread reports of bribery. The uber-popular beat scene gathering regularly hosts...
RIP: Influential Guitar Maker Travis Bean Is Dead
July 13, 2011 in West Coast Sound
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Family Ties: In Stefan Merrill Block's Latest, The Storm at the Door, the Tale Is All Relative
June 21, 2011 in The Mixmaster
On the eve of his first novel, The Story of Forgetting, I spent a few days in Plano with Stefan Merrill Block and his family reporting the May 1, 2008...
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Five Things Dallas Hip-Hop Could Learn From The Rest of The Dirty South Movement
April 26, 2011 in DC9 At Night
?[Editor's Note: On Thursday night, Ben Westhoff, a frequent contributor to our print edition and a sometime contributor here on DC9, will be stopping by Cliff Notes in Oak Cliff...
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Point/Counterpoint: Is a Sober Lil Wayne a Good Thing?
April 21, 2011 in All Shook Down
But are you any good sober?? Lil Wayne emerged from Rikers Island late last year. Now, owing to the terms of his probation, he must lay off drugs and liquor for...
