Paramount Studios, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue since 1926, is prepping one helluva production: A $700 million property upgrade that will happen over 25 years. The historic studios have called this the "Hollywood Project," according to the Hollywood Reporter. more ›

If you're in town this weekend and hungry for some fun, there are two days left in the four-day bonanza food and drink event called The Taste. Merging two of last year's big food events, the long weekend of chefs, eat, drink, demos, panels, and live music is actually several events taking place in three locations around town. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have released surveillance video showing the stabbing of a 25-year-old Hispanic woman that happened the night of April 19th, 2011, near Paramount Studios. The LAPD say that the victim was walking on the sidewalk in the area of Melrose Avenue and Irving Boulevard when a man pushed her to the ground and stabbed her multiple times. more ›

Chefs from your favorite restaurants and television shows, food writers and bloggers, cookbook authors, food trucks, live music, and tons to eat and drink await attendees of the LA Times' upcoming Celebration of Food & Wine, which is taking place Sunday September 5th at Paramount Studios. more ›

No longer hosting the show in Las Vegas, MTV is moving their annual Video Music Awards ceremony to Paramount Studios on September 7, according to the Associated Press. The plan is to broadcast from the studio lot, rooftops and city streets making this edition possibly a very local and special show for Los Angeles. "With Paramount Pictures as the ideal setting, the glamour and musical heritage of L.A. are sure to be catalysts for creating explosive pop culture moments that the VMAs are known for," the president of MTV Networks Music Group, Van Toffler, said in a statement. more ›

Held at Paramount Studios, last night's Cloverfield Premiere drew out all kinds of celebrities from big names like Lindsay Lohan to MTV-reality-scum Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt. more ›

She Wants Revenge @ Paramount Studios Gliss, Oakley Hall, McCarthy Trenching @ Spaceland Shiloe, Swim Swam Swum, Black Tales @ Mr. T's Bowl Michael De Winter, Chase Frank, Secretary Bird @ Safari Sam's Socratic, No One Goes Home, Brilliant Red Lights, In Theory @ The Knitting Factory Bodies of Water, The Western States Motel, No Little Kindness, Seasons @ The Echo Sticky Yeti, The Scene, Roses on Her Grave, Pan America, Stepsonday @ The... more ›

Everyday, the Mayor's office sends us his schedule. Alarm goes off at 5 a.m., snooze is hit for another 9 minutes. 5:09 a.m., snooze button, part 2. Okay, it's not that detailed. However, with Big Sunday (are you volunteering?), the mayor is busier than usual for a weekend. He has six appearances from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ranging from hanging with the Black Eyed Peas at Paramount Studios, giving trees away with the... more ›

Columnist Art Buchwald passed away peacefully on Thursday at the age of 81. He was best known as a political satirist who helped keep the Washington establishment in check. Though, as he observed, "If you attack the establishment long enough and hard enough, they will make you a member of it." more ›

If there's one night you really have to dig down and pony up for the rock it's New Years Eve. Don't ask us why. So today we will put the ticket prices next to each event so you don't get sticker shock when you make your last minute plans. Although the best value appears to be down in the OC, factor in 1) you have to go behind the orange curtain 2) you better... more ›

The Delta Spirit @ Spaceland (free) Bright Light Fever @ Safari Sam's Ioma, Gabriel's Falling, Moxie Tribe, 4 Star Tribe @ Viper The Hellzaboppers @ Joe's Great American Bar & Grill Matu, The Elevaters, Shakespeare, Solomon Cole @ Temple Bar Digital Fridge, Echoes of a Boundless Life, Cat Fur @ The Scene Plastic Fate, How I Became Invisible, Natasha Lewis @ Cat Club Coming up... Wed: Los Lobos @ House of Blues Fri &... more ›

As some readers might be aware, there has been a bit of uproar over the imminent demise of the Star Trek franchise. After a 39-year history, UPN has pulled the rug out from under the long-running empire begun by Gene Roddenberry in 1966, and Trekkies the world over have emerged—phasers set on stun—to prevent the death of their beloved "Enterprise." more ›