Ross A. Lincoln

Norway's dance club mastermind Annie emerged on the music scene in 1999, with a Madonna-sampling bit of pop brilliance called "Greatest Hit" that created considerable underground buzz, which she capitalized on by spending... the next 5 years... recording her debut album. Despite the ominous overtones that usually accompany such... continue reading on LAist

Last Thursday night, an improbable collection of DJs, Douchebags and Dorks gathered in a posh Downtown penthouse for a sneak preview of DJ Hero, the latest entry in Activision's increasingly ginormous Guitar Hero video game series. The appetizers were exquisite, the ambiance (provided by actual, non video game playing... continue reading on LAist

Half Hearted - Shoot The Stars &righticonhover=0x333232&text=0x333232&slider=0xF2F2F2&track=0xFFFFFF&border=0xFFFFFF&loader=0x838383&soundFile=http://thehalfhearted.com/shoot_the_stars_half-hearted.mp3"> "Being in a band right now just makes sense". So says Nathan Buckley, co-founder of Downtown's-by-way-of-Echo Park The Half-Hearted. Maybe it's the economy, the last eight years, or the fact that the Nobel Peace Prize is apparently less difficult to recieve than... continue reading on LAist

The successful passage of Prop 8 took those of us who aren't bigots by surprise in the same way Barry Keenan took Frank Sinatra Jr. at gunpoint. Having assumed that California was different from the Medievalists running the American South, the codification of anti-gay hatred was a stroke-inducing reminder... continue reading on LAist

Roman Polanski Drugged And Raped A 13 Year Old Girl. My apologies if saying this in plain terms offends the delicate feelings of those of you who apparently believe that his career of mostly mediocre films makes him some kind of irreplaceable genius. My further apologies if, by using... continue reading on LAist