Earlier this month, a mysterious fireball flew over the Los Angeles region. And now today, an e-mail tipster sends this to our inbox: "There was some sonic boom noise in Santa Monica, and all my neighbors reported hearing it, but nobody could figure out what this was. Have you heard of it? My coworker swears she saw a 'low flying shooting star that exploded over the ocean.'" Santa Monica Police report no calls about anything......

It’s midnight, and while I write a monotonous series of buzzes and feedback loops razes through my living room. The cats are wide-eyed and alarmed. These are not the normal noises of everyday life. They are the aural explorations of Spectrum, one of the most prolific projects of Sonic Boom, cofounder of Spacemen 3. When Spacemen 3 split up, it seemed fans diverged as well. Many followed Jason Pierce (aka J. Spaceman), who went on......

The Killers @ Staples Rooney @ Roxy Sonic Boom, LSD & the Search for God, Eskimo Hunter @ Safari Sam's Clark 8, the Moondrops, the Health Club, Codpiece, John Thill, DiGiTs @ Mr T's Bowl Metal Skool, The Sixth Chamber, Hair Brained Scheme, Pretty Boy Floyd @ Key Club The Binges, Lightning Bill, Sergeant, Dirty Sweet @ King King Black Pine, Hearts Of Palm, Veer Right Young Pastor @ The Echo The Gene Krupa......