Last Thursday, artist/director Vena Virago (MySpace) celebrated the release of her new Vivid-Alt (MySpace) movie Honey Bunny, her second directorial effort for the imprint, with a party at Little Joy in Echo Park. With Honey Bunny, "Virago offers a unique insight into her own persona as artist and pornographer, delivering a multifaceted work that exists as a film, a performance piece and an art show." In attendance were stars Adrianna Nicole (MySpace), Max Mikita,......

Last night, I went to see The New Year play at Spaceland. I’ve liked The New Year since they were Bedhead in the ’90s, so I was pretty excited about it. The New Year (somewhat inexplicably) have four guitars, but there are still a lot of quiet moments in their sets. Unfortunately, every time one of those moments came, all you could hear was people chatting and squawking about their various BS, so that......

So, you're a Silver Lake hipster* who wants to go to the Sunset Junction street fair this weekend without shelling out that $15 no-longer-suggested-donation entrance fee. It's not that you're not into fiscally supporting harmony and diversity in the community blah blah blah, and some old grampa at the Little Joy the other night said that the Cramps alone were well worth that $15, but frankly, you're a little ticked off that you haven't......

TV producer Aaron Spelling, who suffered a stroke on Sunday, died at his home last night. He was 83. Spelling made the TV equivalent of junk food: rarely good, entirely irresistable. A quick tour of his imdb credits includes lots of stuff we don't remember, and lots more we do: "Starsky & Hutch." "The Love Boat." "Fantasy Island." "Charlie's Angels." "Hart to Hart." "Dynasty." "T.J. Hooker." "Melrose Place." "Beverly Hills, 90210." Aaron Spelling's productions......

A couple of very cool local artists have an opening this weekend. You might recoginize his work from graffiti and stickers around Echo Park/Silver Lake as well as Spin Magazine, Vans shoes, the hallway at Little Joy and album covers for Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Get Up Kids, New Amsterdams, etc. You might recognize her work from album covers by the Silversun Pickups, Irving and/or hanging on the walls of the Mustard Seed in......

After 18 months of planning and Sisyphean struggles with the city, Safari Sam’s finally opened on Thursday. Located at 5214 W. Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood (with free parking in the 99 Cent Only Store parking lot) it’s half way between the east side venues and the Cahuenga corridor. It’s a cool spot with a Knitting Factory type layout with a wide-open downstairs and an upper mezzanine (still under construction). There’s a large bar in......

Got the itch? Get it scratched all over town. Eagles of Death Metal 6:00pm at the Virgin Megastore, Hollywood & Highland The Eagles of Death Metal have a new record out this week. Live performance. Free free free. The People Under the Stairs 7:00pm at Amoeba Records in Hollywood PUTS are in town from the UK. With special guest Penuckle. Free free free. W Magazine party and Speedo fashion show 7:00-9:00pm at the Cabana......

Nothing like a good breakup to set your head spinning, wondering what goddamn freeway to careen your drunk ass off of next. What's the quickest interstate out of Misery, 90042? Hurriedly, you check the show listings on LAist. Q and not U? No, they remind you of your ex. Spending $12 to see 'em would make you too poor to afford late night tacos, bullets or a decent obituary. First thing's first: You go......