Arts & Entertainment

Last night, a crowd of vinyl nerds, fledgling record labels and artists looking to self-produce packed the Grammy Museum for a free panel discussion called From Vision to Vinyl: A Step-by-Step Look At Album Production hosted by Dublab. The panel, selected by Origami Vinyl owner Neil Shield, was composed of people who helped him put out his first record. They included Pete Lyman of Infrasonic Sound, a recording studio and CD/vinyl mastering suite, Kevin Smith of Bill Smith Custom Records, a pressing plant in El Segundo, Jennifer Freund of Dorado Press, that specializes in album covers and jackets, and Peanut Butter Wolf, a DJ and founder of Stones Throw Records. From the mastering to the pressing to the album art, these were the people to turn to if you wanted to put out a record, and they offered a comprehensive, step by step instruction on how to do it yourself. Each of them was very passionate about their part of the process lovingly describing each step in jargon that I had never heard of. However, from what I did glean I comprised this list.

This week has already had some great late night TV and that streak continues tonight with a great lineup on "Chelsea Lately." --- "COPS" gets a record 24th season. ---- >"$#*! My Dad Says" creator tells Dad about cancellation. --- All this plus the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.

"Workaholics" was definitely worth the wait when Comedy Central finally began airing it this Spring. We were extremely fortunate to be able to grab some time with co-creator and co-star of the series, Anders Holm, who explained the inspiration for the show and its characters.

The science of laughter and humor is on the Mindshare agenda tonight. (Photo by KPE via LAist's flickr pool.) MINDSHARE* Mindshare—the monthly meeting where brain power meets beer—takes over the Los Angeles Theatre Center tonight. There are a number of talks, installations, games and music planned, including TV producer Dan O'Shannon (Cheers, Frasier, Modern Family) speaking on Just What the Hell Are You All Laughing At? The Science of Comedy; and porn journo Marty...

In this file television image broadcast on Qatar's Al-Jazeera TV shows Osama bin Laden at the wedding of his son in January 2001. (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera/TV, file) From beautiful Canoga Park, California comes this timely release about the coming together of current events and, well, porn. I mean--it's Canoga Park, after all. In what we would surely hail the "Press Release of the Day" if we were to do such a thing comes word from...

Maximun Fun podcast network has produced a 10 episode public radio series based on Marc Maron's WTFpod archives. --- ABC & NBC have rolled out their period piece dramas a few years too late. --- Lisa Edelstein aka Dr. Cuddy will not come back for the final season of "House." --- More news & The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for tonight.

View of Havana (Plaza del Vapor, Market Area, Havana) by Walker Evans,1933. © Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Image courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum) GREEN TALK Culture in the Canyon at the Chautauqua Series presents the program A Sustainable Future for Los Angeles tonight at 7:30 pm. Jessica Hall, landscape planner and co-author of Seeking Streams: A landscape framework for the upper Ballona Creek Watershed, discusses the relationship between...

An incredible new documentary about TV showrunners is coming and is called ......'Showrunners'. We can't wait! --- The new head of NBC entertainment talked up his schedule ideas yesterday, we'll give you highlights and links. --- Jonathan Winters is on Marc Maron's WTFpod, you gotta listen to it. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan.

The art film, The Clock by Christian Marclay, runs at LACMA through 11 am tomorrow morning. (Film still courtesy of Paula Cooper Gallery, New York) MUSIC It’s a School Night at Bardot in Hollywood features live sets by Obi Best (9:45 pm), Gardens & Villa at 11 pm, Hands at midnight. DJ sets by Chris Douridas and Hot Sugar (12:30 am). Free with RSVP. Over at the Hotel Cafe, check out Yael Naim with...

Bug Out: "One of the most popular Museum events, Bug Fair is held on the second weekend of May each year! The two-day Bug Fair is an insect extravaganza with hundreds of things to see and do," says the Natural History Museum. 70 Exhibitors, Governmental agencies, educational institutions, entomological societies, private companies, have on display and for sale thousands of items including preserved (and live) insect specimens, books, equipment, supplies, products, honey, silk, wax, art, toys, clothing, and more.