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Tomas Alfredson's Let The Right One In is the kind of film that floats around in your head for days after viewing. Based on the novel by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, it tells the story of a boy with a runny nose named Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), in a small... continue reading on LAist

Courtesy of TheTwilightDuo (Stephanie Jacobson and Ben). The nu-metal band shirt speaks volumes... No pun intended.... continue reading on LAist

Versatile singer/songwriter Gavin Castleton, hailed Rhode Island's "hardest working composer/singer/writer/producer" by Filter Magazine, is releasing a Halloween single called "Unparallel Rabbits" on iTunes tomorrow in support of his upcoming zombies & heartbreak-themed album Home, on Five One Inc. The b-side to the single, entitled "Since 1968", is a track by... continue reading on LAist

The Hotel Cafe was a very nice place to be last Tuesday, as three Dangerbird acts took the red-lighted stage. Starting up at 8pm, and playing the most riveting set of the night, was "the better looking half" of the two-thirds Irish band La Rocca. Singer/guitarist Bjorn Baillie and bassist... continue reading on LAist

The folks behind the upcoming movie, Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer's book series, have finally stopped torturing fans with teaser-length trailers and premiered a new one yesterday on MySpace. You can watch it more easily here though, on the ecard or embedded below the jump. It certainly gives us a... continue reading on LAist

Friday night at The Troubadour featured long-time local favorites Earlimart and UK indie pop/rock group The Wedding Present. And, unexpectedly, Keanu Reeves, sitting up in the VIP session, rocking out to the latter. Earlimart went on right at 9 o'clock, with bright, hypnotic images projected on the wall behind... continue reading on LAist

HBO's new series True Blood is based on the series of books by Charlaine Harris, about a world where vampires have emerged from the shadows to claim equal rights in human society, prompted by the invention of a synthetic blood drink that removes their need to hunt humans. In this... continue reading on LAist

A legend in contemporary French music and a composer/producer renowned for fusing elements of classical music with electronic and avant-garde, Hector Zazou (myspace) passed away yesterday of an unnamed illness he had been battling for some time. Half French and half Spanish, Zazou was born in Algeria in 1948 and... continue reading on LAist

Twilight is the first installment in the series of the same name that has generated an upcoming motion picture, as well as borderline hysteria in the hearts of mostly female teens and adults alike. After watching two or three friends get sucked into the madness (and only one of them... continue reading on LAist

For anyone who missed Rodger Grossman's Germs biopic What We Do Is Secret at last year's L.A. Film Festival, or this year's NoisePop in San Francisco, the film is making its non-festival L.A. debut at The Nuart this month on Friday, August 22nd (also at Regal Irvine Six in the... continue reading on LAist

Oakland's pranksters/dancemasters wallpaper. are playing several L.A. shows next month, including Dance Right (even better link) at La Cita on August 14th. On local label Eenie Meenie Records (Great Northern), wallpaper. is the brainchild of Eric Frederic, lead singer of indie rock group Facing New York, and aka Ricky Reed... continue reading on LAist

Sunday night, The Black Ghosts had a late start at Turntable Lab for the release party for their new self-titled album. There was an amiable crowd hanging around in anticipation though, checking out the dj store's collection of street art and photography books, tee shirts and spinning equipment. They were... continue reading on LAist

A man named Glenn Martin in New Zealand has created a fully functioning, relatively safe jetpack à la many of our superhero fantasies. Except that it's five feet tall, weighs 250 pounds, and will probably sell for $100,000. The invention was exhibited at the annual airshow in Wisconsin known as... continue reading on LAist

Local label IAMSOUND's British electro-pop group The Black Ghosts (not to be confused with The Black Keys, Kids, or Lips) are having their release party this Sunday the 27th. The show is free at Turntable Lab (424 N. Fairfax) and it not only features free drinks, but also free mixtapes... continue reading on LAist

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson presents the man behind the stilted, crazy dialogue of the ubiquitous Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and the enjoyably subjective style of writing coined "Gonzo". (Wikipedia describes gonzo journalism as a style in which the journalist includes himself in... continue reading on LAist

Wednesday night's screening of American Teen at the Los Angeles Film Festival opened with a really fun, energetic set by Sunny Day Sets Fire, whose song "Lack of View", from upcoming July release Summer Palace, is included in the film's soundtrack. Sunny Day Sets Fire paid tribute to the night... continue reading on LAist

Local singer/songwriter Audra Mae played a highly impressive set Tuesday night at the Silver Lake Lounge. Simply put, the girl has heavenly pipes. The bio on the myspace describes her voice as a cross between Patsy Cline and Janis Joplin, which is no light praise, but it really is... continue reading on LAist

Nothing like Swedish electro-pop descending on Los Feliz. Evol Genius Labs's ELECTRO-FY L.A. brings you Stockholm's FOX N' WOLF, (I'm not yelling at you, I swear), a guy/girl duo on Kitsune Records (Hot Chip) making their Los Angeles debut on June 21st at The Derby. The night also features... continue reading on LAist

Last Tuesday, a friend of mine invited me to see one of her teen idols at the Troubadour. Kay Hanley of 90s pop/rock group Letters to Cleo has been the ubiquitous power/pop girl voice floating around for years, playing with Jill Sobule and The Provocateurs, putting out solo albums, and... continue reading on LAist