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Tuesday means it is once again new release day, second only to Friday as LAist's favorite day of the week. Check below for the newest in music and video for all your fresh entertainment needs.
CD
Darkest Hour—Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (bonus DVD)
Dogs Die in Hot Car—Please Describe Yourself (import)
Dokken—Hell to Pay
Fiery Furnaces—Blueberry Boat
The Hives—Your New Favorite Band (bonus DVD)
Johnny Thunders & Wayne Kramer—Gang War
Kool Keith and KutMasta Kurt—Break U Off/Takin' It Back (single)
KRS-One—Keep Right (bonus DVD)
KutMasta Kurt—KutMasta Kurt presents Dopestyle 1231
Metallica—Some Kind Of Monster EP
Minus The Bear—They Make Beer Commercials Like This EP
Notorious BIG—Ready To Die
Paris Texa—Like You Like An Arsonist
Pharcyde—Humboldt Beginnings
Polyphonic Spree—Together We're Heavy
The Roots—Tipping Point
Sparta—Porcelain
Stiff Little Fingers—Guitar and Drum
They Might Be Giants—Spine
V/A—Old Enough to Know Better: 15 Years of Merge (compilation)
Get the unabridged list at slatch.com or billboard.com.
DVD
Against the Ropes
Don't Fence Me In
Heart of the Rockies
Never Die Alone
Out California Way
Poker for Dummies
Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill
The Barbarian Invasions
The Dreamers
The Manchurian Candidate (special edition)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Season 4 (8-disc)
INXS: The Best of INXS: I'm Only Looking (2-disc)
Project Greenlight: Season 2 (3-disc)
The unabridged version is available at Hacking Netflix.
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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.