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Jets Overhead tours their ass off, having shared the stage with The Stills, The Dandy Warhols, Stars, Our Lady Peace, Tegan and Sara, Powderfinger and 54*40, to name a few. Since forming Jets Overhead in 2003, this five piece from Victoria, BC has mezmorized crowds at home and abroad with their hypnotic take on psychedelic rock. Recently singer Adam Kittredge sat down for an interview with LAist. What's life like when you guys are touring?...

With all this national attention surrounding the recent DEA raids on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, LAist found it the perfect time to get the news from the horse's mouth, so we sat down with a Medical Marijuana card-holder who has visited some of the shops that the DEA shut down. Hopefully we can answer some of the questions surrounding the rumors, the hype, and the DEA: How does a person get a Medical Marijuana card? How...

Buck 65 is a Rapper, a Turntablist, and MC who is from good ole Canada. His trademark lyrical presentation and rhyme phrasing keep him on the cutting edge of cool-ness, and makes converts out of traditionally non-hiphop-oriented individuals. The conundrum of categorizing music leaves Buck 65 in a genre vortex. He could be put into Blues, Folk, Country, Rock, all laced with hiphop styles. It's a refreshing sound that leaves you jonesin' for more. Regardless...

Worth Repeating has a story about how two gay dudes from West Hollywood got all uppity about a Fatburger poster. Here is an email from one of the gay dudes describing the events:When West Hollywood-based spouses and screenwriting team David A. Lee and Daniel Vaillancourt walked by their neighborhood Fatburger restaurant on Sunday January 14, 2007, they were shocked to see a poster introducing the company's new Baby Fat Deal in the window. Its tag...

For most of us, 15 minutes, several putty knives, and a giant canvas would not be the ideal way to go about turning the art scene upside down. But then again, Nigerian born Austino Okafor is not most people. Like if it were me, i might need a few days, or a few weeks, and at least a paint brush for chrissakesAside from creating the Di-Fusion art movement, Okafor plans on contributing more to humanity...

The first time i saw Pigeon John he was the main act at "the Shack" in Anaheim. Sundays were rap nights, and before i knew it the rowdy crowd of criminals was being charmed by this rapper toting an acoustic guitar, and making wise-cracks at the audience. Pigeon John has come a long way since those days years ago, he is now signed by Quannum Projects, considered one of Los Angeles's most popular rappers, and...

Not to dwell on traffic stuff but:Just because i cut this woman off, and then flipped her the middle finger after she honked at me for cutting her off, she starts following me and riding my bumper so close that i can't even see her front license plate in my mirrors.She is in her 40's and driving an Infinity SUV, and i can't stop wondering what she plans on doing once i park my car......

What the damn hell is going on around here anyways? There're gunshots, trucks are fish-tailing all over Oxnard & Coldwater Canyon, and whats with the screaming gypsies?Just another hum-drum night in NoHo, i guess.The real story is that LAist's cousin has some burly neighbors. And like, these kinds of episodes are going down on a weekly, ya heard me?Good news is there were zero casualties, unless you count the banged-up Caddy in the second video,...

Mike Pyro is the lead singer of Republic of Loose, and here at LAist we're all big fans. A week after their Los Angeles show at the Troubadour, Mike sits down with LAist and tries to hold a straight face while i ask him some stupid questions. But seriously, LAist found your new favorite band for you, and now we got their Lead singer on deck: What did you think of Los Angeles, and...

John Kricfalusi's last name is hard to spell. You may have heard of John K. because he created two cartoon characters that revolutionized the american idea of what a cartoon can be. Ren and Stimpy were raunchy, shocking, sadistic, and hilarious as hell.SInce then, John K. has started Spumco, made more fabulous cartoons, and sat down with LAist to answer a few silly questions:Does being a cartoonist help your luck with the ladies? Does...