Dethklok - "Bloodrocuted" The Pogues @ The Wiltern Michelle Shocked @ Temple Bar West Indian Girl, The Mae Shi, Ashkon @ The Highlands Dios Malos @ Rio Honda College Jon Brion @ Largo Danzig @ Grove of Anaheim Northern @ The Troubadour Matt Costa @ Detroit Bar Vincent Fernandez @ The Gibson The Ringers, Dutch Pink @ Viper Room Bad Dudes, Planets, Totally Serious @ The Smell You Me & Iowa, Coco B's, Saint......

It shall be a metalocaplyse the day after all Hallows Eve. Shredmasters And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead will invade UCLA tomorrow at 8pm with Adult Swim virtual band Dethklok. Adult Swim sez: Dethklok is the undisputed greatest animated metal band in the galaxy. Created by Brendan Small and Tommy Blacha, their crusades into darkness have been immortalized in Metalocalypse, the animated series available on Adult Swim. This college tour......

We're not sure how you say bullshit in French, but there's a "controversial" film slated to screen at Cannes this week that should be called Red Flag. American indie film Last Looks has supposedly been blocked from entering France because it allegedly contains scenes of real deaths that occurred during the production. AP jumped on the "controversy," and even Film Threat bit, but the whole thing walks, talks and smells like a big fat fake.......

The Mere Mortals, who LAist has written about before, continues to climb up the charts despite being unsigned. Their self-made "Rebel Radio" EP continues to rise on the FMQB album chart , one that tracks national airplay on new music radio shows. Currently the Mere Mortals are #3, just behind And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 's "So Divided" (Interscope), and The Kooks' "Inside In/Inside Out (Astralwerks). They're outpacing such......

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Blood Brothers @ Henry Fonda Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, Danity Kane @ Staples Center RZA (pictured) @ Key Club Bob Forrest @ Silverlake Lounge (5:30pm, Happy Hour people!) The Dickies, Agent Orange @ The Knitting Factory Imogen Heap @ The Wiltern American Music Club @ Spaceland Anita Baker @ Gibson The Fray @ The Troubadour Fu Manchu, Open Hand, The Substitutes @ Viper Room......

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Blood Brothers @ Henry Fonda Lucinda Williams @ Royce Hall Imogen Heap @ The Wiltern Joanna Newsom @ El Rey Jesca Hoop @ Temple Bar The Grande Mothers @ House of Blues Melvins, Big Business, Porn, Altamont @ The Troubadour Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney @ Largo Los Abandoned @ The Echo Zach Brooke @ The Unknown Theater Mute Math, Cute Is What We Aim......

Compton gangsta rap is #1, sweet girl harp is #2. We can't wait for that mash-up. 1. Game - Doctor's Advocate 2. Joanna Newsom - Ys 3. Damien Rice - 9 4. Akon - Konvicted 5. Beck - Information 6. +44 - When Your Heart... 7. Sufjan Stevens - Songs for Christmas 8. Neil Young - Live at the Fillmore 9. Tenacious D - Pick of Destiny 10. Yusef - Other Cup 11. ...And......