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Los Angeles in Las Vegas: Pink’s Hot Dogs
By Victor - Thursday February 04th 2010

Pink's

Walking north on the east side of Las Vegas Blvd, it was a bit surreal to happen upon the newish Las Vegas outpost of Pink’s Hot Dogs. Something like a funhouse mirror of our own local institution, Pink’s LV is basically a door on the front facade of Planet Hollywood. However, there is a nice sized self-seating area, right on the boulevard, welcome on this stretch of busy street.

There is a line to place your order, but it is short, moves fast and–crucially–does not run parallel to the food preparation itself, as it does here on La Brea, denying you that anticipatory glimpse for personal reckoning prior to ordering. How many of our orders have been altered at the last minute (for the better or for the worse) as we peer through the glass as the workers slap that together an order for those ahead of us on that final stretch to the cashier.

»continue reading Los Angeles in Las Vegas: Pink’s Hot Dogs



Do We Want to Stop Shortening Santa Monica as “SaMo”?
By Victor - Wednesday February 03rd 2010

»continue reading Do We Want to Stop Shortening Santa Monica as “SaMo”?



Mia Doi Todd–New Michel Gondry-directed, Los Angeles-set Video, Spaceland Residency Begins Tonight
By Losanjealous - Tuesday February 02nd 2010

EW.com Music-Mix blog has the scoop on the making of the fun, colorful video:

After signing on to direct the video for “Open Your Heart,” Gondry went with Todd to scout locations in east Los Angeles. “Basically, L.A. is not made for humans. It’s a lot of concrete and cars passing by. It’s very blank, which is a great background to put all these people with colors.” Next, they cast their stars. “I needed a group of people who could move together, but it would have been too affected if they were professional dancers. We found this marching band from Riverside Community College.” Over three sunny days, Todd and 100 or so marching band members-turned-dancers brought Gondry’s vision to life.

Can you identify all the locations around town?
 


 
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miaMia Doi Todd featuring ASKA , Nick & Marcel & DJ Renteria @ Spaceland
Tue 2/2
Mia Doi Todd featuring Ariana Delawari , Correatown & Special Guest @ Spaceland
Tue 2/9
Mia Doi Todd and friends featuring Becky Stark , F. D. Scher & DJ Frosty @ Spaceland
Tue 2/16
Mia Doi Todd @ Bootleg Theater
Sun 3/21



Bad Religion Celebrate 30 Years, Coming Soon to a House of Blues Near You
By Losanjealous - Monday February 01st 2010

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Bad ReligionBad Religion @ House of Blues Anaheim Wed 3/17
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Anaheim Thu 3/18
Bad Religion @ House of Blues San Diego Fri 3/19
Bad Religion @ House of Blues San Diego Sat 3/20
Bad Religion @ House of Blues San Diego Sun 3/21
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Wed 3/24
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Thu 3/25
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Las Vegas Fri 3/26
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Las Vegas Sat 3/27
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Anaheim Wed 3/31
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Anaheim Thu 4/1
Bad Religion @ House of Blues Anaheim Fri 4/2

Formed in 1980 in the suburbs of Los Angeles by teenage friends; guitarist Brett Gurewitz, bassist Jay Bentley and singer Greg Graffin, with the additions of Greg Hetson (1984-Present), Brian Baker (1994-Present) and Brooks Wackerman (2001-Present), Bad Religion have become synonymous with intelligent and provocative West Coast punk rock and are considered one of the most influential and important bands in the genre. Over the past 3 decades the band has continually pushed social boundaries and questioned authority and beliefs armed only with propulsive guitars, charging drumbeats, thoughtful lyrics and an undying will to inspire and provoke anyone who will listen.

“The greatest feeling about this anniversary is that it is happening at all,” says Graffin. “I’m mostly uplifted by the fact that a vibrant and evolving punk scene still inspires young people all over the world. If Bad Religion somehow serves as a symbol for the lasting importance of punk, then I am satisfied beyond words by reaching this milestone.”



