A new development, according to the Wall Street Journal, in the land of Big (advertising) Brother is that Nielsen is teaming up with Charter Communications to get set top box data from 320,000 set top boxes in what city?? Los Angeles! Now while no advertiser would make ad placement decisions based exclusively on the somewhat limited data that would come from set top boxes but this infusion of a large pool of subjects is a needed supplement to what many thought was becoming a limited offering from Nielsen. The question now is, how representative are the viewing habits of Los Angeles compared to the nation? more ›

Are you sick of being predictable and want to avoid the obvious Sunset Junction this weekend, but you don't know whats crackin'? more ›

A tip of the hat to New Jersey's WFMU, perhaps the East Coast's leading non-commercial radio station, for this joyous exploitation of technology: using Google Earth to capture satellite images of famous locations from equally famous movies. more ›

Randy Newman @ Walt Disney GWAR @ Ventura Theatre The Skatalites @ El Rey Theatre Steve Aoki, DJ AM @ LAX Girlyman @ McCabe's The Lucky Stars @ The Derby Peter Walker @ The Mountain Bar Groundation, Come Down Selecta, Local Vibes @ Key Club Ponce DeLeon, Anna Jones, Brennan Hill @ Il Corral The Warriors, Remembering Never, Full Blown Chaos @ Whisky Fireball Ministry, Artimus Pyledriver, Vains of Jenna @ Knitting Factory Bankrupt... more ›

Bang Sugar Bang, Present Tense, Underwater City People @ Safari Sam's more ›

Kill Hannah, Matt & Kim, Rocket @ Safari Sam's Jennifer Glass (pictured) @ Hotel Cafe Pete Yorn @ Roxy Leroy Powell @ Viper Room Go Betty Go, Northern, Pop Kids @ Key Club Solare 3, Drew Gasperini @ The Derby Stars of Track & Field @ Spaceland Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney @ Largo Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower @ Troubadour The Triggers, Society's Parasites @ Echo False Containment, 2ND, Azrael's Bane @... more ›

WEDNESDAY more ›

• Radio Vago will be on stage at The Fold at El Cid, also featuring Blow Up Blow and Plastic Letters. Cover is $5. more ›

• At the Grand Olympic Auditorium, Interpol and Blone Redhead will be gracing the stage with their delightful blend of post-Valentine gloom. Doors open at 8 PM and tickets are $30. more ›