If it seems like we're doing a lot of contests right now it's because we are. And before we bust with more of our new contests, let's give a shout out to some who won last week. LAist would like to congratulate Adam for winning the Name the Year of the Dog contest. He chose "Pencil" which also happens to be the name of the dog in the film. Not the most creative but......

Before we admit to liking Fall Out Boy, we just want to say that the easiest thing in the world to like are the cool things - Sonic Youth, Geto Boys, Iggy, Gwar, The Beasties. But to learn to appreciate something for what it is, and not for the pimply teens who also like it, takes a cultured and courageous critic. Not to mention an honest one. On paper you should have no problems......

Fish Circus, The Tallulah Sound Experiment, Nerviosea @ Viper Room James Taylor @ Wilshire Theatre Silverchair @ El Rey Johnette Napolitano, Noah Stone, Jesca Hoop, Luke Paquin @ The Hotel Cafe Roxy Cottontail, Lazaro Casanova @ Safari Sam's Cartel, Cobra Starship, Boys Like Girls, Permanent Me @ House of Blues Jesu, Oxbow, Intronaut, Everlovely Lightningheart @ Spaceland The Mothman Infanticide Trio, The Swamp Arc Welders, The Bad Ass Brass Band @ Mr. T's Bowl......

Snakes on a Plane - Was it really only five months ago when something as simple as a crate of ophidians roaming an airplane could soothe the angst of a wounded but mighty nation? It seems like another era, one where every American -- from slick, jaded marketing executive to slick, jaded hipster -- could come together for a single, selfless cause. C'mon… admit it. You fell for it. Just a little bit, right?......

120 Days - 120 Days (Vice) Baldwin Brothers - The Return of the Golden Rhodes (TVT) Bitch - Make This/ Break This (Kill Rock Stars) Blood Brothers - Young Machetes (V2) Jimmy Buffett - Take the Weather With You (RCA) Chavez - Better Days Will Haunt You (Matador) Lloyd Cole - Antidepressant (One Little Indian) Cobra Starship - While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets (Decaydence) Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards......

A++ (pictured), Micose & The Mau Maus, Manhaterrr @ The Smell Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship @ Knitting Factory Tony Joe White @ The Hotel Cafe Michael McDonald @ The Canyon Mark Mailman, Life as an Astronaut @ Safari Sam's The Ringers, OK Stranger @ Viper Room The Black Heartthrobs, Urth @ 14 Below Glacier Hiking, Ultraviolet @ Key Club Silent Point, No @ The Gig Salsa lessons 9-10pm @ King King The Boxing......

You gotta give it up to Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz. Fucker doesn't sing, he doesn't play lead guitar, he isn't even the cutest guy in the band, but somehow he has become the emo Puff Daddy. Bro's got a hot clothing line (Clandestine), he's pimping out up'n'coming artists and making them hit machines (yes that would be you Panic! at the Disco), he's on five-story-tall Gap ads, and now he's got a record......

To celebrate the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack which was released yesterday, Cobra Starship, the band who performs the theme song will be playing the Key Club tonight. Attendees can expect a plethora of special guests. We can imagine some good odds of a Fall Out Boy or two, random celebs, throngs of kids with digital cameras, Marc Brown, and a red carpet @ Key Club The Neville Brothers, The Meters, Brass Monkey Brass......