The University of Southern California is hoping to become the landlord of some historic Los Angeles property, according to the LA Times. The prestigious private university is "in negotiations with the state to buy the land on which the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sport Arena sit."
USC Could Be the New Landlord of the LA Coliseum
Rave On: Coliseum Overturns Moratorium on Hosting Raves
The Commission that runs the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has overturned a ban on raves at the venue initiated in June of this year, according to the LA Times. The moratorium on the events was issued following the drug-related death of a teenager who had been at the Electric Daisy Carnival.
Photos: Costumes, Crowds and Beats at Electric Daisy Carnival, Day 2
Drawing close to 200,000 people, it was a wild weekend at the Coliseum where the Electric Daisy Carnival was held for two nights this past weekend. There has been some drama surrounding the event, which can be read about here, but this post is about people enjoying the festival in all its glory. Here's a little taste of what was seen.
County Supervisor Calls for Moratorium on Raves at L.A. Coliseum [Updated]
Following the death of a teenage girl who attended this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival at the L.A. Coliseum, a Los Angeles County Supervisor is calling for a moratorium on raves at the location. 15-year-old Sasha Rodriguez was one of the over 100 people transported to local hospitals during the event, which drew around 185,000 people. She died Tuesday afternoon.
Docs Diagnose Raves as Bad Idea for LA Coliseum After Electric Daisy Carnival
The Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the largest events of its kind, drew almost 200,000 attendees over two days and boasted five stages for performers and a rave atmosphere in the Los Angeles Coliseum and at the adjoining Exposition Park.
Photo Essay: Electric Daisy Carnival
100,000 electronica fans dance for two days at the L.A. Coliseum.
Notes from Andy Lipkis at Farmlab
If you haven't had the chance to visit Farmlab's weekly salon series, do try. Every Friday at noon, Farmlab, the people behind Not a Cornfield, host a salon with a special guest speaker (except next week when they are doing something different by presenting a play about environmentalism). A complimentary lunch is served and the energy of a lazy Friday is transformed into good vibes by the community that attends the talk in the warehouse abut railroad tracks and the LA River and under the Spring St. bridge.
LAst Night's Action: Holy Quack!
Twins 8, Angels 5 - One cold-weather team blew into Anaheim and came out on top. Of course, this game wasn't nearly as significant. Errors created a major subplot, with Minnesota tacking on four runs after an Orlando Cabrera error and Luis Castillo botching a play for the first time in 143 games (a record for second basemen). The Angels had a five game winning streak snapped, but still control the division by five and a half games.
Tonight in Rock in LA - Topanga Days, Pravda, The Love Festival at the LA Coliseum
Pravada: music by Amon Tobin, Cut Chemist, DJ Spooky, Peanut Butter Wolf, J-Rocc, Dublab Soundsystem and others including a ten-piece theremin orchestra, visuals from classic Russian cinema @ Disney Hall
LAst Night's Action: Tomko Delivers
Dodgers 5, Marlins 3 - The bad news for Los Angeles this season is that a low percentage of their baserunners make it home. On Wednesday they left the bases juiced three times and stranded a total of 13. The good news is that so many Dodgers are getting on base, they don't need all of them to score. Brett Tomko helped his own cause by bunting home a suicide squeeze, but was more impressive...
Guns N' Roses "Jumpin' Jack Flash" @ Roxy, 1986
There was a time when Guns had Appetite out but no one was buying it and no one was playing it. It was a good year until they were getting love from MTV. During that year they hustled all the clubs on the Strip and even the Music Machine on the Wessssside. Here they are covering the Stones, a band who they'd end up opening for a few years later at the LA Coliseum....
Fourth of July Fireworks Shows Tomorrow
Rose Bowl's 80th Anniversary of Fireworks starring the Pasadena Pops - 6pm

