Entries from LAist tagged with 'classic'
May 3, 2008
Photo by kpe II via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr FILM There aren’t many good movies to see this weekend so why not grab a seat at the Nuart tonight and watch the classic World War II film, The Great Escape (1963)? The film is a part of the United Artists’ 90th Anniversary celebration series, starring Steve McQueen and shown on a new 35mm print. 8:30 p.m. // Nuart Theatre // 11272......
Continue Reading "Pencil This In: Saturday"October 30, 2007
We couldn't do a proper tribute to Late Night Eats in Los Angeles without a visit to the original Late Night Eats establishment, the one that started it all, the restaurant that embodies the very essence of car-hopping, car-worshiping SoCal burger culture: Bob's Big Boy. The Big Boy Burger was born in Glendale in 1936, the brainchild of Bob Wian (I know, the alliteration is getting a bit much for me too); the Burbank branch......
Continue Reading "Late Night Eats: Bob's Big Boy"July 9, 2007
This is the second piece in a series celebrating some of the most classic albums to ever come out of Los Angeles.Part two is all about the west coast hip-hop classic Death Certificate, a true masterpiece from one of the OG architects of LA hip-hop.......
Continue Reading "Classic LA Albums Vol. 2: Ice Cube - "Death Certificate""June 14, 2007
This is the first in a series of albums that I feel are crucial to the experience of the city of Los Angeles. These are the albums that endure year after year, and continue to make me feel alive and thrilled to be living in LA. Some of these are going to be obvious, and some are hopefully going to inspire you to go listen to something you have never heard before. In an era......
Continue Reading "Classic LA Albums Vol. 1: Slayer - "Reign In Blood""