Farewell, Crazy Gideon’s–Final Sale Tomorrow, Saturday, January 30
By Victor - Friday January 29th 2010

Los Angeles Downtown News has the scoop:

»continue reading Farewell, Crazy Gideon’s–Final Sale Tomorrow, Saturday, January 30



In Praise of Californication
By Victor - Tuesday December 15th 2009

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Finally got around to the Californication season finale over here. This show was never really an immersive watch for me, usually I regarded it with a seemingly appropriate level of ironic detachment. I’ll watch it because nothing else is on, etc. They haven’t done themselves any favors by basically marketing it as low brow T&A fare, which, of course, it can be, but it does have a little bit more going on, now finishing up its third season.

In general, the plot scenarios can feel contrived, the characters drift into cartoony caricatures, the dialogue’s not particularly clever, and the acting by anyone other than Duchovny or Natasha McElhone is hit and miss. I don’t know that any of this improved markedly in this season, but somehow it snuck up on me. I can’t deny I felt something over this crazy Moody family not being able to live happily ever after, so the show must be doing something right. I give it respect for having the balls to close shop for the season on such a downbeat note (if not even close to the downer on which Dexter ended) even if flying in a lingering threat from seasons past is a bit deus ex machina.

Not to damn it with faint praise, but it’s become a far better “L.A. show” than Entourage these days, to make the inevitable (admittedly lazy common) comparison. It might not have the flashy high end brand name-checks and big time celeb cameos that the HBO vehicle does, but there is an overall mood (maybe dominated by Hank’s own ennui) and a tone (frustration, mostly this year) hovering about the show that is tapping in to something distinctly L.A. It’s hard to define, but it’s right there in any of several candlelit dinner party scenes or random Venice daytime exterior scene. It’s also more true to life on an interpersonal level than Entourage–the Hank/Karen relationship alone is as fraught with more recognizably real world difficulty than Vince’s, E’s, Turtle’s, Johnny Drama’s and Lloyd’s love lives combined–if not as accurate in the shiny surface details. Here’s to looking forward to season four.



Los Angeles #2 on TomTom’s 20 Most Traffic Congested Cities
By Losanjealous - Tuesday December 08th 2009

From Jalopnik

Dubious silver medal award comes via Jalopnik:

TomTom collected data from its Tele Atlas business system GPS data to determine what streets were “congested.” In order to qualify a driver has to travel at only 70% or less than the posted speed limits. And while cities like Los Angeles and New York make the top five, it’s actually Seattle, Washington at the top of the pile with 43% of the roads considered congested.


 
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A Conversation with Anthony Lovett and Matt Maranian, Authors of LA Bizarro
By Ryan - Friday November 20th 2009

authorsBack in 1997 Anthony Lovett and Matt Maranian wrote and published what eventually became my favorite Los Angeles guidebook. That book’s name was (and is) LA Bizarro. A few years ago on this website I talked to Matt about the original book’s undertaking (fun interview with Matt here). Since that time the two authors have now revised, updated and significantly expanded that original tome, and their collective output was published by Chronicle Books just this fall. In the 2009 updated edition of LA Bizarro (available at the time of this writing and sitting right up there at #2 on the LA Times nonfiction bestseller list this week, no less) they talk about the new, they talk about what was, they elaborate on the “merits” of the Orange County-based Viacom/ Paramount/ Rusty Pelican Restaurants, Inc. international chain Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in sordid detail. (Write San Clemente today to find out how to open your own Bubba Gump!)

