The Kings newest goaltender, Jonathan Quick, continued his stingy ways during his fifth NHL start by holding the Atlantic Division leading Philadelphia Flyers to just one goal on Saturday night. Scott Hartnell scored the lone tally for the Flyers three minutes into the middle period, but was matched by rookie Wayne Simmonds during a Kings' power play late in the period. The game stayed tied through overtime and resulted in a shootout. more ›

One thing I love about L.A. are all the little shops and cafes that let us poor starving artists leave flyers or put up posters for our many different events. Here is a list of just a few such kind souls, to help my fellow independents, and also just to say a heartfelt thanks! (I hope you don't hate me.) more ›

John Fogerty, Blind Boys of Alabama, Lowrider Band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers, James Cotton, others @ Doheny Blues Festival, Dana Point more ›

We here in the Ist-A-Verse know that we're sensational, but it's very rare that we get a chance to be sensationalistic. This week, we've decided to have ourselves a little fun and try our hand at tacky tabloid headlines, using nothing more than our favorite posts from this week. more ›

Thursday Night Lights Can you believe the powers-that-be let Emmitt take the disco ball last night? Awesome. "College Football" (PRIME 42, 4:00 p.m.) Oregon @ USC "NHL Hockey" (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) Flyers @ Kings "College Basketball (PRIME 42, 7:30 p.m.) South Carolina @ USC "Once Were Warriors" (IFC, 7:50 p.m.) Dysfunctional Maori family in this award-winner "Survivor: Cook Islands" (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) Survivor flirtations raise the ire of "the Others", oops, am suffering... more ›

Wednesday Night "NBA Basketball" (ESPN, 6:00 p.m.) Grizzlies @ Kings "NHL Hockey" (Fox Sports, 7:00 p.m.) Flyers @ Ducks "Office Space" (IFC, 7:00 p.m.) Unwind from humpday with the unedited neo-classic. "College Basketball" (Prime 42, 7:30 p.m.) BYU @ UCLA "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC, 8 p.m.) The moment of truth. Season finale. "Jericho" (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) The town comes up with a plan to repel "intruders" (use President Bush pronounciation on that word)... more ›

But all the talk swirling around the Kings right now is centered on Philadelphia Flyers star Jeremy Roenick. The Kings are reportedly working on a trade for the loud-mouthed center. While Roenick isn't quite what he used to be, he'd be the team's highest profile player since Wayne Gretzky. more ›