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The Rolling Stones - Staples Center - 5/20/13

2013-05-21 14:11:22

The Rolling Stones Staples Center 5-20-13 If last night's concert at Staples Center really was the Rolling Stones' final show in Los Angeles after nearly 50 years of faithful pilgrimages to t...

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Five More '70s Metal Bands Better Than Sabbath

2013-05-21 07:58:04

Our last article on metal bands better than Sabbath got quite a response. Some people were angry that we would even suggest that there are better bands than Sabbath. Other people tripped over t...

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Carmen Electra Has a New Song. It's Called "Bigger Dick."

2013-05-21 04:00:00

Carmen Electra has been a lot of things throughout her twenty year career: Prince protégé, three time Playboy cover girl, host of MTV's Singled Out, Baywatch cast member, Pussycat Doll, wife of ...

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Fan Landers: My Advice? Quit Your Band. Now.

2013-05-21 03:45:00

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publici...

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Danny Brown - Pomona Glass House - 5/19/13

2013-05-20 09:44:58

Danny Brown Pomona Glass House 5-19-13 Danny Brown is a magnetic but troublesome figure in hip-hop. In the past month he's fallen under heavy scrutiny for receiving a blow job while performing i...

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Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul - XXL Freshmen Live - 5-18-13

2013-05-20 08:49:55

ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Dizzy Wright XXL Freshmen Live 2013 Club Nokia 5-18-13 Better Than... Actually being a freshman in high school Since 2008, hip-hop magazine XXL has named its "top freshme...

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Levitt Pavilions: Summer Lineups Announced

2013-05-20 04:00:31

The Levitt Pavilions have announced their schedules, so you know what that means: It's summer! In an exclusive to West Coast Sound, the Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles in MacArthur Park and Levitt P...

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The Best Concerts to See in Los Angeles This Week

2013-05-20 04:00:00

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Monday, May 20 Holy Ghost! TROUBADOUR It's been two years since the release of Holy Ghost!'s eponymous debut. Often ...

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Was Ruined By Rush Fans

2013-05-20 03:30:25

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony aired on HBO on Saturday. Hopefully you didn't watch it, because it was bad. But pity us: We actually attended the damn thing, at the Nokia Theat...

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Jose Tanaka: The Flamenco Guitarist

2013-05-17 09:17:11

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. José Tanaka was born in Kyoto, Japan. But his parents were so d...

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Fanatics! This Sunday's Show Will Go Long

2013-05-17 04:00:00

See also: Henry Rollins: Why I'm Not Playing Music Anymore RADIO BROADCAST #216 05-19-13 Fanatics. I am sitting in a Starbucks in Washington D.C. in my old neighborhood. I am on my second pass...

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Lina's Party Pick of the Week

2013-05-17 04:00:00

Photo by Amy Darling BLISS 525 525 E. Broadway, Long Beach, Sat., May 18; competition starts at 11:30 p.m. When it comes to gay club carousing and "vogueing" a la Paris Is Burning, Los Angeles...

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The Best Concerts to See in Los Angeles This Weekend

2013-05-17 03:45:00

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Friday, May 17 The International Swingers VIPER ROOM With New York's Met Gala "punk" event and exhibit dominating th...

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Did Daft Punk Play Avalon Last Night? Nope! It Was a Prank

2013-05-16 14:40:22

Reporting by Dennis Romero The buzz on Twitter today: Daft Punk played at surprise set at Avalon Hollywood last night. Starting after midnight, lots of folks in attendance reported witnessing ...

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Dr. Dre on His USC Academy: "This Is the Biggest Thing I've Ever Been a Part Of"

2013-05-16 10:23:10

As our sister blog The Informer reported yesterday, Interscope Records boss Jimmy Iovine and boss of all bosses Dr. Dre pooled together $70 million they had lying around to establish the USC Jim...

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The Fung Brothers: The O.G.s of the SGV

2013-05-16 07:03:53

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. Brothers David and Andrew Fung were raised in Seattle but as kids freq...

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Justin Smith: The Heavy Metal Professor

2013-05-16 07:03:25

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. For lunch today in Culver City, Justin Smith has ridden his motorcycle ...

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Victoria Justice: The Kids' Choice

2013-05-16 07:02:50

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. "I think you go right here," says Victoria Justice, guiding a reporter...

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Henry Rollins: Why I'm Not Playing Music Anymore

2013-05-16 03:45:00

[Look for your weekly fix from the one and only Henry Rollins right here on West Coast Sound every Thursday, and come back tomorrow for the awesomely annotated playlist for his Sunday KCRW broadca...

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Frankie Eder: The 13-year-old DJ

2013-05-15 08:30:15

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. Last year Frankie Eder DJed at underground beat music club Low End The...

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