Alongside pearls of Los Angeles wisdom and hilarious anecdotes, the 1997 edition of the fabled book offered to the casual reader severe eye strain by way of its off-kilter typesetting and color palette (black-on-green, white-on-black). And, though that incomparable strained-eye feeling was perhaps a part of the appeal of the original volume due to the fact that full passages were on occasion very difficult to read – almost as if the authors didn’t really want to tell you what they were in fact telling you at the time – my aging, internet-scarred eyes are oh-so-thankful for the the cozy, old-fashioned, black-text-on-white-background legibility of the cover2009 edition. I’m also thrilled because these guys clearly share our sensibilities, and vice-versa: numerous joints we’ve mentioned over the years here and there on our site also appear in this new book (Norwood Young’s House of Davids and the downtown Piñata District, to name but two); inversely, countless joints that first appeared in the original edition of LA Bizarro eventually showed up on our website a decade later, come to think of it. Guys, let it be known: You have an open invitation to blog, right here to our seven readers, any time you desire. Victor’s setting up your logins; your password is the two-word title of LA Bizarro, page 142, new edition.

Today we chat with both authors – nay, tastemakers – about the book’s recently-released revised edition and Los Angeles in general. In the below conversation, Tony’s answers follow the initials “ARL” (“A” as in Anthony, get it?) and Matt’s answers follow the initials “MM”.

Neither of you live in Los Angeles now (Simi’s close; Vermont may as well be Indonesia) and yet you felt compelled to return, research and release an updated guidebook about Los Angeles. Without repeating the intro to the new book verbatim…why is this?

»continue reading A Conversation with Anthony Lovett and Matt Maranian, Authors of LA Bizarro



VBS.tv Feature: LA’s Network of Secret Oil Wells
By Victor - Tuesday November 17th 2009

New 9-minute feature “Oil of L.A.” worth checking out went up on VBS.tv today. Directed by Joseph Patel and hosted by Nate Harrington, and sharply shot and tightly edited, it’s a great quick look at current and former oil wells that are hidden in plain sight right around town, including spots such as Beverly Hills H.S. (who knew?), the Farmer’s Market and the Beverly Center. The film doesn’t really aim to delve into the implications of its findings beyond just acknowledging the wells’ existences, but packs a lot in its 9-minutes–definitely a compelling pitch for some funding to support a longer piece on the subject.



Spider-Man Impersonator Arrested on Hollywood Blvd, News Headline Pun Writers Swing Into Overdrive
By Losanjealous - Thursday November 12th 2009

Spidey

  • Hollywood Spider-Man impersonator caught in legal webLA Times
  • Spider-Man Entagled By Superheroes In BlueLA Weekly
  • Officers Investigate Spidey-Senseless ActNBC Los Angeles
  • Our favorite, though, is this oddly poetic entry:

  • Heroes turn villains on the boulevard of broken nosesBrisbane Times
  • Brisbane?

    PHOTO: Mel Melcon, Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2009



    Brewery Artwalk Autumn ‘09: A Free Pass To LA’s Creative Common
    By Nicole - Saturday October 31st 2009

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    A reduction linocut by artist Dave Lefner. Studio 212, Moulton Ave.

    LA is home to the largest art colony in the world. That’s right, the world. It’s one of our city’s best kept secrets. Twice a year, the Brewery Art Association near downtown LA opens its doors to art aficionados, collectors, students, curious onlookers, and those who only wish they could support themselves based solely on creative genius. I fit into those last two categories.

    The following photo collection reflects my first experience at the Brewery Artwalk, which took place this past Saturday and Sunday, October 24 & 25. It is in no way a comprehensive representation of the work that was on display (the complex boasts roughly 300 work/live studios). But it’s a taste of an authentic, thriving art scene unique to LA—a must-try for all Angelenos.

    »continue reading Brewery Artwalk Autumn ‘09: A Free Pass To LA’s Creative Common



    De La Hoya Cuts Ribbon on Namesake Boyle Heights Charter High School
    By Ryan - Thursday October 29th 2009

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    Olympic Gold Medalist and ten-time World Champion Fighter Oscar de la Hoya officially cut the ribbon on the Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School in Boyle Heights today, the first public high school built in Boyle Heights in 80 years. The school is situated at the location of de la Hoya’s former boxing gym. Big congrats and thanks to Oscar; full press release and more photos by Nicholas Alan Cope after the jump.

