So this is going on this Saturday. Frankly, I have little patience for artists who work under alllowercasebunchedup names like “themegoman” with semi-functional websites (where are the Portraits?) or BBQ/record joints that apparently serve an $11 fried chicken breast (OK, “with bread and two sides”–now totally worth the 11 bones). But this show will be the public debut of themegoman’s striking, somewhat creepy portrait of The Pity Party duo seen at the left. So maybe there is no reason to go to this after all, now that you’ve seen the picture here. Enjoy.
If it has not been said before this moment, I shall say to you now: Rosecrans Avenue through Hawthorne is the chili corridor of Los Angeles. Here, consumer chili-cheese confidence at some point over the course of the past few decades did peak at an all-time high, flatline, and remains there still, fluctuating plus-or-minus chili5% per annum. The intersection of Rosecrans and Hawthorne alone manages to sustain not one, but two full-sized Wienerschnitzels, believe it, their perimeter immediately surrounded by Piggies to the west, Cougars to the northwest, Chili King to the north, Fabulous Char-broiled due east and of course not forgetting the locale of, you heard it here, possibly the best burger in Los Angeles, B & R Burgers, even closer, east. But this grouping is merely the tip of the chili-and-cheese-coated iceberg; indeed, the list of atherosclerosis purveyors rivals even that of auto mechanics here in Lenawthorgundowood as it bleeds into Torrance and Gardena.
Consider the chili cheese fry platter as a meal in itself, and the sole the reason for my visit to Chili King Friday last, a nondescript shack in Lennox, both dwarfed by and servicing the needs of the car wash whose lot it shares. The cost of said meal (pictured, top): $3.25.
I don’t know if any of you are on the Soundlessons distro list but if you are, you received the following hilarious, incredibly lengthy, accusatory rant in your inbox this eve courtesy Soundlessons promoter/organizer/DJ extraordinaire J-Logic:
THE SOUNDLESSONS NEWSLETTER
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*2 quick notes as we enter 2010 please take time out to read it*
1st a warning to all promoters/djs/event coordinators avoid el cid at all costs!
if you don’t know yet we MOVED from El CId, and the thing that comes to mind is that you can never go back again which we learned the hard way! the scene, vibe and staff back in 2003 is a polar opposite then what it is today. a fair warning to other djs/promoters/event coordinators AVOID EL CID @ ALL COSTS!!! »continue reading J-Logic Is No Fan of El Cid’s Management: Soundlessons Venue Change
We’re doing a show this Sunday (24th January) to raise funds for the relief effort in Haiti. The venue is The Music Box Theatre at The Fonda in Los Angeles, doors at 7pm. All proceeds are going to the Oxfam Haiti relief fund. We’re trying to raise as much money as possible, so tickets will be sold by auction at this site from 8pm tonight until 11am Saturday (PST):
Seriously, what the F is UP with this creepy bearded guy showing up in my web ads? No one else is pulling them up around here. What is it about my particular web habits? Apparently this brewing mystery is a hot topic: The Mystery of Bearded Harold [Outlaw Vern] Get to know that creepy bearded guy from those Web ads [Bluffton Today]
If you have additional info about the creepy bearded guy or if in fact you are the creepy bearded guy in question, please drop us a note.
HEADS UP Dave Davies (of the Kinks) with Year Long Disaster @ El Rey Fri 2/5 (Canceled.)
Why not put on “Death of a Clown” and revisit Sung’s photos and review from his brother Ray’s Kinks Choral Collection show at the Orpheum last November?
Of course Coop gets a lifetime pass for his service to the Showtime Lakers, but in calling this out, we’re just looking out for John Wooden, who doesn’t need his 99-year-old ears soiled with this potty talk.
“My opening statement is [expletive] UCLA,” Cooper said to the assembled media.
Our minds ran wild over the 7 Dirty Words, turning over the possibilities. “Shit UCLA”? Etc. (We had just seen In The Loop, so concocting innovative new swears have been a big part of the killing the day here.)
Admittedly, doesn’t look all that hot in this lousy phone cam photo–ordered to go and assembled at home, hence the sloppy presentation–but the Noodle Planet signature beef phở is one of my go-to rainy day comfort dishes. I’m sure the Foodies could have some quibbles about Noodle Planet’s authenticity or overall quality or whatever but it works just fine for me.
–I have this GREAT idea for a bar!
–What is it?
–One word: SKUNKS.
–Wha…?
–Well, not JUST skunks, but like 70′s trucker kitsch. And skunks.
–Wha…?
–Yeah, like Burt Reynolds, Dukes of Hazzard, CB radios, Schlitz, trucker hats, mustaches, all that kinda awesome stuff.
–Wait. So how do the skunks fit in again?
–Well, the skunks are mounted up on the wall, but it’s like the rear end of the skunks only. And then we rig this air horn to this contraption that when the bartender pulls it, it shoots steam out the skunks anal glands, like they’re spraying the bar! But it’s only steam and doesn’t stink.
–I love it!
–I know, right?! No one will ever get tired of THAT!
As important as the real thing is, and as well intentioned as the filmmakers definitely are, judging from this new preview, the Prop 8 trial video reenactment looks like it could be a snore-fest.
I know we can’t tweak the script and bring in a writer to polish the dialogue, but these actors just aren’t bringing anything to their roles. Can we spice it up a bit? Maybe bring in a new D.P. or something? Mix in some dramatic music cues? Something. Anything.
I want to watch this thing. But I also want to say awake. I’ll give them chance to hit their stride. Maybe Day 1 is like the Pilot episode and hopefully they’ll get better as it goes on.
Vampire Weekend’s second album “Contra” sold 124,000 copies during its first week on sale, according to Nielsen SoundScan data for the week ended January 17.
The quartet’s self-titled first album debuted and peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in 2008 after selling 28,000 copies; its tally now stands at 498,000.
“Contra” was the lone debut in the top 10, as the second-highest entry came from rapper Omarion’s “Ollusion” at No. 19 with 19,000 copies. This isn’t out of the ordinary for January, as the month’s release schedule is usually light on blockbuster new albums.
In celebration of the accomplishment, we present a compilation of all our Vampire Weekend galleries below. Enjoy!
No names listed on the Largo website but Pitchfork writes that Aziz Ansari and Sarah Silverman are on the bill, presumably among others TBD. Those two alone are worth the $50 cover. All proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity.
So this is going on this Saturday. Frankly, I have little patience for artists who work under alllowercasebunchedup names like “themegoman” with semi-functional websites (where are the Portraits?) or BBQ/record joints that apparently serve an $11 fried chicken breast (OK, “with bread and two sides”–now totally worth the 11 bones). But this show will be the public debut of themegoman’s striking, somewhat creepy portrait of The Pity Party duo seen at the left. So maybe there is no reason to go to this after all, now that you’ve seen the picture here. Enjoy.
Of course Coop gets a lifetime pass for his service to the Showtime Lakers, but in calling this out, we’re just looking out for John Wooden, who doesn’t need his 99-year-old ears soiled with this potty talk.
–I have this GREAT idea for a bar!
HEADS UP
