When it comes to the classic head-to-head comparison throwdown between Los Angeles and other major U.S. cities, we're bested by Boston, kicked to the curb by Kansas City, MO, and less preferable than both Portlands...just to name a few. more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: @AOTS, "Bones", "Fringe", "Archer", "Chelsea Lately", Kimmel, Oprah. more ›

Dear Richard, Did you make it to the LA Weekly Detour Festival that you won? i hope you went and had a great time. lemme know what went down, Tony, LAist Hey Tony, I was totally on the list, totally went, totally had a good time! So, because I am sort of lame, my date and I got there sort of late (Missing Red Kross and Blackalicious (who we wanted to see, !!! might've... more ›

There used to be a time when MTV would go crazy for the latest Beck video, and they should've, his music and his visuals were always cutting edge. But then something happened a few years back and the golden boy decided he was going to follow in the moonwalk of Gordon Lightfoot and Don Henley and "keep it real" with the sad tunes. LAist liked the early experimental jet trash shit when he has... more ›