Let's refrain from productivity for a few minutes, strap on our black Wayfarers and enjoy a well-deserved snack. Today's video lunch delivers a few music videos plus an audio interview with the 1950s rocker himself. more ›

February 3rd, immortalized in Don McLean's 1972 Billboard topper American Pie as "The Day the Music Died," refers to cultural despondency over the tragic loss of 22-year-old Buddy Holly, Pacoima's 17-year-old Ritchie Valens, and 28-year-old J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson who died in an icy, Iowa plane crash on this day in 1959. San Fernando valley born Valens -- a pioneer in the Spanish-speaking, Chicano/Latin rock movement -- scored several hits in his incomprehensibly short, 8-month recording career including the rock adaptation of a Mexican folk song, "La Bamba." more ›

The GRAMMY Museum is getting set to debut their newest exhibit -- John Lennon, Songwriter -- on October 4, 2010 in association with Hard Rock International. John Lennon would have been 70-years-old on October 9. The exhibition is a tribute to "the seven-time GRAMMY winner's songwriting genius," and highlights influences... more ›

Welcome back to another Monday, LAists. We know no one is happy about having their nose back to the grindstone today, but we're hoping that kicking your heels up tonight will take some of the sting out of the workday. With that in mind, here are today's picks in entertainment. more ›