Posted LAist Interview: MURS to LAist
Photo via MURS' MySpace profile LAist got some time in with Los Angeles rapper MURS. MURS has just released 'MURS FOR PRESIDENT' on Warner Bros Records, and is a member of the rap groups Living Legends, and Felt. He hails from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Mid-City. I call him a homie-by-proxy! MURS stands for Making Underground Raw Shit - but it should stand for My Ultimate Rare Sit-down. LAist: Congrats on the new...
Posted LAist Interview: Aesop Rock to LAist
Photo by Chrissy Piper via Aesop Rock's MySpace profile Aesop Rock - the tall man of the NY weathermen rap cliq - consistently breathes fresh air into everything he touches. He's the only man that could have a music video with zombies, and yet still is that proverbial, (or fabled) fresh prince of fresh air. His artistry on the mic, coupled with his abilities working the production tip, makes my heart float. I wish...
Posted Facebook: Booting Users to LAist
Is Mark Zuckerberg getting into the business of steel-toe boot manufacturing? I am not sure how roomy the offices in Palo Alto, California are but surely there isn't enough room to create a manufacturing plant for these boots. The reason I bring up such a topic, is that apparently Facebook is dishing out a zero-tolerance policy (of "sudden-deathing" one's account) guilty of things amongst: Ixnay on the not using one's real name, joining too...
Posted LAist Interview: Yucko The Clown to LAist
To prepare for this interview, I scoured my closet for my pair of unwashed lucky socks, put on some Dog the Bounty Hunter ondemand, and tried to ignore the fact that his girlfriend is "shnacky", as I like to say. Yucko the Clown is a regular guest on "The Howard Stern Show", a stand-up comic, and the co-creator of The Damn Show later 'ported' to MTV2 as Stankervision. Currently he's touring with the Killers...
Posted LAist Interview: Sal The Stockbroker Governale to LAist
Earlier this week we had interviews with the Rev. Bob Levy, Miss Howard TV model Stephanie Petruso, and we touched base with Greg Fitzsimmons. Today we say Hey Now with Richard Christie's bff and emotional friend, Sal. Sal The Stockbroker is performing at the Avalon tonight in LA with the Killers of Comedy (Rev. Bob Levy, Jim Florentine, Richard Christy, Shuli, Yucko the Clown, Beetlejuice & The Iron Sheik). If you're a chick, leave...