    »continue reading De La Hoya Cuts Ribbon on Namesake Boyle Heights Charter High School



    Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week: Totem Pole Park & Aquarium, Somewhere, USA, 1956
    By Charles Phoenix - Friday October 02nd 2009

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    A giant drive-thru redwood tree trunk provides a perfect perch for a billboard of one of the most bizarre roadside tourist traps I’ve ever discovered in a slide. Not only does this rural wonder claim to be a park of totem poles (and, who, tell me doesn’t like totem poles,) it’s also an aquarium where you can see “Ocean Wonders ALIVE – Like a Walk on the Floor of the Sea – Just Ahead.” Or in the case of this robin’s egg blue 1949 Plymouth, just behind! Judging by the mossy tree trunk this has to be somewhere in Northern California. Does any remember this memorable place???

    Speaking of totem poles, I saw one just the other day. Not the traditional carved-out-of-a-tree-trunk type, oh no. It was a totem pole piñata that reminded me of a third grade art project that inspired me to get creative and make a rather stylish, if I do say so myself, totem pole out of five empty five gallon Baskin Robbins ice cream containers taped one on top of the other. Ultimately it was a paper mache affair complete with cutout cardboard wings and traditional colorful faces rendered in tempera, which I always think of when I occasionally enjoy an order of tempura in an exotic restaurant. But we’re not talking about delicious deep fried Japanese taste treat sensations right now, are we? This is about totem poles and paper mache!

    »continue reading Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week: Totem Pole Park & Aquarium, Somewhere, USA, 1956



    LAist Nod @ LA Times Redesign
    By Ryan - Thursday August 13th 2009

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    A Call-Out To Los Angeles Blogs On This Day

    Please pick up this story on your website. Keep the ball rolling. Let us not rest on this day of days until the LA Times ultimately has no choice but to re-post the redesign story itself, thus completing our commentary circle in some crudely beautiful, minuscule-yet-altogether-infinitesimal fashion. The logged-in user at the time of the above already-published LAist screen shot capture, one “Margot.Roosevelt@”, will no doubt be forever indebted as well. Instructions: (1) Capture this browser screen and prep for your blog of choice. (2) Your headline might read something like “Losanjealous Nods @ LAist Nod @ La Times Online Redesign”. (3) Provide instructions if need be, and get some other blog to pick up your story accordingly (you are on your own here). Look, dammit, this should be easy. I’ve even captured the next screenshot for you already – downloadable right here, 576px wide, 72dpi. Size to fit, post before noon. Don’t forget your end-of-article attribution links for our joint end-of-day paper trail! Thank you in advance; see you over at the Times website around 6pm. First round’s on me.

    » The L.A. Times Gets a Nice Redesign (LAist)



    Pallenberg Guest Blogs @ KCET This Month
    By Ryan - Tuesday August 11th 2009

    pallen_jeep_mudPssst! Huell Howser and documentary film fans alike: Harry Pallenberg, doc filmmaker and segment producer for California’s Gold (13 years working with Huell, over 800 shows in various series) is guest blogging this month over KCET way. Thus far he’s delivered two solid entries and for the rest of the month, he will be discussing Los Angeles and serializing his documentary SHOTGUN FREEWAY: Drives Thru Lost L.A. Snippet:

    The living-room of our apartment was covered in tapes and archival films that we’d begged, borrowed, and (depending on the statute of limitations) stolen. In classic DIY fashion, we did whatever we needed to do to get it done. At one point we were editing SHOTGUN FREEWAY from 10PM to morning on the Northern Exposure series Avid system, which was fun until I re-calibrated the monitors one night. For another long stretch we found ourselves hand cleaning 100’s of hours of old films that the LAPD Historical Society had discovered in a back jail cell…

    Go check it out and do pose your questions and comments directly to Harry in the comment section, should you get the chance.

