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A.M. Music News: If You Wanna Be My Lover, You Gotta Get With My Friends

-- For £10 million and a private jet you’d do it too. They’re getting the band back together. [AOL Canada]
-- $80 for the new Smashing Pumpkins record? Fantastic. [Shoutmouth]
-- Rape me and a bag of chips. [Pitchfork]
-- Leaking the leakers. Applications for 'snitch’ now being accepted. [Idolator]
-- Choose your own Bob Dylan adventure. [Billboard]
-- Woody “I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light” Allen to direct LA opera. [Yahoo]
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It's been many, many years since we saw this much snow in our mountains. Going up there right now isn't safe, but here are some places where you can enjoy the view and snap a pic.
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April Valentine died at Centinela Hospital. Her daughter was born by emergency C-section. She'd gone into the pregnancy with a plan, knowing Black mothers like herself were at higher risk.
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A look at years past when snows creeped into our citified neighborhoods, away from the mountains and foothills.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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Another Missing Hiker Has Been Found Dead In San Gabriels As Search For Actor Julian Sands ContinuesBob Gregory, 62, went missing the same day as Sands. His body was recovered near Mount Islip.