Results tagged “mayan”

             

"The Hives have rocked stadiums of 40,000 or more! You 1200 people should present no problem...," bombastically declared Hives' frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist to the Mayan Theatre crowd last Thursday night (9/25/08).

      

Since they burst on the scene a few years ago, there is one thing that has remained constant in the many live performances from UK imports Bloc Party and that is their ability to constantly deliver a stand-out performance. While their catalog consists of only two LPs and a few singles here and there, their sound still feels fresh and live their tracks are almost all crowd pleasers.

With the Mayan Theater about half-full and slowly being filled with puffs of pot smoke, Portishead took the stage last night for their super-secret-show, and welcomed the crowd by announcing that it was a rehearsal for Coachella, and that this whole event is just so they can test their instruments.

Oh Mel, oh Mel, oh Mel. What the fuck is your problem, you crotchety man? They sent your derelict ancestors to Australia for a reason, but apparently yours forgot to pack soap. At a late-night screening at Cal State Northridge Thursday, Alicia Estrada, assistant professor of Latin American Studies at CSUN, pressed Mr. Mel Gibson on what she felt was an inaccurate portrayal of Mayan culture in his latest bloody flick, Apocalypto. She reportedly wondered...