    FROM A LONG TIME AGO (tangentially related)
    » Huell Howser: The Drinking Game



    Beck Hansen Interviews Tom Waits Re: Draining the Lakes of Los Angeles
    By Ryan - Wednesday July 08th 2009

    bek1Fun new project over at Beck.com fresh from the inbox this morning (hat tip, Sung). Below, Beck and Tom discuss LA’s netherwaters:

    BH: I was born in the McArthur park area.

    TW: You remember when they drained McArthur Park, the lake?

    BH: I do, yeah…

    TW: They found unbelievable things: Cars, human bones, weaponry.

    BH: They should have done an exhibit.

    TW: I don’t know why they didn’t. I thought that’s why they drained it.

    BH: I’d always heard that when they drained the Echo Park Lake they found an amateur submarine.

    »continue reading Beck Hansen Interviews Tom Waits Re: Draining the Lakes of Los Angeles



    Getty to Offer Free Parking For Skinny-Jeaned Concertgoers, $15/Car Everybody Else
    By Ryan - Thursday June 04th 2009

    no age, getty, 2008No Age at the Getty; photo by Sung

    Attention drivers! Parking at The Getty will soon be free, provided you are not there to casually browse art during daylight hours. Art lovers, pony up:

    GETTY ANNOUNCES NEW PARKING FEES

    Parking fees increase to $15; parking is free for Saturday nights at the Getty Center and evening events at both sites

    LOS ANGELES-The J. Paul Getty Trust today announced parking rates at both the Getty Center and Getty Villa will increase to $15 effective July 1, but parking at both sites will be free for evening programs after 5pm. Admission remains free.

    »continue reading Getty to Offer Free Parking For Skinny-Jeaned Concertgoers, $15/Car Everybody Else



    Capitol Records, 14 April 2009: George Harrison’s Walk of Fame Star Ceremony: The Star Is Revealed At Last
    By Ryan - Wednesday April 15th 2009

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    Note: This is the second of two galleries (first gallery here) focusing on George Harrison’s Walk of Fame star ceremony outside Capitol Records, April 14, 2009. Full gallery and writeup after the jump.

    »continue reading Capitol Records, 14 April 2009: George Harrison’s Walk of Fame Star Ceremony: The Star Is Revealed At Last



    George Harrison’s Walk of Fame Star Ceremony, Capitol Records, April 14, 2009: Exclusive Photos
    By Ryan - Tuesday April 14th 2009

    Dhani Harrison and Paul McCartney

    Dhani Harrison and Olivia Harrison

    As previously mentioned, former Beatle George Harrison (1943-2001) was honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside Capitol Records, shortly before noon today. George is now the second Beatle to receive an individual star following John Lennon. He succombed to cancer near the end of 2001 at Paul McCartney’s house, right here in Los Angeles. Surviving wife, Olivia, and son, Dhani, accepted today’s honorary award on behalf of George.

    IN THIS GALLERY: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Leron Gubler, Olivia Harrison, Dhani Harrison, Eric Idle, Paul McCartney, Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, Jeff Lynne, Tom Hanks, Nancy Shevell.

    Still to come: Tom Petty, the unveiling of the actual star, the footwear of your other favorite Beatle, full-on Beatlemania returns to Capitol, extensive event write-up and much more. Stick around.

    UPDATE, 4/15:
    Full writeup now online.



    George Harrison Receives Posthumous Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Today: Full Gallery En Route
    By Ryan - Tuesday April 14th 2009

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    ABOVE: Former Beatle Sir James Paul McCartney cleans George Harrison’s star on the sidewalk outside Capitol Records at noon, April 14, 2009, while Harrison’s wife Olivia and Dhani Harrison look on. On hand at the touching ceremony: Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Sir Paul (pictured), Joe Walsh, Toms Hanks and LaBonge, Eric Idle and many, many more. Full gallery and exclusive writeup en route; this is just to tide you over while I’m editing photos. Enjoy!



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