seasoned vocalist and Winehouse fan took her adoration and talent to the next level. Donning the "Back to Black" singer's trademark beehive hairdo and stepping on stage with a team of ace musicians, she became the centerpiece of the Amy Winehouse E...
La Banda Skalavera at Viva Ska Vegas in 2012 The mark of a great band is not measured by the size of the crowd they draw at the height of their career, but by the size of the hole left in the music scene when they break up. When La Banda Skalavera...
By: Mark C. Horn In the post-punk days of the early 1980s, the music world and press got sucked into the vacuum that was new wave and its futuristic synthesized beats. Artists who fell under this broad and eclectic new genre differentiated themselves...
Being that we are big fans of '90s music in general around these parts, we dove right in to the query pond to fish out our top 9 chuckle worthy '90s questions for your eyes. Hey "children of the 80's," we'll wait while you grab your glasses. ...
Sean Price Mural in Brooklyn Hip-hop fans are still in mourning over the unexpected death of veteran MC and Brooklyn favorite Sean Price. The Boot Camp Clik member most known for his work as one half of 90s rap duo Heltah Skeltah as well as his ...
The Ding Dong Devils By: Lina Lecaro Tiki Oasis Crowne Plaza Hotel 8/13-16/2015 Tiki culture celebrates all things tropical kitsch--from vibrant floral fashion to colorful rum cocktails--but there's a lot more to this scene than dress and drink. ...
Berserktown II The Observatory 8/16/15 Look out, here comes another themed music festival! Berserktown II (the sequel to last year's Berserktown festival, obviously) brought punks, metalheads, and those who could pass as civilians to The Observatory ...
Some people take entertainment and diversion a bit further than others. Putting on a concert t-shirt and disappearing into a mob of folks with similar musical tastes is more or less the norm. Beyond that, there are: comic cons, which feature cosplaye...
If you are a person of a "certain age," the letters NWA mean a dip back into time when one of the hardest rap groups owned your car stereo. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren, and DJ Yella were breaking eardrums, pumping up parties, and crushing compe...
The B-52s Pacific Amphitheater 8/14/15 When The B-52s first got started, in the late '70s, their stylistic trademarks included bouffant hairdos, the influence of '50s rock music, and nods to campy '60s movies. Though they retooled these elements int...
Atmosphere Lets It Shine in "Sunshine" For all the songs that have been written about the sun and its subsequent sunshine, the star that sustains life on this very planet is finally making its place in the music video industry thanks to Minneapol...
Tahliah Debrett Barnett, better known as FKA Twigs (or Robert Pattinson's fiancee, to some) doesn't let fame overshadow life. The 27-year-old recently admitted she has never watched Pattinson's Twilight series. "I don't understand what the levels [o...
The evening started slowly at The Greek. A very small group of mostly 20 to 30 somethings huddled in front of the stage to experience opening act Blake Mills. The rest of the theater was sparsely populated while singer / guitarist Mills and his band ...
Lux Drummerette Lets face it: being a female musician can be a pretty rough gig at times. Women have difficulty gaining respect from male peers, face challenges being booked on festival bills, deal with unrealistic expectations and double standard...
Back in September, on the set of the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, cameras rolled in the parking lot of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium as actors playing prudish protesters hoisted signs ("Crap Rap N.W.A") and ran over a pile of the group's ...
My sauce is the truth! We love us some Ralphie May over here at the Weekly and by the way he sells whenever he's in town, we know OC feels the same. If you're the type that never gets your panties in a bunch, you're in for a great time when May hi...
A Hacker from Hackers (1995) This week, Shout factory releases the 20th Anniversary edition of the film Hackers. You may remember this as the film starring a young Angelina Jolie and her real life future one-time husband Jonny Lee Miller as comput...
Jaime Zacharias' Tribute to Magu One of the most firme lowrider bombs ever is making its way to the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton today. Gilbert "Magu" Luj?n first painted the body of his 1950 Chevy coupe with the vibrant brushstrokes ...
Dead Moon at the first Berserktown As one of the brains behind local L.A. DIY venue The Church on York, Graeme Flegenheimer knows a thing or two about putting on shows. After last year's inaugural Berserktown Festival, Flegenheimer had high hopes...
With a last name that means walls in Spanish, De'Anza Paredes knows about breaking boundaries. With the traditional, Mexican stringed instrument called a vihuela, she is knocking down cultural barriers. "Sometimes doors are closed for me because p...
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