HELPING DISASTER VICTIMS IN JAPAN

Many people have generously asked us at LTSC how they could help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The following is some information for those who wish to help or are seeking to get help.
CASH DONATIONS

This is the quickest and easiest form of assistance which can be applied broadly to aid disaster areas and provide an infusion of economic aid. The following groups are among the many reputable relief programs:

»continue reading LTSC Japan Disaster Relief Donation Information

The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011, their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live.

The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health.

»continue reading Feb 02, ’11: Groundhog Does Not See Shadow; White Stripes Call It Quits

Pictured from L to R: Kevin Dunigan (Executive Vice President City National Bank), Tom Morton (City of Anaheim’s Convention Center, Sports & Entertainment Executive Director), Tom Tait (Mayor of Anaheim), Alex Hodges (CEO of Nederlander Concerts) and Adam Millar (General Manager of City National Grove of Anaheim). Due to the size contraints of this website it may be initially difficult to discern that Adam Millar (right) is the only suit of the five to wear a solid-color tie in the above photograph; refer to closeup below.

NEDERLANDER CONCERTS ANNOUNCES NAMING RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY NATIONAL BANK FOR THE GROVE OF ANAHEIM

Introducing: City National Grove of Anaheim

ANAHEIM, CA (January 24, 2011) – Nederlander Concerts, operator and programmer of the Grove of Anaheim, together with Front Row Marketing Services and City National Bank, announced today that the venue will be officially renamed to the City National Grove of Anaheim.

»continue reading Grove of Anaheim Becomes City National Grove of Anaheim; Five Guys in Suits Approve; Adam Millar Sports Sole Solid-Color Necktie

PHOTO: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

A man wearing pink hospital scrubs, a Darth Vader mask, black wig, gloves, and wielding a hatchet was arrested by deputies about three hours after robbing a bank inside a Rowland Heights grocery store Thursday.

At about 11:00AM on December 30th, a robber entered the Bank of America located inside an Albertson’s grocery store on the 19000 block of Colima Road. An undisclosed amount of money was stolen. After robbing the bank, he was seen quickly leaving the store wearing the unusual disguise and weapon.

Walnut Sheriff’s Station detectives of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation immediately followed up on several leads.

The investigation led to the identification of the suspect as . . .

»continue reading Walnut Sheriff’s Station Detectives Crack Case of Pink Scrubs, Darth Vader Mask, Hatchet-Wielding Bank Robber (Rowland Heights)

If you need your Tumblr fix in the interim, a Mad Men animated GIF is linked below.

»continue reading Tumblr Still Down, Mad Men Animated GIF Withdrawals Ensue

PHOTO of Bono by Lindsey. From U2 at the Rose Bowl, October 25, 2010.

From ABC7:
»continue reading U2 Anaheim Shows Postponed Until 2011, Glastonbury Canceled

In this day and age it’s practically commonplace to be subjected to shameless, oft-cringe-inducing American Apparel ads while browsing Losanjealous the original content Los Angeles music and culture blog – and several other blogs (we’re told). And as a blog that has to pay for a variety of items like hosting fees just to keep its doors open, we certainly thank the fine perverts at American Apparel time and again for their tireless online support, even as we scratch our heads at their creative choices and silently question the veracity of the documented legal ages of the talent used in said creatives. All this aside, we have no choice but to commend American Apparel for going the distance on their ass fixation of late, ignoring current pesky regulatory immigration entanglements and focusing on what they do best in this economic climate: namely, publish and distribute choice photos of sweet asses to the public at large. This time, they also enlisted the help of the outside world.

»continue reading American Apparel Fuses Butt Fixation With User-Generated Content, Declares “Best Butt” Victors, Applauds Wedgies, Tighties

»continue reading “Friends of Jaime”–Jaime Escalante Cancer Fight Donation Fund

»continue reading Sunset Junction Town Hall Meeting, 6 pm Today, Dangerbird Records

Reuters goes for a clever pun that also points out a painful truth in their headline, Ringo Starr gets his Hollywood star at low-wattage ceremony (ouch!):

»continue reading Ringo Starr Finally Gets His Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger dies [USA Today]

Suffice to say, I was a fan. Still am, though less so these days, and maybe not as much of Catcher, more so of the Eastern-tinged short stories. (One expects this not uncommon we fans get older and inevitably become phonies ourselves.)

The A.P. obit carried by USA Today is decent, with a fair amount of detail and insight about the writing, though one wishes they did not close the piece with unsavory details sourced from memoirs by third parties.

NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose The Catcher in the Rye shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.

Salinger died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday, the author’s son said in a statement from Salinger’s literary representative. He had lived for decades in self-imposed isolation in the small, remote house in Cornish, N.H.

The Catcher in the Rye, with its immortal teenage protagonist, the twisted, rebellious Holden Caulfield, came out in 1951, a time of anxious, Cold War conformity and the dawn of modern adolescence. The Book-of-the-Month Club, which made Catcher a featured selection, advised that for “anyone who has ever brought up a son” the novel will be “a source of wonder and delight — and concern.” [Continues at USA Today]

Breaking bummer out of City Hall from the LAT:

In a 9-3 vote, the Los Angeles City Council today gave its final approval to an ordinance that will shut down hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries and impose strict rules on the location and operation of the dispensaries that are allowed.
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Hundreds of dispensaries have opened in Los Angeles as the City Council debated its proposed ordinance and failed to enforce a moratorium on new dispensaries. City officials believe there are more than 500 that will be required to close under the ordinance, but some are already preparing to sue the city and collect signatures to force a referendum on the ordinance.

The ordinance also requires dispensaries to be at least 1,000 feet from other dispensaries and so-called sensitive uses, such as schools, parks and libraries. Among other restrictions, dispensaries will be required to close at 8 p.m. and will not be permitted to allow marijuana use at the stores.

»continue reading Outrage: Hundreds of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Facing Shut Down

If, like us, you have a Google Alert set for all mentions of Gary Coleman, you no doubt read the story of his arrest in Utah making the rounds today with the accompanying unflattering booking photo.

However, Losanjealous will NOT be running the mugshot photo, so do not look for it here. It is widely available elsewhere and has been posted with no small amount of mockery and schadenfreude, in which we will not participate (Sample sneering from the Seattle PI article linked above: “Really, it’s the mug shot that makes this story worth posting. No word on if The Gooch was involved.”)

Below the jump, we choose instead to accompany this news story with an image of Mr. Coleman as he was when he was a star in his prime.

This, however, is not to say we condone domestic violence, the charge on which he was arrested. Whether it be be it little man on big woman or big woman on little man, or any other form, all violence is wrong.

»continue reading Losanjealous Will NOT Run the Gary Coleman Police Booking Mugshot

Admittedly, Avenged Sevenfold wasn’t really a Losanjealous favorite, but this is tragic news out of Huntington Beach:

Sullivan was found unresponsive Monday at his Huntington Beach home, authorities said.“It appeared to be natural causes,” said Lt. John Domingo of the Huntington Beach Police Department. The Coroner’s Department stated on its Web site…that an “investigation is ongoing.”

Say what you will about A7F’s tunes, but he really could bash the skins by all accounts.

Our best to his family and friends.